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Watch trailer on Steam ↗Holy Crap! I'm Out of Paper! : The In-Law Survival Guide
EXPECTACLE · Published by EXPECTACLE
Positive — 90% positive (41 reviews) · 25 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Trapped in a restaurant bathroom with no toilet paper. 25 ways to ruin your life.
£2.49
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Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Casual · 2026 · More under £5 games
About this game
No toilet paper. No way out. No dignity. A text-based survival comedy where you're trapped in a fancy restaurant bathroom — minutes before the most important dinner of your life. 25 catastrophic endings. All of them your fault.
The Setup
Tonight, you're meeting your partner's parents for the first time — at the fanciest restaurant in town. You've rehearsed your greetings. You've ironed your shirt. You even memorized their dog's name.
But right now, none of that matters.
Because you're locked in the restaurant bathroom, pants around your ankles, staring at an empty toilet paper roll.
Your future mother-in-law just texted: "We're here! Where are you? :)"
Your phone is at 4%.
The clock is ticking.
How It Plays
Anything can be toilet paper if you're desperate enough. Your necktie. Your socks. Your underwear. The restaurant's fancy hand towels. Look around the bathroom — if you can see it, you can wipe with it. But every "substitute" comes with consequences. Terrible, terrible consequences.
Text so vivid you'll wish there were LESS detail. No graphics needed. Your imagination does the heavy lifting — and it will punish you for it. Players have reported physically cringing, gagging, and laughing until they cried. Sometimes all at once.
25 endings, each worse than the last. A million-dollar lawsuit. A SWAT team raid. A devastatingly public breakup at the dinner table. One ending so cursed we almost cut it from the game. Every choice branches into chaos you never saw coming.
5-minute runs. Infinite regret. One playthrough takes just 5–10 minutes. Collecting all 25 endings? That's between you and your therapist.
"Why Am I Still Playing This?"
Here's the thing: Game Over screens in this game don't make you angry. They make you laugh so hard you forget to breathe.
You'll tell yourself you're done. Then you'll think: "Wait... what happens if I use THAT?"
And you're back in the bathroom. Again.
From the gut-wrenching tension of a clean getaway to epilogues that will have you wheezing on the floor — this is a dark comedy show disguised as a game. Every ending is a punchline. Every choice is a mistake. And you won't be able to stop.
Perfect for Sharing
Short enough for TikTok. Unhinged enough for Twitch.
Every playthrough = a new reaction clip your chat will never let you live down.Compare endings with friends. Judge each other's choices. Destroy friendships.
⚠️ Warning: Do NOT play this on a full stomach. Do NOT play this in public. Do NOT play this with your parents watching.
Your Dignity Is on the Line
The people outside that bathroom door know nothing.
They have no idea what kind of desperate, disgusting battle you just fought in a stall that smells like regret and expensive cologne.
You have two things left to protect: your future marriage, and whatever shred of dignity you have left.
Wishlist now. Survive later.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 11
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 730
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 11
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel Arc Graphics
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 4 GB available space
Supported Languages
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
[Announcement] We’re Taking On Holy Crap! Episode 2!
Hello! This is the Holy Crap! dev team.Thanks to all the love and support you’ve shown for Holy Crap! I'm Out of Paper! : The In-Law Survival, we’re finally taking on Holy Crap! Episode 2.The title of our new project is Holy Crap! EP02: The Interview.If the first game was about the chaos that unfolds in a bathroom right before meeting the in-laws, the sequel begins in a bathroom with no toilet paper just five minutes before a job interview — and this time, the disaster won’t end there.If you enjoyed the first game, we believe you’ll have a great time with Episode 2 as well.Based on all the reactions and feedback we received from the first game, we’re working hard to come back with something that feels cleaner in presentation, richer in gameplay, and even more fun to play.We don’t want this to be just another weird game. We want it to be a game you’ll genuinely want to come back to and play again — and we’re cooking it up with exactly that in mind.Our Tumblbug campaign is currently live, so if you’re interested, please take a look at the link below.\Your support truly means a lot to us. We’ll do our best to keep making the Holy Crap! series even more fun and memorable.Thank you!Read full article on Community Announcements (minsukang112)Patch NotesOfficial
Update Notes (28 Mar 2026)
Fixed excessive GPU load. Fixed a freezing issue that could occur after starting to unclog.Read full article on Community Announcements (lee)AnnouncementsOfficial
Walkthrough Guide Posted
Hello,We’re Expectacle, the development team behind Holy Crap! I'm Out of Paper! : The In-Law Survival Guide.First of all, thank you sincerely for the incredible amount of interest and support. We truly appreciate it.As this is our very first game, it means a great deal to us. At the same time, we also know that, as a debut title, it may still have its rough edges.To help make achievement hunting smoother and more enjoyable, we’ve posted a full guide in the Community Guides section.We hope it makes collecting every ending even more fun during your playthrough.As for the extremely realistic sound effects and the over-the-top descriptions, we hope you’ll enjoy them as part of the game’s quirky charm.Moving forward, we’ll continue striving to create games that are more polished, more distinctive, and even more fun and complete than before.We’d be truly grateful for your continued interest and support as we grow as a development team.Thank you once again.Read full article on Community Announcements (minsukang112)Patch NotesOfficial
Update Notes (27 Mar 2026)
Changed Background-Run Settings The game no longer pauses when the window loses focus or runs in the background.Read full article on Community Announcements (lee)Patch NotesOfficial
Update Notes (25 Mar 2026)
Adjusted the activation timing of Auto Wave Progression Previously: immediately after the game starts Now: after the WAVE 1 objective is displayed on screen Changed the objective (guide) message after uncloggingChanged the message as the phrase “Wipe completely” could confuse playersAdded in-game logo support for additional languages Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese Added achievement translations for some languagesSimplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Japanese.Read full article on Community Announcements (lee)
