I liked the inclusion of good times with friends and family among the struggles of surviving on a minimum wage. It gave depth, where just focusing on the more miserable aspects would have felt flat.
My heart sank at the end when I realized how entering into debt to pay rent would only make my problems worse. I have many feelings about student debt, low wages, high costs of living, and how vulnerable we can be to financial disaster.
In a way, I wish this game could have ended with some kind of call to action. Something to give hope that things will get better -- something we can do to make it happen. The fact that it does not end that way... is authentic. Most of us don't know what to do about these things in the long term besides keep surviving. But I still hope that anyone who plays this and relates to it will not give up. And maybe we can make things better just by talking about it, and recognizing that we are not alone. Let's not be ashamed of our struggles when we could be working together.
Excellent game. Thank you for making this.