🟢 APPROVED FOR RELEASE! Launch Date & Special Bonus Announced!

We are officially APPROVED FOR RELEASE on Steam! 🥳

Final polish is now underway as we count down to launch day!

🏃 What is "Dead Before Work: The Commute"?

Imagine a Rube Goldberg machine of pure doom, where every single object in the city is out to get our protagonist, Archie. Your goal? Guide the late-for-work Archie through absurd, physics-driven hazards and reach the office meeting room within 20 minutes!

🪚 Don't just take the beatings—it's time for REVENGE!

You aren't just a victim! Now it's YOUR turn to design and gift the absolute worst commute to an Archie in another dimension!

• 🛒 Trap Shop: Unlock hilarious and deadly traps using in-game cash.

• 🛠️ Level Editor: Simply select placement points to place your unlocked traps and design the ultimate, most terrifying Commute! It’s super easy!

• 🌐 Steam Workshop: Publish your custom nightmare roads and challenge commuters worldwide!

🎁 Early Bird Launch Bonus: Golden Manhole Trap! ✨

Buy the game within the first 13 days of launch to claim an exclusive Golden Manhole Trap!

• How to Claim: Check your in-game mailbox after launching the game!

• (Note: This is a purely cosmetic item with no gameplay advantages.)

And more...

⏰ Official Global Launch Time

Mark your calendars! Dead Before Work: The Commute goes live on:

📅 Friday, August 7, 2026

• 🇺🇸 Los Angeles (PDT): 9:00 AM

• 🇺🇸 New York (EDT): 12:00 PM

• 🇬🇧 London (BST): 5:00 PM

• 🇪🇺 Central Europe (CEST): 6:00 PM

• 🇯🇵 Tokyo (JST): Saturday, Aug 8 @ 1:00 AM

Don't forget to Add to Your Wishlist so you don't miss the exact moment we go live!

Dev Note: Thank you all so much for your support! We can't wait to see the crazy custom levels you build in the Steam Workshop!