My Game Never AFKs

Shi Ran thought surviving her toxic family was hard—until she entered the cutthroat game industry. Fresh out of college, this junior designer pours her soul into creating worlds where players never log off, but reality keeps forcing her offline. Backstabbing colleagues, predatory investors, and sexist bosses are just the tutorial level. When her father's cancer diagnosis collides with her best friend's betrayal and her project faces shutdown, Shi Ran must decide: rage-quit life or respawn stronger. In an industry where one bad launch can end careers and capital devours passion, she's building…