# Brights Out — Hanafuda Roguelike Deckbuilder

> Hanafuda Roguelike Deckbuilder (iPhone/iPad app by PIL GWON KIM.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brights-out/id6819809506 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [PIL GWON KIM](https://appshunter.io/developer/508456856)
- Category: Games, Card, Strategy
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 119 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-10-12
- Data updated: 2026-10-24

## What is Brights Out?

A solo roguelike where you build scoring sets with hanafuda cards to fight your way out of the office.

5:55 PM. The most dangerous minute of the workday. The moment you grab your bag, a voice behind you says: "Got a sec?"

27 bosses stand between you and your commute, your bed and your morning train. The Got-a-Sec Manager, the Paper-Eating Copier, the Mosquito by My Ear, the Sardine-Can Bus... Some are people, some are not. Take them all down with a single deck of flower cards.

■ MATCH THE MONTHS, SCORE THE SETS
Play a card from your hand to take a field card of the same month, then flip one from the deck for another chance. Collect Brights, Animals, Ribbons and Chaff to make sets like Godori and the Red, Blue and Plain Ribbons. Points × Mult beats the round's target and you win. Boss rounds add a twist: no points for Ribbons, only four cards on the field, or no Go at all. Special events like Lucky Four and Triple Jam pop up, and three question marks on the set sheet hide secret sets.

■ PLAY THE HAND YOU KEEP
Before the first move you get one Redraw: pick the cards you don't want and draw that many again. During the round you get two Swaps: bury a hand card under the deck and take the top one. Nobody knows what comes next, so choose what to keep.

■ GO? STOP?
Once you beat the target, the game asks. Go for more and the Mult climbs. But if the hand runs out before you score again, it's a Go Bust: no reward for that round, and you skip the Mart. Count the cards left, then choose.

■ YOUR OWN DECK, BUILT FROM OFFICE SUPPLIES
Between rounds you stop at the Mart and spend coupons on charms. Donor Card, Shoe Polish, Water Bottle, Phone Stand: 35 things you'd find in an office drawer, each one changing how scoring works.
You can rework the cards themselves too. Correction Tape turns a card into another month, a Bird Sticker makes a new bird Animal, and a Gold Star Stamp adds points. Changes last until the game ends.

■ CLOCK OUT → SLEEP TIGHT → MAKE IT IN
Act 1 "Clocked Out, Again", Act 2 "Slept Tight, Again", Act 3 "Made It In, Again". Each act has five fights. In the first four stages you choose an easy opponent, a mid one or a boss; the fifth is the act's final boss. You can see each opponent's rule before you pick, so prepare your charms. After Act 3 and the ending, keep going into Day 2, Day 3 and beyond.
How far you got is saved as a title: Last-train OT, Fitful doze, 1 min late. How far will you make it today?

■ 8 RANKS, 6 WORK BAGS
Seeing the ending unlocks the next rank, from Rookie all the way to Executive. Each step up adds one more rule. Work bags change your starting setup: extra coupons, Double Chaff, or a bonus card.

■ NEW TO HANAFUDA? DAJEONG HAS YOUR BACK
No need to know the rules. Asst. Mgr Dajeong from the next desk, clumsy but earnest, walks you through your first round. "At least YOU get out on time… for both of us!"
If the sets get confusing, open Learn on the home screen to see example cards for every set, and warm up with a practice round.

· Single-player only. There are no opponents, prizes or anything of real-world value in play
· Coupons are earned by winning rounds and used only at the Mart. They can't be bought, traded or exchanged for anything else
· Free to play to the end. A banner ad appears at the bottom of the home, Mart and game-result screens. Rewarded ads play only when you tap the button: "Free with ad" in the Mart before an act's boss, and retrying a lost round
· Clock-Out Pass (in-app purchase, buy once and keep it): removes the banner ad and gives ad rewards instantly, no ad. The number of rewards stays the same. Home › Settings › Clock-Out Pass
· No sign-in. Progress is saved on this device only
· No timers. Take as long as you like on every move
· Play in English, Korean, Japanese or Traditional Chinese (Home › Settings › Language)
· Free monochrome card art (Settings › Card art)

Privacy policy: https://play-sonetto.com/clockout/en/privacy/
Contact: over.the.ocean.apps@gmail.com

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Clock-Out Pass | $1.99 | one-time |


## Is Brights Out safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Brights Out.

## Is Brights Out legit?

Brights Out appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Brights Out is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 0.5.0 — 2026-10-16

0.5.0
· Polished story and dialogue text, from the opening/ending cuts and 27 boss lines to office supply tags.
· Rewrote all localizations to match the new script. Clock out on time.
· Fixed awkward line breaks in Japanese and Traditional Chinese, and trimmed the app size by 7MB with zero quality loss.

### 0.4.0 — 2026-10-14

0.4.0
· Monochrome card art (free). Switch it in Home › Settings › Card art · Mono
· iPad landscape. Turn your iPad sideways for a wide layout of rounds, the Mart and results

### 0.3.0 — 2026-10-13

0.3.0
· Now in English, Japanese and Traditional Chinese. Change it anytime in Home › Settings › Language

### 0.2.0 — 2026-10-12

0.2.0 새로운 기능
· 막마다 다섯 번 겨뤄요. 앞 네 구간은 상대를 골라 싸우고, 보스가 27명으로 늘었습니다
· 총통·삼연뻑 같은 사건과 9월 열끗을 쌍피로 세는 선택이 생겼어요
· 족보표에 숨은 족보 세 칸, 새 패 개조 3종
· 반차 같은 태그와 요일마다 달라지는 규칙
· 점수가 크게 날 때 더 화려하게 터지고, 손패는 달 순서로 정렬됩니다
· 정시 퇴근권: 한 번 사면 배너 광고가 사라지고 광고 보상을 바로 받아요

### 0.1.0 — 2026-10-11

No release notes.

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