I spend a lot of time on Reddit, I'm sure you do too.

I'm on a lot of video game subs, and in particular, one's about text-based games.

I'm talking about games like Zork.

I wasn't alive when Zork came out, but I got really into it in high school.

When I made it to college, I took an even deeper dive, playing all the sequels, all the

knockoffs, and every shitty game that people had cobbled together and released online.

I had to refocus a bit, adding work on top of college courses so I could afford my shoebox

apartment, but eventually I came across a post called Apartment Complex.

Not a super promising name, but I was bored, and it was free, and the fact that it was

hosted on some weird site that I couldn't access from a regular browser appealed to me.

It added an element of mystery, so I opened a tour browser, entered the link, and got

to a profile creation page.

Basic stuff, username, preferred resolution, etc.

It didn't ask for any personal info, so I kept going.

The screen went black, then a text box opened up.

Welcome to Apartment Complex.

You have been assigned your very own apartment building to run, but this isn't any apartment

building, because the tenants are going to be experiencing some pretty scary or deals

you get to decide what happens next.

Will your tenants survive?

Will you accidentally butcher them all?

The powers in your hands?

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