A dystopian simulator where your choices shape a decaying city. Join other players to protect the metropolis from ruin, hasten its downfall, or simply work in the factories. With no set goals or rules, every action has consequences in a world teetering on the brink.
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Enter ANEURISM IV, a sprawling metropolis where the proletariat works without question and the air is thick with decay. As a Spirit—a spectral entity on the verge of becoming flesh and bone—you stand at a crossroads. The city is yours to influence, disrupt, or simply observe. With no set goals or rules, how you engage with this world is entirely up to you.
From the hardworking Prole to the affluent Banker, each fate offers unique abilities, challenges, and ways to interact with the city and its inhabitants. Your choice defines your journey:
Align with the Cortex to stabilize and protect the city.
Join the Scumbags or Zealots to spread the Rot and sow chaos.
Remain Neutral and immerse yourself in daily life, working in factories or exploring the city.
An ever-present threat, the Rot visibly alters the city as it spreads. Roles like Liquidators and Scumbags are pivotal in either containing or exploiting this menace. If left unchecked, the Rot will consume everything, leading to the city's demise.
ANEURISM IV is a sandbox simulator first and foremost. The city reacts dynamically to player actions:
Take Down the City: Collaborate with others to bring about the city's downfall and witness its reset.
Protect the City: Work to maintain order and keep the Rot at bay.
Live Your Life: Engage in everyday activities or carve out a unique path—it's your choice.
Survival depends on your willingness to work. Earn credits by taking on various jobs—labour in factories, manage resources as a Prole, or manipulate finances as a Banker. These credits are your lifeline, allowing you to purchase necessities from shops, trade for valuable goods, or invest in property.
In ANEURISM IV, there are no rules dictating your actions. Every decision you make impacts the city and its inhabitants. Will you bring stability or chaos? The choice is yours.
Total Freedom: No imposed objectives. Play your way.
Dynamic Consequences: Every action influences the world around you.
Multiplayer Interaction: Invite friends to join your world—collaborate, compete, or coexist.
Survival Mechanics: Manage your nourishment and sanity in an oppressive, ever-changing environment.
Wait for rations
Craft goods
Rent property
Listen to the radio
Work in a factory
Do laundry
Earn credits
Pay taxes
Evade the Cortex for tax evasion
Go insane
Eat suspicious things
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Languages: English*, French, Czech, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal*languages with full audio support
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 92 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
Themes across 92 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up
Reviews
Nice man
Got bullied by cops into folding laundry for 3 hours. Excellent experience.
Absolutely ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ with 0 admin support on public servers... 100% cannot recommend this game less.
I must work in factories. I must supply the Cortex with goods. I must remain discrete and productive.
this game gave me way more then 4 aneurisms
This game heavily depends on having players on a server, without them there is almost no gameplay or any fun involved.
never committing another crime, I don't want to spend another two hours pushing rocks into lava
i dont know how to email you guys directly. but i need this game to run better then 20 fps. if you could opt in to the geforce now cloud gaming services, so i can get back into this game. i know this might be the wrong way to go about this.
While I’m curiously a new player, the game has its very fun moments, and playability. If you can bare some toxicity, the game proves to be fun, granted yes there is a lower than normal player count, don’t let that subtract from what your goal is, be a mindless cog in the system. Get in, do the job, get out. Or, alternatively, become the scum. Or better, oppress the people of the system for their negligence. Glory to the Cortex!
this game is great! honestly all this talk about how bad it is, is just all complaints and people who are insufferable, and don't ever enjoy anything, its super fun to play has endless replayablity and its the best role play game I've played.
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