18 months to get to $5M liquid. No pressure.

Escape the Permanent Underclass

Escape the Permanent Underclass is a free, unofficial satirical browser game about trying to become financially secure before artificial general intelligence changes the economy. You begin in San Francisco with $12,000, 82 sanity, and 18 months to reach $5 million in liquid cash.

Get liquid before AGI

Create a character, then make one career move each month. Apply to an AI lab, join Big Tech, work at a high-growth startup, found a venture-backed company, or build a lifestyle business. Every choice can change your cash, paper wealth, credentials, market hype, and sanity. The odds are visible, but the outcomes are probabilistic.

Paper equity does not count toward the escape target until a secondary sale, acquisition, or IPO turns it into cash. If liquid cash reaches $5 million, you escape. If time or sanity reaches zero first, the run ends. A complete run usually takes only a few minutes and is designed to be replayed.

This game is unofficial satire, not career or financial advice, and is not affiliated with any company or person mentioned.