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I used to have similar thoughts, that everything is just a repetitive routine, and I even wrote a short story about it.

It’s called Sad -> Happy, and it’s about a society that evolved from our own, except that there, the routine has gone so far that people just go through the motions: they go to work, to the Sad -> Happy building, and then home. They always walk at the same pace at the exact same time, down to the second. The Sad -> Happy building is designed to simulate the experience of recharging happiness through screens. People arrive there sad, are given a pair of VR glasses, and leave happy.

Curious how I found your game? I have peculiar hobby, I like browsing through the newest games on itch.io, looking for that ones with original mechanics or interesting concept, from a unknown developer(s). Luckily, your's one was one of them!

How many games have I rated this way so far: 2

lazy_panda_0124 days ago

Hi! Thank you so much for playing my game! I wasn't really expecting anyone to play it, but I'm glad you liked it. I also based this story on some thoughts I used to have too. Mine were how I thought the world was a virtual one, and how everything was designed for me as some sort of experiment or something. I didn't get to expand much in this story since it was for a school project, but I want to flesh it out more if I get the opportunity.

Your story sounds really great too! That shackling feeling of repetitiveness and trying to find any bit of happiness is something that feels so dystopian yet quite relatable. I would love to read it if you would like to share.

I am also curious about the other game you rated this way. Please let me know!

matus_cz17 days ago

I would like to share it with, but i original writed it in Czech (my native language), so it will take same to time to type it into the computer, and translate it with my skills + deepl’s ones. I am not sure if it will still have that feeling in English, that i wanted to have in the original version, but i hope so.

And about the other games that i rated this way (looking for interesting games in the newest feed):

Typeminer - a terminal-based game about mining materials by typing word fast but correctly at the same time
Hra jako brno - czech absurd point-and-clicked adventure
Sonder - visual novel, taking place in a mysterios world with animal-like characters

I most like to rate games that looks interesting, but have zero reviews, and i am able to be the first player who played the game (excpet the author) and give him useful feedback, the list of games that i want to explore now is here: https://itch.io/c/7985548/zajmav

Not all of them i really rate, same of them have already few reviews so the author has already received some feedback, so mine wouldn’t be that important anymore, or are same kinda style that i have nothing to say about them.