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Spiky and provocative and hugely fun. - Lauren Beukes A sneaky-simple game that makes our climate choices real. - Brain Kahn, Gizmodo A climate fiction game where your choices on what narratives are highlighted will determine how well humanity will survive the 21st century. - Fridays for Future A journey through the forking paths of policy choice and consequent scenarios juiced up with hilarious, satirical and irreverent stories. - Rajat Chaudhuri, Telegraph India Although the scenarios players encounter in the game are fictional - developed by a group of science-fiction writers - the creators collaborated with scientists to ensure the trajectories were possible within the bounds of time and warming. - Katelyn Weisbrod, Inside Climate News For those who feel despondent and like it's too late for us to do anything, go play Survive the Century and see that there are actually options. - Tamara Oberholster, independent journalist

"""Spiky and provocative and hugely fun."" - Lauren Beukes ""A sneaky-simple game that makes our climate choices real."" - Brain Kahn, Gizmodo ""A climate fiction game where your choices on what narratives are highlighted will determine how well humanity will survive the 21st century."" - Fridays for Future ""A journey through the forking paths of policy choice and consequent scenarios juiced up with hilarious, satirical and irreverent stories."" - Rajat Chaudhuri, Telegraph India ""Although the scenarios players encounter in the game are fictional - developed by a group of science-fiction writers - the creators collaborated with scientists to ensure the trajectories were possible within the bounds of time and warming."" - Katelyn Weisbrod, Inside Climate News ""For those who feel despondent and like it's too late for us to do anything, go play Survive the Century and see that there are actually options."" - Tamara Oberholster, independent journalist"

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Sam Beckbessinger is the author of a book called Manage Your Money Like a Fucking Grownup (Jonathan Ball and Little, Brown), which is sold in six countries and was on the top 10 bestseller list in South Africa for over two years. She is a cartoon scriptwriter, has published three picture books for young children, and wrote for Marvel's Jessica Jones: Playing With Fire on Realm. Her first novel, Girls of Little Hope (with Dale Halvorsen) is coming out in 2023. She gets way to excited about spreadsheets and gross body fluids. She lives in London. www.sambeckbessinger.com Dr Christopher Trisos directs the Climate Risk Lab at the African Climate and Development Initiative, University of Cape Town. His research maps climate change risks to people and ecosystems, and combines insights from environmental and social sciences to understand how we can adapt to climate change risks. He is an author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Dr Simon Nicholson is Associate Professor of International Relations in the School of International Service at American University in Washington DC. He also heads American University's Center for Environment, Community, and Equity and the Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy. Simon writes and teaches about global environmental politics and about what emerging technologies mean for environmental futures.

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