Trolley Problem, Inc.
Text-based dark comedy about choosing between bad moral outcomes
ReadGraves · Published by Yogscast Games · Released Apr 21, 2022
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 67% of 1,596
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 60% of 10 in 30 days
- Players
- 3
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 3 years ago
- Sep 27, 2023
Metacritic: 76/100 (critic reviews)
What is Trolley Problem, Inc.?
This text-based narrative game opens with a runaway trolley, then moves through a series of two-option moral dilemmas based on philosophical papers. You pick an answer, the narrator challenges it, and you can compare your choices with other players.
For you if...
- +you enjoy dark humor about difficult moral questions
- +you like debating philosophical dilemmas with friends
- +you want a short story built around simple choices
Not for you if...
- −you want open-ended answers to ethical dilemmas
- −you prefer action to reading and selecting answers
- −you avoid dark comedy about life-and-death decisions
What players say
67% of 1,596 reviews are positive · 60% of 10 in the last 30 days
Players praise the dark humor, moral questions, and narrator's voice performance. Many complain that the narrator judges every answer and their choices barely change the story; others say the game is too short for its price.
How many players finish Trolley Problem, Inc.?
45% of Steam players have unlocked «Entry-level Philosopher», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
Trolley Problem, Inc. system requirements
Minimum: HD 4000, 4 GB RAM, 0.4 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Trolley Problem, Inc.?
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- OS
- Windows 7 or later
- Processor
- 1.5 GHz Core2Duo
- Graphics
- Intel HD Graphics 4000 or better
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 400 MB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- 2.5 GHz or faster
- Graphics
- Intel HD Graphics 4000 or better
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 400 MB available space
Does Trolley Problem, Inc. have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op split-screen. It also has a single-player mode.
Does Trolley Problem, Inc. run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Display output not correctly scaled
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 12
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Portuguese - Brazil.
Does Trolley Problem, Inc. use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Choices Matter
- Dark Humor
- Indie
- Casual
- Life Sim
- Simulation
- Minimalist
- Text-Based
- Immersive Sim
- Artificial Intelligence
- Philosophical
- Comedy
- Education
- Capitalism
- Funny
- Singleplayer
Recent updates
- May 20, 2022 · Credit Summary, Feedback & Bug fixes