inFADErs

Every strand counts

inFADErs is a barbershop simulator where every hair on your customer's head is real. Thousands of individual strands grow, fall, flop when wet and stand up when dry, and every one of them is measured when the cut is done.

Your customers walk in with a request and a story. A groom who needs a sharp mid fade before tomorrows wedding. A banker's bob for a Monday interview. A mullet with business up front. A Persian cat that is very particular about its whiskers. Match the target look and they leave elated. Butcher it and you'll hear about it.

How a haircut works

Read the customer's scenario card: what they want, why it matters to them, and the five ways the visit can end.

Turn the head, zoom in and pick your tools. Colored target dots show exactly where each hair should end: blue is too long, green is perfect, red is too short.
Cut, comb, spray and blow-dry until you're happy, then hit Finish.
The mirror check shows the cut dry, then washed, so a sloppy job has nowhere to hide. You get a score, a reaction, your pay and a tip.

The tools

Clippers with real guards, from a #0 skin fade to a #8
Shears that cut to a finger-length, an inch, or right at the blade
Detail shears that take off exactly 1 mm to ½ inch per snip
A trimmer for crisp line-ups and shaved patterns
A comb, a spray bottle and a blow dryer: wet hair falls flat, dry hair fluffs up, and combed hair stays where you put it
Tools to save up for: hair dye, styling putty, shampoo, a vacuum, re-grower serum and radiation therapy that changes the hair's texture

The customers

Over 130 scenario cards, each with its own request, five possible outcomes and a reason to care
Fades, buzz cuts, bobs, layers, pixies, mullets, Mohawks, undercuts, crew cuts, pompadours, flat-tops, Afros and bowl cuts
Beards, mustaches, brow jobs, and bolts, stars and lines shaved into the side
Styled cuts where direction counts: spikes, slick-backs and side parts
Straight, thick, curly, coily, coarse and silver hair, plus overgrown, matted, badly cut and cowlick conditions
Regulars who come back with last visit's cut grown out
Hand-drawn faces that react to every snip, from elated to furious

THE BOSSES

18 boss customers with their own rules, rewards and grudges
Timers, banned tools and last-second changes of mind
Sunglasses, caps and sword hilts that get in the way
Beat them for double pay, free gear or protection from the chaos dice

THE ANIMALS

Cats, dogs, bunnies and gerbils who also need a trim (don't touch the whiskers)
Foxes, lions, bears and alpacas, groomed from the shoulders up
Sheep and show poodles, nose to tail, pom-poms included

THE SHOP

A mirror check that shows the cut dry and then washed, so a sloppy job has nowhere to hide
Earn tips, save up, and buy pro clippers, better shears, an ionic dryer and more
Every few customers the chaos dice roll: a viral before-and-after, a burst pipe, a celebrity walk-in, or a car through the front window
Target dots show exactly where each hair should end: blue is too long, green is perfect, red is too short

Grow your shop

Earn pay and tips for every cut, and watch the till grow.
Spend your savings on pro clippers, better shears, an ionic dryer and other upgrades that make tough cuts easier.
Every few customers the chaos dice roll: a viral before-and-after, a burst pipe, a celebrity walk-in, or a car through the front window.