I bought this game because I saw Northernlion play it and days later was gripped by the inescapable need to gamble.

The core gameplay is a bit shallow, but the game gushes with flavor: even 20 hours in I was still seeing new events. The secret sauce to its writing is that the way it generate's a baby's life history isn't fully random, but certain events become possible or more likely following prior events, e.g.:

- A baby on Sequa Lux might become a "punfball" athlete and have several life events related to their career.
- A baby on Gooble Gibby who becomes a general will skyrocket in value after unlocking exclusive political and military events.
- A baby on Infernus Axion winning the vacation lottery will put it on a completely different trajectory than usual for that planet.

The game is also hysterical. A baby on Sequa Lux (a planet with hyperbolic wealth stratification) might "fire [its] manservant into [the] sun," which slightly raises its share price. A baby on Rimos-7 (the core of a growing fascist empire) might "report [a] child to [the] secret police." causing its share price to jump.

The game's strength of satirical writing has also produced two incredible settings, the first of which is genius not only in concept but in the way its nature is revealed during gameplay: Monto Classica MXV, a tourist destination planet whose citizens LARP as members of an ancient Greco-Roman-esque civilization, but on which certain events reveal the world's "high-tech origins" to the player; and Gooble Gibby, a planet that bolsters its off-world weapons manufacturing industry by hosting constant warfare of unstated origin or purpose across half its surface.

Speaking of unnecessary suffering: I have a high tolerance for simulated vicarious misery, but Infernus Axion (an industrial planet operated by slaves in all but use of the word) can be a bit much. Even this planet though helps tie the whole game together as a cohesive setting: it's the last planet you'll unlock, and there you'll see babies manufacture the "glepple tranquilizer," "buzzfilter," and "punfballs" you'll have seen babies on the first two planets use for work and recreation since the first campaign.

I haven't even mentioned the soundtrack yet? I don't even know what to say other than that it's incredible; certainly the best I've heard in a game since DELTARUNE Chapters 3+4.

My only real complaint is that there are several consultants who claim to know things with low accuracy, but their predictions are correct 100% of the time. If you know something with a broad range of possible values, and the actual value will always fall within that range, that isn't low accuracy but low precision.
This did significantly affect my gameplay experience, as I spent several hours not hiring consultants whom I believed could be wrong.

Oh yeah, one last thing: ♥♥♥♥ Citizen Grumble's campaign, I could not figure out a way to get gold without cheating (if you exit from the menu before a trading day ends, you can reload from the beginning of the day and try again).

It's hard to fully express how good this game is. It's somewhat simple, but the gameplay loop, humor, and visuals are super crisp. It's engaging in surprising ways. It's essentially a very polished gambling roguelite. Highly recommended.

Very engaging gameplay. I like how the campaigns differ from one another, and how it challenges you to use all the strategies you have available. I also think the writing is well done. EDIT: Also, the art is fantastic! A very cool assortment of aliens.