PENCILS DOWN™
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PENCILS DOWN™

It is 1999. You are seated in Room 44 for a standardized test that knows you. Wager your confidence, guard your erasers, and keep your pencil DOWN when the proctor walks the rows. The questions are about history, science, and what you did three minutes ago.

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UPDATE PULSEevery ~5d·last 37d ago·3 recent on record

Is PENCILS DOWN™ still being updated? — the short answer, with the evidence.

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From Steam's own record

Current price

$6.99

Development

Actively supported

Last heard from developers

37 days ago

Usual rhythm

not yet established

Substantial updates (6 mo)

0

Current silence

cannot be judged

The codex holds only 3 days of announcements for this game, so its normal rhythm cannot be established. The developers were last heard 37 days ago.

We hold a thin slice of this game's announcement history, so its normal rhythm can't be established. That is a limit of our record, not evidence about the game.

Recent Transmissions

3 entries in codex

Community AnnouncementsAug 28, 2026
The Test Won't Wait

Red ink Most questions give you all the time you need. Some do not. A few questions are printed in red ink, and when you start reading one, the question itself begins to disappear. The letters blur. Words become harder to make out. Eventual…

Community AnnouncementsAug 23, 2026
Look Up When He Calls Your Name

The Proctor There is one other person in Room 44. You never get a good look at him. He walks the rows while you work. You will hear him coming before you see him, and when he reaches your desk, you are supposed to stop writing. Keep writing…

Community AnnouncementsAug 20, 2026
PENCILS DOWN launches September 4

PENCILS DOWN comes out on September 4, 2026 It is 1999, and you are sitting in Room 44 for a standardized test. At first it seems ordinary. There are questions about history and questions about science. Then it asks what you did three minut…