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Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2023

Should you play it?

"Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines" - In this short story from the Endless Monday, Penny, a mild-mannered corporate grunt, spends a weekend at the office in an effort to finish her project on time while overcoming distractions from coworkers, space aliens, imaginary friends, and herself.

What works

  • Charming art and music
  • Relatable and heartfelt story
  • Multiple endings and replayability
  • Humorous and whimsical tone
  • Free content update (overtime)

Things to keep in mind

  • Short gameplay length
  • Mini-game can be repetitive
  • Some narrative elements feel rushed
  • Minor ui quirks
  • Limited complexity in gameplay

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Coffee Talk

  • Purrgatory

  • A Building Full of Cats 2

  • Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator

  • //TODO: today

  • Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County

Less fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines but with less of a community feel

  • Soul Gambler

  • Aozora Meikyuu

  • One Night Stand

  • TSUNDERE MILFIN

  • 咕啾！文鸟恋爱物语 Love Story of Sparrow

  • A Space for the Unbound

Less expressive

Games that feels like Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines but with less self-expression and customization

  • A Little Lily Princess

  • Fujiwara Bittersweet

  • Lovers of Aether

  • Perfect Tides

  • Rakuen

  • Booth: A Dystopian Adventure

More thrilling

Games that feels like Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines but with more suspense and thrill

  • Komorebi

  • Urban Myth Dissolution Center

  • 2064: Read Only Memories

  • I Wani Hug that Gator!

  • Backstage Pass

  • 1bitHeart

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fellowship, Intimacy, Expression.

Last update: 04/08/2026