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Steam News8 August 20261mo ago

Keyboard support, a smarter job interview and a lot of polish

Play the whole game with your keyboard Enter — advance the conversation and confirm a dialogue option Space — finish writing the current line instantly Up / Down — pick a dialogue option (the selected one is marked with

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Full Hire Me! update

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What changed

5 fixes1 addition1 change2 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Balance
  • Fixes
  • UI and audio
addedPlay the whole game with your keyboardThe mouse still works exactly as before, and it takes over the selection the moment you move it. The credits can now be skipped too.
changedStan actually listens to what job you wantTell him what you want to be and he'll check whether that's a job at all — if it isn't, expect a remark and another chance to answer.
fixedFixesRushing through dialogue with Enter could skip past an input field entirely, leaving you unable to type. Fixed.
fixedFixesA click landing on the exact frame an option block appeared could blindly pick an option. Fixed.
removedFixesTyping only spaces no longer counts as an answer.
removedFixesEnter no longer plays a confirmation sound on every single press.

Hire Me! changes

addedThe mouse still works exactly as before, and it takes over the selection the moment you move it. The credits can now be skipped too.
changedTell him what you want to be and he'll check whether that's a job at all — if it isn't, expect a remark and another chance to answer.
fixedRushing through dialogue with Enter could skip past an input field entirely, leaving you unable to type. Fixed.
fixedA click landing on the exact frame an option block appeared could blindly pick an option. Fixed.
removedTyping only spaces no longer counts as an answer.

Play the whole game with your keyboard

  • Enter — advance the conversation and confirm a dialogue option

  • Space — finish writing the current line instantly

  • Up / Down — pick a dialogue option (the selected one is marked with ">")

  • Escape — pause menu

The mouse still works exactly as before, and it takes over the selection the moment you move it. The credits can now be skipped too.

Stan actually listens to what job you want

  • Tell him what you want to be and he'll check whether that's a job at all — if it isn't, expect a remark and another chance to answer.

  • Vague answers get interpreted instead of parroted back. "something with computers" becomes a real job title, while your original wording stays around as material against you.

  • He now asks why you want it, and remembers your answer for the rest of the interview.

A better ending

  • Your personality results feed back into the final roast again — how strongly you leaned on each axis, not just what you said during the interview.

  • Stan explains why you did or didn't get hired, trait by trait, instead of just delivering the verdict.

Writing

  • The English script has been proofread from top to bottom.

  • The Dutch translation has been rewritten rather than translated, with the accents it was missing and its wordplay restored.

  • The personality statements are shorter and stop circling back to the same detail.

Fixes

  • Rushing through dialogue with Enter could skip past an input field entirely, leaving you unable to type. Fixed.

  • A click landing on the exact frame an option block appeared could blindly pick an option. Fixed.

  • Typing only spaces no longer counts as an answer.

  • Enter no longer plays a confirmation sound on every single press.

  • The text cursor sat one space too far behind the last letter you typed.

  • Right-click to finish a line instantly now always works.

  • F12 doesn't skip to the end anymore; this one's for you again, SMACHead. ;)

Source

Steam News / 8 August 2026

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