WRISTWORK LTD
QUALITY GAMING PRODUCT

Developer:

Wristwork
Based in London, United Kingdom

Release Date:

Feb 27th, 2025

Platforms

PC / Mac / Linux
Steam
Itch.io

Socials

Twitter

Summary

FACEMINER is an upcoming narrative-driven simulation game set within a suite of vintage corporate software. Classify harvested biometric data, upgrade your mining infrastructure, and scale up your AI surveillance empire to apocalyptic ends in this hardcore thriller clicker.

Description

Set against a backdrop of 90s techno-optimism, FACEMINER is an experimental, narrative-driven management sim that tasks the player with building a biometric processing empire from scratch. The player must manage hardware and software upgrades, warehouse infrastructure, and crooked carbon offsetting schemes as they carve out their biodata empire.

Designed to illustrate the mechanisms of mass data harvesting, the player must juggle internal bureaucracy and external market forces as they become a facial classification tycoon. FACEMINER thrusts the player into a world of planetary-scale data management; storage shortages, server meltdowns, and global catastrophe represent various ways the game can end on the road to data supremacy.

History

FACEMINER is the result of a research project exploring the mechanisms of planetary-scale data hoarding. The game incorporates exponential growth as a game mechanic to explore a dynamic where datasets and the server farms housing them grow dramatically year-on-year in both their size and value.

The digital landscapes where these technologies are constructed, and the virtual clouds from which they are deployed, often obscure their connection to the physical realities of raw computational power. FACEMINER is an attempt to make these connections feel tangible.

Features:

  • Deep Incremental Data Center Management: Manage every detail of your growing data empire, from RAM, processing power, and cooling systems to software upgrades and carbon offset schemes. Juggle power consumption, hardware demands, and global environmental impacts as you scale up.
  • Story-Driven Campaign: Dive into a compelling 2-3 hour narrative campaign that reveals the mysterious story behind FACEMINER. Unlock additional modes like Endless Mode and Infinite Money Glitch Mode for unrestricted experimentation.
  • Rich 90s Interface: Experience the nostalgia of a meticulously crafted retro operating system. Visualise your data center in 3D with the state-of-the-art (for 1999) ‘Visualiser’ tool. Track your expansion with a global surveillance map.
  • Dynamic Internal Messaging System: Uncover over 200 in-game messages to reveal office gossip, backstory, and the secrets of the FACEMINER project.
  • Original Soundtrack by Madwreck: Features a true-to-the-period original soundtrack by the artist Madwreck. From jungle to acid techno, the in-game audio player will keep you in the zone.
  • Videos:

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    About Wristwork

    Wristwork is an artist-led independent game and interactive media studio, established in 2021. Our focus is on creating cerebral shortform gaming content.

    Contact

    Email:

    contact@wristwork.com

    Homepage:

    http://www.wristwork.com

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