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Moving Pieces Interactive · Published by CRITICAL REFLEX
Last updated 9 Oct 2026
A first-person co-op horror experience for 1-4 players based on the thing you think it’s based on. Climb your way through testing environments as a low level QA employee for a Perfectly Legitimate Tech Company™. Survive a series of simulated assignments and brutal corporate life.
Explore and survive as a QA employee in Pipes.exe, an intense first-person co-op horror experience for up to four players. Navigate simulated assignments and corporate nightmares in this 2021 adventure from Moving Pieces Interactive.
About this game
Welcome to your first day of employment at System 6D. You will be testing our revolutionary geometry system for our new products to identify any potential bugs. This introduction packet will be your first look at what the job entails:
A ONE OF A KIND JUNGLE GYM.
QA testers are enveloped in procedural 3D worlds (based on the thing you think it’s based on) where your objective is to collect a series of artifacts and return them to the recycling bin for processing.
CLIMB ANYTHING (YOUR FRIENDS INCLUDED)
Get better acquainted with your colleagues by working together to evade threats and complete missions. Proper office etiquette is vital, your success at the job could depend on it.
PIPE DREAMS TURN TO PIPE NIGHTMARES.
You’ll become quickly aware that you and your team are not the only ones climbing around. Each assignment has a series of environmental threats, enemies, and challenges that increase in difficulty as they progress.
A “FLEXIBLE” WORKPLACE.
System 6D requires employees to be prepared for harsh and ever changing types of assignments. Failure is not an option and we require consistent performance.
DOING YOUR JOB COMES AT A COST, LITERALLY
System 6D is responsible for providing the necessary resources for excelling at your job. Complete assignments to unlock points to use in the company shop for items that just might save you from termination.
DRESS CODE POLICY
All testers are required to be within the dress code. To ensure it is always followed, a variety of unlockable cosmetics are rewarded to testers that are looking to stand out.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Employees are encouraged to explore the office during their limited company assigned break time.
*benefits are limited and TBC
A STRICT NO-SWEARING POLICY
Professional communications should always be conducted in the workplace. Use of inappropriate language will deduct points from your daily performance reviews.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64 bits)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4440 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 / AMD AMD Radeon RX 470
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 8 GB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Supported Languages
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
PLAYTEST WRAP UP AND HEARTFELT THANKS FROM SYSTEM 6D
Greetings, QA employees.We’re here to announce that the initial public playtest for Pipes.exe has concluded. These past couple weeks demonstrated absolutely stellar results thanks to your enthusiastic involvement. Our analytics and marketing department says that Pipes.exe reached almost 30 000 wishlists in that period. Which is just delightful, as we here at System 6D, really appreciate big numbers! Here are some other big numbers as well - Top 3 debugging hazards that led to contract termination One of the highlights from this playtest was the improvement which probably would happen much later without your input. We paid close attention to your feedback in regards to the voice recognition system. And once we saw that the model we had was causing issues and wasn’t exactly perfect – we switched it for a more lightweight and precise one. Naturally, we also heard QA specialists who wanted a way to… make this feature optional. Now, we wouldn’t want our professional environment to become too chaotic with the inevitable use of unprofessional language. But, we also recognise the potential for a bigger user base here. We’ve been looking for a way to implement this, while making it so those who don’t opt-out don’t feel like they’re at a disadvantage. Speaking of! We’ve gathered quite a bit of feedback and survey data from all of you. Thanks to that,.the way forward, to the bright future of computer technology, is more clear than it ever was. We won’t be sharing all the details (although, our competitors would love that), but we’re not leaving without a tease. Here’s what you can expect from a complete version of Pipes.exe:EXTRA PRODUCTIVITY GOALS – secondary mission objectives for your QA runs;MORE CAREER GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES – additional gadgets, upgrades and outfits;TEXT-BASED COMMS – and other ways to efficiently collaborate with your colleaguesDEEPER VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT – better fleshed out missions, levels and, of course, debugging hazards;OFFICE BENEFITS – more events,...Read full article on Community Announcements (Mistalleks)AnnouncementsOfficial
Ushering the Era of Workentainment™ with Pipes.exe
*workentainment refers to mandatory fun at work. May be hazardous to health. Hello, new QA employees.Welcome to your first day at System 6D. We’re about to step into the future of computing with Geometry OS, and we need your help. After all, a perfect tool for quality assurance needs to undergo extensive testing itself!What is a Geometry OS you ask? Lovingly dubbed by our excellent engineers as “Pipes.exe”, this revolutionary software allows you to literally merge yourself with the programming environment – making you see patterns and find coding artifacts not accessible through the conventional QA methods. In simple terms, Pipes.exe allows you and your team to turn the monotony of software engineering into an exhilarating cooperative video game.Of course, it’s just the most basic description of our product. To demonstrate it in action and give you a taste of the future, System 6D in collaboration with CRITICAL REFLEX has prepared the following promotional video: Interested in the position and have no further inquiries? We suggest you proceed to sign up and participate in the open playtest available on the Steam page for Pipes.exe.NOTE: at this stage, Pipes.exe doesn’t have matchmaking capabilities directly available. If you’d like a way to connect with testers from other QA teams, head over to CR Channel Discord and look for #bot-main channel in the Pipes.exe Matchmaking category. And if you’d like to go over your responsibilities and, most importantly, opportunities when working with Pipes.exe, we have you covered with our official recruiting pamphlet:A ONE OF A KIND JUNGLE GYM. QA testers are enveloped in procedural 3D worlds (based on the thing you think it’s based on) where your objective is to collect a series of artifacts and return them to the recycling bin for processing.CLIMB ANYTHING (YOUR FRIENDS INCLUDED) Get better acquainted with your colleagues by working together to evade threats and complete missions. Proper office etiquette is vital, your success ...Read full article on Community Announcements (Mistalleks)
