Adulting is an interactive visual novel drama game developed by a team of students and published by Adults in Training. It blends point-and-click interactions with mini-games, exploring the complexities of adulthood through three distinct characters. The game emphasizes relatable struggles, emotional storytelling, and a vibrant and earnest hand-drawn-like art style.  

Adulting focuses on delivering a narrative-driven experience exploring the challenges of growing up. Its gameplay revolves around interacting with characters, completing mini-games, and navigating their everyday lives. It intends to provide an empathetic experience with relatable struggles like love, family, and the future that are universal for teens and young adults.

Explore adulthood's challenge

Adulting offers point-and-click interactions with three distinct characters: Liv, a 23-year-old single student; Albert, a 40-year-old man with two kids; and Finja, a 70-year-old pensioner. It features 12 mini-games with various gameplay styles. The game includes a messaging system for player interaction and a scrapbook for message collection and storage. It features a blend of 2D and 3D art with a comic book aesthetic. 

The gameplay’s narrative emphasizes relatable struggles with financial pressures, parental responsibilities, loneliness, and the fact that adulting can be experienced at many stages of someone’s life. The gameplay includes interacting with characters, completing mini-games, and navigating their lives. The progression is through experiencing the characters' stories and finishing challenges. The soundtrack is charming, moody, and sentimental; it can adjust depending on what point you are in the story. 

While the game balances interactive storytelling with engaging mini-games and relatable themes, the game’s potential loading times and bugs may detract from the experience. The game’s 2D and 3D art can be divisive to some players. Lastly, players might find the linear narrative limiting. Nonetheless, the game's relatable struggles, low system requirements, and unique art style offer a meaningful experience.  

A relatable visual novel 

Adulting offers a thoughtful visual novel experience, blending interactive storytelling with engaging mini-games and relatable themes. The point-and-click interactions and mini-games provide a cozy feel. However, potential technical limitations may not suit all players. Thankfully, its relatable struggles, low system requirements, and unique art style offer a unique and heartwarming experience.