Saving Skills is a money planning and budgeting game that educates Special Needs individuals about life skills through play. Saving Skills prepares Neurodiverse people to live independently as much as possible. This game enables neurodivergent people to become accustomed to the daily tasks, and adulthood skills that typically may have been done for them without thought. Saving Skills provides a fun step in the right direction towards independence in fundamental life skills for the Special Needs community.
The game is designed to engage people with higher needs in simple dialogue and math with the help of a mentor. The gameplay is divided into three sections, meal planning, discussion, and play. The player navigates through purchasing food and other household items, discussing financial choices and their effects, and spending or saving their left over allowance on fun items to decorate their house and yard play scenes.