Rumour Mill

You're the intern. You have one week. And you just overheard something juicy.

Rumour Mill is a cosy little chain-reaction game about office gossip. Whisper one small rumour to a coworker and watch it spread, and mutate, as it moves from desk to desk. Pat makes everything worse. Rosa decides everyone is secretly in love. Mike mishears half of it. Carl is certain it's a cover-up. By the time it reaches the Boss, "Dave has a new job" has become "Dave lets the llama answer his emails and is secretly married to Pat. Aliens are involved."

Get the rumour to the Boss before 5pm, and make it wild enough to impress him, without getting caught by Helen from HR.

Features

• A chain reaction you steer. Every coworker changes the story in their own way. Gossips get bored, but a juicier version fires them up again.
• Morning gossip cards. Draw a hand, choose what you "overheard" about today's subject, and keep one card for an "Actually, I heard…" twist later.
• Six rumour topics and over a million possible sentences: new jobs, stationery crime, lottery wins, secret karaoke careers, office llamas, stolen yoghurt…
• Personalities that matter. Some coworkers believe anything; others roll their eyes at anything too silly. Hover over their faces to learn who to tell.
• Office tricks. Jam the printer, leave a cake, pull the fire alarm, distract Helen with biscuits, butt in on a conversation, or plant a juicy note.
• A full working week. Rumours have consequences: couples lunch together, audits make HR stricter, and a llama might visit. Build influence to go from intern to Boss.
• Daily objectives and three difficulties: Intern, Temp and Middle manager.
• A hand-lit isometric office rendered in 3D, with light that moves through the day.

How to play

• Move: WASD / arrow keys, or click the floor
• Whisper / use a trick / butt in: click a person or object, or press E
• Speed: 1×, 2× or 4× buttons; pause any time
• Stand near people who are gossiping to overhear them and earn more whispers.
• Spend ☕ Tea at the vending machine.

A game by arowx · art, sound and music made with Ludo.ai · built with Claude.