Play it once. Cry. Laugh. Touch grass. Have you played Struggle Simulator 2021? Share your most frustrating death (eviction, starvation, or sanity crash) in the comments below.
Always prioritize Sanity over Hunger. A hungry avatar can work. An insane avatar spends 8 hours staring at a wall and buys $400 of resin art supplies on credit. Once a week, click the "Touch Grass" button. It costs nothing and regenerates 10% Sanity. struggle simulator 2021
By Alex Finley, Gaming & Culture Desk
But what exactly was this game? Why did it resonate so deeply? And why are we still talking about it years later? Released in early April 2021 by the small development studio Panic Barn Games , Struggle Simulator 2021 is a 2D side-scrolling "anti-idle" game. The premise is brutally simple: You play as a pixelated avatar named "You." You live in a studio apartment. You have three meters: Hunger , Rent , and Sanity . Play it once
And then the game uninstalls itself.
The secret "True Ending" of the game was only discovered six months after release. You don't beat the Landlord. You don't buy the Penthouse. Instead, if you keep your Friendship meter high and your Sanity meter medium for 365 in-game days, the screen fades to black. Text appears: Touch grass