Ephemera

Ephemera is a partially text-based simulation of a character’s life, from birth to death. You make choices, manage your time and weigh competing needs as your character studies for school exams, earns money and pursues precious rocks. Gameplay starts simply and becomes more open-ended; in adulthood, your character can explore their hometown freely.

Your character

Choose your character’s gender and personality, then change their hairstyle and clothing once they are grown up. During school, you manage 10 aspects of their mood, including anger, stress and depression. As an adult, you look after their physical and mental well-being, as well as their hunger and thirst.

Choices and relationships

Conversations use multiple-choice dialogue trees. Your choices can make your character inseparable from someone or cause that person to hate them. Decisions may help your character or cause problems for them.

Work and activities

Your character earns money through work and can spend it on tools, DIY materials, food and drink, medicine, movies, clothes and accessories. The game also includes Easter eggs, some of which are disturbing.