Price at time of purchase: $1.24 USD
First impression: Well, the voice acting isn't that great. But the premise is pretty funny. Gameplay is a very simple isometric beat'em'up. Oh damn, this soundtrack... MMfff. Okay, that's pretty good. That's making beating corporate zombie ♥♥♥ just that much sweeter. Aw man, you recruit NPC people as you walk around? That's kinda cool to lead a herd of I guess what you would call your "buddies" as you battle through the zombie hordes.
2nd level: Lawl, the writing is a bit hit or miss, but It's pretty funny. I enjoy how you are rewarded between levels with a small skit of very home-hitting corporate life humor that's a nice touch to drive the player through the gameplay. I'll admit, the action of rampaging around the office and laying into corporate zombies is pretty fun. Watching my sprite hop over desks and wreck the office as he moves is fairly satisfying. But by the second level, the gameplay is already getting a little repetitive.
3rd level+: Listening to the zombies moan corporate buzzwords is also a pretty fun touch. The enemies are not seeing a whole lot of variation besides adding zombies with slightly more health to the mix each level. Also, I found a red Swingline Stapler and am using it as a weak projectile weapon. I also found a corded phone that I'm using as a morning star.

Overall impression: This is a fun little beat'em'up with stat tracking that will please the completionist in me, plenty of awesome theme humor keeps me giggling as I play, and a pumping chiptune soundtrack complements the frantic arcade action well. This title was well worth what I paid for it.

"Fun for when you feel like killing your boss"

- Graphics 8/10
I think for this type of game the graphics suit it very well, this ofcourse is my opinion.

- Storyline 7/10
The game has some story to it, not much of it though. I still enjoyed it quite a bit. It could have been improved a little, but what kind of story can you expect from a game where you can throw pencils and staples.

- Gameplay 9/10
The gameplay of the game just feels amazing, there are so many available options of how you want to kill the zombies its insane! You can kill them by just maning up and hiting them with your fists or just go out on a rampage shooting staples, shotguns, pencils, handguns or even ninja stars! Why not a 10 out of 10 you ask? (I know you do) Because there are some areas in the map where you just get stuck in debree or get glitched out of the map and can't get back in. The game also had a nice touch where at the end of each level you see how much damage you did to the level, how many zombies you killed or how many survivors you rescued.

Controls 10/10
I didn't find any problems with the controls of the game, the default wasd to move and left click to shoot. Switch between weapons with the num-pad or just scroll. Perfectly normal.

A.I. 5/10
It's zombie A.I. how can you screw it up, right?
It's acceptable, but not good. The zombies tend to form flocks of sandbags that do nothing.

Final Verdict 8/10
Enjoy it, Love it, Beat it.

Hordes of Zombies!
A lot of weapons!
Insane destructions! OMG! Battlefield 4 sucks!
Horrible voice acting!
Sweet soundtrack!
Awesome game!

8/10

I dunno...I really wanted to like this game.

as an ex citibank employee, the whole idea of zombies in the office sounds quite hilarious to me.
this game is far from original though. Zombies in the office is not an original idea.

at first, the game seemed kind of fun, but it's full of bugs and the controls are horrible. you try to punch or shoot the zombies and somehow, you end up walking into them and they hurt you instead.

I played for a bit and I noticed the stats at the end of each level, it says how many zombies you killed, how many people you saved, how many objects in the environment you destroyed.
this score is pointless, meaningless and redundant as you get absolutely nothing for it. the game is the same whether you kill all the zombies on the level or just run to the exit.
there is no motivation to save all the people or to destroy the environment.
the game gets boring and repetitive fast.
the only fun part is the boss fights, which are super easy so far.

I like chiptunes but the chiptunes in this game feel bland and uninspired, it's like they just said "hey let's just make up some generic tunes and slap them into the game and sell it with the tagline 'HUGE chiptune soundtrack!'"

all in all, the game feels like a crappy version of robotron with a little bit of how to survive mixed in.
I have played better games for free on armor games website...

I admit, I only made it to level 12 and only fought the first 3 bosses before I quit playing.

I would have kept playing but I got a game breaking error and now whenever I try to play I keep getting pop ups saying I have a corrupt installation.

the game is now unplayable for me and I wish i could have my money back...which I know is never gonna happen and I am glad all they got from me is $1.24.

I don't understand why there is such a multitude of positive reviews for this game, they must be shills.

don't buy this game.

thank you

I happen to work in Corporate IT and this game is very realistic. Not sure who the devs are, but they are very smart people.

10/10 Must have

On a side note, if you are a manager in a corporation, you should probably not play this - it might actaully make you realise how pointless and horrible your life is.

I like this game. It's puerile wish-fulfillment, and I can dig that. Especially as a dude who works in an office. Synergy!

Am I PROUD to like this game? I am not. Will I recommend it anyway? Yes I will.

Best zombie-apocalypse game i've ever played!
Absolutely brilliant soundtrack, awesome sarcastic look at corporate culture, overwhelming level of violence, and finally it even have color graphic!
Must have!

It is games like this that make me wish Steam had a "neither recommended nor not recommended" option. First off, the main menu looks like something out of a bad flash game, it defaults to windowed mode (and crashes when going to fullscreen), the humor is poorly delivered, the voice acting is... ok but way too quiet compared to all the rest of the sounds, some of the weapons are near impossible to use (main example being the chainsaw), and the story I feel was poorly thought out.

The good things I have to say about this game is that the music is really good, and the combat is almost fun but there are so many junk weapons that it quickly becomes a hasstle. I think the combat really would have benefitted if the developers had gone with "quality over quantity", making some weapons that are really fun to use instead of a bunch of weapons that don't really feel right. Also, in some areas the environment is too cluttered so it is hard to see the zombies.

The boss battles are ok, but range from annoying zombies that take a few more shots to kill to being complete bullet sponges where it really becomes a matter of patience more than anything. "Endless mode" is really where I was expecting to get the most enjoyment, but of course it suffers from the same combat problems I mentioned before, plus new zombies spawning in is poorly implemented, droping in suddenly causing you to take damage from no fault of your own.

Overall, this is a good game if you just want to waste an hour or two, but I would never waste my money on it. The soundtrack *maybe*, but if you really want the game sell a few things on the Steam Market and wait for it to go on sale.

If "The Office" or "The IT Crowd" added a gigantic zombie invasion and no censorship, they would look a lot like Corporate Lifestyle Simulator. The game is short but sweet, and includes some great zombie killing, plus cut-scenes and in-level voice acting that is actually funny! Although I would've liked some Steam Achivements thrown into the mix, even without them, Corporate Lifestyle Simulator is well worth a look.

What you see is what you get, basically...and that's a good thing!

Have you ever wanted to punch your workmates? You can.
Have you ever wanted beat your workmates off with a bat? You can.
Have you ever wanted to extinguish that fire in your workmate's pants? You can.
Have you ever wanted to say "it's for you" while whacking off your workmates with a telephone? You can
Have you ever wanted to TASE your workmates while they scream DON'T TASE ME BRO? You can

Coffee is your lifeblood.
Everything is breakable.
ALL your managers are out to kill you, that one guy from accounting, Tech Support, the dude in the cubicle across the aisle from you AND that one chick in reception that you've wanted to ♥♥♥♥ since your first day on the job.
YOU are the only hope left.
Your name is Dude and you are all that stands between your co-workers and certain death.
GO TASE THEM BRO!

12/10 would staple again

"Can I borrow your chainsaw?" "No you can't borrow my chainsaw!"
These people get me. Pixels. Check. Zambies. Check. Explosions. Check. Terrible but funny voice acting. Check.

Well I think you get the idea.
All im saying is that its a great game. So get it now. Its only 5 bucks (unless its on sale while your reading this).

I do recommend Corporate Lifestyle Simulator. I'm not sure how long the game is but I do think it's great for a short fix now and then. Pumpin soundtrack, smashing lots of things, lots of office supplies turned weapon, zombie killing, simple and fun.

The voice acting on the other hand can be summed up with a quote from Borderlands 2:
"Apologies, but when [CLS voice actors] speak, I feel my brain cells committing suicide, one by one."
Thankfully you can skip the cut scenes.

Some people like controller. I'm a Nuclear Throne fanatic so I personally prefer keyboard and mouse. It is much easier to aim.

I might purchase it at $5 if I'm feeling rich and careless but the current sale price of $1.24 seems like a perfect price if you're unsure.

This is quite possibly the best $1.75 I've ever spent on an Impulse buy. It plays somewhat similar to Hotline Miami, has an absolutely AWESOME chiptune soundtrack (go buy that too!), is chock full of tongue-in-cheek references to game, movie and TV tropes, and is a great way to vent some stress at the end of the day. The storymode cutscenes and one-liners constantly had me chuckling while I slaughtered my way though hordes of zombies, first with weaponized office supplies, and later with some tried-and-true classics. It's just good mindless fun and glib humor.

Totally worth a buy if you have some spare cash on your account. Seriously.

I mean, it doesn't suck....

It seems a pretty fun concept. Until you realize the keyboard doesn't work right. Then you try with a gamepad, moving is easier but the buttons don't all seem to work right and there's no sane way to map which buttons do what. It might be a good game in the future, but the controls need some serious polish before I'd recommend anybody get this.

aaahhhh, so satisfying man. This, Payday 2, and Hotline Miami are my jam for therapeutic anti-capitalist ultraviolence. This really gives me hope for the video game industry since good wholesome anti-social fantasies can be realized with over the top irony, a total lack of taste and great electro house music.

Fun game and very cheap.

GET IT!

A fun game to play if you are bored and just need something to do, With the new music player on steam the sound track is definitely worth a purchase on its own without the game 36 songs and as far as I can see they are all pretty good.

The game itself is pretty decent, the way the people look is slightly strange as everyone looks like they have been in the local fast food place for a little too long, whether it is a way at looking at the obese population of society or just the people not being too good at making people you tell me, that doesn't really take away from the game at all and it is still enjoyable, the cutscenes between the levels are kind of awkward to watch as the voice acting isn't the best in the world but some of it is quite amusing to watch, if this bugs you you can skip them and get to the action quicker.

Wide variety of weapons available and with power ups appearing now and again to make it more enjoyable (flamethrowing chainsaw...I think yes) some ranged some melee so it does give you an option on how to play.

I personally bought the game on sale for £1.24 (Soundtrack edition) I would say the off sale price for the soundtrack is worth it more than the game but that is just an opinion. I would say if you don't have a powerful machine to run a lot of games at a solid 30 and suffer from frame drops (me currently) it is a decent game to pick up. If you also don't have tons of money as well as this I would suggest putting this game on the list

Worth full price easily just for the Soundtrack =P



...........The games fun too!!

10/10 would kill zombies with headset again