Watered-down master hk by Chocolate

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made by Chocolate for Ludum Dare 59 (JAM)

A satirical life-sim about surviving a 1-year master's degree in Hong Kong.

You spent $300K on tuition. Now juggle GPA, rent, mental health & social life across 3 semesters. Every choice matters โ€” graduate with honors, or go bankrupt trying.

:trophy: Stats-driven gameplay with dynamic random events :gamedie: Multiple endings based on your decisions :earthasia: Bilingual: English & Chinese :performing_arts: Inspired by the very real struggles of international students in HK

Theme connection: Your stats and social signals determine your fate โ€” every signal you miss could mean the difference between graduation and dropout.

Play the game on itch.io: qiaolichocolategmailcom.itch.io/watered-down-master-hk

itch: https://qiaolichocolategmailcom.itch.io/watered-down-master-hk

:smile: youtu.be/0TX-j7TrpXA?si=CjSiJwiYLBSKEhx_game.png

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Pavel Goncharov
Apr 21st ยท 16:52 UTC
![2026-04-21_16-48-31.png](///raw/e3f/76/z/720e5.png) This is how it looks on my PC. It's impossible to play. Also a lot of emoji in descriptions made me think it's made by AI (no offence) ๐Ÿ˜Œ
๐ŸŽค Chocolate
Apr 28th ยท 05:32 UTC
Thank you very much for your comment! I didn't expect anyone to actually play it! We will fix it well