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🟢 APPROVED FOR RELEASE! Launch Date & Special Bonus Announced!

We are officially APPROVED FOR RELEASE on Steam! 🥳 Final polish is now underway as we count down to launch day! 🏃 What is "Dead Before Work: The Commute"?

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changedYou aren't just a victim! Now it's YOUR turn to design and gift the absolute worst commute to an Archie in another dimension!🛒 Trap Shop: Unlock hilarious and deadly traps using in-game cash.
changedYou aren't just a victim! Now it's YOUR turn to design and gift the absolute worst commute to an Archie in another dimension!🛠️ Level Editor: Simply select placement points to place your unlocked traps and design the ultimate, most terrifying Commute! It’s super easy!
changedYou aren't just a victim! Now it's YOUR turn to design and gift the absolute worst commute to an Archie in another dimension!🌐 Steam Workshop: Publish your custom nightmare roads and challenge commuters worldwide!
changed🎁 Early Bird Launch Bonus: Golden Manhole Trap! ✨(Note: This is a purely cosmetic item with no gameplay advantages.)
added⏰ Official Global Launch Time🇺🇸 New York (EDT): 12:00 PM
added⏰ Official Global Launch TimeDon't forget to Add to Your Wishlist so you don't miss the exact moment we go live!

DEAD BEFORE WORK: THE COMMUTE changes

changed🛒 Trap Shop: Unlock hilarious and deadly traps using in-game cash.
changed🛠️ Level Editor: Simply select placement points to place your unlocked traps and design the ultimate, most terrifying Commute! It’s super easy!
changed🌐 Steam Workshop: Publish your custom nightmare roads and challenge commuters worldwide!
changed(Note: This is a purely cosmetic item with no gameplay advantages.)
added🇺🇸 New York (EDT): 12:00 PM

We are officially APPROVED FOR RELEASE on Steam! 🥳

Final polish is now underway as we count down to launch day!

🏃 What is "Dead Before Work: The Commute"?

Imagine a Rube Goldberg machine of pure doom, where every single object in the city is out to get our protagonist, Archie. Your goal? Guide the late-for-work Archie through absurd, physics-driven hazards and reach the office meeting room within 20 minutes!

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🪚 Don't just take the beatings—it's time for REVENGE!

You aren't just a victim! Now it's YOUR turn to design and gift the absolute worst commute to an Archie in another dimension!

  • 🛒 Trap Shop: Unlock hilarious and deadly traps using in-game cash.

  • 🛠️ Level Editor: Simply select placement points to place your unlocked traps and design the ultimate, most terrifying Commute! It’s super easy!

  • 🌐 Steam Workshop: Publish your custom nightmare roads and challenge commuters worldwide!

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🎁 Early Bird Launch Bonus: Golden Manhole Trap! ✨

Buy the game within the first 13 days of launch to claim an exclusive Golden Manhole Trap!

  • How to Claim: Check your in-game mailbox after launching the game!

  • (Note: This is a purely cosmetic item with no gameplay advantages.)

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⏰ Official Global Launch Time

Mark your calendars! Dead Before Work: The Commute goes live on:

📅 Friday, August 7, 2026

  • 🇺🇸 Los Angeles (PDT): 9:00 AM

  • 🇺🇸 New York (EDT): 12:00 PM

  • 🇬🇧 London (BST): 5:00 PM

  • 🇪🇺 Central Europe (CEST): 6:00 PM

  • 🇯🇵 Tokyo (JST): Saturday, Aug 8 @ 1:00 AM

Don't forget to Add to Your Wishlist so you don't miss the exact moment we go live!

Dev Note: Thank you all so much for your support! We can't wait to see the crazy custom levels you build in the Steam Workshop!

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Steam News / 5 August 2026

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