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2017PC75 % positive11.79 €

In This Grand Life you build a character and guide their finances and goals through a life that can unfold very differently depending on the starting conditions. From inherited wealth to a criminal record, you feel how strongly the past shapes what comes next.

  • Choices with consequences

The closest matches for This Grand Life are Kudos 2, Democratic Socialism Simulator and Jones in the Fast Lane. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes This Grand Life special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Kudos 2

87 %Match

2008PC5.89 €

Brings what grabs you about This Grand Life: choices with consequences, a realistic look and a relaxed difficulty.

A life-simulation strategy game where you guide one character from age 20 to 30. You plan each day around career, friendships and leisure, and have to budget your limited time wisely.

Democratic Socialism Simulator

Linear, curated structure

You take the helm as the first socialist president of the United States, pushing radical reforms while keeping voters on side and the budget intact. Its appeal lies in the political trade-offs, where even your closest allies may turn against you.

Jones in the Fast Lane

Realistic visuals

You steer a life from school to retirement, choosing jobs, spending and lifestyle while chasing money, happiness, status and education. It satirizes keeping up with the Joneses, and several players can race each other to the goals they set at the start.

The Tenants

Linear, curated structure

You play a landlord who buys and renovates apartments and picks tenants, juggling their troubles, neighbours and moral dilemmas. A management sim built around decisions with a light touch of humor.

Wrestling Spirit 3

Realistic visuals

You guide a pro wrestler's career in a text-based simulation: steer matches, negotiate contracts, manage your finances and handle backstage politics on the road to a world title.

The Political Process

Realistic visuals

The Political Process is a turn-based political simulator where you create your own character, run for office, and write legislation. You climb the political ladder step by step while balancing budgets and managing the consequences of your decisions.

Democracy 4

Linear, curated structure

A deep political simulation where you run a country as president or prime minister, setting laws and taxes while balancing voter groups, the economy and your coalition to win re-election. Its web of cause and effect makes every decision meaningful.

Do Not Feed the Monkeys

Pure single-player experience

You join a secret club that spies on strangers through surveillance cameras and decide whether and how to interfere in their lives. You also have to pay rent and buy food, which makes every moral choice harder.

Façade

Linear, curated structure

An experimental interactive drama where you visit a quarreling married couple and type free-form text to talk with them. AI-driven characters react in real time, so each conversation unfolds differently and can save or wreck their marriage.

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