Fit check
Is The Company Man worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who want a short-form corporate satire framed as side-scrolling action
- Fans of unusual workplace settings who prefer direct combat over realistic office simulation
- Action-adventure players seeking hand-drawn environments and eccentric enemies
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking deep role-playing systems, open exploration, or complex combat may find the structure limited to classic side-scrolling action.
- Those wanting a serious workplace drama may not connect with the exaggerated enemies and comic attacks.
- Players looking for a metroidvania with extensive exploration may prefer a game built around interconnected paths and discovery.
Our take on The Company Man
The premise suggests a broad corporate satire, but the listed mechanics center on conventional side-scrolling combat with workplace-themed weapons and enemies. The description gives little indication of how departments differ mechanically, so the office setting may carry more of the variation than the gameplay systems.
What is The Company Man?
The Company Man is a 2D action-adventure about Jim, a university graduate trying to keep his job at the Good Water Company while climbing toward the CEO role.
Players move through company departments, confronting coworkers and bosses with a keyboard and email-based attacks. Coffee is used during the struggles of working life, while each department has its own setting and character, including accounting and human resources. The game uses side-scrolling action, hand-drawn animation, painted environments, and unusual enemies such as farting coworkers.
How The Company Man plays
- 01Corporate Combat
- Attacks use a keyboard against coworkers and emails against bosses.
- 02Department Stages
- The journey passes through distinct workplaces, including accounting and human resources.
- 03Coffee Survival
- Coffee forms part of the game's depiction of enduring workplace challenges.
- 04Hand-Drawn Presentation
- Painted environments and hand-drawn animation provide the visual style.
The Company Man compared to similar games
The Company Man presents a linear-feeling corporate-themed side-scrolling action adventure built around keyboard and email attacks. Sundered: Eldritch Edition is described as a chaotic metroidvania, while Jusant focuses on climbing, exploration, and action-puzzle challenges rather than combat against workplace characters.
The Company Man: platforms & release
Is The Company Man worth it?
It is worth it if: players who want a short-form corporate satire framed as side-scrolling action. Skip it if: players seeking deep role-playing systems, open exploration, or complex combat may find the structure limited to classic side-scrolling action.
Where can I download The Company Man?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Company Man's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Company Man on?
Windows only.
