_Plug In & Out_ lets you experience the hectic workday of a 1950s switchboard operator. Route the callers to the right lines before they lose patience, stay caffeinated and and don't miss the chance to get in on the office gossip!
Screenshots
Controls
Input
Action
WASD / Arrow keys
Move
E / Left mouse
Interact
F
Toggle fullscreen
Esc
Exit
How to play
Route calls
There are three switchboards in your office. When a switchboard lights up… 1. Approach and interact with it 2. Connect the lit line to your own phone (on the right) to hear the request 3. Plug the lit line into the correct recipient (on the bottom)
Callers won't hold forever and too many dropped calls will lead to your termination.
Drink coffee
If your coffee level gets too low (or too high), your vision will start to blur.
Gossip
Memorize the juicy details you pick up on the phone lines and listen for gossip opportunities at the door.
Development
No AI was used in the development of this submission.
Full project with source code is available for download (`pluginout-source.zip`).
@entropea: I've now added a macOS build to the Itch page. Note that I haven't been able to test it since I don't own a Mac. If you try it out, please let me know if/how it works!
Managed 25 calls before bombing out. That was a lot of hectic fun. I like the gossip giving you a reason to take in the whole of someone's message and not just the name.
I would have liked for some mouse sensitivity controls, but other than that it was a smooth experience. Well done!
This was really fun! I did figure out that you can kinda cheese it by connecting to every single line lol. Feels like maybe the call should fail if you put it in the wrong one. Really liked the concept, great use of the theme!
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Oh, and you’ve got to be absolutely jacked up on coffee the whole time. Cool game.
I would have liked for some mouse sensitivity controls, but other than that it was a smooth experience. Well done!