Game Features

A Convincing Life Simulator
With systematic reconstructions of your possible physical status, such as Health and Emotions, Nobody – The Turnaround aims to accurately represent a person's working and living situations. You may suffer injuries, get sick or feel down due to various unexpected random events in life. It's important for you to balance everything and strive.

Work Hard and Strive for Success
From the initial basic jobs to skilled labor that requires specific training, you can experience all kinds of professions here in Nobody – The Turnaround. You can start by bricklaying, distributing leaflets, or mail delivery. All you need to do is work hard, create your career path, and eventually secure your dream job.

Real Life and Everyday Entertainment
You can do some group dancing with the ladies on the basketball court, play Chinese chess with the older man at the street corner, play games in the internet café, or lose yourself in the bookstore. Besides hard work, you need to arrange your pastimes responsibly to improve your mood and adjust your conditions.

Special Sandbox Mode
After experiencing the difficult journey of the Story Mode, you can choose to play the Sandbox Mode. Use your decision-making and management abilities to plan your career freely without all the restraints.

Social System & Relationships
Interact with dozens of characters, and as their affinity level increases, their hidden stories will be revealed. It’s even possible for you to romance some of them and build a life together.","background_raw","package_groups",[],"capsule_imagev5","https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1810580/capsule_184x69.jpg?t=1707038970","pc_requirements",{"_220":221,"_222":223},"minimum","Minimum:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: 64-bit Windows 7
Processor: i3-530 2.93GHZ 2 Core
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 13 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX compatible
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Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10(64-Bit)
Processor: i7-7700k 4.2GHz 4 Core
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 1660 6GB
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 14 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX compatible
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Nobody - The Turnaround

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Emotions