I haven’t had as much time to play this as I wanted, but Third World Farmer looks like a promising little game. It tries to simulate the conditions a third world farmer would face, ranging from crop failure to civil war.

The interface for the game is pretty simple and can be learned in only a few minutes. The game is fairly detailed, giving you statistics about how much income your spouse brought in, how much it’s costing to feed your kids, and even (disturbingly) how much you’d get if you sold your children.

It’s an intriguing little game that’s worth a look.