Bureaucracy

Box front of Bureaucracy

Details

Released
1987
Developer
Infocom, Inc.
Publisher
Infocom, Inc.
Genre
Adventure / Interactive Fiction
Players
Up to 1; single player
Type
Commercial
Platform
MS-DOS
Pack
eXoDOS
Manual
Included in the pack (PDF)

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Title screen of Bureaucracy
Title screen
Gameplay of Bureaucracy
Gameplay
Gameplay of Bureaucracy
Gameplay

About this game

Bureaucracy is a text adventure game that describes the misadventures of a person who has recently moved to a new apartment and begins to fall victim to various bureaucratic procedures that always go wrong. He can't receive his mail, access his bank account, or generally lead a normal life; all his activities are impeded by needless and confusing hurdles. In order to retrieve the lost mail and put his life back on track, the protagonist will have to meet exotic characters and perform various tasks while being constantly threatened by various bureaucratic occurrences.

The gameplay involves typing commands composed out of verb and object combinations, used to interact with the game world and solve puzzles. In addition, a special "blood pressure" meter will gradually fill itself the more the protagonist is bothered by bureaucratic annoyances. Once this meter is completely full, the player character suffers an aneurysm, and the game ends.

Also known as

Bureaucracy - A Paranoid FantasyTag-lined

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Theme
Humor