
Working at a data entry job in the big city, you type up and transcribe the lost mail and letters that have nowhere else to go. But as the days carry on oddities in the mail start to emerge, and cracks begin to appear.
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you got yourself an apartment, and secured a temp data entry job- just to keep you afloat till something better comes along. YOUR OFFICIAL TITLE IS A DATA CONVERSION OPERATOR, but you're really more like a warm body who types up all the junk computers still can't read.

you go to work & process the images displayed on your terminal, and type up whatever random text is in front of you. Whatever can be made out, that is.
Sometimes the mail you receive is a little strange- letters and lost mail, some mangled and twisted, that have travelled from place to place with nowhere else to go.
Sometimes, it feels like it's talking to you directly through the screen...

USE YOUR KEYBOARD to type in various prompts, and attempt to decipher damaged images
MULTIPLE ENDINGS & buried secrets to uncover
NO TWO PLAYTHROUGHS are exactly the same (Estimated playtime: 120min per run)
A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF MAIL to voyeur through, and catch glimpses into other lives
ATMOSPHERIC HORROR MOOD with rich sound designed to crawl under your skin
Key re-binding is available, but a keyboard with Function Keys and Control Keys (Insert, Page Up/Page Down) is strongly recommended.

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Languages: English**languages with full audio support
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Hours played at review time, across 48 reviews with recorded playtime.
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I don't know exactly what happened but i think i loved it
Finished my first playthrough just now, and genuinely quite impressed. The atmosphere is quite creepy, and it manages to genuinely be a good typing game on top of a good horror game. There were a few times during the walking portions that felt a little slow and the lighting was so dark i was sort of fumbling around, but that also felt intentional to what the game is trying to tell. I look forward to trying to get a few different endings, and was quite pleased by what was able to spring forth from this passion project.
From start to finish, this game had my anxiety high and my palms sweating. There was no traditional "jump scares" or even physical "entity" but the sound design, letter contents, and visual effects had me literally looking over my shoulders for the person hiding in my room. Playing this game in the dark is an added level of dread. If you want to type disturbing notes while feeling like you are being hunted, I recommend this game.
Short, to the point, immersively creepy. How can a game about sorting mail be creepy? Now you know!
really interesting story, great for people who enjoy atmospheric horror elements rather than jump scares. multiple endings also
I felt a lot Silent Hill, and specialy The Room, experience. My english isn't so good, but I could complete all the gameplay. It was original, deep and a lot reflectfull game. I really like it.
Mesmerizing work that utilizes the medium to the maximum, no notes, one of the most terrifying experiences Ive ever played. Highly recommend for anyone interested in video games as a medium
Dead Letter Dept. is a fantastically disturbing game with some very hard hitting emotional themes. I have only completed one of the endings so far, so I did not piece everything together yet, if that is even possible. after typing for 3 1/2 hours, my fingers do ache a bit, but surprisingly that fit in well thematically with the ending that I got. The art style is fantastic, and the ambiance created by that and the sound design work together to create something uniquely upsetting. I would highly recommend checking this game out, just be ready to do a lot of typing. 9/10
Saying this as a compliments. This game reads like one of those creepypastas you find on Nosleep about a guy working some job after moving away from home. Only to find out the horrible truth or lose his mind, or both. First playthrough I got the Possession ending. And this was certainly one of the best horror game experiences I've had. Mainly because it does the horror aspect very well, it hints and doubles down on certain aspects and atmosphere. Awesome game that felt way less linear than your average game of this genre, will defo give it another playthrough.
Very cool game! I enjoyed the atmosphere quite a bit. Admittedly, I actually enjoy data entry, so some of the game's themes didn't hit me as well as how it might for someone that actually does find the gameplay tedious. That said, I was spooked and thought the message was very cool. Worth your time and money!
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