MEET SAM: A LIFE IN 1993


September 1993.


Sam lives alone in a small apartment with limited savings, an old computer, a corded telephone, a television, a game console... and rent coming due.


Now you're in charge of his life.


Every day is divided into morning, afternoon, evening, and night. Choose how Sam spends his time: work, eat, sleep, look for a better job, take computer classes, call a friend, exercise, watch TV, play games, surf the early internet, or deal with whatever 1993 decides to throw at him.


The problem?


Sam isn't a robot.


Ignore what he needs for too long and he'll become stressed, exhausted, lonely, angry, broke — or start making decisions of his own.


Find work through the newspaper. Make it to payday. Keep food in the fridge. Pay the rent, telephone and electricity. Build friendships. Learn new skills. Upgrade Sam's ancient computer. Work your way toward better jobs and try to give one ordinary guy a genuinely good life.


FEATURES


• A complete browser-based life simulator

• Four decision periods every day

• Jobs, interviews, wages, payday and promotions

• Rent, telephone, electricity, groceries and unexpected expenses

• Computer courses that unlock better career opportunities

• Friendship and borrowing mechanics

• Hunger, energy, happiness, stress, social, fitness and knowledge systems

• Sam develops personality traits based on how you play

• Random events and everyday disasters

• Ten major life milestones

• Multiple ways for Sam's life to go very, very wrong

• Period-inspired pixel graphics and interface

• Early-1990s computers, modem culture, television, games and pop-culture references

• Synthesized retro sound effects

• Autosave after every decision

• Designed for desktop and mobile browsers


Can you keep Sam employed, fed, connected and sane long enough to build him a good life?


Or will Sam eventually regret ever meeting you?


Developed by Bryan Leurquin

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