Publish or Perish

Publish or Perish is a minimalist survival game with roguelite elements, set in academia. You try to publish as many papers as possible before time runs out, evading and defeating reviewers while using schemes to increase your metrics. Unlock new academics as you work toward tenure.

Choose your approach

You can choose from eight weapons and nine academics, and test your scientific skills in an office, a lab or at a conference talk. Each time your productivity metric increases, choose new weapons, boosts and other cards.

The weapons, boosts and cards draw inspiration from real-world practices at universities around the world. Some help science progress, while others are detrimental to it.