Lobotomy Corporation

Lobotomy Corporation is a roguelite monster-management simulation. As the company’s Manager, you direct employees who work with strange beings called Abnormalities, collect the energy they produce and meet a daily quota. You expand the facility to manage more Abnormalities, while trying to keep staff and systems safe as each day’s tensions can spiral into chaos.

The corporation

Lobotomy Corporation presents itself as a newly established energy company that isolates Abnormalities and uses its own technology to extract an endless supply of energy from them. The facility has several departments, which become available as you gather more energy and make Abnormality management more efficient. The AI Angela and the Sephirot assist you as you progress.

Research the Abnormalities

You begin with no information about the Abnormalities. Their appearances, sounds and the in-game manual offer your first clues as you use trial and error to learn which kinds of work suit each creature. You assign an employee suited to the task, then observe the result; the work performed affects how much energy you obtain.

Abnormalities must be handled carefully. Some may try to breach containment, attack employees and disrupt facility systems, or release other creatures from their units. Some can erode or corrupt employees, brainwash them into attacking those nearby, or cause serious psychic trauma that leads them to disobey orders and damage the psyche of their coworkers.

Contain the chaos

When trouble is not dealt with promptly, it can spread through the facility. You can send employees to suppress threats and regain control, or give up parts of the facility to protect the company.

Story and missions

The game alternates between monster management and visual story segments. After each day of managing Abnormalities and producing energy, you speak with Angela and the Sephirot. Completing their missions brings you closer to the truth about the company and yourself, with opportunities to ask questions and answer those posed by others.