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The RPS Game Club pick for August is Aperture Desk Job!Let’s get to work
Let’s get to work
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Valve
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Valve
With the month ofUnpackingconcluded and itsrude boyfriendsymbolically vanquished, I’ve been put in charge of choosing the nextRPS Game Clubgame. And seeing how about 40% of what I write about is related to theSteam Deck, I thought it’d be nice if we took a break from that and chatted about something completely - ahaha no, just kidding it’s totally gonna beAperture Desk Job.
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This writer obviously likes it – it’s the first name in ourbest Steam Deck gamesguide, and it’s one of the two games I use formicroSD cardtesting. But despite literally being designed to help new Deck owners get to grips with their gadget’s buttons and pads, there’s more to Aperture Desk Job than being a handheld PC tutorial. Besides its ultra-efficient comedy scripting, memorable voice performances, and the fact that it’s our first official (and non-VR) visit to theHalf-Lifeuniverse in a decade, ADJ is just a silly amount of fun to play. To explain what the initial button-matching tasks escalate into would be unacceptable spoilering, but it shows that Valve games still have the capacity to surprise.And that they should make more.
Also, you don’t actually need a Steam Deck to play. Aperture Desk Job handles just fine on a regular controller, and since it’s completely free and only takes about half an hour to see to the end, I’d say that’s a pretty good recipe for a Game Club game. You can grab it onSteamif you haven’t already.
On our end, we’ll be spending August writing some special articles on Aperture Desk Job, before reconvening – along with you, hopefully! – for a free-flowing liveblog chat at the end of the month. Don’t go anywhere… seriously, don’t go anywhere. Leaving the desk is forbidden during testing hours.
