Kitman, a New Job Sim Where You Play as a Soccer Team’s Equipment Manager, Announced for PC

Irish developer Outlier (makers of Mars Attracts) has announced Kitman, a new job simulator game for 1-4 players in which you play as the kitman (aka equipment manager) for a professional football team. You’ll fix and wash kits, clean shoes, mop floors, and anything else it takes to put your team in the best possible position to go out on the pitch and win. It’s in development for PC.

“A single untied shoelace could be the difference between victory and defeat,” Outlier says of its lighthearted job sim. But there is some strategy involved too, as you won’t simply be cleaning the floors and bathrooms. “There is also a strategic layer to the gameplay of Kitman which sees the player surreptitiously taking on the role of team manager to change up formations, scout new talent and lead their club to the top of the league tables,” the studio said.

Watch the announcement trailer at the top of this page, and check out the first screenshots in the gallery above. You can also wishlist Kitman and/or sign up for its upcoming alpha playtest on Steam if you’re interested.

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