5 Bucks for the Bus

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Lost in a normal city for normal peopleExplore every alley, make some all ’round ordinary friends, and hopefully find enough change to pay for a bus ticket home.
Make sure you're well equipped and supplied or you won't get far.

(Was that too vague? Just so ya know, it's an open-world RPG with some approachably silly resource management.
Though, it's more about trying to find happiness in our nonsensical, post-modern society.)

You play as Paintricia, she used to paint art, now she paints walls"I sometimes feel like a little pill bug, scuttling along the pavement.
Observing, trying to not get squashed.
Don't think I'm talking down on myself, pill bugs are adorable.
And what's wrong with going unnoticed? Life's a lot easier that way."

Meet Jo, the dangerously caffeinated Net-Cafe owner"So, I kinda sorta opened a bunch of cafes at once.
Due to staff shortages, I'm manning each one.
I'm kinda stretched thin if you couldn't tell.
Anyway, my struggle is actually quite convenient for you.
Please use the break rooms at any location!"

Explore the expansive open-world that is The CityThe City is made up of unique districts full of convenience stores, net cafes, apartments, and whatever you'd find in a metropole. You're free to go anywhere, as long as you're prepared for what you'll find. The City is full of people in need, but to help them you'll have to be clever.

Dive into surreal first-person dungeons!They are found everywhere. The guts of a mall, the basement of a school, the printer room of a library, to name a few. Before you head in, it's best to stock up on supplies. Mapping out a dungeon, and placing ladders will help you when you return.

(Don't think that dungeons are scary places! You might meet some kind people and find some neat trinkets.)

Encounter all sorts of enemiesMaster the art of battling through the use of skills, charms, and of course, cards! Each attack you do you get to change a card in your hand. Different hands provide things like health recovery, stat boosts, and even massively powerful attacks.

(Though, feel free to just pick the middle card every turn, you'll be fine.)

(In conclusion, is this game for you? That would depend on who YOU are. If you are on the fense feel free to join our discord and chat with us, the devs!)
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Available on devices:
  • Windows

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