Planned Release Date: 2026

About This Game

A chaotic comedy adventure about a sloppy researcher, a helpful junior, and a thesis deadline from hell!

If the thesis does not get finished, Senpai may be expelled?!

Spend several strange days with a helpful junior, manage daily life, work on your research, and survive the deadline.

PLEASE KNOCK: The Sloppy Researcher’s Life is a top-down story adventure game about an unusual research life between a sloppy senior student and a helpful junior.

Play as Senpai, make progress on your thesis, ask your junior for help when needed, and experience a story that changes depending on how you spend your days.

◆ Features

Live through each day on a 2D top-down map

Move through daily life from morning to night while managing research, chores, and unexpected events.

Explore the dormitory and university campus

In the full release, you will be able to talk to characters, find items, and discover small details around the world.

A branching story with multiple endings

Your choices and play style affect how the story unfolds.

Achievement badges

Achievement badges are planned for the full release.

◆ Connection to Previous Games

This game is a full-length sequel set in the same world as the free short games PLEASE KNOCK -before entering my room- and BLUE NIGHT LAUNDROMAT.

You can still enjoy this game as a standalone story.

This game is currently in development. Features and visuals may change before release.

English localization is planned.