Enjoy a cute little world
2K Club is a free simulator developed by Olivia Haines. In this simple and short game, you get to experience being a young girl again filled with colorful and interactive objects from the good old days. You can jump around, explore your room, and even dance to your heart’s desire.
2K Club also sports the same feminine aesthetic and casual relaxing gameplay as Haines’ other work Drive Me To The Moon and the open-world Townseek . However, this one is unique because of its focus on innocence in addition to the developer’s masterful use of color and nostalgia.
A cute throwback
Inspired by the developer’s own childhood, the virtual world is filled with colorful and interactive objects from the late 90s and the early 2000s. This is evident from the Game Boy Advance, a thicker TV, and even a dance machine. This evokes a feeling of nostalgia, especially for people who experienced life with these things from the past. The simulated experience of trying these things again makes the game enjoyable.
The graphics are also simplified, using bright and solid colors to give a sense of something that might’ve been drawn by a child from school. This adds to the cutesy feel that the game generally provides, putting players into the unique world that is a young person’s room. You can play music, try on makeup and look in the mirror, or play any of the games available for you.
Its music also adds to the overall feel the game tries to achieve, using sounds that are upbeat yet not fast-paced. This helps create a unique, relaxing atmosphere. While the game succeeds in creating its own world, the experience makes you want for more. The game could do with another environment in which you can explore like you’re still in the same timeframe.
Bringing a dream to life
With 2K Club, players can revisit a dreamy recreation of a child’s life in the decades past. Its use of bright colors and featuring items from that time certainly brings a great throwback feel for people who used to enjoy those things. As it successfully creates a world of its own, inspired by the developer herself, it makes you want to explore more.
