The Company Update

0.2.0
22 May 2026
41 changes in this update

Added

15 changes
  • Added localisation support, with en-US and en-UK currently.

  • Profile view for NPCs

  • A manager for every job, shown under a new Colleagues group on the Relationships page

  • Welcome tutorial on a first new game, walking through the core loop

  • Settings toggle to switch the welcome tutorial back on

  • Main Menu button on the top bar once your character has died

  • Added procedural companies for each new life

  • Every job is now a role at a specific company

  • Added five new achievements, four of which relate to jobs

  • Added the ability to ask for a raise

  • Added four new countries (Russia, China, Germany, Canada)

  • Added a new event where your boss can catch you applying for a job at a different company

  • Added three new activities: Nursing School, Police Academy, and Commercial Driver's License

  • Added five part-time teen jobs (paper round, car washing, lawn mowing, babysitting, dog walking)

  • Event choices can grant one-shot skill XP

Improved

19 changes
  • Recent relationship changes are listed on a relationship's profile

  • Work events now shift how your boss feels about you, from reporting them to HR to owning a mistake or outshining them in a meeting

  • Promotions now require more time in a role, the further up the ladder you climb. With a 33% yearly chance once you're eligible

  • Promotion offers now name the exact role you'd move into

  • Recurring events like a rough day at work space themselves out instead of repeating year after year

  • The obituary now notes how many jobs you held across your life and the company you were last employed by

  • The obituary now notes how many properties you bought and sold

  • Property types vary by country, e.g., trailers only appear on the US market

  • The diary entry for a new job now names the company you joined

  • The Retail Assistant job slowly develops Persuasion alongside Charisma

  • Corporate Product jobs develop Charisma instead of Programming

  • Custom Game characters now require three traits to be selected

  • Diary now reads as "retired" if you quit your job after retirement age - we'll make this better eventually

  • Added a confirmation when applying for a job when already employed

  • Promotions are now affected by your relationship with your boss

  • You can now apply for all jobs, regardless of the requirements

  • Job applications no longer result in instant success

  • Some event choices generate colleagues, which can be viewed on the Relationships page

  • The System Administrator job now requires a Bachelor's in a Technology subject

Fixed

5 changes
  • Icons and the logo failed to load when playing outside the editor

  • Manager-themed work events no longer turn up once you've reached CEO

  • The roadside breakdown event no longer triggers for characters who never earned a driving licence

  • NPC spawns now draw names from the player's country pool

  • Non-family relationships now spawn at 0 closeness

Removed

2 changes
  • The side menu no longer shows greyed-out buttons for pages that aren't built yet

  • The Age Up button no longer appears after your character has died