Corporate bureaucracy – a simple, two-worded phrase that chills us all to the bone. Except for the fact that in DreadXP’s upcoming game, Red Tape, we’ll be navigating through the actual fiery pits of hell, so… There’s that.

Red Tape is an upcoming dark comedy horror game, introducing players to the nine circles – nay, departments – of corporate hell. Releasing on Steam for Windows PC on February 14th, right on Valentine’s Day, this indie title is designed as a “full-on bureaucracy simulator about a fallen angel trapped in the bowels of Hell, seeking a way back to Heaven.”

A couple key features of Red Tape include the following: 

• A fully-realized corporate hell
• 9 unique departments separated into 3 sections
• A colorful cast of characters

“DreadXP was founded by a desire to support fellow spooky-inclined indie game developers, so when we came across the folks at Brazil-based Pollaris Studios, we saw an amazing opportunity to highlight this small but immensely talented team,” said Ted Hentschke, Head of Production at DreadXP. “Pollaris Studios marks the first of many ultra-small indies that we intend to support with our publishing resources and introduce to as big of an audience as possible.”

As an angel trapped in the fiery underworld due to a paperwork mishap, players of Red Tape will explore the nine circles of Hell Inc. to fix this egregious filing error. They’ll have to run, jump, wait in line, and experience all the thrills and thralls of horrific corporate culture first-hand. Hellish bureaucratic processes await, as are all manner of demons and hellspawn determined to complicate matters further with their petty nonsense, conflated egos, and sadistic requests. Players will have to cut through the red tape in their fight to restore balance between Heaven and Hell.

The nine circles of Hell are, of course, sectioned into familiar corporate departments:

• LIMBO – Reception
• LUST – Human Resources
• GLUTTONY – Cafeteria
• GREED – Accounting
• WRATH – Customer Service
• HERESY – Marketing
• FRAUD – Legal
• VIOLENCE – Planning
• TREACHERY – Administration

Red Tape releases on Steam on February 14th. Fiendish fans can wishlist the game today.