Automation Goes Too Far in The Last Worker

The advance of automation in the workplace in today's society is ever advancing. Automating various job functions has its advantages at times but other times it has serious pitfalls. Publisher Wire Productions, Writer/Director Jörg Tittel and pioneering independent games studio Wolf & Wood recently announced a new first-person narrative adventure game, The Last Worker.

Check out the trailer and description below;

Set in Jüngle Fulfillment Center 1, the largest retail facility on Earth, The Last Worker is a first-person narrative adventure centered around humanitys struggle in an increasingly automated world, where humans are being replaced by robots. The game combines a hand-crafted art style created in collaboration with comics legend Mick McMahon (Judge Dredd, 2000 AD) and unique, immersive gameplay mechanics, seamlessly interwoven into a narrative game like no other.

The Last Worker delivers an emotional, thought-provoking story filled with rich characters performed by an all-star cast including Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter, Star Trek Discovery), Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (The Meg, True Detective), Clare-Hope Ashitey (Children of Men), David Hewlett (The Shape of Water), Zelda Williams (The Legend of Korra) and Tommie Earl Jenkins (Death Stranding). The Last Worker is scored by Oliver Kraus, known for his collaborations with the likes of Adele, Sia, and Florence and the Machine.

The Last Worker will be released on October, 19 2022 for Steam, Epic Games Store and GOG. The game will also release on consoles and VR at a later date.