Available Digital · physical unverified
- Released
- Sep 4, 2026
- Studio
- Hayden-Fisher Technologies
- Platforms
- 1
Pencils Down
Sep 4, 2026 Hayden-Fisher Technologies 1 platform
Adventure video game
Indie
Trivia video game
Horror
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.