Definitely A Unicorn

About the Game

Definitely a Unicorn is a co-op game about a startup you and your friends try to drag to success before the money runs out. You have an empty office, a brilliant idea and a bank account that burns fast. The rest is up to you.

Everyone is a co-founder
And everyone is sure they're in charge. Decisions land on every phone at once, and whoever answers first has decided for the company. Talking it over first is optional. Recommended, though.

Who is actually paying you?
A crowd of users or a couple of fat clients? The crowd brings noise, memes and burning servers. The clients bring contracts, deadlines and promises one of you has already made.

Ship it now or do it properly
Half-baked ships fast. The bugs get found later, by your users, at the worst possible moment.

They will remember you
Investors, clients and journalists remember what you promised and how it turned out. Next time, they treat you accordingly.

Burn rate
Rent, salaries, servers. When the account runs dry you beg, cut, or finally sell something. Or somebody.

Different every time
A different niche, a different market, a different rival — and an entirely different disaster. One thing never changes: someone will bring up exactly where you screwed up.

One session takes about two hours, solo or with up to four players. At the end you find out what you became: a unicorn, survivors, or a cautionary tale.