Unemployment Simulator 2018
An apartment sim where the only system left to optimise is your own dwindling week. Bleak, funny, over in an evening, and sharper than plenty of games three times its size.
GamerScout Verdict
For sim players who want a mood piece with teeth, not a deep economy. Budget one evening and expect to feel it.
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About Unemployment Simulator 2018
Papers, Please handed you a stamp, a quota, and a reason to get up. This one hands you an empty calendar and a balance that only moves one direction, and the missing quota is the point. The loop is small: wake in the same apartment, pick from a short list of things to do, eat, keep the welfare paperwork moving, watch the numbers shrink. Optimisation instincts will not save you, because the efficient play still loses ground. As a sim it is thin by design. Few systems, no build variety, a run that ends in a couple of sittings, so anyone wanting a deep economy should look elsewhere. What it does well is tone: the dark comedy never turns smug, and the routine earns its ending rather than lecturing you into one. Very Positive from 138 reviewers is a fair signal for something this small. Full controller support, Steam achievements, and one quiet evening.
Strategy & simulation
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System Requirements
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- core i3
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 11
- Processor
- core i5
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
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Game Info
- Developer
- Samuel Lehikoinen
- Publisher
- turbolento publishing
- Release Date
- Feb 3, 2026