You do not need to read this before playing.
Buttons surface useful actions, and ordinary phrasing works. The manual is here when you want it.
MOVING
Use exits, buttons, or plain commands such as go, walk, directions and map.
TALKING
Talk to people, ask about subjects, greet them, thank them, or simply say something in the room.
LOOKING
Look around, inspect things, search objects and listen where listening matters.
WORK
Read a work board, accept a job, inspect equipment, recruit help when the work needs more hands.
BODY
Eat, sleep, rest and watch hunger and fatigue. Your body is another ship system.
SERVICES
Join an institution, gain standing through work and learn to notice the ship differently.
FOLLOWERS
A small number of people may walk with you. They still have jobs, homes and lives.
SAVES
The browser keeps progress locally. The game also provides backup/export options.