Planned Release Date: To be announced

About This Game

30 Days: A Sobriety Simulator is a deeply resonant cyberpunk visual novel / life sim that puts you in the shoes of a recovering addict during their first 30 days of sobriety, struggling to rebuild their life, reconnect with their community, and avoid relapsing. “Stardust” is a drug that makes many promises: an escape from stress and trauma, relaxation, and a feeling of being more than just “part of the machine”. But there’s a price to be paid, and there are other people who need you. Lives to touch, connections to make. What will you choose?

FEATURES

• Dozens of characters to connect with, influence, and be influenced by.

• Unlock different storylines by building skills and relationships, while random events shift the course of each playthrough, offering many different experiences.

• Improve your life by forming new connections with other people and strengthening old ones. Work to earn promotions, upgrade your skills, and create a community. Rebuild yourself a little bit at a time. 

• Continue along the path of recovery, or spiral into relapse, losing yourself in the fantasies and costs of Stardust.

• Stardust minigames capture both the escapist allure of drug use and also the vicious costs.

• Experience the unique cyberpunk world of New Miami in a clean 2D visual style. Custom character-models on beautiful and highly detailed backgrounds add tone and depth to every scene.

OVERCOME THE ADDICTION THAT HAUNTS YOUR FAMILY

Stardust is more than just the drug of the day. Our protagonist embarks on their first thirty days of sobriety after nearly dying from an overdose… and their father wasn’t so lucky. His death from addiction all those years ago is finally starting to hit home as they move back to their hometown of New Miami, desperate to try and regain some stability through old haunts and old connections.

MAKE CHOICES AND FIND YOUR PATH

Every decision matters, and the consequences are rarely obvious.

Do you take a normal day at work, clock-in & out at your normal hours, building your resolve by setting healthy boundaries and taking care of yourself? Well your boss may see things differently - demoting you for failing to put in extra effort during crunch time.

Are you going to stay out late partying with a former best friend, or stand your ground and help them realize their problems?

Will you save the local skatepark, or sellout to The Corporation?

The choices are are up to you. The consequences are yours to own. Can you make it 30 Days?

PARTNERSHIP

Not Right Now Studios and 30 Days: A Sobriety Simulator are proud to announce our partnership with Safe In Our World, a video game mental health organization dedicated to raising awareness of mental health and wellbeing in video games and the industry as a whole. Together we aim to make a game that brings awareness to the many challenges of addiction and sobriety, while showcasing the various ways someone can get the help they need. 

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This game contains mature themes including addiction, relapse, and drug use (fictional substance). It includes depictions of substance consumption and references to coping with loss and mental health struggles. Some scenes explore difficult emotions and life challenges, but the overall intent is educational and supportive of recovery. There is no sexual content or graphic violence.