The company story
The story wall
Put the six beats of your company story in order.
First Week · employee onboarding game
The employee onboarding game made from your own company
One week from kickoff call to live game.
First Week is a 20-minute onboarding game made from your own company story, values, people and tools. Each new hire plays it alone, any time in week one: the story wall, values in action, who to ask, the toolbox and the first week’s rituals. Passing the quiz (8 of 10) gives a record of completion, and each cohort gets its own leaderboard. Setup is $2,500 once, then $19 per person, from $199 per cohort.
Plays in the browser, no sign-up. The demo is set at Harborview Software, a company we made up.
How it works
Your company story, values, people and tools, played in a new hire’s first week. They finish knowing who to ask, where things live and what your values look like on a Friday afternoon.
Send your onboarding content
One call or your handbook: your company story, your values with one real example each, who to ask for what, your tools, the first-week rituals and ten facts for the quiz. We read your logo and colors from your website; you check them.
We build it in a week
The first playable version within one working day of your inputs, then a review round with you. One week from kickoff call to live game.
Every cohort plays
One link per cohort. Each new hire plays alone, any time in week one, for about 20 minutes, and lands on the cohort’s leaderboard. Each new cohort gets a link of its own.
What new hires do in the game
Five rooms, about 20 minutes, solo and self-paced. A wrong answer shows the right one and never locks anything.
Your values
Values in action
A real situation for each value: what does one of your people do next?
Who to ask
Find the expert
Match each question to the right team or channel.
Tools and where things live
The toolbox
Every tool, matched to its job.
The first-week rituals
Your first week
Put the rituals on the calendar. Planning the week opens the last door.
What you provide
Your story and values
Six beats of your story, and each value with a real example from your company.
Who to ask
The teams and channels for the questions new hires ask most.
Tools and rituals
Your main tools and places, and the first-week rituals.
Ten facts
For the quiz at the end. You type every name of your people; we never take them from the web.
Records of completion and reports
Record of completion
Everyone who passes the quiz at the end (8 of 10 right) gets “Onboarding — Record of Completion” as a PDF, with their name, the date and the score. Retakes are unlimited; the best score counts.
The report
Per new hire and per cohort, as CSV and PDF: completed, points, best quiz score and attempts, the weakest room and the facts missed most, for the manager and People Ops.
Leaderboards and the desk card
Each new hire also gets a desk card to keep: who to ask, the tools and the first week.
Points per room put every new hire on the cohort’s leaderboard.
Thirty days after someone finishes, a five-question refresher checks what stuck: its links are in the report.
Pricing
Prices in US dollars. Nothing to buy online: we send you a quote and an invoice.
Setup, from your content
$2,500 once
Built from your content, in your brand, with one revision round.
Play, self-play
$19 per person, from $199 per run
Everyone on their own device.
Run again
Per-person price only; no annual fee
Next cohort, next year, next launch.
| Group | Setup and the first cohort | Each cohort after |
|---|---|---|
| A cohort of 5 | $2,699 | $199 |
| A cohort of 15 | $2,785 | $285 |
| A cohort of 40 | $3,260 | $760 |
Example: 8 new hires a month
$2,500 once; $199 per month.
Bundle: Training Pack
All four games, 12 months: $3,000 setup total; $15 per person per run.
Bundle: Company Pass
All four games + party catalogue, unlimited self-play runs, 12 months: $49 per employee per year; hosted events +$10 per person.
Questions
What does a new hire do in First Week?
Five rooms in your branded office, solo, in about 20 minutes: put your company story in order, choose what one of your people does next for each value, match questions to the right team, match tools to their jobs and plan the first-week rituals. A short quiz at the end gives a record of completion.
What content do you need from us?
Your company story in six beats, your values with one real example each, who to ask for what, your main tools and places, the first-week rituals and ten facts for the quiz. One call or your handbook covers it; we read your logo and colors from your website, and you check them.
How fast can we have it?
One week from kickoff call to live game. You get the first playable version within one working day of your inputs, then a review round with you.
How do cohorts work?
Each cohort gets one link and its own leaderboard. Every new hire who opens the link gets a fresh game of their own; your managers see the cohort’s results, including the facts missed most.
Who gets a record of completion?
Everyone who passes the short quiz at the end: 8 of 10 questions right. Retakes are unlimited and the best score counts. The record, “Onboarding — Record of Completion”, carries the person’s name, the date and the score as a PDF, and you get every record in the report.
What does it cost?
Setup, from your content: $2,500 once. Then $19 per person, from $199 per run. Running it again costs the per-person price only, with no annual fee. Prices in US dollars; we send a quote and an invoice.
Is our onboarding content safe with you?
You keep all rights in your content. We use it only to make, run and support your game, and your game links are private: not listed anywhere and not indexed by search engines.
Can we try it first?
Yes: the free Harborview demo opens a fresh game straight away, with no form and no sign-up. Harborview Software is a company we made up to show the game; your game uses your brand and your details.
Harborview Software, Inc., its people, tools, channels, customers and history are fictional, made up for this demo.
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