Guide

How to play

You have twelve days, not enough money and one shot at a visa. Here is how a run works.

1

Walk around

Move through the city or use the Go to menu.

2

Enter buildings

Each place offers a short menu. Costs and times are shown.

3

Follow your to-do list

Your plan has four goals. Tick them off before the deadline.

4

Watch your meters

Calm, red flags, luck and file strength shape the ending.

Meters

What the four meters mean

They shape how your interview and your decision go.

Calm

How steady you are.

Up: sleep, food, rest, good advice. Down: hard work, near-misses, begging, shaky answers.

More calm = more time to answer each interview question.

Red flags

How much attention you have drawn.

Up: fakes, faking your balance, bribes, suspicious jobs, missed form errors. Down: honest corrections only.

Red flags feed the officer's suspicion.

Luck

Whether fate is on your side.

Up: prayers, charms, kindness. Down: keeping found money, shady jobs.

Tilts street life and draws. Never the visa decision.

File strength

How convincing your application is.

Projected while you prepare; locked when you submit. Real documents and a full balance raise it; cheap fakes and typos lower it.

Too weak and you are refused whatever you say.

Words

Words you will see

CRS
Canada's points score
IHS
UK health fee, paid with your visa
Hotel cost
Charged when you sleep
Settled money
Money that has sat in your account since before the run began
Invitation to apply (ITA)
Canada invites you to apply for permanent residence
Tips

Tips for real life too

  • Only apply through official government sites.
  • Nobody can guarantee a visa. Anyone who does is lying.
  • Never pay a stranger to "book" an embassy slot.
  • Keep copies of every document you submit.
Where to find real help

Ready to try your first run?