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Dystopicon

Jul 27, 2026 · PC · $7.99

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Description

Short description

An uncomfortable dystopian time-management game where your job is watching TV to earn money and buy services to survive after robots replace humans at work. Choose to be a good citizen or a rebel. But beware! Curiosity has a price in this dystopian life simulator.

Long description

Live in a dystopian society where your job is to watch TV to earn money and purchase services to satisfy your needs. Investigate your surroundings and choose whether to be a good citizen—or rebel. But remember: curiosity comes at a high price in this dystopian time management game.

Players take on the role of Class-2 citizens, rewarded with a small apartment and a very simple job:

Watch television.

Receive a paycheck based on the channels you watch,

Spend your money on various services to make life more comfortable.

Investigate hidden objects or stories

Collaborate with the dissidents and rebel

Through daily government broadcasts, citizens will be informed about the evolution of society and receive new items to spend their earnings on. They can enjoy a comfortable existence—or risk breaking the rules and facing the consequences. But who ever said knowledge was free?

Dystopicon is a game inspired by literary classics like 1984 , Brave new world , Ubik , and the video game Papers, please . Tells its story through gameplay, written messages, and comic-style sequences.

Fact sheet

Studio
Palitroque
Publisher
Palitroque
Genre
Simulation
Platforms
PC
Release
Jul 27, 2026
Price
$7.99