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Unemployment Simulator 2018
Unemployment Simulator 2018
Developer
Samuel Lehikoinen
Publisher
turbolento publishing
Released
3 Feb, 2026
Social welfare survival horror based on real events. Endure emotional pain and societal pressure. Stay entertained. Survive the routine and become the hero of your studio apartment—battle inner demons, hide skeletons in the closet, and most importantly… keep the bathroom clean.
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- 85% of the 92 user reviews for this game are positive.
Release Date:
3 Feb, 2026
Developer:
Samuel Lehikoinen
Publisher:
turbolento publishing
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Dark Humor<br>Story Rich<br>Simulation<br>Mystery<br>Dark Comedy<br>Singleplayer<br>Immersive Sim<br>Life Sim<br>Indie<br>Puzzle<br>Pixel Graphics<br>Adventure<br>Psychological Horror<br>Surreal<br>Horror<br>Atmospheric<br>Multiple Endings<br>Retro<br>Comedy<br>Roguelite +
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All Time:<br>Very Positive<br>(85% of 92)
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Title: Unemployment Simulator 2018
Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation
Developer:
Samuel Lehikoinen
Publisher:
turbolento publishing
Release Date: 3 Feb, 2026
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“The most honest survival game I've ever played.”<br>PC Gamer
“A horror-survival game where loneliness and self-hatred are scarier than any fictional creature.”<br>Süddeutsche Zeitung
“Funny, puzzling, surreal, and horrifying.”<br>Mothership
Feature List<br>Survival elements<br>Story-driven progression<br>Handcrafted pixel art
Comedy, drama, and maybe trauma<br>Original soundtrack by Wilson Tanner Smith
About This Game
How long can you survive unemployment?<br>The year is 2018, you are trapped in a single-bedroom apartment somewhere in an undisclosed Nordic welfare state. Your objective is to survive in the mind-numbing loop of long-term unemployment and social isolation.
The Game<br>Survival<br>You have stats to manage: the physiological needs of the body, and your mental health. Maintain high dopamine levels to avoid a literal death by boredom. Eat, drink (responsibly), use the toilet, wash yourself, hide from responsibilities, and keep yourself sufficiently entertained. Just stay alive, ok? Survive the week. It'll get better.
Story-driven<br>Advance through your personal story. You survived the day? Then you can go to sleep. Something's calling you. You’ll find an escape in your dreams. It’s when you sleep that you are most alive. In fact, you can be anything in your dreams. A salaryman. A husband. A hero!
Until the alarm goes off again.
Mature Content Description
The developers describe the content like this:
Depiction of depression, mild nudity, alcohol consumption
System Requirements
Minimum:<br>OS: Windows 10
Processor: core i3
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Storage: 1 GB available space
Recommended:<br>OS: Windows 11
Processor: core i5
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
Storage: 1 GB available space
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