PERMADEATH ANXIETY

Ironman mode brain. One wrong move and it's over — so you don't move.

Every choice feels irreversible. So you save-scum existence: delay, research, hedge, never commit. Fear of the wrong path has you standing still on the map. Spoiler: standing still is also a path — and a boring one. Hardcore mode is optional. Most of life has respawns. Touch grass. Touch the save file. Move.