Schedule 1 player follows NPCs around for a week to reveal their surprisingly thoughtful, dynamic lives

Schedule 1 is the sort of indie game that only gets more impressive the longer you stare at it. It's a drug dealing simulator, so you expect to grow weed out of a cramped apartment by day and hustle by night, but Schedule 1's complexity can catch you by surprise once you poke around its clockwork town full of named citizens with jobs, homes, schedules, desires, and unique habits.

Jessi, for instance, has quickly become a community favorite for her, um, distinct personality. She's one of...