Last week I built a small browser game — or maybe a thought experiment. It started as a curiosity about how probability feels when you live it instead of just calculating it.
You start a simulated life. Every second, a random event might end it. There’s no strategy, no goal, no progress bar. Just a silent question:
how long would you last if life were reduced to chance?
It was loosely inspired by that classic Quora scenario:
“You press a button and receive $100 million, but a random person dies instantly.” Except this time, you’re the random person.
After a few runs, I realized I wasn’t really playing anymore — I was just watching, waiting. And that waiting became the point.
Sartre once said we are “condemned to be free.” This simulation doesn’t offer choices, only outcomes — but somehow it still feels like freedom.
You can try it here: https://probability.games/games/death-simulator
It’s not meant to be morbid, just an experiment in what randomness feels like when it’s personal.