A███: The Complete Experience on Steam

ABOUT THIS GAME

A███: The Complete Experience is an open-world life simulator where you don't choose your starting stats, can't see your energy bar, and the sleep schedule system has been broken since launch.

Set in the Prague metropolitan area, you'll navigate a world where the main quest is unclear, side quests constantly interrupt each other, and some of the best loot comes from the worst days.

FEATURES

Hidden Stats System Energy, motivation, and social capacity exist but aren't visible. Learn to read subtle signals or discover your limits the hard way.
Hyperfocus Mode Randomly triggers on side quests. Grants 12+ hours of uninterrupted productivity. Cannot be activated manually. Main quests ineligible.
2AM Productivity Window Peak performance unlocks between midnight and 6am. Daytime efficiency sold separately (see: Sleep Schedule DLC - Coming Soon™).
Fog of War Exploration Map starts hidden. Walking reveals tiles. Discovering new locations grants small permanent buffs to decision-making.
Social Battery Management Finite resource. Some NPCs drain it. Others recharge it. Learn the difference before it's empty.
Complex NPC Relationships NPCs have their own agendas. Some become legendary allies. Others betray you in ways you won't see coming. A few disappear without explanation.
Guild System Join guilds (jobs) for resources and structure. Warning: Toxic leadership is common. Exit strategies recommended.
Dog Companion M████ grants routine anchoring (+100), outdoor time enforcement, and social buffs at taverns. Non-optional. Best drop in the game.
Pattern Recognition Tree Years of journaling unlock the ability to see your own loops. Warning: Seeing the pattern doesn't mean you can break it.
Memory Fragmentation Working memory is limited. External storage systems (vaults, lists, notes) required for complex quest tracking. No autosave.

CONTENT WARNING: Contains grief, family secrets, executive dysfunction, situationships, healthcare bureaucracy, and scenes some players may find relatable.

SCREENSHOTS

Coming in a future update

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM:

OS: Post-2019 (apartment acquired)

Processor: ADHD (unmedicated)

Memory: Unreliable (working memory issues)

Storage: One Obsidian vault, infinite journals

Therapy: Recommended but not required

Network: Broadband (for delivery apps)

RECOMMENDED:

OS: Post-2025 (medication patch)

Processor: ADHD (medicated)

Memory: Supplemented with external systems

Graphics: Prague in summer

Therapy: Active, weekly sessions

Support: One legendary friendship (2x/week)

Network: Fiber (for 2am hyperfocus sessions)

• Dog companion required for optimal experience
• Sleep schedule DLC perpetually broken
• Czech language pack helpful but English supported
• Warning: Returning to tutorial zone may trigger dissociation events

COMMUNITY HUB

📌 [PINNED] FAQ: Yes, the sleep schedule is broken

Last post: 47 minutes ago (it's 3am)

🔥 Anyone else stuck on the Apartment Cleaning quest?

"I have the supplies, I see the mess, I just can't..." · Replies: 847

💬 PSA: The 2am productivity burst is NOT a bug

"It's a feature. Plan around it." · Replies: 234

💬 Relationship questline keeps soft-locking?

"Third time this has happened. Anyone got a fix?" · Replies: 156

💬 Unpopular opinion: the dog companion is mandatory

"Literally can't function without the walk timer" · Replies: 42

CURATOR REVIEWS

🧠

Neurodivergent Gaming

"Finally, accurate ADHD representation. The executive dysfunction mechanics are painfully realistic. 10/10 would hyperfocus again."

2,847 followers

🏙️

Prague Indie Scene

"The Prague map is incredibly detailed. Every café has been researched. The Fog of World integration is chef's kiss."

1,203 followers

💤

Night Owl Reviews

"The 2am productivity system is not a bug, it's a feature. This game understands us."

4,521 followers

🎮

Games Industry Insider

"The Games Week side quest has genuine impact on the Czech games scene. Rare community-building mechanics."

892 followers

🦝

Trash Panda Weekly

"This game gets it. Rummaging through old memories at 3am? Finding treasure in the garbage fire of your own experiences? We've never felt so seen."

3,621 followers

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Bureaucracy, Waiting

Recommended 33.0 years on record

Started in B██████ on a pretty unbalanced server - tutorial section was rough with bugged parental units and hidden lore that only unlocked decades later. Devs really buried some stuff deep in the codebase.

Pros:
• Excellent pattern recognition skill tree
• Dog companion (M████) is OP for routine anchoring
• Prague map is gorgeous, especially the café locations
• Side quest "Games Week" has genuine community impact
• Name customization finally patched in at v29.6 (June 2022)
• Therapy DLC worth the investment
• The E██████ friendship is a rare legendary drop - complete platonic love bond with 2x/week spawn rate

Cons:
• Sleep schedule system is completely broken, devs won't fix
• Executive dysfunction debuff stacks way too aggressively
• Energy meter is RNG-based with no visible indicator
• Relationship questlines keep soft-locking
• Apartment cleaning minigame has been bugged since 2019
• The "grocery shopping" mission triggers panic debuff even in co-op mode

Known bugs:
• 2am cleaning bursts - intended feature or memory leak?
• Bar K████████ continuation loop needs a hard exit option
• "Just one more drink" has no cooldown timer

8/10 - Still playing despite the bugs. The 2am productivity sessions hit different.

Was this review helpful? 69 0

Developer Response:

We appreciate the feedback. The sleep schedule issue is a known limitation of the underlying architecture and would require a complete rebuild. We're monitoring the situation.

The hidden lore was always in the codebase - we're surprised it took that many versions for the player to discover it. Working as intended.

Regarding the ADHD diagnosis questline: we've heard your concerns about the "skill issue" resolution. A medication patch is currently in beta testing.

Thank you for continuing to play despite the bugs.

- The Management

Recommended 3+ years on record (ongoing)

I can't fix any of the bugs. I've tried. The sleep schedule is broken, the executive function module crashes constantly, and the apartment cleaning quest has been stuck at 0% for years.

But here's the thing - I don't think that's my job.

I show up twice a week. We do the shopping quest together (it's easier in co-op). We sit in the same café. Sometimes we don't even talk that much. That's fine.

The devs made this one persistent. I'm not going anywhere.

Would recommend if you have the patience stat maxed out.

Not Recommended Connection terminated

Look, I don't think I did anything wrong.

People make choices. I made mine. They made theirs. I tried to explain my perspective and suddenly I'm the villain? I wrote a whole message trying to smooth things over and they didn't even engage with it properly.

Blocked. With a sticker. Very mature.

I think some players just can't handle complexity. Not everything is black and white. I had my reasons. But sure, I'm the bad guy now. Fine.

Not recommending because apparently honesty isn't valued in this community.

Recommended Decades holding

I carried something for a long time. Not mine to carry, but I had it anyway.

Every year I thought about letting go. Every milestone. Every quiet moment where it almost came out. I held it because someone asked me to. I held it because I didn't know what would happen if I didn't.

When I finally let go, I thought it would feel like relief. It did, partially. But also: their face. The questions I couldn't answer. The silence after.

I don't know if unburdening yourself is always a gift to others. Sometimes the weight just transfers.

Recommending because I can breathe now. Not sure about the rest.

Not Recommended 43 minutes on record

I don't think this game has ADHD. Have you tried sports? It can't be hard to clean the apartment, just do it.

Developer Response:

Thank you for your feedback. Your review has been marked as "skill issue."

Recommended Professional capacity only

Session notes, anonymized:

Week 1: New client. Complex presentation. Sleep architecture non-functional. Insight: developing.

Week 12: Beginning to recognize patterns independently. Still resistant to the obvious ones.

Week 31: Breakthrough re: relationship dynamics. Client correctly identified manipulation. I used the clinical term "cretin" (appropriate in context).

Week 47: Progress stable. Executive function remains challenging but coping strategies improving. Client has started asking interesting questions in group setting.

Ongoing: Recommended. Prognosis: Cautiously optimistic. The architecture is sound. Just needs maintenance.

Recommended Different timezone now

I moved servers. We still talk but it's not the same as being in the same instance.

I remember the co-op days. The daily sidequests. The panic at the grocery store that was somehow easier together. Three weeks in another country, different rules, felt like a different game entirely.

The video calls help. But there's lag. Always lag.

Recommending because some connections persist across distance. Even if it hurts.

Not Recommended AI-generated review

Your message was rude and disrespectful. I recommend sleeping on it. There's scientific evidence that sleeping on big decisions helps. I mean that as a friend.

Recommended Same guild, different timezone

I notice things.

The messages come at strange hours. 3am commits. 4am Slack. Then nothing until late afternoon. The productivity spikes are real - when they're in the zone, the output is genuinely impressive.

But there are days where... I don't know. Something's off. The energy isn't there. I want to say something but what do you even say? "Hey, I noticed you seem to be struggling with basic existence"?

I just try to be flexible when I can. Hope that helps somehow.

Recommending because the work is good when it's good. The rest isn't really my place to review.

Recommended Perspective: M████ (Dog)

walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk food walk sleep walk walk walk walk walk human sad but human good. walk?

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

April 2025

Patch v32.4: Confrontation System Finally Working

After years of the confrontation skill tree being locked behind anxiety debuffs, players report a breakthrough. Two hostile NPCs were successfully removed from a community venue after the player deployed the rarely-used "I know what to do" ability.

"The button was always there," explained community analysts. "It just took 32 versions to actually press it."

Related: Players flagged for harassment removed from safe zone spawn tables

June 2024

Players HATE This One Secret (Devs Hid It For Decades)

After 31 years of gameplay, a hidden lore discovery has left the community reeling. A party member who had access to classified information since v0.0 finally revealed that the family tree data structure has been corrupted from the start.

"I thought I knew the codebase," said the player in a statement. "Turns out the devs buried this deep. And now the only NPC who could explain it is permanently offline."

No patch is planned. Some bugs are features.

October 2022

Hotfix: Emergency Guild Change (Same-Day Legendary Drop)

In what developers are calling "the most efficient guild transition in game history," a player was kicked from their guild at 15:00 and encountered a legendary NPC by 22:00 the same day.

The new NPC now spawns approximately twice per week with a +100 routine anchoring buff. "Sometimes the RNG just works," noted the player.

June 2018

CRITICAL: Core NPC Permanently Offline

We regret to announce that a core NPC has been permanently removed from the game with no prior warning. No save point was available. No respawn is possible.

Grief processing module activated. Expected duration: indefinite.

The development team has no comment on why this NPC was removed before several critical dialogue options could be explored. Players report many questions will remain unanswered.

[This was the worst patch]

November 2019

Patch Notes: Birthday Location Changed + Japan Expedition Complete

For the first time in 27 versions, the birthday event triggered outside the home server. The player completed a three-week, six-city expedition across the Japan region before returning.

Additionally, a new companion (species: Dog) was acquired in April, providing significant routine anchoring bonuses and unconditional loyalty buffs.

New home instance also unlocked this version. Current location: Prague server.

June 2015

One Email. 180,000 Viewers. Zero Recognition.

In a stunning display of efficiency, a single email resulted in a game being featured on the industry's biggest stage with 180,000 concurrent viewers. The achievement went completely unrecognized by guild leadership.

"The guild leader didn't even watch," sources confirm. The recognition stat remains at 0 ten years later.

Analysts note this may be the origin point of ongoing "why even try" debuff stacks.

April 2016

Solo Player Completes Convention With No Party Members

A player successfully ran a convention booth for multiple days. Major industry event, thousands of attendees. Guild leader present but unhelpful. Publishing partners spawned but applied annoyance debuff.

Stats from the run:
• Stamina: Depleted
• Reputation: +Gained
• Sleep schedule: Destroyed
• Party support: Technically present, effectively zero

Post-run analysis suggests the cohabitation experiment termination earlier that year may have contributed to solo playstyle adoption.

June 2014

[RESOLVED] Account Suspension Incident

A temporary account suspension (duration: 24 hours) resulted in unexpected mass media coverage. The "kid developer" label was permanently applied to the player profile.

Official statement: "Worth it."

This incident is believed to have contributed to the player's eventual career path in the games industry.

UPDATE HISTORY

BETA BRANCH

Holiday event: Solo mode re-enabled (v33 fix reverted)

Tutorial zone revisited. Grief processing triggered.

Audio system: Procedural music synthesizer integrated

Memory archive expanded: 2012-present

Self-review compiled to store page format

v33.0: Standing Ground

Achievement unlocked: STANDING UP - hostile NPCs removed from venue

Confrontation skill tree now fully specced

New inventory system: Personal vault (external memory expansion)

Preventive defense buffs applied

Netherlands expedition completed (13 days, multi-city raid)

Alternative character skins discovered (server compatibility varies)

Annual performance review: Survived (barely)

Relationship status updated: undefined -> null

Creative project spawned: Blog instance deployed on birthday

Sleep schedule regression: Now averaging 6-7am logout time

Bugfix: Christmas no longer forces solo mode

v32.0: Corrupted Lore

Co-op partner disconnected (long-distance desync error)

Hidden lore discovered: Family tree data corrupted since v0.0

Diagnosis questline completed - result: "skill issue"

Hostile NPC banned from community hub (player-initiated)

New fast travel point unlocked: Vienna

v31.0: The Null Pointer

Party member joined... party member denied ever joining [duration: 2.5 weeks]

Mood stabilization patch applied

Group therapy raid unlocked

Public speaking feat acquired

Inventory lost: Phone, wallet, keys (drunk debuff active)

Bug: Relationship status returns undefined

v30.0: New Game Plus

Guild change: Left toxic guild after 9 years

Guild change: Kicked from new guild after 3 months

Guild change: Found good guild (finally)

Legendary drop acquired (2x/week spawn rate)

Character rename approved - display name updated

Level 30 milestone reached

Pattern recognition: Hidden debuff identified (ADHD)

v29.0: The Exodus

Character rename questline initiated

Producer role revoked (burnout event triggered)

Allied player relocated to Greece server - party size reduced

Diplomatic mission completed: Turkey (games ambassador)

Community event organized: Games Week II

Warning: Alcohol debuff becoming persistent

v28.0: Quarantine Mode

Global event: PANDEMIC - all players forced to home instance

Community event organized: Games Week I

Toxic party member removed from contacts list

Producer role granted (no official announcement)

Warning: Alcohol consumption exceeding recommended levels

v27.0: New Horizons

Companion acquired: M████ (routine anchoring +100)

New home instance unlocked (current)

Achievement unlocked: Japan expedition (3 weeks, 6 cities)

Character customization: Non-binary flag equipped

Romance arc initiated (known bug: will cause issues)

v26.0: Critical Failure

CRITICAL: Core NPC permanently offline (no save point)

Emergency guild exit triggered (same day)

Rejoined previous guild

Grief processing module activated

[This was the worst patch]

v25.0: Nomad Mode

Guild change: Remote work protocol enabled

Southeast Asia server tourism (2 months)

Warning: Burnout accumulating from previous guild

v24.0: Solo Run

Cohabitation experiment terminated

Solo raid completed: Convention booth (0 effective backup)

Public speaking feat unlocked

v23.0: First Contact

Romance system activated for first time

Achievement unlocked: Got game to E3 with one email

180k concurrent viewers... guild leader didn't watch

Recognition stat remains at 0

v22.0: The Incident

Account suspended (duration: 24 hours)

"Kid developer" achievement unlocked

Mass media coverage acquired

Worth it

v21.0: Server Transfer

SERVER TRANSFER: Tutorial zone -> Prague

Escaped B██████ instance

First guild joined

New map region unlocked

Independence buff activated

v20.0: Early Access

Finals quest skipped -> built Steam tools instead

Hyperfocus ability discovered

First remote guild joined (still in tutorial zone)

Self-taught developer achievement unlocked

v0.0: Initial Release

Initial release

Spawn point: B██████ (tutorial zone)

Starting stats: Unbalanced

Inherited code: Home instance visitor threshold set to unreachable

Hidden debuffs: [REDACTED - to be discovered]

Memory allocation: Fragmented (early game data partially corrupted)

ACHIEVEMENTS

FIRST STEPS

Escaped the tutorial area. Finally.

Unlocked: October 2013

KID DEVELOPER

Banned for a day. Mass media coverage. Worth it.

Unlocked: 2014

ONE EMAIL

Changed everything. 180,000 watched. They didn't.

Unlocked: June 2015

THREE WEEKS

Seven cities. Birthday abroad. The good year.

Unlocked: November 2019

NAME CUSTOMIZATION

Finally the right character model.

Unlocked: June 2022

LEGENDARY DROP

2x/week spawn rate. Infinite duration.

Unlocked: October 2022

THE PILLS

Two prescriptions. One for the brain. One for the liver (never opened - still in the drawer somewhere).

Unlocked: July 2023

THE CIRCLE

Learned to listen. Talked about the dark.

Unlocked: September 2023

THE SPEECH

They actually listened.

Unlocked: December 2023

THE REVELATION

Hidden for decades. No one left to ask.

Unlocked: June 2024

SKILL ISSUE

10.5 months for this?

Unlocked: July 2024

STANDING UP

I know what to do.

Unlocked: April 2025

THE MEDICATION PATCH

Start ADHD medication

Progress: Blocked by "skill issue" diagnosis. Borrowed friend's meds once.

THE CLEAN APARTMENT

Maintain cleanliness for 30 days

Progress: 0/30 days (bugged since 2019)

REGULAR SLEEP SCHEDULE

Go to bed before midnight for 7 days

Progress: Record: 2 days

HOME COOKING

Cook at home for 14 consecutive days

Progress: Variable

MULTIPLAYER ENABLED

Host visitors in home instance

Progress: Visitor threshold inherited from legacy code. Partially overwritten.

THE EXCAVATION

Process early game data

Progress: Forward-processing playstyle preferred. Some quests may require looking back.