📓 SEMESTER ONE

SURVIVE
HIGH SCHOOL

a game about bad decisions & worse grades

THE RULES
⚡ Energy is your main resource. Everything costs it.
😤 Stress makes studying drain MORE energy.
📝 Weekly exams set your grades — not daily decay.
📚 Study subjects during the week to prep for Friday's exam.
🎲 Events give you real choices with real tradeoffs.

Study too hard → stress kills you.
Skip class all week → fail exams → parents rage.

Choose Your Difficulty

affects subjects · exam pressure · parent expectations

EASY MODE
Chill Year

Easy subjects. Relaxed teachers. You start well — just don't tank it.

Start: B (83) · 2 sessions/week per subject to hold grade
🎨 Art  ·  ⚽ P.E.  ·  🎵 Music
🌍 World History  ·  🎭 Drama  ·  💊 Health
NORMAL
Real School

Standard curriculum. Passing is doable but requires actual effort.

Start: C+ (77) · 3 sessions/week per subject
📐 Algebra II  ·  🔬 Biology
📚 English Lit  ·  ⚗️ Chemistry
🗺️ Geography  ·  🧠 Psychology
HARD
AP Hell

AP courses. Parents expect A's. You start behind. Exams are brutal.

Start: C (73) · 4 sessions/week per subject
∫ AP Calculus  ·  ⚛️ AP Physics
🇫🇷 AP French  ·  📜 AP US History
✍️ AP English  ·  🧪 AP Chemistry

Pick Your Subjects

Choose exactly 4 subjects

Selected: 0 / 4

Monday
Day 1 of 28
60
SECONDS
Week 1
⚡ Energy 80
Stress increases study cost
😤 Stress 20
Relax & sleep to reduce
Week 1 — Exam in 7 days
👨‍👩‍👧 Parent Approval 70
// what do you do today?
📖 −12 ⚡
Study
Pick one subject to hit the books. Adds a prep session toward the weekly exam.
↑ +1 exam prep session
↓ Energy −(base cost + stress penalty)
↑ Stress +5
🔥 −22 ⚡
Grind
Study TWO subjects back to back. High output, high cost, high stress.
↑ +1 session for TWO subjects
↓ Energy −(2× cost + stress penalty)
↑ Stress +15
😴 +35 ⚡
Sleep In
Skip morning classes. Major energy recovery but parents notice.
↑ Energy +35
↓ Stress −20
↓ Parent Approval −8
🎮 +10 ⚡
Relax
Touch grass. Small energy boost, solid stress reduction. No cost.
↑ Energy +10
↓ Stress −12
📓 Day 1. Welcome to school. Good luck.
🏫

YOU SURVIVED

You made it through the month.

Final Energy
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Final Stress
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Parent Approval
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Days Survived
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📋 Final Report Card