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Arrible · Published by Mindfire
Mostly Positive — 73% positive (37 reviews) · 9 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Assignment 42 is a strategic, puzzle-based experience set in a maze of superstructure interiors. Progress by programming a machine to handle fried electrics and fires while you, with the guidance of your partner operator, evacuate every civilian and investigate who is behind the disaster.
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Navigate the complex interiors of Assignment 42, an indie simulation game where strategic thinking meets puzzle-solving. Evacuate civilians, investigate fires, and program machines to overcome challenges with your partner operator by your side.
About this game
Assignment 42 is a strategic, puzzle-based experience set in a maze of superstructure interiors. Progress by programming a robot to handle fried electrics and fires while you, with the guidance of your partner operator, evacuate every civilian and investigate who is behind the disaster.
Use your robot to contain hazards and clear a path to various objectives. Each level poses a set of challenging puzzles for you to solve. Use your creativity to find new ways and guide your robot to its destination.
Reroute circuits and secure a path to any remaining survivors and help them exit the danger zone safely.
Program your robot to help you achieve your goals. Use a powerful node-based program editor to give your robot the brains to help you complete your assignments. Even if you have never programmed before you will pick up the basic concepts easily.
Each level poses a new set of interesting challenges and puzzles. Work together with your robot to solve even the trickiest conundrums.
Explore and pull back the plaster-board walls. The voice in your earpiece - Linnea - notices there’s something… off. Something extra behind the emergency, behind the thin interior walls and the servers. Something which might suggest this assignment... was no accident.
You are Marcus, and as you control him and his buddying robot, it’s your objective to clear the buildings and get everybody out. And fast! Preferably at least.
Strategize, check your map, and listen to your witty base operator – Linnea. Connect the nodes and program your pretty, mustard-coloured machine to extinguish the most inconvenient fires, reroute power, unlock doors and tear down walls all the while you round up anyone who is trapped and hastily guide their behinds out the exit.
Explore the innards of not one, but three of 2042 Stockholm’s most impressive superstructures in this little serious, lots hilarious, self-aware near-ish future.
London, Singapore, New York – when all eyes and all bets were on those bigger cities, Stockholm rose. And now… it’s beginning to fall.
Use your robot to contain hazards and clear a path to various objectives. Each level poses a set of challenging puzzles for you to solve. Use your creativity to find new ways and guide your robot to its destination.
Reroute circuits and secure a path to any remaining survivors and help them exit the danger zone safely.
Program your robot to help you achieve your goals. Use a powerful node-based program editor to give your robot the brains to help you complete your assignments. Even if you have never programmed before you will pick up the basic concepts easily.
Each level poses a new set of interesting challenges and puzzles. Work together with your robot to solve even the trickiest conundrums.
Explore and pull back the plaster-board walls. The voice in your earpiece - Linnea - notices there’s something… off. Something extra behind the emergency, behind the thin interior walls and the servers. Something which might suggest this assignment... was no accident.
You are Marcus, and as you control him and his buddying robot, it’s your objective to clear the buildings and get everybody out. And fast! Preferably at least.
Strategize, check your map, and listen to your witty base operator – Linnea. Connect the nodes and program your pretty, mustard-coloured machine to extinguish the most inconvenient fires, reroute power, unlock doors and tear down walls all the while you round up anyone who is trapped and hastily guide their behinds out the exit.
Explore the innards of not one, but three of 2042 Stockholm’s most impressive superstructures in this little serious, lots hilarious, self-aware near-ish future.
London, Singapore, New York – when all eyes and all bets were on those bigger cities, Stockholm rose. And now… it’s beginning to fall.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i3-1000G4
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics G4
- Storage: 3 GB available space
Recommended
Recommended:
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB / AMD Radeon R7 370 2GB
- Storage: 3 GB available space
Supported Languages
English*
*languages with full audio support
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Welcome to Patch 1.0.0!
New level has been added to the game rounding up the White City, Secret Lab campaign to a total of 5 levels of exploration and puzzle solving: 1. Entrance to the lab 2. Small assembly shop 3. Small occupied department 4. Assembly line intake room 5. Life-support station We hope you enjoy the journey!Read full article on Community Announcements (Zedway)Patch NotesOfficial
Update 0.9.7
Update 0.9.7Read full article on Community Announcements (Zedway)Patch NotesOfficial
Update 0.9.6
Update 0.9.6Read full article on Community Announcements (Zedway)Patch NotesOfficial
Update 0.9.5
The journey continues! The Controller now is equipped with the Mercury energy gun that allows to charge and discharge all energy demanding systems, including doors for manual access. The new challenges become active on the world map. Now you can face new levels full of electric devices and laboratories with dangerous prototypes. This research lab has a new form of energy control system implemented for important access points and defenses. Program robot for assistance when required and navigate further to the small assembly shop. Be aware! The lab has an experimental defense system!Read full article on Community Announcements (Zedway)Patch NotesOfficial
Update 0.9.2
Patch notes: - Add idle animation of the rescue robot - Еasy robot movement implemented - Player can use WASD keys using the joystick and see robot through the camera. You just can control your robot using WASD now! - Add time for the level solving on Leaderboards - it’s working correctly now! - Added tooltip for the node editor with the information “How to delete the programming node?” - Overhaul game improvement and bugs fixing.Read full article on Community Announcements (Zedway)
