Planned Release Date: Q3 2026

About This Demo

Vampires & Capitalism

Living is Expensive… is a card game visual novel about minimum wage vampires.

(33% card game, 66% visual novel, 1% lost to inflation).

Game Features

• Working 9-5

• Burnout

• Expensive Cost of Living

• Crushing weight of modern work on human psyche.

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• A card game that feels like roguelike deckbuilder.

• Super Awesome Visual Novel with 2 Happy Endings!

Characters

Your boss. Works 24 hours a day.

Will cure your poverty virus with money.

Your colleague. Introverted... No energy for work...

Can’t find the meaning of life.

Your manager. Funny vampire :3

Wink! (^_<)

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🧬💸🃏♊🎭🍿

Story

Work Work Work Work Work

Gameplay

Defeat Primrose-sama's sleep deprivation monsters before they become real. 💤

Select the monster cards to attack. Get more cards and craft runes to become overpowered. 💥

Work–Life Balance

Overworking is unhealthy. Probably. I guess. Maybe. 😓

You should find something meaningful to do other than work. (Like playing this game? 🥺👉👈) 

After all, what’s the point of all work... if we never have fun, never enjoy life, never truly live? ( •◡<) -☆

Demo Features 🌟

• The first 4 chapters are available!

• Press “New Game” to start your 9-5 shift.

• Challenges: 

  • Doing your job.

  • Making friends with colleagues.

  • Dealing with weird management.

  • A deadly virus?????

• Job requirements:

  • 20+ years of experience or existence.

  • Fresh graduates are welcome.

  • Must be a vampire.

  • Don't ask too many questions.

TL;DR

Living is Expensive… is a short and funny visual novel you wouldn’t want to miss.