Old School

Old School reimagines the school experience in immersive 3D, blending academic challenges with social dynamics in a fully interactive environment. Players navigate the daily routines of student life, attend classes on schedule, and manage both academic performance and personal behavior. Beyond classroom success, popularity and social interactions are just as critical, creating a rich, complex simulation of school life.

Gameplay Mechanics

The game emphasizes both responsibility and strategy. Students must balance academic tasks with social interactions, ensuring they stay on top of classes while navigating the unspoken rules of peer popularity. The simulation encourages thoughtful decision-making, as choices affect academic outcomes and relationships alike. A dynamic day-and-night cycle and realistic scheduling add depth, while a range of interactive props enhances engagement and problem-solving.

Exploration and Interaction

Old School’s 3D environment features dozens of locations to explore inside and outside of the school. Players can roam freely through classrooms, hallways, cafeterias, playgrounds, and outdoor spaces, interacting with objects and fellow students. The game also allows for camera customization, offering multiple angles to view actions and events. 

Character Customization

Players can select from hundreds of preset characters of any age or customize their own, adjusting appearance and attributes in the character editor. Every change can be saved, allowing for continuous personalization. The level of customization provides opportunities for players to experiment with different roles and personalities, further enriching the social simulation aspect of the game.

Career Progression

Beyond the student experience, Old School introduces a teaching career mode. Players can transition from learning to instructing, imparting knowledge to new generations of students. This mode challenges players to apply the lessons learned during their student journey, offering a unique perspective on the educational system and emphasizing the cyclical nature of learning and teaching.

Themes and Perspective

Acknowledging that school is often the first place many encounter moral and social challenges, Old School provides an unflinching exploration of morality. The game depicts a fictitious universe, examining how true ethical understanding can emerge from complex social and moral situations. Any resemblance to real-life individuals, past or present, is purely coincidental.

3D School Simulation

Navigate classes, hallways, and social challenges in a fully interactive 3D environment.

Academic & Social Balance

Manage both knowledge acquisition and popularity dynamics.

Character Customization

Choose from hundreds of presets or create personalized characters.

Exploration Freedom

Multiple indoor and outdoor locations with interactive props.

Career Mode

Transition from student to teacher and apply educational strategies.

Camera Control

Adjustable angles to capture the action from different perspectives.

Old School combines strategic gameplay, social simulation, and narrative depth, offering a unique and immersive school-life experience.

FAQs

Q1: Can players customize characters in Old School?

A1: Yes, the game offers hundreds of preset characters of any age, and players can fully customize and save their own character creations.

Q2: How does gameplay balance academics and social life?

A2: Players attend scheduled classes while managing peer interactions and popularity, requiring strategic choices to succeed both academically and socially.

Q3: What areas can players explore?

A3: The game features dozens of indoor and outdoor locations, including classrooms, hallways, playgrounds, and cafeterias, all with interactive props.

Q4: Is there a career progression in the game?

A4: Yes, after experiencing student life, players can take on a teaching career mode, challenging them to educate and manage new students.

Q5: Does the game address serious themes?

A5: Old School explores moral and social challenges realistically within a fictional universe, emphasizing the growth of ethical understanding in complex environments.

Version History

v1.1.8—22 Feb, 2025

- More lockers can have objects stacked on their shelves, which no longer causes some scenes to crash.

- Costumes change in real-time instead of waiting for the next scene.

- Improved extinguisher/wind effect looks better from all angles.

- Various bug fixes and balancing.

v1.1.7—12 Feb, 2025

- Costumes change in real-time instead of waiting for the next scene.

- Improved extinguisher/wind effect looks better from all angles.

- Characters can be highlighted by an outline.

- Various bug fixes and balancing.

v1.1.6—10 Dec, 2024

- Medical kits and syringes help you restore health/spirit more quickly.

- Sitting during a lesson doesn't count as "relaxing", so you still suffer more health drain throughout the day.

- Lots of new storylines about gang politics.

- The frequency of dialogue/arrests is now optional.

- Various bug fixes and balancing.