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WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.01

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2014

Should you play it?

From the author of Spice and Wolf, Isuna Hasekura, comes WORLD END ECONOMiCA. This is the first episode out of three part sci-fi/economic thriller visual novel set on the moon.

What works

  • Deep and engaging story
  • Well-developed characters
  • Educational stock market concepts
  • Immersive sci-fi setting
  • Long reading time

Things to keep in mind

  • No player choices or interactivity
  • Slow pacing at start
  • Limited artwork variety
  • Music loops awkwardly
  • Some translation issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • WITCH ON THE HOLY NIGHT

  • ATRI -My Dear Moments-

  • Heart of the Woods

  • fault - milestone one

  • Supipara - Chapter 1 Spring Has Come!

  • Billionaire Lovers

More autonomous

Games that feels like WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.01 but with more freedom over how you play

  • TAISHO x ALICE epilogue

  • STEINS;GATE

  • Psychedelica of the Ashen Hawk

  • STEINS;GATE 0

  • Cyanotype Daydream -The Girl Who Dreamed the World-

  • TAISHO x ALICE episode 1

More experimental

Games that feels like WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.01 but with more room to experiment and tinker

  • Sound of Drop - fall into poison -

  • YU-NO: A girl who chants love at the bound of this world

  • Black Lily's Tale

  • Dark Nights

  • Far Away

  • Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition

Less strategic

Games that feels like WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.01 but with less strategic problem-solving

  • eden*

  • Lingering Fragrance

  • Trap Legend

  • PARQUET

  • Highway Blossoms

  • Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.1

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WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.01: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Competence, Experimenting, Survival. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Strategy, Survival, Thrill.

Last update: 03/08/2026