Factsheet

Developer:
FAILCORE
Pineapple Works

Publisher:
FAILCORE (Steam)
Pineapple Works (Nintendo Switch)

Release date:
May 06, 2019 (Steam)
January 06, 2020 (Nintendo Switch)

Platforms:
Steam (Windows & MacOS)
Nintendo Switch

Website:
http://www.failcore.games

Regular Price:
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Description

The game combines card games and RPGs with all the crazy shit that happens to people in the Late Capitalism era. Create a billion-dollar startup, try to pay off your student loans or wait in the line for Food Stamps... as you struggle daily to defeat the Invisible Fist of the Free Market!

Inspired by the struggles of every-class people, The Invisible Fist crafts many scenarios, as you strife week-to-week to chew through whatever life throws your way this time around. And it's always something crunchy! Wether it is dealing with the IRS investigating your offshore accounts, being called for an emergency shift at the local café or trying to "walk off" a work-related accident without bleeding your meager savings dry on an ambulance bill - the Invisible fist is always there, ready to squash you!

History

The game combines card games and RPGs with all the crazy shit that happens to people in the Late Capitalism era. Create a billion-dollar startup, try to pay off your student loans or wait in the line for Food Stamps... as you struggle daily to defeat the Invisible Fist of the Free Market!

Features

  • 3 characters, each with a different set of tools and challenges
  • 150+ Cards allowing you to Work, Relax and Rest – Rebalance your life!
  • Supporting characters – they can heal you up, or give you quests for powerful special cards
  • Random elements – Each character’s starting cards are randomly chosen from a pool, making sure no two playthroughs are the same

Videos

Trailer YouTube

Images

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Awards & Recognition

  • "GRAND PRIX - Indie Games Festival" Warsaw, 2018

Selected Review Quotes

  • "It does what it sets out to do a little too well."
    - Jamie Thomas Durbin, The Mad Welshman
  • "Personally, I think we need more games like this to help us turn a more critical eye on our own world."
    - BestNerdLife, Youtube
  • "Invisible Fist is incredibly ideological and will surely be accused of it, when everything is there, only not in the sense that it is considered an ideology. It is cynical and scandalous and barely lets the player breathe with his conclusions: that victory is unlikely, absolutely individualistic and denaturalizing; that nobody gets rich working or escapes from the meat grinder striving hard, but rather because it finds those small loopholes left by the system to adopt another role."
    - Javier Alemán, Nivel Oculto

Contact

Press Inquiries
press@pineapple.works

Twitter
https://twitter.com/pineapple_works

Facebook
https://facebook.com/pineapplesatwork

Website
https://pineapple.works

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