Spent
Spent is a video game about poverty and the challenges it brings forth for each and every person. Throughout the game, players make series of decision which impacts their income. Each decision is connected to…
Spent is a simulator developed by McKinney, released 31 December 2011 on Web browser.
What Spent is
Spent is a simulator game developed by McKinney and released in 2011. It is available on Web browser only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Spent is a video game about poverty and the challenges it brings forth for each and every person. Throughout the game, players make series of decision which impacts their income. Each decision is connected to different dilemma and problem tied to the health, the level of education and providing the basic needs for your family members. Often there is no “good” solution to issue at hand, which for some, might raise the level of frustration. At the same time, thanks to such model of the game, everyone can gain the better understanding of the everyday struggles of people struck with poverty and homelessness.
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are educational. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Spent launched on 31 December 2011, within three weeks of Age of Empires III: Complete Collection, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Uncharted: Golden Abyss and Final Fantasy XIII-2.
Released around the same time: Age of Empires III: Complete Collection, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Final Fantasy XIII-2.
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