The year 2020 has been one of those that will be remembered for a long time.
Fires in Australia, the coronavirus pandemic (which still persists), a highly contested presidential election in the United States ... And now we can face all that again (if that is what we want) in a free 2D platform video game called
2020 Game
.
Developed by Max Garkavyy and released on January 1, 2021, the game can be beaten in five minutes, but it is reminiscent of various events from last year.
It can be played in any computer or mobile browser, and the controls are simple: A and D or the arrows to move to the sides and W or the space bar to jump.
2020 Game developer Max Garkavyy tells on the game's final screen that it took six months to develop.
Now he wants to make a living from it and therefore has launched a fundraising campaign through donations.
On the campaign page, Garkavyy says that he works for a large company and would like to quit his job to dedicate himself to creating video games.
So far it has managed to add almost $ 23,000, according to its website.
The game has begun to gain followers last week in Spain, where the link has been shared on WhatsApp.
This Monday, the comedian Ángel Martín Gómez spoke about him in his
morning newscast to save time.
but that you get here and then thank me https://t.co/CGIQn46lcL
- kalika (@lorenaxpulido) January 14, 2021
In case you want to spend 2020 again in the form of a minigame https://t.co/0npWVwj5ak
- Paracetamor (@paracetamor) January 15, 2021
Here we are going to tell you what you can see during the game, so if you want some surprise, better play before reading.
You start off in a peaceful year 2019, with birds singing and soft music playing (
Peer Gynt,
by Edvard Grieg).
Then, you arrive in Australia and 2020 begins. There you have to escape the fire that consumes the vegetation and save a koala.
Next comes the covid-19, while a bat flies over your head.
Now, mask and all, you have to dodge viruses on screen and stock up for quarantine, which includes stopping by the grocery store to buy lots and lots of toilet paper.
Then it's time to dodge the stock market crashes that literally fall from the sky to crush you.
The collection of toilet paper has stood out in the quarantine.
2020 Game
After being locked up at home until the toilet paper and books are gone, you go out and see a world where nature recovers a bit from human interference, thanks to the stoppage of activities that big cities suffered during the quarantine.
In the following scenario there are dolphins and clear skies.
You can pick up barrels of oil for the incredible value of $ 0.00, remembering the time when barrels of crude in the US market traded negatively.
We will also remember 2020 for teleworking and that is why the game makes you jump through the roof where you can see phrases such as "Zoom Call", "You are muted" or "Can you hear me?"
to revive something that for many is still reality.
2020 Game also remembers George Floyd, whose death was the origin of protests around the world with the slogan
Black Lives Matter,
with graffiti
.
At this time, the game music goes silent.
A tribute to George Floyd.
2020 Game
And conspiracy theories have not been forgotten either, as viruses emitted by a 5G antenna have to be deflected.
After overcoming this challenge, you will experience the rise of TikTok, on an application screen that plays the song
Say So
, by Doja Cat, a hit on the platform.
At the end of the year and the game come the American elections.
In a literal race, Joe Biden defeats Trump and becomes the new president of the United States.
After these votes, it is time to face the second wave of covid-19, but now with the vaccine.
Good!
Finally, you can take advantage of the end of the year at home, wishing that 2021 is a better year, even if the prognosis for the game is not good.
The conspiracy theory that 5G antennas emit coronavirus is also present in '2020 Game'.
2020 Game
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