9to5: Office Defense

9to5: Office Defense turns overflowing inboxes, endless meetings, and last-minute deadlines into a workplace-themed tower defense strategy game. Hire employees, place them along office routes, and complete incoming tasks before they reach the CEO's office.

It's Friday, 5:59 PM. Someone wants "just one tiny change." Someone else hit Reply All. A "quick 15-minute sync" just landed on your calendar. Looks like you're staying late.

NO ADS. EVER.

No banners, no pop-ups, no "watch a video to continue." Just you, your team and the inbox.

HIRE THE TEAM. BUILD THEIR CAREERS.

Recruit interns and specialists, position them around the office, and promote your best employees. Develop two career paths—specialist and management—and use every bit of your limited Budget wisely.

NINE DEPARTMENTS. DIFFERENT STRATEGIES.

IT chains attacks between tasks. HR slows incoming work. Finance helps break through armor. Marketing, Sales, Legal, Operations, R&D, and General bring their own strengths and trade-offs.

Smart placement and the right team can save the workday.

MONDAY TO FRIDAY. EVERY DAY COUNTS.

Every level is a workday, every office a full work month. Mondays hit a little harder, Fridays a little lighter. Make it to Friday and your week is saved: a burnout sends you back to Monday morning, never to day one.

THE INBOX FIGHTS BACK.

Emails, client requests, urgent jobs, reports, and meetings pile up day after day. Presentations split into slides. Reply All multiplies the problem. Compliance audits come armored, while coffee runs rush past your defenses.

Then come the boss days: First Deadline, Monday, and Quarter End.

Naturally.

COFFEE, GOSSIP AND THERAPY.

Drink a Coffee Boost to speed up your team. Start some Gossip and the whole office stops to listen. Book Therapy when Company Stress climbs. Choose whether to spend Budget on promotions or stress relief.

If stress reaches 100%, it's BURNOUT.

Welcome to management.

FRIDAY IS PAYDAY.

Your weekly earnings arrive as a payslip. Then come income tax, social security, rent, groceries… and what's left goes into your savings. Spend it at Lunch Break on extra coffee and gossip for the week ahead.

Sounds familiar? It should.

YOUR NEXT SHIFT INCLUDES:

• 20 offices in the first season, each a full work month • Weekly checkpoints: Monday to Friday, with your week saved every Friday • Distinct office routes and tactical workstation placement • Nine departments, employee promotions, and two career paths • Boss days and tasks with unique behaviors • Coffee Boost, Gossip and Therapy abilities • Friday payslips, savings and the Life tab • Month stars, career statistics, and adjustable game speed • Offline core gameplay with progress saved on your device

No ads. Optional one-time packages (Benefits Package, Happy Hour Club, Executive Package) make office life easier, but the whole game can be finished without them. No subscriptions. Some optional features require an internet connection.

You can't cancel Monday. But you can defend the office.

Clock in. Build your team. Clear the workload. Try not to burn out!