
- 74/100
- Critics2 reviews
- 53/100
- Metacritic8 critic reviews
More scores
- Metacritic usersuser score
- 54/100
- GameFAQsJust Right
- 3/5
- Player reviews
- 63% positive46 reviews
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- Verified
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- Windows
- Price
- US$19.99
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2023 · Wolf & Wood · Adventure · Indie
The Last Worker
The Last Worker is a first person narrative adventure centered around our struggle in an increasingly automated world. Combining a hand crafted art style with uniquely immersive gameplay mechanics in an epic setting, The Last Worker delivers an emotional, thought provoking and comedic story packaged with rich characters performed by an all-star cast.
- Released
- 30 March 2023
- Platforms
- Meta QuestNintendo SwitchPlayStation 5PlayStation VRSteamVRWindowsXbox Series X/S
- Genres
- AdventureIndiePlatformerPuzzleStrategy
- Developers
- Wolf & Wood
- Publishers
- Wired Productions
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- First personVirtual Reality
- Themes
- ActionScience fictionStealthComedyDrama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Age ratings
- ESRB MCLASS_IND 16USK 12CERO CPEGI 16ACB MA 15+
- Languages
- Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, English (UK), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal) and 2 more
- Time to beat
- 4.5hmain story5hcompletionist
About
The Last Worker is an adventure video game developed by Wolf & Wood and Oiffy. Wired Productions published it in 2023 for multiple platforms. It is a satirical take on big tech and has the player perform puzzles inspired by warehouse workers.
Players say
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
Players control the last human worker in an otherwise automated fulfillment center. At first, players solve puzzles to correctly sort packages. After the protagonist is convinced by revolutionaries to sabotage the facility, stealth game elements are added, and players must engage in additional puzzles while maintaining high productivity levels. If their productivity falls below a certain level, they are fired from their job.
Players are assisted by a robot sidekick named Skew. As the revolutionaries' demands become greater, players must choose whether they wish to continue assisting the revolutionaries, ally with the tech CEO who owns the warehouse, or seek more personal fulfillment.
Development
The Last Worker feature comic book-style art by Mike McMahon. Voice actors include Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Jason Isaacs, and Clare-Hope Ashitey. Wired Productions released the game for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on March 30. It supports the PlayStation VR2 and Quest 2.
Reception
On Metacritic, the PC and PlayStation 5 versions received mixed reviews, and the Xbox Series X/S version received positive reviews. Rock Paper Shotgun felt the tasks meant to be rote were more compelling than the later puzzles involving stealth and sabotage. Though they praised McMahon's art, they said the satire "lays its ideas on far too thick". Though they said it explained its jokes too often and lacked the poignancy of other recent satirical games, PC Gamer called it "a breezy, charming caper with a broad anti-corporate theme".
The Guardian and Slant Magazine were more negative; they felt the satire was superficial and ignored real-world concerns about sweat shops in favor of what seemed to them like an unearned and unconvincing story of rebellion. Nintendo Life wrote, "It's likeable and well-packaged with plenty of character, but it doesn't always deliver", finding some of the puzzles "fiddly". Push Square criticized the game's implementation of virtual reality on the PlayStation and said that some puzzles are better played without it.
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Editions and related releases
- Included in
- The Wired Narrative Bundle
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