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Lay Off Show

Hexe Circles Studio · Published by Hexe Circles Studio

Content notice: Portrayed violence through minor blood and gore. Also having in game character dying in front of player

Last updated 28 Sept 2026

Lay Off Show is a game where your risk is others’ risk. You have to keep pressing the button, not knowing when it will “FIRE” you. But in this game show, if you press more, others need to press more. Try to avoid getting “FIRED” and SURVIVE to continue your career.

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Navigate the tense button-pressing challenge in Lay Off Show, an indie strategy game where your risk is others' fate. Keep pressing without knowing when "FIRE" will strike, and hope others do the same to survive.

About this game

Lay Off Show is a game where your risk is others’ risk. You have to keep pressing the button without knowing when it will “FIRE” you. But in this game show, if you press more, others need to press more.

Try to avoid getting “FIRED” and SURVIVE to continue your career.

Your goal is to survive while managing your own risk.

Story

You are an employee at a black company that is about to fire staff. Fortunately, your company gives you a chance to participate in a game show broadcast live to audiences around the world... You need to eliminate all of your colleagues so that you can keep your position in the company.

Mechanics

In this game, you need to — and want to — press the button. As you press the button, you raise the bar for others. As they press more, they get closer to their redline.

But there is a catch… you don't know your own redline...

In the end, you need to talk to colleagues to get information while trying to deceive them about what they should know.

While you can only press the button, you must NOT GET FIRED....

System Requirements

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Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Windows 10 or 11
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4440 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
  • Memory: 8 MB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GT 1030 or AMD Radeon RX 550
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 700 MB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Windows 10 or 11
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-8600 or AMD Ryzen 3 5300G
  • Memory: 8 MB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 TI or AMD RX 560
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 700 MB available space

Supported Languages

English

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