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WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.01
Developer Spicy Tails
From the author of Spice and Wolf, Isuna Hasekura, comes WORLD END ECONOMiCA. This is the first episode out of three part sci-fi/economic thriller visual novel set on the moon. From the Steam store page
176 reactions from 1 source (Steam reviews) · newest Sep 23, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
77
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136 positive · 40 negative
95% range 71–83%
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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
617 of 735 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 176 · most liked firstThe story is good. MC has an abrasive personality, to say the least. Really want to like it, but the spelling and grammar of the English translation is subpar. The text does not have a natural flow. The poorly looped, repetitive music and unimpressive effects (expect lots of black screens and ppt 2002 style animations) don't make the experience any better. I've been a huge fan of the author for a decade, and I'm glad the developers ported the VN's first part to linux/mac, but I can't recommend…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm just gonna start by saying I'm a fan of the author's Spice & Wolf novels and have been for about 10 years now. Even though I haven't finished reading through this story yet, I don't expect to be displeased by the story or characters. And it is nice that one can toggle between the English and original Japanese pretty easily, because I'm the kind of nerd that appreciates such a feature. That said, an English translation has one job, which is to tell the story in English. I have already seen…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First, I'll be blunt. World End Economica episode 01 is not a good visual novel. Mostly in technical level (my playtime for episode 1 is part of the bugs). The story itself is decent but you must suffer in ep 1 to fully enjoy the series. I can't recommend the game at its current state. However, the complete story the series offer is something unique. This review will include episode 2 and 3 in mind. World End Economica is a trilogy VN developed by amateur circle Spicy Tails and written by…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While I haven't completely finished the game yet, I still wanted to leave a review for anyone looking to buy this game when it's not on sale. I'm really on the fence, and while I would recommend buying it at a discount, not at full price, The story is interesting, the characters are pretty good, but overall the whole thing just feels lazily put together to me. There are only a few sprites per character, a very limited number of backgrounds, and sometimes the visual doesn't completely match…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →UPDATE: After finishing it, i have to add that the latter half gets better. I still wouldn't call it very good and the direction the story headed in was painfully obvious at times, but overall it's at least not as horrible as the first few hours are and somewhat interesting. I still wouldn't recommend it though, mostly because of the general bad writing, and also because the first half is just absolutely awful in many ways. ORIGINAL REVIEW: After 3 hours, i have no idea where this game gets…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A lot of people will probably buy all three visual novels at the same time, so below are my non spoiler reason for why you should/shouldn't read world end economica. Episode 1: All in all a good visual novel with excellent world building. If you liked Isuna Hasekura's other work i strongly recommend episode 1 Episode 2: A Great continuation of episode 1, the fact that a large part of the plot and character development revolves around the problems that arose at the ending of the first, almost…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After playing for 16 hours my save disappeared... Gone. Can't skip all the content I read before... I will now never finish this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maybe that's just translation, but writing here is less than average, the story overall isn´t engaging, and characters are bland. It's pretty boring despite interesting idea, so can't recommend
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A decent enough visual novel. There are some issues with it: - it sometimes feels slow, - some stuff just doesn't make any sense/there are some mistakes in the text, - the main character is not a very likable guy, - could use a bigger variety of images. But overall the story did keep me interested till the end. Linux version of the game works fine except for missing text on the confirm/cancel buttons when selecting things.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Quick summary: an Intro to Economics class coupled with a rollercoaster of emotions. If you liked Spice & Wolf or even have a passing interest in the world of finance, get the three-part bundle and don't look back. (No spoilers review) So, World End Economica; a VN that showed up on my "Recommended" feed so often I felt I just had to try it, but never did for some reason. Until I finally did, and boy I'm glad. Graphics: 6/10 Let's start with the basics: graphics ain't a strong point of this…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the game's protagonist is kinda terrible. he hates women and wanted to assault a girl for being dismissive of him, the only reason why he didn't was because another character walked into the room at the right moment. just a really ♥♥♥♥♥♥ character that spoils the rest of the game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Visual novel and drama about a poor man living in the moon trying to become rich by investing in stocks. The subject matter is interesting and serious, and definitely does not feel generic. Artwork is decent, with well drawn CGs and characters, though the game itself is of fairly low resolution - 1280x720. Backgrounds feel repetitive and are the weak point in the visual aspect. The story is linear, with no choices provided, and a single ending. I was definitely satisfied with the ending, by…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was a huge fan of Spice and Wolf so when I found out they had another beautifully crafted world to sink my teeth into I was on board. Instead of the relaxing atmosphere of a traveling merchant, they went with an action-packed story about investments. They exceeded my expectations and I highly recommend it to anyone
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm a bit torn on this... This is a pretty unique visual novel in terms of topics, but the story and the visual is kind of lacking, and the pacing is quite chaotic. It's not bad, but also not good. I think bad translations kind of contribute to this... This is actually a slice-of-life romantic which happens to have a sci-fi and economics-related backdrop. The things depicted in this visual is definitely NOT how the stock market works...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →tbh i just bought it for the ass background
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's not worth your money and time. I like reading and I consider myself a empathic girl, but the main character is dumb, annoying and not likable at all. Save your money or buy a better vs
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thought I was gonna read some sci-fi and chill, but instead, I got the best economics lesson I've received to date. Hal's low grav parkour inspired me to petition for an Assassin's Creed set on the moon. 10/10 would get drowned in the signature bittersweetness of Hasekura Isuna again.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Seeing the plentiful amount of positive reviews about this VN, I had to give it a shot. It definitely looks pretty and the music (when it does appear) has some charm. But the beginning of this story to set the premise is dreadful. Constant repetition, underwhelming dialogue, and over-analytical descriptions turned me off. It's unfortunate as the characters seem to have potential in their likability, but the writing prevents me from appreciating them. I've seen that numerous reviewers share the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First I should make this clear. I'm a huge fan of the Spice and Wolf series, made by Isuna Hasekura. I own every single SeW novel and I absolutely love them, so I was excited to see a Visual Novel written by her. And yet, I was completely dissapointed. As many have already mentioned, it's amateurish. Almost no images, lots of black screens, repetitive music that loops awkwardly every minute.. However, even with those problems, I was kinda enjoying the novel. That is, until the ending. This…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Let's just put it this way. The day after I read this VN, I aced my interview to intern at Jane Street Capital. Coincidence? I think not.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Love The Storie and The Soundtrack! Love Everything about this game, thanks so much! ^^ Regards from Colombia! ;)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is more of a review for the trilogy, but still spoilerless. As a visual novel, especially a "kinetic novel" with no choices, it's mainly about the story. And, let me say, the story is a damned 15/10. Regarding other technical aspects (sound, graphics) the first episode is a bit lacking, but this improves in the second and especially the third episodes. The three episodes are kind of separate, there is a four year gap between each, but they explain everything well, and the last one is a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A hell of a ride. Took me about 5 hours to read it through. It's not exactly accurate when it comes to the stock market, but the characters really shine in this one. Haven't touched episode 2 yet, though...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely brutal. Will destroy your soul. Learn Economics.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great vn barring a few random black screens that should have had CG in it. Otherwise the story was great I would recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very talented writer turned something really damn boring (stock trading) into an exciting story. I thought it moved a bit slow at first but then I suddenly couldn't stop reading. Excited to start reading episode 2!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A bit dry at first, but it picks up and has a decent story.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →y'all like /r/wallstreetbets ?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good Story. However, this is NOT a game. Some bugs/errors. What I like: The story is interesting enough to keep you progressing and reading. The music compliments the dialogue nicely. The visuals compliment the story and mood. What I wish I had known: This is not a game. This is a Visual Novel that is entirely linear. There are not choices to make. The "single player" and "game" categories for this listing are not correct. It is 0 player and NOT a game. That said, it's still good. What…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Poor writing and poorer editing. In episode 1 you are introduced to the characters "Hal" and "Lisa". In episode 2 everyone has forgotten how to spell their names. Hal is now "Haru" and Lisa is now "Risa". In chapter 3 Hal remembers how to spell but "Risa" still hasn't found the clue stick. Seriously, the writing is so poor they can't even get the main characters' names right. Maybe you came for the economics rather than the half baked story telling, each episode has an economics crisis…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I stopped playing when I got to the line, "Regardless, it was something that shook me to the core so much that I nearly wet my pants". Life is too short to tolerate bad writing.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My review takes into account episode 2 and 3 since it's hard to reccomend part of a story and its spoiler free. It saddens me to leave a "No" review because the first episode really grabbed me and it had good character development, good pacing and left a overall plesent feeling and a good setup for the series. Sadly that went downhill fast and by the end of episode 3 I glossed over so much and had to force myself to finish it. Episode 2 you can treat as simple filler since theres only about 5…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →subpar translation protagonist actively hindered every other aspect of the experience and somehow became more unlikable as the story progressed
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This main character would absolutely try to convince you to buy an NFT
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This review covers all 3 games (non-spoiler). It's dense. Super dense about stocks and finances. I know that sounds awful but it's actually quite interesting; I wouldn't call it "beginner level" by any means, but it does try to explain some concepts, and it does give you some clarity about certain things (2008 recession, the current gamestop situation, etc). I think an interesting VN that actually helps explain a little bit about how the world works is quite useful, and so I do recommend…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →STONKS episode 1
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can't really call this a 'game'. If you are looking for a game then don't buy this because it's really just a story with music and pictures. However, the story is amazing. If you want to read the best humanistic tale ever written about a young runaway who aspires to be a top investor on the moon, then this is the one to pick.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Interesting setting, boring characters and very slow plot development that really drags out some pretty uninteresting plot elements. Super creepy fan service scene. Eventually, my save got corrupted. I can load it, but no text appears, and all buttons are un-clickable. I was actually glad to stop there.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was like watching an entire anime season but in visual novel form. I enjoyed it a lot since it talked about stock market speculation by computer. The stock market information was pretty accurate for a visual novel. Some of the interactions between females and males were sketchy. There's also some talk about religion or not being religious in it. I enjoyed the amount of characters in the novel. If you don't like one character actions you have another character as your favorite.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don’t waste your time. It’s pretty, but also pretty boring.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a review about the series as a whole, after going through all 3 episodes in one sitting. At first, I was put off by the fact that I had no decisions to make. This would be what is referred to as a kinetic visual novel. "Why not just make it a light novel then?" I had thought. Then I realized it was the same author behind Spice and Wolf, and also how putting it into a VN format might be able to make the characters more lively and animated. Somewhat like a middle step between LN and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Worst mc i have ever seen even worse than rent a girlfriend mc. 30 mins into the game and the first joke ever is about SA. If you are here because of spice wolf then you are mistaken. I bought a whole bundle just to get disappointed DO NOT BUY THIS ♥♥♥♥
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My friend I play with said that if I post a review about the game and it gets 200 likes and 100 rewards, he'll buy me a bag of chips and a RTX 4090. So I'll leave this here.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game, but I'm kinda mad because I bought this at full price last week and now it is on sale so I fell like a dumb ass
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am in deep pain, why did my emotions get wrangled by STOCK TRADING OF ALL THINGS AAAA
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Started off kind of interesting but then the same visuals and character tropes seeped in and after about 3 hours I just lost interest. It didn't help that this was a kinetic novel. I farmed the sequels cards. Thankfully got this a bundle like 10 years ago. Not worth your time.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a very interesting VN about economic of the modern day involve stock trading and others dramatic aspect such as meaning of humanity and profit what more important. In general it's very enjoyable i will give it 8/10 the problem that i would not give it 10/10 is - Why you have to do the setting in the moon, sure it all look hightech and all but the author doesn't grasp all the Hightech thing that it should be at all, like using of orbital elevator, it's one of the impossible thing to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rather enjoyable as to play through the information is quite dense in places and the characters feel appropriate in their actions which i would say is down to a decent scenario writeup
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ngl I replayed this because of the $GME fiasco, and I was like "HMM the VN about stonks sure was ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ great." My heart. Why have I done this?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Definitely worth the playing! nice!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Visual novel about economy???? My initial thoughts were: Sounds boring I was gravely mistaken.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Came here after completing all 3 ep's. In short - if you love Isuna Hasekura style - try it. Can't help but compare with SaW, this one is much weaker, but still good overall. 1st one is nice and balanced, but 2nd and 3rd have pacing all over the place, too much unnecessary details and too little main pair interaction (you get it, once you complete the story). In the beginning MC looks kinda garbadge , but hey - remember yourself in 14-16, this story about one nihilist edgelord learning what…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I cried over stock exchanges and i'm not even 20 yet, wtf
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has a really good story but there is zero interactivity. If you want to read a good book this game is for you.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If I wasn't on holiday and coming up to the end of my Steam games backlog I would have definitely stopped reading this, relegated it to my list of terrible games and never played it again. The first 4.5 hours (out of 9.5 hours total for me) were some of the driest and most boring reading I have ever endured, and this is coming from someone who read 6000 pages of legal code for a professional license exam. I am, however, quite pleased by how the visual novel turned out, because it picked up…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →God,I hated to write my first review on steam as a negative review,expecially work from Isuna Hasekura.gg no fun. First,I must declear that I only played for about 2 hour at the very early stage of game and pending for refund. also I was playing the game with somewhat high expectation.With all of the above my opinion maybe somewhat bias. the following only apply to english translation version The problem within the game:bad translation,this sum up 60% of the problem. there quit a bit of hard…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The first out of three episodes of WORLD END ECONOMiCA is rather disappointing. As far as this episode is concerned, we are given a linear story without interactivity: no choices, no fail states. The main focus is therefore on the story, the art, and the music. Although there are only 6 drawn characters, the quality of their models is rather amateurish and the intricacies of the relationships only very superficial. While the backgrounds are of good quality, there are not a lot of them --…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well... Just when you thought there were some things (like economics) that no one could possibly make entertaining or engaging... this shows up. This is a kinetic novel that centers around a young man's quest to earn enough money to make it to Mars. Along the way, he meets many different people, and well, friendship can have good and bad issues. Definitely worth a read. Get the bundle as all three are good.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →a decent read. I totally saw that coming with Barton destroy my boy Hal. The dude was just a kid and could not see that coming if you are gonna buy this vn, try to get all 3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is basically like reading a fully colored manga. If you like reading a book with pictures then this may be fun for you. It's not really a game.
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