Science & Runway

I saw this game in the r/labrats reddit and immediately installed it. I find it fun to play. The Good: * it is a simple concept that is elegantly executed * the visual design matches the aesthetic and is both 8 bit pixels and cute * bonus points for a non-binary option for what is purely cosmetic * The difficulty really does scale with the different levels of research The Not So Good: * I feel that the different starting positions become meaningless after your first project or so. They do have a major impact on the first project but once you are past 1 million you can just spam “purchase equipment” and it’s smooth sailing. Maybe they can be tuned to have more of an impact in mid and late game. * there’s a UI bug where the “patients impacted” counter gets stuck around 400k. I got worried about it in the beginning that after multiple projects the counter was not going up. Luckily after I exited the final count it showed was significantly higher * I feel that there should be more of a consequence (or if there is one, it should be more visible) with people leaving beyond just the morale drop. As it stands I can just let go of anyone asking for equity or a raise and rehire another person. * related to the above, the names for PhDs and RAs are diverse but the randomizer may get stuck. I probably fired and rehired Dr. James every turn for probably 6 months straight. Final verdict: Good execution with potential to be great. I’m happy to beta test and/or provide programming help to a fellow lab rat. (Offer not valid for non lab rats)

As someone who works in biotech, I can say this is pretty realistic! Great job!