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@bmamaril.bsky.social

https://labs.ficuscreative.com

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bmamaril.bsky.social @bmamaril.bsky.social · 9h ago

One week on The Job Trail, my Oregon Trail-style game about job hunting in 2026: 10,222 visits, $0 on promotion. Top cause of death: running out of money, at 44%. Only 1 in 7 got hired. Thanks to everyone who played and shared. labs.ficuscreative.com/job_trail/?ref=bluesky-week1

Pixel-font title card on a dark background: “One week on the Job Trail.” A trail bar runs from Week 1 to Week 52 with a small briefcase near the start. Below it, a large “10,222” with the caption “visits in the first week. $0 spent on promotion.”

“How 5,039 games ended.” A large red “44% went broke.” with the line “The money ran out before the offers came in.” A bar chart below: out of money 44%, fourth-round interview 15%, burnout 14%, ghosting 14%, hired 14%. Footnote: “5 players survived all 52 weeks.”

“What players said.” Three quotes: “This is the coolest thing I’ve seen on the internet today.” (Rob Walling, on X). “This is painful and funny.” (on Bluesky). “Well this is horrifying.” (on X).

bmamaril.bsky.social @bmamaril.bsky.social · 5d ago

Super excited that my game was featured on kottke.org today. Have fun playing!

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Jason Kottke's daily links and commentary on art, science, technology, design, film, and culture since 1998.

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kottke.org@kottke.org · 5d ago

The Job Trail, a web game about making it through 52 weeks as a laid-off creative worker. Based on The Oregon Trail. My first try: “You have died of burnout. Week 13. 51 applications, 1 ghosting.” [labs.ficuscreative.com]

bmamaril.bsky.social @bmamaril.bsky.social · 6d ago

Ghosting is the new dysentery. I made a game about job hunting. Think Oregon Trail meets The Office. You get 52 weeks, some savings, and a finite supply of morale. Reply with your week and cause of death. labs.ficuscreative.com/job_trail/?r... #indiegame #gamedev

The Job Trail

It is 2026. You have been laid off. Somewhere there is a job.

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bmamaril.bsky.social @bmamaril.bsky.social · 2y ago

“The Gorge” — unbelievably bad. Not the typical level of quality from AppleTV+. 🌲☢️ 👹 🔫

bmamaril.bsky.social @bmamaril.bsky.social · 2y ago

@wired.com I heard y’all were fighting the good fight, so I subscribed. Keep it up.

bmamaril.bsky.social @bmamaril.bsky.social · 2y ago

The thing about Kendrick Lamar performing at the StupidBowl is that he’s probably gonna drop a ton of insults but folks won’t realize it until the day after. Still not watching it.