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# Games of 2020: Umurangi Generation
- URL: https://www.vjarmy.com/games-of-2020-umurangi-generation/
- Published: 2021-02-15T09:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-18T02:04:03.000Z
- Description: In a year of unrest, a game about documenting it.
- Author: Dan Dickinson
- Tags: Games, Year-End Content

*In a year of unrest, a game about documenting it.*

[Umurangi Generation](http://umurangi.tapiki.io/?ref=vjarmy.com) is a first person game where you explore a near-future world through the lens of a camera. There are gameplay elements, but they are secondary to the act of trying to understand the world around you.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/06/Photo23202807.png)

When I first moved to NYC, it was through the lens of a camera that I was able to contextualize the city’s shape and heartbeat. That sense of anxious discovery and witness comes across strong throughout Umurangi.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/06/Photo77311202.png)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/06/Photo65431138.png)

It is impossible to ignore the profound societal challenges of 2020\. Umurangi – released in May, with an expansion released in November – may be the game that [best reflects the state of the world in its release year](https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkdvgv/how-umurangi-generation-captured-2020s-despair-and-neoliberal-decay?ref=vjarmy.com).

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/06/Photo57258823.png)

*Umurangi Generation (and the expansion Umurangi Generation Macro) is available on Steam, with a Switch release in the works. I logged around 6 hours.*