Exhausted Man Refuses to Sleep! Help Him Pass the Night! Demo Out Now

Nowadays, people are always exhausted. Out of concern for this social issue, I and our team made Exhausted Man, an absurdist sitcom depicting an exhausted life. In this game, you will gain laughter and warmth through the exhausting journey of an indie game developer.

As seen in the video at the top of the post, shipping a game isn’t easy. I once read in a book that explained that every shipped game is a miracle. Behind such a miracle are the exhausted but persistent game developers like the one in the video.

But Exhausted Man doesn’t want to talk about the social problem of “exhaustion” seriously. On the contrary, I want to make the players laugh using an absurd and playful approach to show how an exhausted person can survive the night that’s crucial to him or her.

As the video shows, you will play as an exhausted person, do everything while lying down, complete whimsical daily events during an exhausting night. The game environment is built by yourself while progressing in game, and the toy-like art style allows you to set up a cozy house with ease.

In Exhausted Man, we use a series of mini games to present certain life events in an imaginative way. The latter part of the video shows one: the character needs to pile up a hill with all kinds of game-dev related items and climb up to press that shiny launch button.

For us, in reality, releasing a game ends up being a dull button on the screen. But in our hearts, that button is sacred, and we will never forget all those days and nights before we go to this point. Now, I have presented that feeling with Exhausted Man, and I invite you to experience it.

The Exhausted Man demo is available today from the Xbox Store..