Aperture Desk Job

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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 38 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 25 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 38
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  1. Chowjust
    Dec 4, 2022
    8
    Can't complain about free. It's a good 30min or so timeburner which is surprisingly entertaining and polished.
  2. Tomle1202
    May 22, 2022
    8
    Aperture Desk Job is literally a 30-minute mandatory turret session of last-gen shooters, but fun.
  3. ShaMana
    Aug 14, 2022
    8
    This is an interactive experience. Short but sweet. J. K. Simons is behind the helm of Cave Johnson and it is magnificent. It's charmingly weird and wonderfully odd. Small details make the experience richer like no one else than Valve can do. It's just a other reason to curse the gaming gods, why aren't you making more actual games Valve?
  4. Gallbond
    Mar 20, 2022
    10
    Габен как всегда - ГЕНИЙ. Лучшие полчаса моей жизни
  5. eva3si0n
    Sep 3, 2023
    4
    Aperture Desk Job is a bad implementation of ideas. Given Valve's capabilities, it was possible to create your own analogue of ASTRO's PLAYROOM. But Valve instead was only able to create the most primitive (game? - it's hard to call it a game) craft. Either Valve finally forgot how to make games, or the priority of Aperture Desk Job was minimal and it was done by 1.5 people. I don'tAperture Desk Job is a bad implementation of ideas. Given Valve's capabilities, it was possible to create your own analogue of ASTRO's PLAYROOM. But Valve instead was only able to create the most primitive (game? - it's hard to call it a game) craft. Either Valve finally forgot how to make games, or the priority of Aperture Desk Job was minimal and it was done by 1.5 people. I don't understand even more, so these are reviews, why be happy here? Links to Portal or what is the shared setting used? As learning to use Steam Deck, the game is implemented mediocrely, as a standalone game it is difficult to call a game that. Fortunately, it goes for free. Steam Deck is a lovely portable PC, but Aperture Desk Job is a shame of Valve.… Expand
  6. scurpiun77
    Mar 4, 2022
    10
    When you play this game you really understand Valve made this games!!!because also valve can making this beautiful
  7. grihajedy
    Mar 3, 2022
    7
    7,3/10
    The simulator where everything goes wrong. Not a very original idea, as well as the gameplay, which by the middle turns into a regular shooting range, although the controls are convenient, you can’t find fault here.
    But good "portal" humor, of course, who would doubt it, and beautiful graphics of Source 2. I don’t know how to evaluate this game from the point of view of a “demo”,    7,3/10
    The simulator where everything goes wrong. Not a very original idea, as well as the gameplay, which by the middle turns into a regular shooting range, although the controls are convenient, you can’t find fault here.
    But good "portal" humor, of course, who would doubt it, and beautiful graphics of Source 2.
    I don’t know how to evaluate this game from the point of view of a “demo”, but, from the point of view of a short adventure, I rate it very average, I enjoyed it, but the game didn’t sink right into the soul. Even secret actions are very few.
    The plot here is very unclear, the main events are funny at first, then very peculiar..There is a slight connection with the plot of the Portal, but nothing specific, although I am not an expert of the universe.
    p.s. By the way, Cave Johnson is voiced by J.K. Simmons, I didn't know this before.

    Subscribe on my Steam Curator`s page: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/41977550/
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    (Играл на ПК с джойстиком от Xbox 360)

    Симулятор, где всё пошло не так. Не слишком оригинальная идея, как и геймплей, к середине преврающийся в обычный тир, хотя управление удобное, тут не придерёшься.
    Но неплохой порталовский юмор, естественно, кто бы сомневался, и красивая графика Source 2.
    Не знаю, как оценивать эту игру с точки зрения "демонстрационной", но, я, с точки зрения короткометражного приключения, оцениваю очень средне, я получил удовольствие, но не зацепило, не запала прям в душу игра. Даже секретных действих, которые можно нажать не по сюжету, очень мало.
    Сюжет тут очень непонятный, основные события поначалу весёлые, потом очень своеобразные.. Небольшая связь с сюжетом Портала есть, но вроде ничего конкретного, хотя я не специалист по вселенной.
    p.s. Кстати, Кейва Джонсона озвучивает J.K.Simmons, я не знал раньше.

    Подписывайтесь на Кураторство в Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/37365104/    … Expand
  8. YesNo
    Mar 5, 2022
    9
    literal food for portal lore enjoyers. holy moly is this game fascinating. it shows how the turret was invented, what happened to cave johnson and much more.
  9. FRIST_008
    Feb 6, 2023
    8
    Очень юморное и короткое путишествие в духе вселенной portal. Однозначно для фанатов!
  10. Micmicc
    Mar 19, 2022
    9
    # The classic Valve charm
    The game is set in the Portal universe, the most obvious indicator of this is that during the whole game, a Wheatley-like bot is talking to you. This one is slightly less of a moron. You have a desk that you sometimes you that displays the controller's buttons and sticks and reacts accordingly when you use them. This may seem like a minor detail, but I loved this    # The classic Valve charm
    The game is set in the Portal universe, the most obvious indicator of this is that during the whole game, a Wheatley-like bot is talking to you. This one is slightly less of a moron. You have a desk that you sometimes you that displays the controller's buttons and sticks and reacts accordingly when you use them. This may seem like a minor detail, but I loved this so much, because it was just more added charm to the game. There really isn't much gameplay here, 95% of the game is just watching and listening to the story.

    # Length
    Like Valve themselves say, this is a short game. The entire thing is about an hour. It's free anyway, so you might as well try it - if you have a controller, that is.

    # Conclusion
    And a short game deserves a short score, so Aperture Desk Job gets a 2,9/3 from me. Aperture Desk Job is a charming little experience, but not much more. There isn't anything wrong with the game, I found 0 bugs. I would have liked a bit more gameplay but it's a short, it's no big deal.    … Expand
  11. Richard_dias
    Aug 15, 2023
    8
    Nice little short and free game. It is funny, and I really cannot get enough of the Portal/Half-Life universe.
  12. Lewysi
    May 7, 2022
    10
    Aperture Desk Job really fun. an experience that anyone with a controller should try
  13. Yaav13
    May 9, 2022
    6
    My truthful honorable incorruptible conclusive rating of this considered game: 6.
  14. StarkAgentos
    Apr 14, 2022
    10
    Прошёл игру менее, чем за час. Хорошее весёлое приключение с юмором во вселенной портал.
  15. Edik191
    Oct 28, 2022
    7
    Прошел игру на своем китайском геймпаде GP-50 khaki
    Игра техно-демка для стимдека, но и для обычных геймпадов тоже.
    Геймплей мне понравился задействуэться все я вся, много пасхалок да и посмеяться можно. Сюжет больше основывается на портал. Но обидно что валв толком игр не клепает :(    Прошел игру на своем китайском геймпаде GP-50 khaki
    Игра техно-демка для стимдека, но и для обычных геймпадов тоже.
    Геймплей мне понравился задействуэться все я вся, много пасхалок да и посмеяться можно.
    Сюжет больше основывается на портал.
    Но обидно что валв толком игр не клепает :(
  16. SpaceWizardR
    Mar 6, 2022
    10
    It is so fun! Really good game to try if you have a controller, as it is free.
  17. RomanRiabusha
    Jul 17, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Giant cyber head of the Cave Jhonson singing with a toilets-turels.
    This game is trully... something special.    … Expand
  18. gingee
    Jul 1, 2022
    7
    I love this game.
    First, IT'S FREE!! If that isn't an incentive to at try it, I have no idea what will.
    Second, it is really, REALLY short (~30 minutes or so). Third, the graphics are BEUTIFUL running on Source 2. But now that I have praised this game into Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, we get to the bad parts. The controls are fine, but I personally don't see why it was put onto Steam    I love this game.
    First, IT'S FREE!! If that isn't an incentive to at try it, I have no idea what will.
    Second, it is really, REALLY short (~30 minutes or so).
    Third, the graphics are BEUTIFUL running on Source 2.
    But now that I have praised this game into Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, we get to the bad parts.
    The controls are fine, but I personally don't see why it was put onto Steam for desktop. Like, yes, I'm happy it's here, but isn't this supposed to be a showcase for the Steam Deck?
    There is NO reason not to beat this game, even if you don't like the Portal Franchise (trust me, this is NOTHING like Portal). 7/10.    … Expand
  19. Ddowney65
    Jul 16, 2022
    10
    the game is really fun .
  20. Keremkoha014
    Apr 12, 2023
    10
    i wish valve update to Team Fortress 2, Because enough for ingore to us and lies.
  21. threeoftendie
    May 8, 2023
    8
    Прекрасное маленькое приключение во вселенной Portal. Проходится легко и быстро, так что есть оговорка, что по сути это техническое демо, созданное преимущественно для Steam Deck и бесплатно распространяемое в силу своего размера и наполнения. И в конечном итоге не у всех есть под рукой даже нужный контроллер, чтобы ее пройти. Тем не менее, для фанатов Portal уж точно, это небольшаяПрекрасное маленькое приключение во вселенной Portal. Проходится легко и быстро, так что есть оговорка, что по сути это техническое демо, созданное преимущественно для Steam Deck и бесплатно распространяемое в силу своего размера и наполнения. И в конечном итоге не у всех есть под рукой даже нужный контроллер, чтобы ее пройти. Тем не менее, для фанатов Portal уж точно, это небольшая возможность вернуться в любимый сеттинг и даже повстречать одного из ключевых персонажей прошлых частей. В общем, отлично.… Expand

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  1. TheGamer
    Mar 16, 2022
    80
    This is a small project, but it packs in its share of indelible images. Aperture Desk Job confirms that, even when working on a limited scale, Valve is still the best in the biz at plopping you down in the middle of a well-realized sci-fi world and conjuring up a host of imaginative sights before your wide, unblinking eyes.
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