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Pencils Down is an analog horror roguelike where you take a 44-question exam under the watch of an unseen proctor. Wager confidence chips on answers, risk erasers on red-ink questions, and face questions generated from your real-time mistakes. Three exam forms offer escalating dread, while a meta-progression system lets you buy study aids that may help or doom you. Five endings, 400+ period-authentic questions, and a creeping sense of being watched make this a uniquely personal nightmare. Played entirely offline with mouse and keyboard.

Release date
September 4, 2026
Developer
Hayden-Fisher Technologies
Publisher
Hayden-Fisher Technologies
Genre
Quiz/Trivia, Adventure, Indie

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PlatformRegionDateUnlock timeStatusSource
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Release date history

  1. Date announced: September 4, 2026. Status: released — Upstream update (igdb) Source

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When does Pencils Down release?

Pencils Down released on September 4, 2026.

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Which platforms is Pencils Down on?

Pencils Down is releasing on PC.

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