Full game metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Steam app type | game |
| Steam App ID | 4663080 |
| Live current players | 0 |
| SteamPulse tracked peak | 10 |
| Live count (today's peak floor) | 0 |
| Price | $12.99 |
| Free to play | No |
| Discount | 0% |
| Original price USD | $12.99 |
| Current price USD | $12.99 |
| Release date | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Developer | SetForMoney Studios |
| Publisher | SetForMoney Studios |
| Owners estimated | Not available |
| SteamSpy owner estimate minimum | Not available |
| SteamSpy owner estimate maximum | Not available |
| Review type | 2 user reviews |
| Positive review percent | 100% |
| Positive reviews | 2 |
| Negative reviews | 0 |
| Total reviews | 2 |
| Steam recommendations | Not available |
| Achievements | 41 |
| Average playtime forever | Not available |
| Windows support | Yes |
| macOS support | No |
| Linux support | No |
| Parent game | Not available |
| Store URL | https://store.steampowered.com/app/4663080/ |
Short description
Can you retire before 65? A financial life sim across 11 real economies with authentic salaries, housing, and investment products. A rough stretch buries you in debt. A smart run retires you at 38! And you can plug in your own real numbers too.
About this game
CAN YOU BUILD ENOUGH PASSIVE INCOME TO QUIT THE 9-TO-5? You just graduated. You have a salary, a pile of bills, and zero savings. Every month you make the calls that shape the next 40 years of your life: pay down debt or invest? Buy a house or keep renting? Take the promotion or start the side hustle? Max the retirement account or live a little? A rough stretch buries you in debt. A smart run retires you at 38. Escape the Grind is a personal finance simulator built on real economic data. Not a tycoon game with fake money. Not a spreadsheet dressed in pixel art. A grounded simulation of the money choices most people actually face, and what happens when you get them right. 11 REAL-WORLD ECONOMIES Every region is built from researched salary data, real housing prices, authentic financial products, and local life events. No reskins. No scaled US numbers. Real data from real countries. United States - 401(k), Roth IRA, S&P 500, student loans, medical debt United Kingdom - ISA, SIPP, FTSE 100, council tax, Help to Buy Canada - TFSA, RRSP, FHSA, TSX, CMHC mortgages, OSAP Australia - Super, HECS-HELP, ASX 200, negative gearing, franking credits Germany - Riester-Rente, Sparerpauschbetrag, DAX, Minijob, Kurzarbeit Japan - iDeCo, NISA, Nikkei 225, NHI, BOJ interest rates Brazil - Tesouro Direto, FGTS, Bovespa, INSS, 13th salary Kenya - M-Pesa, SACCOs, NSE, T-Bills, shylocks France - PEA, Livret A, Assurance Vie, PER, CAC 40 Portugal - PPR, Certificados de Aforro, PSI 20, IRS deductions Mexico - AFORE, CETES, S&P/BMV IPC, INFONAVIT, Meses Sin Intereses Each region is an entirely different game. The UK mortgage system plays nothing like Canadian CMHC loans. Kenyan M-Pesa savings play nothing like Australian negative gearing. Play all eleven to see how the world actually works with money. KEY FEATURES Three difficulty levels - Easy (middle class), Medium (working class), Hard (poverty line). Hard mode teaches you what zero financial margin actually feels like. Play Your Life Mode - Input your real salary, debts, and expenses. Play YOUR financial life and see when YOU could retire. After you escape the grind, enter Big Leagues Mode to chase your exact net…
Supported languages
English, French, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Latin America