SpreadCheat is the Dark Souls of Microsoft Excel simulators, or something

SpreadCheat is the most fun I've had in some time with a game that I completely avoided engaging with in any meaningful way. I solved every one of its simple spreadsheet puzzles by randomly clicking and dragging numbers until something worked, and I had a great time doing it. This is likely because this seems like the intended experience: Office Space your way through with minimal effort, then eat pizza with your bolshy wet wipe of a boss. Have a Steam demo.

Welcome to Brocorp. You begin the game getting hired by a man with comically large shoulders and an Easter Island statue head, and he puts you to work immediately trying to cover up the company's various dick-ups. Remove viruses. Cook numbers. Make entire departments redundant. All good fun. The music sounds like it was made on a Casio calculator that once dreamed of becoming a Casio keyboard, although it's still a bop. You're aided by a Clippy-like pencil helper named Corpy. Sometimes dolphins appear from no discernible reason. No-one consulted the dolphins about their feeling on being an integral part of vaporwave, is my assumption. That's quite low on the list of crimes we've perpetrated against the dolphins, admittedly.

"Step into the fast-paced and finance world of the 90's, and dip into the wonderful world of corporate bro culture. Crunch those numbers, cover for your boss, and climb that corporate ladder. Maybe you'll become a bro one day yourself?", promises Steam. "Excel and accounting has never been this exhilarating! Dive into SpreadCheat, where thrilling math puzzles await you. Unravel the main story with your spreadsheet skills or solve endless daily challenges. Get ready to turn those numbers into pure excitement!"

I could cook up a bunch of clever similes to explain this thing but it's honestly just worth clicking on yourself. Suffice it to say it has my coveted inexplicable dolphin pop-up of approval. It's brazenly high-low effort in a way I deeply enjoy. The full game is out next Monday, May 5th.