Nobody studied. Everybody needs to pass. And the teacher has a dead-accurate eraser throw. Italian studio DESTINYbit’s co-op exam-cheating simulator Finals Week now has a release date: it launches on Steam on October 29.
Finals Week is set during final exams at a 1990s-style school. Instead of studying, players share answers with friends and slip past the proctor’s watchful eye to get through increasingly difficult tests.
Phones, Walkie-Talkies, and Secret Passages
The teacher patrols the classroom, listening for suspicious chatter and catching students with a perfectly aimed eraser. Players send answers by phone, use walkie-talkies and binoculars, and pass textbooks around to share information. The environment is part of the plan too: distract the teacher, or use secret passages to move around.
Wads of paper, assorted throwables, and even a pen that fires tranquilizer darts are in the arsenal. Players can draw on desks, walls, paper, and even their friends, leaving crib notes for the exam or just doodling something ridiculous. Get caught cheating, and new restrictions kick in, making the exam even harder.
Everyone Passes, or Everyone Fails
The game is built around co-op: the whole team passes together, or fails together. Between exams, players can shoot hoops in the school hallway and scout the surroundings to plan the next heist. Customization options include outfits, hairstyles, and colors.
From Empires Apart and Dice Legacy to Cheat Sheets
DESTINYbit is a Ravenna-based Italian studio behind Empires Apart, Dice Legacy, and NITRO GEN OMEGA. Across varied genres and art styles, the team has built a reputation for games that deliver surprising, memorable experiences. Finals Week is released under Studio Cimosa, a DESTINYbit sub-label.
Who This Is For
Strong fit for: friend groups who love co-op chaos and stealth comedy; anyone nostalgic for 1990s school life; fans of social deception and coordination games where communication is the core skill; players who enjoyed DESTINYbit’s earlier inventive designs.
Cautious fit for: non-English speakers, since English is the only listed language; solo players, as the game is clearly designed around a team.
Less ideal for: players looking for a serious stealth game; this is slapstick first.
What to Watch For
Launch reviews will show whether the cheating toolkit and escalating restrictions stay fresh across multiple exams, and how well the proctor AI holds up against coordinated groups. The premise has already generated buzz on social media and in international outlets; October 29 will reveal whether the full game delivers on it.
The Takeaway
Finals Week has one of the most instantly understandable pitches in co-op gaming: pass the test without getting caught, and pass it together. Phones, walkie-talkies, secret passages, doodled crib notes, and tranquilizer pens give the team plenty of tools, while an eraser-throwing proctor and escalating penalties keep the pressure on. From the studio behind Dice Legacy, it looks like a sharp, funny friend-group game, arriving just in time for its own exam on October 29.
Launches October 29, 2026, on Steam.
Information regarding ‘Finals Week’
| item | detail |
|---|---|
| Developer | Studio Cimosa (Italy, sub-label under DESTINYbit) |
| Publisher | Studio Cimosa |
| Genre | Cooperative Action, Stealth, Comedy, Adventure |
| platform | PC (Steam) |
| Release date | October 29, 2026 |
| language | english |
| Reactions/Evaluations | No official reviews (immediately after release), generating significant buzz on social media and international media |
| Steam Page | Shortcut |
