Hopefully you’re on your best behaviour, you wouldn’t want to get in trouble with the boss in Unit2Games’ latest Horizon World. Today, a new era of social deduction is upon us with the launch of Profit or Perish. From the creators of the ever popular Kaiju City Showdown Horizon World, comes a fresh take on multiplayer survival negotiation games.

In Profit or Perish, everyone works for an AI-enabled NPC overlord. He’s a hilariously rude NPC that will keep you on your toes as you do your best to complete tasks, stay in line, and impress it enough to get promoted. Conceptually, it’s sort of like a combination of the social elements of other Horizon Worlds such as Spin the Bottle, mixed with the casual, competitive atmosphere of Pizza Kitchen and The Office World.

Gameplay is split into three phases: First, players must work as good little employees in the supermarket storefront by completing tasks on the floor, in the backrooms, and working on appliances like refrigerators. Then, players vote on who they think deserves elimination or promotion.

And finally, the boss itself will meet with each player for their evaluation, interviewing them and negotiating on their performance. The boss is pushy, maybe a bit rude, and might try to use information gathered from other players to pit you against one another. The AI-enabled NPC could say or do just about anything. You’ll have to be as persuasive as possible because ultimately the final decision isn’t in the hands of the players.

Profit or Perish is the kind of experience you can plan to keep coming back to and truly discovering something new and unique each and every time. Events and conversations are not scripted, instead relying on the AI-enabled antics of The Boss to fuel the fires of competition. You can check this page here to learn more about how developers are using AI to power their NPCs.

Check out Profit or Perish for yourself right now for free over in Meta Horizon on your Meta Quest headset or on mobile devices!