The real meaning of "karoshi"
"karoshi" is a Japanese word and should technically be written
"karoushi" in western letters and "過労死" in Japanese. "karoshi" can be
translated as "death from overwork", a phenomenon typical to Japan and
Japanese culture. More info at Wikipedia.
The Karoshi games actually have little to do with this concept,
although they can be seen as a metaphor for it.
The name was chosen for the series because it's original, has an
interesting/surprising meaning, and a salaryman for the main character
fits the game well. |
About the creator
The Karoshi games were made by Jesse Venbrux ("me" from hereon). I have
been making games as a hobby for a while and more of my work can be
seen at venbrux.com.
I try to create original games that surprise the player and give a
different experience.
Karoshi originally started as a joke game but is now my most well known
series. Fun fact: The main character's image and animation was done in
about 10 minutes.
Recently I studied at an arts university in Kyoto, Japan, after
having done an internship at Q-Games (also in Kyoto).
I'm now back in the Netherlands but my ambition is to
work in the Japanese games industry! |
![[karoshigame.com]](karoshigame.png)
