If you’ve ever felt like your job application process was a soul-sucking nightmare, a new game called DRINK HUMAN BEANS is here to tell you: it could be much worse.
Developed by the satirical horror mastermind at Last Dissent, this isn’t your average “walking simulator.” It’s a surreal, immersive-sim horror experience that just launched on Steam. The developer’s own description sets the tone perfectly: “You will learn to live, laugh, and love until the walls bleed. You will become a succulent beverage.”
The Corporate Nightmare: A “Job Interview” From Hell
You wake up in a dystopian apartment owned by the all-powerful Y.AI Corp. Your day seems normal enough—grab some coffee, check your phone—but you’re actually trapped in a high-stakes, simulated job application.
In this world, your performance isn’t measured by your resume, but by your willingness to comply with increasingly twisted demands. An intelligent coffee machine decides your worth, and the line between a routine morning and a murderous ritual blurs. You aren’t just an applicant; you’re a test subject in a simulation that uses blackmail, manipulation, and violence to see precisely how much of your humanity you’re willing to trade for a “career.”
Key Features
While it has the atmosphere of a walking simulator, it’s much more reactive and dangerous than the label suggests.
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Interactive Dystopia: Your in-game phone is your lifeline, controlling everything from your messages to your survival.
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Rules Are Made to Be Broken: The truth is hidden. You have to manipulate the simulation by discovering secret pathways and actively disobeying orders.
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A “Walking Sim with a Gun”: Violence is present, but it’s purposeful. Power in this game doesn’t make you feel like a hero; it only increases your sense of guilt.
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Multiple Endings: Your fate isn’t decided by how well you follow instructions, but by which rules you choose to snap.
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Surreal Satire: It’s a dark, paranoid critique of corporate slogans, digital conformity, and moral decay.
Inspiration & Philosophy
Behind the absurd humor and the “sentient beverage” jokes, Drink Human Beans draws from heavy-hitting philosophical and psychological influences. The developer cites Philip K. Dick, Baudrillard, the Stanford Prison Experiment, and The Matrix as inspirations.
It’s a game designed to make you question how technology and “gamified” reality are reshaping who we are. As the developer puts it: “The future of capitalism is brands turning people into products.”
Grab Your Cup
If you’re ready to face the world’s most aggressive job interview and find out if you’re a slave, a consumer, or just a really high-quality smoothie, Drinkn Human Beans is available now on PC via Steam.
