# This Grand Life Summer DB entity ID: ddf12719\-b3c4\-4dcb\-a913\-fb7dea6d17c4 Steam App ID: 695600 This Grand Life is a personal finance simulator where you create a character, manage their money and help them achieve their life goals\. Cruise your way through life with a silver spoon, or struggle endlessly to find employment as a convicted felon\. You cannot control your past, but you can change your future\. What choices will you make? Inspired by Sierra's 1990 game Jones In The Fast Lane , your life is divided into weeks\. You try to accomplish as much as you can each week while economic conditions and special events create interesting choices to think about\. Do I go to work this week, or take part in the Hot Dog Eating competition at the park? Should I spend time looking for a better job, or stick with my current job until economic conditions improve? 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\. ## Game information - Type: game - Developer: Poking Water Games - Publisher: Poking Water Games - Release date: Apr 17, 2018 - Coming soon: false - Free to play: false - Parent Steam app: Not collected - Genres: Indie, RPG, Simulation - Categories: Single\-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing - Platforms: windows - Website: Not collected - Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/695600/ss\_b762006f5ac96df6def91c6b97e3750df3e5c545\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1729213776, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/695600/ss\_cdc74e6efe0d60ac3885d6159b55510de173dff4\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1729213776, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/695600/ss\_820524f595e022edbe0d6da956d046933bf3b9aa\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1729213776, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/695600/ss\_9521f319503728b13d2084a835433c52ce951834\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1729213776, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/695600/ss\_161a8eb8b1484166af1872cb4426aa2d858df11c\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1729213776, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/695600/ss\_cf80f0b3013627a923accadca701db06e7d85aef\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1729213776, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/695600/ss\_548146e8f9b7d7e08e5634dbe86521878fa04ced\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1729213776, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/695600/ss\_417801aeb435a19de87ad1439a4979a3c254526d\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1729213776, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/695600/ss\_13dbb276d3930592969867e3e9e722566cc4c0ff\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1729213776, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/695600/ss\_6fa0ea5d306325797a3caaef9c4d39889336ebe5\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1729213776, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/695600/ss\_4ea72c650807dd5f45dc0acac1fab5fc32967307\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1729213776, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/695600/ss\_2db4b17b0b1cb2e901848abf1f964cd87f647167\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1729213776 - Price: 1199 minor units USD; discount 0% - Price country: US ## Observed metrics - Current players: 0 - Steam review count: 239 - Steam positive reviews: 180 - Steam negative reviews: 59 - Steam positive percentage: 75.31380753138075% - Summer DB rating: No native votes Review filters: \{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\} ## Player history [Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/ddf12719-b3c4-4dcb-a913-fb7dea6d17c4/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/ddf12719-b3c4-4dcb-a913-fb7dea6d17c4/player-metrics?days=7) Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown. ## Sources and freshness - Catalog membership: store\_catalog - Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00 - Details observed: 2026\-09\-23T02:34:44\.384669\+00:00 - Player count observed: 2026\-09\-23T02:34:45\.674179\+00:00 - Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-23T02:34:45\.268114\+00:00 Full provenance: \{"urls":\{"price":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/695600/","catalog":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/IStoreService/GetAppList/v1/","details":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/695600/","players":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers/v1/?appid=695600","reviews":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/appreviews/695600"\},"price":"2026\-09\-23T02:34:44\.384669\+00:00","source":"steam","catalog":"2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00","country":"US","details":"2026\-09\-23T02:34:44\.384669\+00:00","players":"2026\-09\-23T02:34:45\.674179\+00:00","reviews":"2026\-09\-23T02:34:45\.268114\+00:00","language":"en","editorial":null,"membership":"store\_catalog","observations":\{"price":"dbebbf61\-1f29\-4267\-9c73\-0f55f4aa292b","catalog":"2461b00d\-a2da\-43e0\-8382\-47afc947a2af","details":"c464dc56\-a35a\-4b8d\-85f8\-8f3261e055b4","players":"9d70d74d\-5820\-4c41\-b730\-2367de185eb7","reviews":"b54165ed\-34af\-4593\-8eca\-2a1015d36e36"\},"reviewFilters":\{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}\} Native rating methodology: \{"count":0,"average":null,"entityId":"ddf12719\-b3c4\-4dcb\-a913\-fb7dea6d17c4","revision":0,"observedAt":null,"methodology":"arithmetic\-v1","distribution":\[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0\]\} Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted. [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/695600/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/ddf12719-b3c4-4dcb-a913-fb7dea6d17c4)