FIELD GUIDE / FIRST EDITION
A guide to staying human.
The City is unpredictable. The controls do not have to be.
KEYBOARD CONTROLS
One year, one minute
Four seasons. One minute per year. Slow down to take it in, or watch the years pass at up to 32× speed.
Major events stop time until you decide. Minor events use the final option when their 15 simulated seconds expire. Pausing also pauses that countdown.
Choices shape who you become
All five attributes are fictional indices from 0 to 100. Resources are not real money. Zero health or sanity ends a life. A life can last up to age 90.
Automatically takes the last, cautious option. Risk is still possible.
Life archive
Each season and decision is saved in this browser, without an account. Export and import life backups to move between devices. Time pauses when the tab is hidden; an already-open game can continue offline. A change in another tab pauses this one and loads the latest save.
Same rules version + seed + choices = the same life, across languages.