Go the F*** Outside, is a resource management game, where the player must balance their work life and their social life. Many new workers of this generation face crushing and increasing inflation and wages that do not increase at the same rate. The game is about balancing the players mental well being and how much money they have for food, utilities, and rent as they experience burnout at their job and a desire for greater fulfillment. Studies have shown that being in nature and getting sunlight us critical to a individual’s well being and mental health, which many sacrifice in order to make money so they can afford the right to exist. The game is focused around using your motivation as currency, and balancing it with getting a wage at a job, spending time with your friends online or offline, and spending time alone resting or seeking your own hobbies. A key feature of the game will be that spending large periods in the sunlight will increase your motivation, however this key feature and many others will not be told to the player directly, as many of the factors that can help make people more fulfilled, happy, and motivated, such as seeking novelty or sunlight are not well known amongst the public. The failure state will be becoming a NEET (not in employment, education, or training) if the players motivation falls to low, while there is no success state, the game will be designed to keep going if the player is able to maintain high motivation.
Thirsty, is a simple game about drinking water. Drinking water is very important to maintain a healthy body, and not many people do it. Thirsty puts the player in a simple but open level with a time limit, where they must drink as much water as possible while avoiding carbonated and sugary beverages. Drinking water, despite being key to maintaining a healthy body, is not a practice many Americans participate in, and I want to get the word out about water as much as I can. Of course, despite the games name, drinking too much water can also be bad for you, depending on the players choice in body type, male or female, the maximum limit of water they can drink is 3.7 liters or 2.7 liters respectfully, and drinking any more will reduce points. This is what makes this game subversive, it is possible to win too much.
Finally, Trees, is a game about planting trees. The game is very simple, the players has the power to plant trees. The player can plant trees anywhere they can see, and they also have the power to pick up trash in the environment. The statement behind this game is very obvious, we need to take better care of the environment. As the player players, more trash will fall from the sky for them to pick up, and they will eventually plant so many trees that they will run out of space to move.
