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Blink Hydrate ブリンク · Published by Blink Hydrate ブリンク · Official site ↗
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
“Defeat my sleep deprivation monsters. And I will cure your poverty virus.” Living is Expensive... is a visual novel about the cost of existence & minimum wage vampires. 🩸🍷💸😭🥹💀
Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy · More free games
Explore a unique adventure where you battle monsters born from lack of rest and confront the harsh realities of existence. Living is Expensive... combines RPG, strategy, and indie elements to tell a story about overcoming financial struggles.
About this game
Vampires & Capitalism
Living is Expensive… is a card game visual novel about minimum wage vampires.
(33% card game, 66% visual novel, 1% lost to inflation).
Game Features
Working 9-5
Burnout
Expensive Cost of Living
Crushing weight of modern work on human psyche.
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A card game that feels like roguelike deckbuilder.
Super Awesome Visual Novel with 2 Happy Endings!
Characters
Your boss. Works 24 hours a day.
Will cure your poverty virus with money.
Your colleague. Introverted... No energy for work...
Can’t find the meaning of life.
Your manager. Funny vampire :3
Wink! (^_<)
Story
Work Work Work Work Work
Gameplay
Defeat Primrose-sama's sleep deprivation monsters before they become real. 💤
Select the monster cards to attack. Get more cards and craft runes to become overpowered. 💥
Work–Life Balance
Overworking is unhealthy. Probably. I guess. Maybe. 😓
You should find something meaningful to do other than work. (Like playing this game? 🥺👉👈)
After all, what’s the point of all work... if we never have fun, never enjoy life, never truly live? ( •◡<) -☆
TL;DR
Living is Expensive… is a short and funny visual novel you wouldn’t want to miss.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64bit)
- Processor: 1.8GHz Dual-Core CPU
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated Graphics
- Storage: 700 MB available space
- Additional Notes: RAM is expensive...
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
THE BACKGROUND SHOULD BE MOVING!
Fixed the bug that makes background static by default. ːtorielsadːPlease enjoy moving backgrounds. ːpapyruswackyːRead full article on Community Announcements (Blink)AnnouncementsOfficial
𝑳𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒔 𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆... Demo is now available! 🤍
The demo of 𝑳𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒔 𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆... is released.A visual novel about 𝐕𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 & 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦.Please let me know your feedbacks! Thanks!Please also share the game with your friends! >.Read full article on Community Announcements (Blink)
