ML CRISIS:
IN DEVELOPMENT RELEASE DATE TBA

A dark comedy point-and-click RPG

ML CRISIS:

Mark it 'Tuition'

Build the character of your dreams.

Read the Devlog

For fans of Leisure Suit Larry, The Sims and Disco Elysium. Coming to PC and Mac.

A man in a corduroy blazer clutches his lower back at a store returns counter, a boxed air fryer in front of him and a bored clerk behind it
AGE 47
TUE 2:47 PM $1,204
LEVEL UP!
AGE 46 → 47
New perk: Groans when sitting down
CLERK: Anyway, you want the extended warranty or not?
Level up through every stage of life.

The Game

Every choice shapes who you become.

CHARACTER SHEETCH. 4 OF 7
Charisma11 ▼
Ambition9 ▼
Flexibility3 ▼
Savings???
Age47 ▲

Level up. Learn skills. Craft items. Chase careers, romance and that one investment your brother-in-law swears by.

Every action advances time. Watch your character grow and change, from wrinkles and gray hair to questionable fashion choices and increasingly unpredictable bodily malfunctions, across chapters that span youthful ambition, middle-aged reinvention and beyond.

Every decision ripples through your relationships, your possessions and the experiences you carry with you.

Dozens of possible outcomes await. Successful and miserable. Broke and fulfilled. Wealthy, divorced and inexplicably famous for dancing online.

Features

Everything you'd expect from an RPG.

Time is your most precious resource

Every action advances the clock. Spend your hours wisely.

Skills that respond to how you live

Practice and your skills grow. Neglect them and they fade, from Level 7 back down to Level 4, with a little sound to let you know.

Hundreds of quests

From "Learn Spanish" to "Call Mom back," your quest log grows with you. Take them on in any order, at your own pace.

A world full of familiar faces

Reconnect with the Class of 2004: crypto billionaires, CrossFit evangelists, exhausted parents and big dreamers. Every reunion is a fully cinematic encounter.

Deep crafting system

Combine items to unlock new abilities. Reading glasses + phone = Read Texts.

Over 100 achievements

Including Social Butterfly: say "we should grab coffee sometime" 50 times.

Screenshots

Work-in-progress footage

Pre-alpha footage. Everything shown is subject to change.

The official trailer. Sound on for this one.Optional English captions
A lamplit apartment at night with a dusty guitar, a treadmill draped in clothes and a stack of textbooks
QUEST LOG ACTIVE (23) · COMPLETED (2)
Learn Spanishaccepted 2011
Get back in shapeaccepted every January
Call Mom backaccepted Sunday
Launch the startupyear 7
Find out what that noise in the car isaccepted 2019
Track every goal you've ever taken on.
In a neon-lit bar, a man in sunglasses and a gold chain throws his arms wide in greeting while the protagonist freezes mid-sip
DEREK VANCECLASS OF '04 · NOW: CRYPTO, ALSO A PODCAST
My guy! You still doing the... what was it? The thing?
▶ 1. It's going really well, actually.
2. Define "still."
3. [Lie] I sold it.
Branching conversations with the Class of 2004.
CREATE YOUR CHARACTER STEP 3 OF 14
Character preview: a grinning 26-year-old with thick dark hair and a corduroy blazer
JawlineDefined
HairlineFor now
ConfidenceUnearned
KneesFactory original
Time in character creation: 41:12 · Starting age: 26 BEGIN LIFE
A detailed character creator.
On a crowded dance floor, the protagonist freezes bent sideways, clutching his lower back, as a woman beside him looks concerned
STATUS EFFECT
LOWER BACK SPASM
Charisma −40
Dignity −15
Duration: unknown
STRANGER: ...Are you okay?
▶ 1. Totally. I meant to do this.
2. Could you hand me my keys? Slowly.
Dynamic status effects keep every night out unpredictable.

Characters

Meet the Class of 2004.

You'll run into them when you least expect it.

Portrait of Derek Vance, grinning in sunglasses and a gold chain

Derek Vance

Crypto billionaire

Owns a yacht, a podcast and the phrase "my guy." Has an opportunity he'd love to tell you about.

Portrait of Tasha Okafor, laughing in a teal headband and orange tank top

Tasha Okafor

CrossFit evangelist

Hasn't missed a workout since 2016. Will tell you about it. Is telling you about it right now.

Portrait of Kev and Jen Brooks, tired and smiling, leaning their heads together

Kev & Jen Brooks

Exhausted parents

Four kids, one functioning eyelid between them. Somehow the happiest people you know.

Portrait of Brayden Moss in front of a ring light, holding up a supplement bottle

Brayden Moss

Influencer

2.1 million followers and a supplement line with a lot of fine print. Peaked in public. Still peaking.

Portrait of Marcus Hale in a red beret and mustard scarf, clutching screenplay pages

Marcus Hale

Spectacular dreamer

Still finishing the screenplay. It's almost there. It has been almost there since 2009.

Devlog

Notes from development

#41
Oct 2026

Small update

Rewrote Chapter 3 again. It's better now. Sorry for the quiet stretch. Life stuff.

#40
Mar 2026

Release window update

We're moving off Spring 2026 to give the game the polish it deserves. Thank you all for your patience. More soon.

#33
Aug 2025

Deep dive: the lower back spasm system

How we decide when your body betrays you, and why it is always during the slow dance.

#21
Jan 2025

New year, new build!

Chapter 2 is playable start to finish. Also started a new gym membership (unrelated).

#1
May 2024

Hello, world

We're a tiny team making a game about growing up. Targeting a 2025 release.

Your life is waiting.

Wishlist now to hear the moment it launches.

Wishlist coming soon

The store page isn't available yet. Wishlisting and launch notifications will open when it is ready.

ML CRISIS: Mark it 'Tuition' — Trailer

Sound on. Captions optional. Press Esc or click outside the player to close.