PLAY
The site includes a shrimp that becomes active once you wake it up. From that point, it appears across pages as you navigate and reacts to how you use the site. It changes over time based on your activity and does not stay the same as you continue exploring.
Progression
The shrimp ranks up every 5 days. As it progresses, it unlocks visual changes such as auras and cosmetic items, along with more advanced dialogue and behaviour. It also operates on simple mood states — hungry, bored, happy, and annoyed — which are influenced by your activity. A Food button in the header allows you to feed it, improving its mood and reducing hunger.
Gameplay
There are no scores or objectives. Progress is based on exploration — reading guides, opening categories, and moving through content. These actions directly affect how the shrimp behaves and responds, turning normal browsing into part of the system.
World
Badges are earned through exploration and reflect the content you’ve discovered, including categories and topics. As the shrimp progresses, more advanced posts and guides become available. All of this exists within the context of low-tech aquariums, plants, substrate, and the Walstad method, which form the environment the shrimp lives in.
