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this crazy idea

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profectusactiveprestigestorystrategy

Posted May 29, 2023. Updated May 29, 2023. Played 3805 times for a total of 1678 hours.

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hopeless startup simulator, made for the Profectus Creation Jam, and won first place... somehow??

Everybody has some great ideas for the future, but not everybody wants to do the work to get there.

"this crazy idea" puts you in the role of a programmer as their friends and family barrage them with startup ideas, that are all so mind-numbingly stupid that they're doomed to fail.

But... you're a nice person, right? You wouldn't say "no" to a good friend.

Or would you?

Can you break the cycle?

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blurr1974 June 11, 2026
+1comment score: 1
So, not sure if I'm missing something but once Uncle Larry blocks me, nothing else happens? Using most current Vivaldi browser.
connorhedgehog March 31, 2026
+2comment score: 2
awesome concept, but i'm SO bad at it and gave up after about 30-ish minutes. really cool game though :)
samstarium February 6, 2026
+2comment score: 2
> But fear not! As Abraham Lincoln once said, "You're not a loser unless you refuse to try again". Take what wisdom you learned from this experience, and buy some wisdom upgrades to try and make the next startup a success.

> You're pretty sure he said that. Actually, you don't know. You can't trust anyone online nowadays.

this is a homestuck bit lmao. in slightly different wording, but still

developer response: I forgot about that! Seems like I might have mixed the Homestuck bit with the "Most quotes found online are falsely attributed." -Abraham Lincoln from Antimatter Dimensions

samstarium February 5, 2026
+4comment score: 4
hey dev have you read homestuck. just wondering.
good game btw. i love pipe bomb <3

developer response: I have, but what makes you think that?

IliKeIncRemEntals November 16, 2025
+2comment score: 2
9.45s. Im goated fr fr

top comments

ducdat0507 countest May 29, 2023
+41comment score: 41
It took me way too much time to realize that all you need to do is to ignore the marketing and dump all the code into features
song May 30, 2023
+23comment score: 23
why can i mail people pipebom b

developer response: a very persuasive way of getting them to use your product

Unexian June 11, 2023
+17comment score: 17
340-0-300 with hackathons, spam pipe bombs, infinite run
horosphere July 15, 2023
+15comment score: 15
Extremely accurate portrayal of how startups work. 5/5
Robot_Face June 5, 2023
+15comment score: 15
The javascript alert whenever you go to begin a new startup takes you out of full screen every time. Very annoying

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