Unlike most simulators where progression feels rewarding, Struggle Simulator 2021 is designed to punish momentum. Every action costs something.

Do not chase the "Big Payday" minigame (stock market). It is a trap. Instead, work the "Data Entry" job for consistent low income. It raises Sanity because, as the game flavor text says, "Nobody expects anything from the data entry guy."

In a brilliant piece of game design, if you try to rage quit, the game doesn't close. Instead, a pop-up appears: "Are you sure? Your shift ends in 4 hours. You have no PTO." This meta-joke about how we can't even escape work in our hobbies resonated deeply with the work-from-home crowd of 2021.

Since there is no widely recognized commercial game released specifically under the title it is likely you are referring to one of three things:

A resource management game where you must secure essential items (paper products, sanitizing wipes) by visiting multiple virtual stores, only to find them out of stock.

Have you played Struggle Simulator? What was the hardest task for you to complete? Let me know in the comments! If you want to refine this, tell me: