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Rcaza · Published by Rcaza
5 user reviews — 60% positive (5 reviews) · 28 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Idle, where you fill out and sign meaningless forms to climb the ranks of an absurd bureaucracy. Automate, advance, and repeat in an endless loop. The further you go, the more ridiculous it gets. Will you survive, or will you become part of the system?
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Indie, Simulation, Casual · 2026 · More under £5 games
About this game
Are you ready for endless bureaucracy?
Welcome to Pending Approval, the idle game where your only mission is to fill out forms, stamp them, and climb the ranks of a Kafkaesque organization that has no beginning, no end, and no meaning.
🖊 FILL OUT. STAMP. REPEAT.
Every form is a new bureaucratic hurdle. Fill out fields, stamp the approval seal, and rack up Bureaucracy Points. The higher you climb the ranks, the more absurd the documents you have to process become.
Over 20 types of forms with increasingly Kafkaesque titles
Golden forms ⭐ with x10 rewards
Urgent forms ⚠ with a countdown and penalty
Rejection system for the most ruthless bosses
🤖 HIRE YOUR BUREAUCRATIC ARMY
Because no bureaucrat works alone. Start with a simple pen and end up running a network of absurd automatons that work 24 hours a day… literally.
20 Phase 1 Automators: From the Pen to the Final Seal
20 Phase 2 Automators: Even more ridiculous, unlocked after promotion
Mass Hiring System
Costs that scale exponentially (just like in real life)
⬆ PROGRESSION SYSTEM
Once you've proven yourself, you can “Advance”: reset your run while keeping your permanent abilities and earning Prestige Points that boost your performance in every new game. How many times can you reinvent yourself within the same system?
🧠 SKILL TREE
25 skills spread across 5 branches that transform the way you play. Do you prefer raw speed, maximum rewards, or total control over your workday?
Hiring Branch: reduce costs, boost production
Forms Branch: more rewards, fewer fields, quantum chaos
Auto/Click Branch: automate every last click
Omega Protocol Branch: secret and absurd mechanics
Workday Management Branch: master the daily card system
📅 DAILY CARDS
Every workday begins with a choice. 14 different cards with effects that last all day: instant bonuses, passive modifiers, and special counter abilities.
👔 YOUR BOSS CALLS YOU
Throughout your career, you’ll receive calls from your boss at pivotal moments. Each conversation reveals a little more of the absurd corporate machinery you’re trapped in.
🏆 ACHIEVEMENTS AND RANKS
Over 25 unlockable achievements
A ranking system that evolves with your active skills
A credits screen with a personalized certificate upon completing the game
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit (versión 1803 o superior)
- Processor: Intel Core i3 de 2ª gen / AMD equivalente (1.5 GHz)
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: Cualquier GPU con soporte DirectX 11 / WDDM 1.0
- Storage: 100 MB available space
- Sound Card:
- VR Support:
- Additional Notes:
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 11
- Processor: Intel Core i5
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Cualquier GPU con soporte DirectX 11 / WDDM 1.0
- Storage: 200 MB available space
- Sound Card:
- VR Support:
- Additional Notes:
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Golden form infinite interval fix
After the last milestone, golden forms now repeat at the same interval as the final milestone gap (27k) instead of every 205k. Fixed a bug where players past the last milestone would see "next golden in 200k forms" due to the milestone index being tied to the golden forms count instead of total sealed.Read full article on Community Announcements (sergio.sanz2009)Patch NotesOfficial
Auto-hangup & infinite golden forms
Boss calls close automatically after 30 seconds if the player doesn't hang up. After the last golden milestone (205k forms), golden forms keep appearing every 205k forms instead of stopping.Read full article on Community Announcements (sergio.sanz2009)Patch NotesOfficial
Hotfix: golden form counter no longer goes negative
After the milestone rebalance, players with save files above the new ceiling were seeing a negative count on the "next golden form" tracker. The counter now uses the number of golden forms already collected as its starting index, skipping over any milestones the player's total has already surpassed. Players with pre-patch progress will see a correct positive count pointing to the next reachable milestone.Read full article on Community Announcements (sergio.sanz2009)Patch NotesOfficial
Full Auto Clock-In and Golden Form Curve Rebalance
Description: 🤖 Auto Clock-In: now also picks the day card automatically The Auto Clock-In skill now handles the full day transition without any player input. The day card popup still appears briefly so you can see what was drawn, then confirms itself automatically. Skill description updated in all 7 languages. ⚖️ Golden forms: late-game curve rebalanced The golden form milestones were scaling too aggressively in the late game, making consecutive golden forms feel too far apart. The curve has been smoothed out so the endgame stays engaging without becoming a grind.Read full article on Community Announcements (sergio.sanz2009)Patch NotesOfficial
Hot Fixes
Bug Fixes & Improvements * Fixed workdays progressing while the game is closed. * Skill reset button is now always available. * Added new font size buttons (+ / -) and improved text readability. * Improved text colors and contrast in several UI elements. * Improved bulk purchase buttons. * Sticky notes now appear every 500 forms and grant a x10 boost for 10 seconds. * Increased booster sizes (coffee, lightning, chocolate) and added sound effects. * Fixed buff timers overlapping with news notifications. * Fixed urgent forms slightly moving the screen. * BP counters now use proper formatting (K, M, B, etc.). * Fixed final promotion event not triggering correctly after purchasing the last 3-point promotion upgrade. * Fixed workdays starting automatically without clocking in/out. * Fixed current rank/title not updating immediately after promotion. * Added a warning before the final promotion explaining it will end the game. * Players can now continue playing after finishing the game to farm achievements. * Increased “New Game” button size so text fits on one line. * Increased skill tree text and node sizes by around 30%. * Added confirmation popup before resetting skills. * Urgent and Golden forms now have the same size as normal forms. Only the background color and label change. * Fixed Coffee Machine achievement. * Fixed top-bar Skills button translation in all languages. * Removed branch labels from the skill tree and simplified upgrade flow from top to bottom. * Fixed urgent form still appearing larger than normal forms. * Fixed strange lines appearing in the forms/contracts bar. * Removed the countdown timer for the next coffee from the Coffee Machine upgrade. * Final promotion skill is now locked until every other skill has been purchased. New Features * Added sound effects for buffs. * Added multilingual achievement support.Read full article on Community Announcements (sergio.sanz2009)
