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Thanks for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed the game. I’m guessing you played the browser version? Generally speaking, the Windows/Mac builds seem to run better than the browser version. We noticed this ourselves, and others have commented on this, too. There is a soundtrack, but unfortunately, it can only be heard in the build versions. This is the first I’ve heard of someone not running across the moth, but that’s good to know! If you’re interested, maybe give the Windows or Mac build version a try some time and see if you run across the same issues.

Either way, thanks for playing!

It’s not too often that a game jam game sticks with me well after I’ve finished playing it, but this is definitely one of those rare cases.

Having a Papers Please style game about for-profit health insurance is a pretty brilliant concept, and you executed it beautifully. The creepy sterile old school Macintosh aesthetics, judicious use of disturbing music and sound design, and the grim real-world horror of the subject matter all came together to drive this one home for me.

The inability to move the windows around that so many other people have mentioned was a small nuisance, I’ll admit, but not a huge issue for me. I personally didn’t mind the minor learning curve of figuring out the system either, because it sort of simulated the stress of the insurance worker in a way. But it does make sense that some people might want a tutorial.

Overall, fantastic game. Super impressive for the scope, especially given that this appears to be a one-person show. I hope you make this into an expanded game at some point. I’d absolutely play it.