Despite their name, life sims tend to only simulate the positive side of life, or at least some idealized version of the actually complicated parts. But life, tragically, is about more than tending a perfect garden and flirting with your neighbors. Fresh off a grand prize win at this year’s Independent Games Festival, one upcoming life sim takes on a much darker subject in its new demo.
To say it outright, Consume Me is a game about disordered eating. It approaches the subject with care, avoiding triggers like calorie counts and specific diet plans, but it’s likely to conjure a lot of uncomfortable feelings in players who’ve been through that particular wringer themselves.
