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(If there are any Red Dwarf fans)
Edit: Its probably rude for me not to leave a summary: Red Dwarf was a phenomenal BBC sci-fi comedy in the 80s. I'm referencing the book Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers wherein a game, Better than Life, leaves people festering and wasting away in reality as they're hooked up to a headset living a virtual utopia.
Festering and wasting away in reality... that's me between beat saber levels
Thank you extremely fucking much. I am always looking for good scifi.
(I strongly recommend the works of Greg Egan and Sam Hughes, if you aren't already familiar.)
There was a similar story in Heavy Metal once upon a time (illus by Corben I think). Desperate people in a nightmare maze running from monsters for years... decades. Turns out it's all a synthetic reality for rehabilitating terrorists. When they finally pop the protag out of his sensosuit he's introduced to an eden of lush jungles and big-tittied women. I won't reveal the punchline.
It's more comedy.