
"Consumption Line" is a short, fully free, experimental indie game about the food industry, deceptive advertising and the downsides of modern life. A sarcastic 30‑minute experience designed to make you reflect, not grind.
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Consumption Line is a short, 100% free, experimental indie game about food systems, industrial production, deceptive advertising, and the erosion of meaning in a world obsessed with efficiency. You play as a factory worker operating two machines: one for broth, one for noodles. Your job is simple: meet your daily quota, follow the recipe, don't ask questions.
At first, it feels almost cozy. But as days pass, ingredients change. Machines get faster. Expectations rise. And something about the soup... feels slightly off.
Short and focused. Playable in one sitting (approx. 30 minutes).
Assembly-line gameplay that evolves each day.
No game over states, no collectibles, no grind. Just play and think.
Unlimited soup!
This is not a traditional game. There are no skill trees, boss fights, or deep systems. It's a tightly scoped, 30-minute experience meant to invite reflection. Over the course of five in-game days, your routine remains the same: leave your flat, take the subway, arrive at the production line, hit your quota, go home... Yet there are some changes, some funny and some bleak, that reveal issues in the world around you.
Consumption Line is 100% free and also ad-free. It was created as a personal, 'artsy' project to explore our relationship with ultra-processed foods, misleading marketing, and the ruthlessness of capitalism.
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Languages: English, German, Danish, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Portugal
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Quick, cute, and funny. Love the little detail of the ad sign changing with every level. Honestly wished there was a couple more levels because I got into a good groove but it's also great just as it is. Great if you want a game to just sit down and escape for a little while without too much thinking involved.
[h1]Summary[/h1] Short free satirical commentary to the general trend of company culture that focus on metrics and profit. [b]Pros[/b] + Important messaging + Fun & challenging [b]Cons[/b] - Too short [h1]Overview[/h1] Consumption Line is a short satirical commentary on the general trend that continues to happen around the world, how workers and consumers are effected by the decisions made by the management of companies that are shortsighted focusing only on profits and metrics. Gameplay is very simple as you only need to properly drag and drop ingredients into the proper machines in a timely manner to allow them enough time to work, the assembly line will do the rest to hit your expected daily quota. This is essentially the basic gameplay loop that ramps in difficulty as you go along. Achievements are mostly easy but there are some that require a little more effort and thought to get and a few secret ones. [hr][/hr] If you find my reviews useful do follow my [b][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/11028547-Dods-Echo-Chamber/]Curator[/url][/b] page for more!
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Really short but also really nice game. The message and the gameplay are both really cool. Id really like to play more of it. I hope to see more like this from them. Its FREE and i can totally recommend it
What an interesting concept and the environmental storytelling is simple albeit immaculate.
Ein sehr kurzes Spiel, aber trotzdem echt cool. Ganz ehrlich ich würde das auch in einem vollen Spiel spielen. Das Prinzip ist super simpel und man hat nicht wirklich viel Wahl als dauerhaft seine Zutaten zu optimieren. Dabei wird schnell klar, dass es nicht um gesunde Zutaten sondern niedrige Produktionskosten geht. Ein sehr spannendes Thema, was in einem eher süßen, cartoony Stil dargestellt wird, Es ist Gratis, man kann somit also nichts falsch machen.
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Me encanto! Todos tendríamos que poder tener un huerto propio o una huerta colectiva
The only unrealistic thing in this game is that soup actually gets cheaper 😭
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