🎮 Welcome to Exit Strategy! Whether you're escaping the office or building the ultimate corporate maze, this guide covers the basics you'll need to succeed.

🏁 Introduction
Welcome to Exit Strategy!
This game is a mix of stealth, humor, and creativity. Your mission is simple: escape the office without getting caught by the Boss.

🎯 Objective
Avoid detection, evade your coworkers, and sneak your way to freedom. Use stealth tactics and clever distractions to reach the elevator and make your exit.

🕹️ Controls
Action Key/Control
Move Standard keys / controller (customizable in full game)
Jump Spacebar
Crouch Ctrl
Roll Q
Crawl Alt
Wall Hug (Toggle) Tab
Interact E
Aim Right-Click
Throw Left-Click

(Note: Controls will be customizable in the full game.)

🟩 Interacting with the World
Platforms & Buttons:
Step onto a platform and interact with the green Play button to begin.
Use the target bubble in front of your character to align with the switch, then press E.

Items:
Pick up objects to distract or defend.
Right-Click to aim, Left-Click to throw.

🧍 Movement Types
Crawling:
Hide under desks or sneak through vents. Press Alt to crawl.

Wall Hug:
Press Tab near a wall to hug it. Great for tight spaces and sneaky moves.

Rolling & Crouching:
Use Q to roll and Ctrl to crouch behind cover.

🔺 Detection System
If a superior spots you, you’ll see an awareness meter:

Red meter = you’ve been spotted.

Evade their line of sight until they lose interest.

👔 Know Your Coworkers
🟢 Green – Friendly
A like-minded office rebel. They’ll help you by blocking or distracting the Boss.

⚪ Grey – Neutral
Just doing their job… for now.
You can mess with them by eating their lunch, knocking them over, or disturbing their peace—more interactions coming soon.

🟤 Brown – Snitch (HR)
Patrols the office looking for trouble. If they catch you doing something suspicious, they’ll report you to the Boss.

🔵 Blue – "Friendly" (The Boss)
They claim to want what’s best for the company—but they’ll hunt you down if you cause a disturbance or get spotted.
Patrols the exit area and investigates noise.

🧱 Build Mode
Exit Strategy has two modes:

Escape Mode – Classic stealth gameplay.

Build Mode – Design your own office layouts using in-game tools and share them via Steam Workshop.

🛠️ Steam Workshop Info
The Workshop is not available in the demo, due to Steam limitations.
But don’t worry—Early Access launches June 17, and Workshop support will be fully enabled!

💬 Feedback & Suggestions
This game is still in development, and I welcome your ideas and feedback!
Found something funny? Broke the game in a hilarious way? I want to hear it.

Join the conversation and community Exit Strategy Discord. See our Steam page for link.

Thanks again for playing Exit Strategy!
Now get back to escaping. 🕵️‍♂️💼