Discover everything you need to know about the progressing through the game in Unemployment Simulator 2018.
Unemployment Simulator 2018 is an indie survival-simulation adventure game, where you live the life of someone stuck in long-term unemployment. You must manage your physical and mental well-being while surviving repetitive daily life. Learn how to progress in Unemployment Simulator.
For more information on the game, you can visit its official Steam page here.
Table of contents
The game is set in 2018, inside a small apartment, where you have no job or daily structure. You control your character’s life through everyday routines and choices. You must keep track of needs like food, drink, hygiene, health, energy, and mental health. The objective here is to eat, drink, use the bathroom, wash, clean the apartment, and entertain yourself.
Each day has multiple tasks that you must finish before going to sleep. At the end of each day, once all your objectives are done, you go to bed. Story events gradually reveal more about the character’s past and motivations. There are multiple endings based on how you manage your life and complete objectives.
Getting Started
The game begins with a small cutscene where you get inside your apartment after coming back from the bus. You enter the building elevator and use the keys to unlock the door of your house. Press the A button to move left and the D button to move right. Move to the left of your apartment to put the grocery items in the fridge.
The Radiator (Day 1)
This is the first chapter you need to complete by finishing all the daily tasks. Be mindful of your dopamine levels and other stats to avoid dying.
The objective for Day 1 is to do the laundry, send a job application, clean 3 pieces of trash, and wash 5 dishes. Dopamine, anxiety, health, fatigue, and ‘drunk level’ are the different stats you need to manage while progressing.
Pick up the dirty clothes from the living room and get to the bathroom. Interact with the washing machine to do your laundry. After that, put the washed clothes on the table nearby.
Go to the kitchen and interact with the dustbin to clean 3 pieces of trash. Approach the right side of this living room and interact with the computer to use it. You need to send a job application via email. By now, your character’s boredom level is very critical.
Launch the game on your computer and play the shooting game. Kill everything while playing it.
The last objective for the day is to wash five dishes. Go to the kitchen and interact with the sink to wash the dirty clothes. After completing all the objectives, you can go to sleep.
You must also complete the side tasks before going to sleep. You need to go to the toilet and empty your bladder.
Turn off the lights in your bedroom and go to sleep. A dream sequence will start that you can skip by pressing the Enter button, if you wish.
Day 2
The objective for Day 2 is to water the plant, cook a meal, open a letter, and brush your teeth.
You can find the plant near the main door of your apartment. Approach it and start watering to complete this objective.
The phone bill will come to your apartment while watering it, so pick it up to read.
Open the fridge in the kitchen and collect the food item you want to cook.
Interact with the microwave on the shelf above the cooking stove to cook the meal.
The last objective is to brush your teeth. Go in front of the mirror in the bathroom and complete this objective.
Finally, you’re ready to go to sleep after emptying your bladder and turning off the lights.
Day 3
The objective for the third day is to wash 5 dishes, do the laundry, clean 3 pieces of trash, and take a shower.
The first three objectives can be completed as before. Once done, get inside the bathroom and take a shower. Play the guitar to manage your Dopamine level. Once done, repeat the same cycle and go to sleep.
Day 4
The objective for Day 4 is to send a job application, take medication, water the plant, and cook a meal.
Interact with the plant to water it, and with the computer to send a job application. After sending the email, open the fridge to collect food to cook in the microwave.
Go to the bathroom and make your way in front of the mirror. Once done, empty the bladder before going to sleep.
Your apartment’s doorbell rings, so quickly approach it and look through the peephole. Get to bed and sleep after completing all objectives.
Day 5
Today is Friday, so no boring tasks today. Instead, the objective for today is to get 20 points in darts, get 50 kills in the shooting game, eat 2 bags of chips, and get drunk.
The fruit flies are restless today, and they seem agitated by something. Interact with the dart board above the bed and get 20 points in darts. Pick up the bag of chips from the fridge and consume them.
Interact with the computer and get 50 kills in the shooting game to complete that objective. Pick up the 5x beer from the fridge and drink it to get drunk. A small cutscene will commence, showing you drunk.
Complete Objectives of All Days
Once you pass out, the objectives of the next day are water the plant, do laundry, send a job application, and take a meditation. After finishing all the tasks, read the letter from near the main door.
Complete all the objectives of the next few days to progress in Unemployment Simulator.
The objective of Day 10 is to feed Gorgon, make toast, exercise, and brush your teeth. Interact with the gym equipment near the bed to do exercise. A crack has appeared in the kitchen, and ants are marching through.
Pick up the bread from the fridge and make toast. Manage your Dopamine level by playing a game before brushing your teeth. Pick up the chips from the fridge and finally, feed the Gorgon the plant.
After completing these objectives, empty your bladder and sleep in the bed.
On Day 14, complete all the objectives for the day (Feed Gorgon, Open a letter, Make a Toast, and Cook a meal) as before. Make sure to kill the mosquito in the kitchen before going to sleep. Â
Day 16
The objective for day 16 is to brush your teeth, wash 5 dishes, take a shower, and install the transmitter.
Go to the left of your apartment and pick up the transmitter from the cupboard. Make your way near the guitar and install it.
Complete the other daily tasks to finish all the objectives for today. Make sure you have a balanced Dopamine level before brushing your teeth.
Chapter 3 Haunted
The objective for day 17 is to open a letter, clean 5 pieces of trash, do laundry, and make contact.
You need to maintain your stats while completing the tasks, or else you may feel dizzy and start dreaming during the day.
Continue finishing the objectives for several days, as most of them are repetitive. The Pigman will come to your apartment, and he asks you if he can use your toilet.
Eventually, a dream sequence will start as you sleep. You need to avoid getting hit by multiple items like apples, eggs, beer, and more.
The objective for day 30 is to send a job application, do laundry, clean 5 pieces of trash, and decipher the code. Move to the left of the apartment and pick up dimension googles from the cupboard to wear them.
Interact with the computer and send a job application. Do the laundry and clean 5 pieces of trash. Keep playing the shooting game to manage your anxiety level. The last objective for the day is to decipher the code.
Approach the toilet and use the brush to clean it, allowing you to complete this task. Get ready to sleep on the bed after using the toilet and turning off the lights.
After waking up, cook the meal to manage your fatigue bar. Play some games on the computer to reduce anxiety.
The objective for day 32 is to send a job application, exercise, clean 3 pieces of trash, and do laundry.
Day 33
The objective for day 33 is to open a letter, clean the toilet, take a shower, and trap the skeleton.
Approach the toilet to clean it and interact with the shower. You can find the letter in front of the main door of the apartment.
Pick up the TV from the drawer on the left of the house and drop it in the washroom. A Spooky Skeleton appears in the apartment and disappears while near the TV.
Chapter 4 Flute
On Day 72, you receive a job rejection letter. In your rage, you destroy everything in the apartment. Use the toilet and turn off the lights to go to sleep.
Another dream sequence starts while sleeping, so maintain your shame meter by avoiding taking hits from the items. The objective for day 73 is to clean the windows, kill 500 skeletons in a computer game, wash 15 dishes, and make coffee.
The Pigman appears in the kitchen, and he makes coffee for you. Interact with the sink and wash the dishes. Approach the computer and play the game to kill 500 skeletons. Make your way to the living room and interact with the window to clean it. After completing all the tasks, use the toilet and turn off the light to sleep in bed.
You were woken up by a strange sound, so investigate the source. The objective for day 74 is to send a job application, clean 5 pieces of trash, do laundry, and brush your teeth. Complete all these tasks while managing your character’s stats.
Pick up the letter from the main door of the apartment. This letter is from your neighbor, who says that by your angelic playing, you have granted protection to this whole apartment building. Go to sleep after reading the letter.
Day 75
The day is usual like others, so wash 3 dishes, clean the toilet, exercise, and go to the Underworld. Make your way to the left of the apartment, pick up the TV from the cupboard, and drop it in the living room.
Wear the dimension goggles and manage your stats by playing games, consuming food, and playing guitar. Once done, approach the TV, and it explodes.
You drop into a whole new area. A small cutscene will start, showcasing a deadly monster. You need to press the Space to play the correct note.
Chapter 5 The Final Chapter
The final chapter in Unemployment starts with being a Pigman and completing the tasks. The objective for you here is to clean the orb, clean 5 pieces of trash, make the bed, and check the email.
Go all the way to the left of the apartment and make the bed, and clean the orb available on the table.
Interact with the desktop to check the email from Mudbank Financial. The trash starts coming out of the dustbin, and a small cutscene starts with the Pigman being eaten by ants.
Day 143
The objective for this day is to make an offering, open a letter, feed Gorgon, and make toast.
Pick up the letter from the front of your apartment’s main door and make toast using the toaster. Making an offering is a challenging task, as you don’t have a clue what to do. In the meantime, make sure to manage your stats by playing the game and consuming food.
Once all your stats are at a good state, move to the toilet and interact with the ritual to make an offering. Doing so allows you to complete all the tasks for today.
Once done, play the flute before turning off the lights. Press the space when the pointer is on the red section of the bar. After playing the flute, you can go to sleep.
A dream sequence starts where we need to maintain the shame meter by avoiding getting hit by the different items.
Day 144
The objective for day 144 is to brush your teeth, clean the toilet, feed Gorgon, and clean 5 pieces of trash. You already know how to complete these tasks.
Make sure to play Wizard vs Skeletons to maintain your character’s anxiety level. Once done, you encounter the Pigman in the kitchen, and he tells you that he was attacked by the vicious beast.
After speaking with him, use the toilet and turn off the lights to sleep on the bed. You dream of the wild beast with three red eyes. The dream sequence starts, and you must once again manage the shame meter.
Day 145
On this day, your tasks involve taking a shower, cooking a meal, cleaning the window, and sending a job application.
These are the normal tasks that you already completed in the previous chapters. Make sure to manage your stats while completing these tasks, allowing you to remain active. Once done, use the toilet and go to sleep. A dream sequence will start when you play the flute.
The objective for day 162 is to make an offering, open a letter, take medication, and clean the toilet.
Play the game on a computer before taking the medication. Use the brush to clean the toilet and make an offering at the ritual.
Then, complete the objectives for day 163, which are to cook a meal, feed Gorgon, send a job application, and clean the window.
Once you complete the objectives, a portal appears in your living room. Interact with it to get inside, and a cutscene will start.
Complete all the tasks of day 226, which are easier to finish. The skeleton appears in the apartment while finishing the objectives for Day 227.
Once you end the tasks, the Pigman appears in the kitchen. The last day requires you to clean three pieces of trash, wash three dishes, make toast, and send a job application.
Make yourself hide under the computer table when the skeleton appears.
Once done, complete the objective and sleep on the bed.
A final cutscene appears on the screen, marking the end of the game. That’s where this walkthrough of Unemployment Simulator 2018 concludes. Thank you for reading!
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