Monkey Labour

Monkey Labour Press Page

Quick info

Title: Monkey Labour
Developer: Dawn of Play
Genre: Arcade, Action, Retro
Platforms: Windows Phone Store, Windows Store
Launch date: June 2015
Press kit: Monkey Labour Windows Store Press Pack.zip (22 MB)

Press Release

Award winning retro game Monkey Labour launches on Windows and Windows Phone Store

For release on June 5th, 2015

Dawn of Play is kick-starting Monkey Labour downloads with a price drop from $1.99 to FREE this weekend - June 6th and June 7th.

Monkey Labour is a perfect recreation of the Nintendo Game&Watch LCD handheld games, but with its own unique gameplay. It's a genuine love letter to fans of the classic LCD games from the 80s.

Recreated ALL the details:

Pressing down on the LCD screen smears the liquid crystals
Turned off sprites are slightly visible
Simulated slow LCD response times

The game features simple gameplay, but is hard to master — using just two control buttons, the player has to stoke an oven with lumber while his angry monkey boss throws obstacles his way. Fortunately, the creaky factory plumbing does provide some chance for retaliation as an overheating oven will send plumes of fire from the ceiling, enabling the player to scorch the monkey for extra points ... though risking the monkey's rage if it manages to evade the flames! Players are encouraged to score at least 1000 points in order to experience the game's full potential.