Play Kachou Shima Kousaku (Japan) Online

Game Overview

Kachou Shima Kousaku is one of those weirdly addictive SNES games that makes you go, "Wait, why is this so fun?" You play as Kousaku, a salaryman just trying to survive the daily grind—except here, office politics play out like a mix between a board game and a soap opera. One minute you're schmoozing your boss at the bar after work, the next you're sweating through a typing mini-game to meet a deadline.

The pixel art nails that '90s manga aesthetic, and the humor lands even if you're not familiar with the original series. It's got that same vibe as The Sims, but with more passive-aggressive coworkers and fewer house fires. The first time I played, I accidentally got my character demoted by oversleeping twice in a row—turns out, even virtual Japanese companies don't tolerate tardiness.

Definitely not your typical SNES experience, but that's the charm. You'll either bounce off it immediately or lose an entire weekend to corporate ladder-climbing.