This is the game I would suggest too. In my opinion it absolutely is a poverty sim. You work hard every day, but due to basic needs plus unforeseen events you e

This is the game I would suggest too. In my opinion it absolutely is a poverty sim. You work hard every day, but due to basic needs plus unforeseen events you end up never earning enough money to escape. The path that is suggested to you as the only means of lifting your curse requires doing a significant amount of extra work on top of your existing work, in a system that feels byzantine and actively hostile to your success. I really hated playing the game, and quit after a few hours of getting nowhere, but I suspect that was exactly the point.