Isolania
Sunamii · 2022 · Adventure, Interactive Fiction, Time Management, 3D, Dystopian
PC
Mostly Positive71% · 14
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About Isolania
Inspired by Robert Brock's Presentable Liberty and Hugh Howey's Wool, Isolania is a game that takes place in a solitary cell. You read letters, go to work, eat, shower, and watch entertainment on a telescreen called the Life Station. You're told the world beyond your four walls is crumbling. Carefully manage your time and resources to prevent the onset of insanity and investigate clues to discover what is really happening to you and everyone else.
- Manage your energy, hunger, hygiene, bladder and sanity.- Dynamic day/night cycle.
- Go to work and earn a paycheck.
- Take that paycheck and manage it carefully, or gamble it all away.
- If you do gamble it away, you can take out a loan, and hopefully learn your lesson. Or not.
- Reach out and connect with pen pals who can write to you and help pass the time.
- Do pushups in the morning to keep you fit.
- Listen to the radio.
- Receive packages from CentEx couriers.
- Play action-packed arcade games.
- Shop at the mega popular online store.
- Try your luck in the Mega Millions lottery.
Congratulations on being chosen for Isolania, the last governing body of civilization. Here, you are sheltered from the outside, protected from the scourge that has decimitated the planet. I assume you understand the responsibility you are now charged with. Namely, to obey all the rules and regulations dictated within our city.
As The Sadness spreads, Podders are reminded that the only cure against this scourge is to embrace Isolation. To combat feelings of loneliness, use your Life Station; it could save your life and those of your loved ones.
Although we are blessed to live within the walls of Isolania, the world abroad hasn't been afforded the same grace. Globally, the plague has claimed an estimated six million lives. The Ministry of World Affairs has released a new report, citing that as many as 10,000 human lives are claimed every month. The population is dangerously low already...soon, there will only be us. Isolanians.
Isolania should be viewed as a three-dimensional visual novel. The story progresses through reading, and takes place (mostly) in a single room and can elicit feelings of intense isolation (unironically). Playtime is expected to be between 10-15 hours.What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Too many bugs. Cannot get scanned, cannot exercise, cannot go to work. Cannot avoid being penalized....1 found this helpful
Yes recommend highly. "Best Isolania player ever" - Sunami Devs What is in a name? A rose by any other name would sound as sweet. In this game I proved that even when locked away from the world I can still get ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. This game puts you in a different environment. If you were around for the covid pandemic and weren't an alien, you will sympathise with the situation our protagonist is in. Confused, trapped, alone, following government guidelines. Constantly being one bad decision away from death. Truly this game brings on a different type of fear, fear of wasting time. Every part of your life comes down to the clock in your bottom left but as the game progresses, you can influence this. To the detriment of your very sanity. This game gave me an experience I would not forget. Yes there are some bugs, but in what world is there not. Even in real life the world is full of reality breaks. That does not mean in anyway that this takes away from the amazing journey of this game. I spent 19 hours in this game, I laughed, I cried, and I played a heck lot of pachinko. This was 19 hours well spent one of the best games I played in 2022. Being harsh as I often am, I give this game an 8/1…1 found this helpful
A really interesting concept marred by bugs, a sketchy economy and a bad saving system. Bugs encountered in the first 90 minutes: 2 crashes Ministry sent a letter scolding me for not showing up to work in addition to the letter they already sent for being late (I did show up, I was just late) The position where you have to stand to be scanned is almost pixel-perfect, and the tutorial does not adequately explain this or prepare you for it. Running into walls makes your camera flicker Saving system: The game charges you in-game money to perform a manual save, so players will naturally be stingy with their saves. This system could work if the game was extremely stable and had a near-zero percent chance of crashing; however, as demonstrated by my 2 crashes in 90 minutes, the game is not stable, so I ended up losing a lot of progress each time it crashed. Economy: You get $100 per day for working. At first, this seems pretty fair, since the most expensive item in the store is $500. As soon as you unlock the first playable arcade game though, the inflation begins. You can win $5,000 for beating a 3 minute game. All of a sudden, the work money seems less impressive. Then, the store int…1 found this helpful
Couldn't pass the game, but its alot of fun!
Good game. Very immersive.
Good game, sadly no one to sex
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