CorpoNation: The Sorting Process — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
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| REMOTE CONTROL - New game by Canteen | 2026-02-05 | Greetings, valued employees!We're super pleased to announce the launch of the Steam page for our next title, Remote Control. It's a sci-fi horror adventure with typing as its main mechanic, so it's a different style of gameplay, but it's spiritually connected to CorpoNation in its critiques of corporate greed.Add Remote Control to your wishlist, join our Discord and follow along for more updates.Work hard,Sam & Vicki |
| Endless Mode is Here! | 2025-08-04 | Dear Valued Employee, today we bring you the most excellent news! Don't you hate it when work just comes to an end one day? Well, no more! Ringo CorpoNation is finally introducing the Endless Work Mode, meaning work never has to end and you can continue your contribution to the betterment of Ringo CorpoNation every single day until the end of times.Additionally, we are also introducing some handy fixes that make your experience working for the Ringo CorpoNation more enjoyable.Work hard!About Endless ModeLets you just sort samples in three different game modesZen mode “Peacefully sort samples, for as long as you’d like, consequence-free. No ti |
| CorpoNation 40% off in Spring Sale! And more Playtonic titles on sale! | 2025-03-13 | Hey folks! Another week, another Steam sale! Yes, this time Spring has sprung a week early to give you glorious gamers the opportunity to grab some of our titles at deep, or even their DEEPEST discounts yet! Check out everything in the Playtonic library that's in the Steam Spring Sale below! A Little Golf Journey - 70% OFF! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1232150/A_Little_Golf_Journey/ Blossom Tales 2 - 45% OFF! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1747830/Blossom_Tales_II_The_Minotaur_Prince/ CorpoNation - 40% OFF! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2159960/CorpoNation_The_Sorting_Process/ Demon Turf: Neon Splash - 35% OFF! https://store.st |
| CorpoNation 40% off! Featured in Women's Day Sale! | 2025-02-28 | Greetings valued employees and potential future employees! We are giving a rare peek behind the curtain to our most successful workers at the workings of the Game Development Sector for CorpoNation: The Sorting Process in celebration of the upcoming International Women's Day and CorpoNation being a part of the Women's Day Sale here on Steam! Canteen Games, the studio behind CorpoNation: The Sorting Process is co-founded and co-lead by Vicki Tingle! We've asked some state-approved questions of Vicki, to share some insight in to the wonderful work happening at Canteen to ensure the Game Development Sector works efficiently... What’s it like bei |
| CorpoNation joins The Storyteller's Festival 2025! | 2025-02-17 | Greetings, corportate pawns valued employees! Ringo is pleased to say that this week marks ONE YEAR since many of you joined the esteemed ranks of Employee for Life at here the CorpoNation. With that said, we are enthused to announce that CorpoNation: The Sorting Process has joined the ranks of many great narrative-lead video games as part of The Storyteller's Festival 2025! If you're a new employee to the CorpoNation, please watch this informative training video before your first shift in your exciting, new life-long role: So what are you waiting for? There's optional overtime available and credits to earn, don't forget that spending is the |
| Nominate us for "Outstanding Story-Rich Game"! | 2024-12-03 | Good day, valued employees! We are asking all residents of the CorpoNation to take 30 seconds of their alloted 45 seconds free-thinking time to consider voting for CorpoNation: The Sorting Process for "Outstanding Story-Rich Game" at this year's Steam Awards. Anyone who does so will be given the opportunity to sign up for a bonus hour of completely optional overtime! Thank you in advance for your unwaivering support. Please continue to work hard! |
| CorpoNation Out Now on Xbox & Switch! | 2024-05-09 | Greetings valued console employees! The Game Development Sector is pleased to announce that CorpoNation: The Sorting Process is OUT NOW on Xbox and Nintendo Switch consoles! You've been given the prestigious role of genetic sample sorting! Sort your allotted samples during your shift and once it's ended, retire to your Living Pod where you can spend time playing state-approved games such as "Ultimate Ringo Fighters", don't forget to spend your hard-earned credits in-game to ensure success! You can also spend those credits on boosting the economy in other ways, like purchasing some motivational posters for your Living Pod walls, or if you're f |
| Playtonic Friends is coming to WASD! April 25-27 | 2024-04-04 | This is Playtonic Friends first physical appearance at WASD and we would love for you to come along and say hi! We're bringing FOUR of our latest and greatest Indie bangers for you to get your hands on! First up? ELSIE https://store.steampowered.com/app/1515570/Elsie/ Elsie is a technicolor, hyperkinetic, rogue-like action-platformer filled with procedurally generated levels, an army of robots to blast through, and a wide scope of items and weaponry to make each run as unique as possible. Master countless magitek weapons and abilities in order to survive. Be the first to play a BRAND NEW DEMO exclusively in person at WASD! VICTORY HEAT RALLY |
| CorpoNation: The Sorting Process | Patch rolling out now! | 2024-04-02 | Greetings valued employees! We are pleased to announce another update from the Game Development Sector: A patch is rolling out to CorpoNation: The Sorting Process! - Improved the sorting process, sample dragging/dropping - Improved dragging/dropping of Nexus Device pieces - Fixed issue with Nexus Device scrubber wheel - Fixed issue with Fixer not updating samples - Fixed issues with shift star ratings - Forced overtime is now forced - Ultimate Ringo Fighters max level will now correctly behave as max level - Fixed Solitaire revealing sample attributes you haven't yet unlocked - 100 Years Ringo plaque is now available to buy at the appropriate |
| CorpoNation is coming to consoles! | 2024-03-20 | Greetings, valued employees! We are pleased to share the following update from the Game Development Sector: Due to overwhelming employee requests for more work, we are pleased to confirm that CorpoNation: The Sorting Process will be available on Xbox and Nintendo Switch consoles on May 9th! Please see below for a short informational video: Thank you in advance for working hard! |
| Welcome to the Difficult Decisions Bundle | 2024-03-09 | Luckily you don't need to choose between these awesome games because all 3 are available in the Difficult Decisions bundle! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/38425/Difficult_Decisions/ Prepare yourself for a top-rated trio of immersive narrative-driven dystopian games; 'CorpoNation: The Sorting Process', 'Death and Taxes', and 'Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You'. Will you turn against your employer? Who will live? Who will die?! Will you supply the information? The decision is yours. The Difficult Decision bundle offers over 30+ hours of dystopian bliss across three very positively rated indie gems. Turn on the computer and turn off the light |
| Congratulations! One week of working hard! | 2024-02-29 | Greetings, valued employees! Please take a moment to pause your work and read this important update! It has now been ONE WEEK since CorpoNation: The Sorting Process opened it's doors to new employees! To celebrate this prestigious event, we have some important information to share. Did you know the average shift length of all employees is over 5 hours? Our estimates conclude that, on average, our new employees are sorting 15.5 samples per day. This is excellent news but there is definitely room for improvement! We can also report that so far that at least 1% of new employees have worked for over 20 hours total! As a reward for your average ef |
| CorpoNation: The Sorting Process | Patch rolling out now! | 2024-02-28 | Greetings, CorpoNation employees! I have an update from the Game Development sector: A small update is now rolling out to CorpoNation: The Sorting Process to resolve a number of issues as reported by our valued employees. - Improved instances of some people experiencing save crashes - Fixed an issue where you could only gift items in Catalog after Managers day (Please continue to support the economy!) - Fixed an issue when buying Radio not unlocking the Radio button - Fixed an issue where the Fixer would freeze in-game - Improved Fixer's sample detection - Improved assembly of the Nexus device base panels (You may notice pieces arranged diffe |
| CorpoNation: The Sorting Process | OUT NOW! | 2024-02-22 | Greetings, new, valued employees! Your first shift for the Ringo CorpoNation starts TODAY! You have been assigned the prestigious role of sample sorter. You are tasked with sorting genetic samples into the correct tubes for processing. Do not ask questions. Ringo wants you to feel valued so you will be paid appropriately for your hard work! With the credits you earn, please put that money back in to the economy, purchasing decorative items such as rugs, plushies and posters for your own personal room! Decor not enough? Consider parting ways with a few more credits in Ultimate Ringo Fighters! Ringo CorpoNation's fantastic fighting game, playab |
| CorpoNation: The Sorting Process | Home Life | Dev Diary | 2024-02-09 | Greetings, valued employees! We have an update from the Game Development Sector. Sit down and listen to Vicki & Sam run you through what home life is like for the beloved employees of the Ringo CorpoNation! There's not long to go before you punch in for your first shift on February 22nd so make sure you're ready by Wishlisting now! |
| CorpoNation at the Capitalism and Economy Fest | 2024-01-09 | Dear Valued Employee, Happy New Year! We hope you are as excited as we are here at Ringo CorpoNation about the upcoming launch of CorpoNation: The Sorting Process. We're only 6 weeks away now! Now, you know us here at the Ringo CorpoNation are all about rewarding the hard work of our valued employees and encouraging them to invest their earnings back into the economy as frivolously as possible. Our glorious economy cannot run without your contributions after all. This is why we are delighted to be part of Steam's Capitalism and Economy Fest running from now until January 15th. Consider taking this time to wishlist CorpoNation and getting a fi |
| CorpoNation Launches on 22nd February 🦝 | 2023-12-12 | Greetings Valued Employees! Today we bring you momentous news from Corporate! CorpoNation: The Sorting Process will be launching on 22nd February 2024! Prepare for your new role as a high-class Ringo Lab Technician by watching our state-approved training video. And don't forget to wishlist to show the Steam algorithm how much you love your Beloved Employer. |
| CorpoNation Beta Test closing | 2023-10-30 | Greetings valued Employees, Thank you to everyone who has taken part in CorpoNation: The Sorting Process Beta Test! The feedback we've received has been great :) Like all good things, our beta will be coming to a close on Wednesday 1st November at 12pm GMT, so if you’ve played it and want to send over any feedback please do so soon. Don't forget, you can join our Discord community and chat about everything CorpoNation! Again, thank you for participating in our Beta test and stay tuned for more CorpoNation news 😊 |
| CorpoNation Beta Test is open | 2023-10-09 | Greetings valued Employees! The time has come to JOIN THE CORPONATION BETA TEST. If you'd like to be a part of the testing process all you need to do is scroll down the Steam page and click 'Request Access'. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2159960/CorpoNation_The_Sorting_Process/ On the menu screen and at the end of the Beta there will be a questionnaire asking you for feedback on the game. Please fill this out as detailed as you can / if you have the time. We kindly request that you do not livestream or use the beta in any other format that it's not intended for. The beta is purely to get feedback from you, our players. Want to join our D |
| We're part of Game Devs of Color! | 2023-09-21 | Greetings, valued employees, We’re really excited to be a part of Game Devs of Color 2023 over the next week! Making games is a dream for so many of us, but it’s also really difficult! It’s fantastic to be a part of an initiative that’s showcasing and amplifying the amazing games created by people of colour around the world. Sharing your game that you love and have worked really hard on is a nerve wracking and scary feat for anyone! To be able to stand alongside similar people helps tackle those nerves and brings confidence and pride. Before we started CorpoNation we were game dev hobbyists dreaming of making games full time. Seeing amazing g |
| Work Work Work | Developer Diary 1 | 2023-07-27 | Greetings, valued employees, Whilst we’re working hard on CorpoNation: The Sorting Process we wanted to share some of the things you can expect in your lifelong assignment at Ringo. We’ve been putting together a series of developer diaries to give you a brief rundown of what your future career at Ringo’s CorpoNation will look like. In this first developer diary, it seems only fitting to talk about the pinnacle of your life at Ringo: WORK. Welcome to the Ringo CorpoNation You play as Max, a new worker starting their first day of a lifelong assignment in the Ringo CorpoNation, a product manufacturing company that started the world’s first Corpo |
| Live Streaming CorpoNation - The Prologue for Steam Next Fest | 2023-06-22 | Continuing with the Steam Next Fest fun Join us as we broadcast a stream by Gamblord later today, and get stuck in the desk-busy demo that's available to play for the duration of the festival. Iron your shirt and pick out your smartest tie, it's time to join the CorpoNation workforce! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2449240 Join us on Discord where we're starting to drop exclusive content and answer your burning questions. Don't have Discord? No worries, we'll be checking in on the forums and can answer your questions there :) Have a great week, and remember, WORK HARD employees! - Playtonic Friends & Canteen |
| Steam Next Fest, demo and livestream | 2023-06-19 | The Steam Next Fest is upon us! Join us as we broadcast a stream by Jonas (JTTG) later today, and get stuck in the desk-busy demo that's available to play for the duration of the festival. Iron your shirt and pick out your smartest tie, it's time to join the CorpoNation workforce! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2449240 Join us on Discord where we're starting to drop exclusive content and answer your burning questions. Don't have Discord? No worries, we'll be checking in on the forums and can answer your questions there :) Have a great week, and remember, WORK HARD employees! - Playtonic Friends & Canteen |
| Guerrilla Collective showcase & new developer trailer | 2023-06-07 | Hi folks! During the Guerrilla Collective showcase, we released a brand new developer trailer for CorpoNation: The Sort Process and couldn't wait to share it with you. Let’s take a look and hear from the developers what CorpoNation is all about: Can't wait to get stuck into the daily grind and relax with State-Approved gaming? Try the free-to-play Prologue today for a non-spoiler experience. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2410980/CorpoNation_The_Prologue/ Will you stay loyal to the Ringo CorpoNation (praise Ringo!), or will you collaborate with the rebellious employees? Let us know in the forums. Until then, WORK HARD. |
| CorpoNation: The Prologue is OUT NOW | 2023-06-06 | Greetings, valued employee. We are delighted to announce that a prologue for CorpoNation: The Sorting Process is now available to play on Steam. The prologue aims to familiarise the player with the main game’s linear dystopian narrative experience yet remains spoiler free. Described as "the desk busy-work of Papers, Please meets the daily grind of a corporate dystopia", CorpoNation: The Prologue sees you take on the role of a Temporary Lab Technician for the Ringo CorpoNation, sorting out genetic samples for the company. In the day-to-day grind, you may find rebellious employees attempting to turn you against your glorious employer, but we kn |
| CorpoNation: The Sorting Process Announcement | 2023-03-17 | Playtonic Friends x Canteen Hey there! Playtonic Friends is thrilled to announce that we will be taking charge on the publishing of CorpoNation: The Sorting Process! This game follows a linear dystopian narrative, where you play as an employee of a corporate state tasked with organising sensitive (and undisclosed) genetic samples. Outside of the day-to-day responsibilities, you’ll be able to take part in state-approved gaming and spend your hard-earned credits how you see fit! So long as you can afford your bills, that is. Rogue employees may try to tempt you into betraying your employer; will you remain loyal to The Ringo CorpoNation, or wil |