This is a very interesting and impressive entry!
It seems like something I could really get into.

However, from what I've played so far, it seems that violence is the answer (when it comes to this game, of course)

I really love this kind of game. This is awesome.

Really nice concept :-) Would be nice to have another slider besides violence. But I understand what you did here, in order to relate it to the theme.

Pretty impressive for a game made in 48h

Cool idea, would love to see more of this!

most innovative compo game i have seen so far. also i love roguelikes. however, if i need to criticize something, it's not 100% suitable for the theme in my opinion. apart from that, it is a great game, good job! :D

Cool game, there are a lot of good ideas I think and I played it quite a long time without being bored.
I think it's a bit difficult (50% of the time I spend more money than what I won). The interface could be improved too (the font is difficult to read and it's too big, there shouldn't be any scrollbars)

So hard to find a decent house to rob these days; I had to work for 37 years to get that car and those 10k$.
The gateway driver seems like a good option each time you you have no money and before rehab/car. Apart for that I tend to try 60%+ success rates 1 or 2 times before going for less risky "jobs" (~90%). I also buy everything as soon as possible, except the shotgun.
Before rehab you can't aim for 100% success rate each time because you'll lose more money on drugs/hotel/stuff than whant you rob.
Thus on my 2nd attempt i spent only 6 years in jail (got caught only once, ouch) before living the american dream as a good citizen (2233 nights total).
The game's fun, it makes me want to try again and again until I can beat it without getting caught and in less than 50 nights, I'm sure it can be done, right ?

I liked this a lot, kept me playing for quite a while. A small suggestion is to mark visually in some way what items you own.

Very cool mechanic! It definitely had a Mafia Wars feel to it, but with more spatial goings-on. I didn't get far enough to where I needed to conserve my violence. Otherwise, very fun!

Violence pays! =)
Spent quite a while playing this game!

This is great!

This is a fantastic entry. It's one of those games that speaks to a deeper problem and lets people experience a side of life they wouldn't normally experience. And screw that get away driver... he didn't help even once...

So hard to find getaway drivers that you can trust these days.

Bleak, thought provoking and really fun. Values well tuned, I couldn't even afford a car after spending my entire youth in prison.

Great game for 48hs :P, i really enjoy it.

Nice game, it was fun but I always got caught ;-;

Why would violence solve everything? Are all citizens of this damn city at home 24/7? :P

I played The Beast Is Within You at Ludum Dare 33 and all I got was **SPOILERS** ;-D

Rehab's totally worth it. O_O

Really cool idea. I would love to play a more polished and tuned version of this game.

Very interesting take on the theme! Your game left me with a lot of guilt :)

Very interesting idea. :)

Nice, refreshing entry. A possible small improvement would be to have the store in a separate pane, so there is no need to scroll whenever you click a tile.

This was a super cool game. I love the concept especially.