Do Not Feed the Monkeys 2099 (v1.1.40 & ALL DLC)

A gaudy retro-future dystopia turns everyday surveillance into a darkly comic pastime, putting you behind the screens of the ever-expanding Primate Observation Club. Do Not Feed the Monkeys 2099 is an indie narrative simulation about watching strangers—called “monkeys” by the club—from the supposed safety of your cramped apartment. Its 2099 setting trades ordinary modern life for absurd corporate tech, bizarre social rituals, and an exaggerated vision of a society where privacy barely exists. The tone is funny, cynical, and increasingly uncomfortable, because every amusing little secret you uncover belongs to a person you can potentially help, exploit, or ruin.

Most of your time goes into cycling through live camera feeds, taking notes on names, habits, locations, and suspicious details until individual stories begin to connect. The club’s central rule is to observe without interfering, but the entire appeal lies in deciding when to break it: phone calls, messages, purchases, and carefully timed interventions can push a captive’s life toward wildly different outcomes. Rent, food, sleep, and side jobs create constant pressure, so staring at cameras all day is rarely an option; you need money and energy to keep your investigation alive. Progress comes from piecing together clues, handling unpredictable character arcs, and choosing whether you remain a detached voyeur or use your growing knowledge to manipulate events.

The strongest feature is the way mundane surveillance becomes a branching puzzle box, with each “cage” functioning as a small story full of jokes, secrets, and consequences. Rather than relying on reflexes or combat, it tests observation, memory, timing, and a willingness to experiment with morally questionable choices. Its stylized retro-futurist presentation gives the sequel a distinct identity while preserving the uneasy, dark-humored spirit that fans of the original expect. Players who enjoy Papers, Please, Beholder, or narrative games where a single decision can create chaos should find plenty to obsess over, while newcomers can enjoy it as an accessible but demanding detective-management experience.