Academia : School Simulator (2021)
- Developer
- Squeaky Wheel Studio Inc
- Publisher
- Paradox Interactive
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Genres
- Indie, Simulation, Strategy
- Rating
- 4.3 of 5, 3,044 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 11 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
You balance comical, low-stakes dilemmas while slowly building a functioning school from the ground up.
managementsandboxquirkystrategiccolorfulsimulationlightly humorousmoderate difficulty
What players say
Players find the school management loop addictive initially, but several warn that content runs out quickly and the systems lack depth compared to Prison Architect.
Screenshots
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More by Squeaky Wheel Studio
This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.