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You've been playing Nintendo DS for too long and you realize there's only 5 days left to meet your animation deadline; use the paddles to bounce the Z's away long enough to stay awake and finish!
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Originally made over the course of 37 consecutive full workdays. Don't crunch kids, we only did because the project was fun and the thrill of creating is what makes me happy :)
Nick has slept approximately 164 hours since production started
Brandon has consumed 127 cups of coffee during the production of this game
Mike exported the same 9 songs too many ****ing times before they looped properly
Work began late at night in July when Brandon committed to teaching Nick how to program
There are multiple endings! Well 2 good ones and a baaad
Play around in the main menu: it's got a full fledged drawing program with some secrets!
The drawing program built in the menu is fairly primitive with a basic brush, erase, clear, and screenshot tool. Depending on your CPU the game may lag with too many dots on screen.
W and S move your left paddle.
Up and Down move the right paddle.
Hit Space to slow time to your advantage.
Gamepads are supported!
If you're on a laptop and the Arrow Keys are too small try a Mouse or Trackpad on the right side! You can also use I and K instead of Up and Down.
89% positive reviews all-time · 0 peak players in the last 30 days.
NEAR DEADline peaked at 0 concurrent players on Steam in the last 30 days (highest on Jul 7, 2026). The player chart on this page updates daily.
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