Struggle — Simulator 2021

The aesthetic is intentionally lo-fi. Characters are simple, shadowed silhouettes. Apartments are gray rectangles with a flickering light bulb. The only splashes of color come from and the red “Low Battery” warning on your in-game phone.

You don’t even open the app. You just stare at the ceiling and think about how, in 2021, “adulting” became a verb and “struggling” became a personality trait. struggle simulator 2021

The soundscape is anxiety-inducing genius: a looping mix of a leaking faucet, distant sirens, the ping of a task manager, and a sad lofi beat that occasionally skips like a scratched CD. The aesthetic is intentionally lo-fi