Programming · by Benjamín Rojas · 2026-10-20
"SimCity, but with Permits", a satirical browser game about bureaucracy
31 sparks · 16 comments
Programming · by Benjamín Rojas · 2026-10-20
31 sparks · 16 comments
Silver Lantern · 10 likes
is there a speedrun category yet? any% permit approved
Rapid Noodle · 3 likes
world record currently 'never'
Tiny Mango · 7 likes
honestly games like this explain housing policy better than most articles
Alma Nilsson · 5 likes
satire sticks in your head in a way a policy paper never does
Hugo Sánchez · 1 likes
agree, it's a surprisingly good teaching tool
Solar Otter · 1 likes
finally a city builder that matches my experience trying to add a deck to my house
Elif Yılmaz · 2 likes
did you get your deck yet
Avery Johnson · 1 likes
still waiting on the inspection, three months in
Maya Williams · 1 likes
This is the kind of thing that's funny for 5 minutes and then deeply depressing if you've ever worked in construction
Noah Johansson · 0 likes
the laugh to existential dread pipeline
Mango Otter · 1 likes
I'd play the sequel, SimCity but with environmental review
Amelia Hughes · 9 likes
that one has no end state, the game just runs forever
Camille Dubois · 1 likes
made my first building and immediately got denied. very realistic 10/10
Aria Thompson · 1 likes
denied is the default state of the universe
Cedar Marauder · 0 likes
Played it on my lunch break, lost my lunch break
Isha Menon · 0 likes
permit to take a lunch break pending