# Breadwinner > Six paydays until Christmas. Choose which bills go unpaid, then go home to the cost. Breadwinner is a short life-sim horror game by Mithika Games in which you play the eldest child and sole earner of a Filipino family, splitting each payday between rent, electricity, your mother's medicine, school fees and small comforts, then walking home to see what your choices did. It plays free in the browser on phone or PC, in English or Filipino, and a run takes about one to two hours. ## Key facts - Developer: Mithika Games: https://unfoundgames.in/studios/mithika-games - Released: Oct 4, 2026 - Genre: Horror and Life Sim - Tags: Atmospheric, Emotional, Story-Rich, Works on Phones, Game Jam - Platforms: Web Browser, Windows - Price: Free (Pay what you want) - Session: about 1 hour - Players: Single-player - Engine: Unity - Languages: English, Tagalog - Unfound score: not scored yet (we score a game only after a full playtest) - Play in browser: https://mithikagames.itch.io/breadwinner - itch: https://mithikagames.itch.io/breadwinner ## Why Breadwinner is on Unfound A 4.9 average from 63 ratings on itch.io less than three weeks after release, and 66 comments, many from players moved to tears by how true it felt. What players say: - 4.9 from 63 ratings on itch.io: https://mithikagames.itch.io/breadwinner Highlights: - Each payday is a budgeting choice with consequences the family remembers - 16 endings across five storylines, one per storyline each run - Plays in English or Filipino, on phone, tablet or PC Keep in mind: - Mature themes: a loved one's illness and death, debt and lender threats, gambling, alcohol, eviction and bullying (mentioned, not shown), with some dried blood but no gore - Still in development; when a run ends it uploads anonymous stats about your endings and choices, as its first screen explains ## About Breadwinner The game runs across six paydays leading up to Christmas. Each night you open your phone, with a fictional digital bank, a social feed, a calculator and a satirical betting app, decide what gets paid and what does not, then go home to Nanay, Tatay, your sister Princess and little Bunso. Everyone remembers what you refused, every skipped bill has a consequence, and the run ends in one of 16 endings across five storylines. Controls are two walk keys and a click, or taps on mobile, and it saves at the start of each night. Billed as everyday horror, it draws its dread from money rather than monsters: illness, debt collectors, gambling and the threat of eviction, framed by a dreamcore loop soundtrack and low-poly 3D rooms. Players in the comments describe crying partway through. It was made for the Filipino Horror Game Jam 2026 and is still in development, with a stream of bug-fix and content updates since launch. The credits roll as a public feed where players can leave a message for real breadwinners. ## FAQ ### Is Breadwinner free? Yes. It plays free in your browser on itch.io, and the Windows download is name-your-own-price. ### How long is Breadwinner? About 30 to 120 minutes for one run, per the page. It saves at the start of each night, and replaying reveals other endings. ### Can I play Breadwinner on my phone? Yes. The browser build supports touch: tap the arrows to walk and tap to interact. The developer suggests turning on hardware acceleration, and trying Firefox if the screen stays black on Android. --- Source: https://unfoundgames.in/games/breadwinner. Checked by Unfound Editors, last checked 2026-10-23.