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About This Game

Current Features:

• Balancing Needs - Core game loop of balancing short-term needs such as hunger, fun, hygiene and health with long-term goals like happiness, wealth and education.
  
• Stylised City Maps - The game map is based on a real major city, thanks to satellite imagery from the European Space Agency!
  
• Education System - Study for degrees, diplomas and PHDs, required for some higher level occupations. Go to trade school or university.
  
• Promising Careers and Dead End Jobs - Prestigious career paths like Banking and Chef, plus lower level occupations like Janitor and Salesperson.
  
• Progressive Taxation System - The more you earn, the higher your tax bracket.
  
• Possessions - Fridges, TVs and Computers which help with your short-term needs.
  
• Collectibles - Collect stamps, coins and other rare items to achieve your long-term goals.
  
• Subscription Services - Sign up for services that make life easier, like grocery delivery or cable TV.
  
• Special Events - Home Robbery, Hotdog Eating Competition, Steam Sales and more.
  
• Detailed Economic Simulation - Inflation, interest rates and economic growth influence your investments and job competition.
  
• Investment and Debt - Borrow money to achieve your goals or invest for a future where you won't have to work. Minimum repayments and interest rates calculated realistically.
  
• Real Estate - Buy properties through an auction system. Live in it yourself or rent out your properties to tenants.
  
• Stock Market - Buy and sell shares on the stock market. Watch out for poor corporate management.
  
• Traits/Privilege System - Begin life with advantages like rich parents, or disadvantages like alcoholism.
  
• Freelance/Contractor Business - Hire employees, advertise your brand, complete jobs and grow your reputation.
  
• Tutorial - An interactive tutorial where your mother tells you to get a job.
  
• Moddability - Create your own careers, courses, locations, possessions and more. All content designed to be highly moddable.