To me this seemed more like they were trying to see if the concept of upgrading your experience w/ ingame moolah would fly, not an actual game... but that's just IMO.
Hedgehog Launch 3: Ad Infinitum
Primary Objectives
1: Reach the Oort Cloud
Objective 2: Exit the Milky Way
Objective 3: Enter Orion's Belt
Achievements (Ingame)
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 "Hedgehog Launch 2"){kind=icon}
 "Campaign Game: General Election"){kind=icon}