YEAR 2025

The year is 2025. The global temperature is rising. Natural disasters are getting worse. From an environmental standpoint, things seem uncertain and bleak. But you can’t pay attention to that. Because you are in pain. 

You are a disabled person trying to live through a climate crisis. How will you survive? 

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About the game: This game was created as a final project for a class on climate change, and is intended to focus on the intersections of disability* and climate vulnerability. I got the inspiration to create a disability simulator (focused on survival) after playing "You're Just Imagining It."

My game is a “choose your own adventure” novel with no images; the game is entirely text-based. This is my first time creating any sort of game, but I did a decent amount of research for the content. Besides drawing on personal experiences, you can see my list of consulted sources here. 

About the title: “Year 2025” is an homage to movies and novels that portray an apocalyptic future as a distant year, something 50 or a 100 years from now. In my opinion, the apocalypse is happening now. It’s been happening for quite some time. We just don’t want to see it. 

*Please note that disability is a broad term and the way one person experiences disability is entirely unique to their body, identity, and environment. The experiences in this game are not meant to be universal or representative of all disabled individuals. 

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Content warnings: Ableism, Language (13+)