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SELF MADE: Investment Life Sim

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54%Game Brain Score
gameplay, optimization
grinding
82% User Score Based on 17 reviews

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SELF MADE: Investment Life Sim is a single player tactical management game with economy and business themes. It was developed by Billmeade Gaming and was released on March 2, 2026. It received positive reviews from players.

Build your empire from a basement. Trade stocks, run companies, date, raise kids, dodge the SEC, and retire a legend — or go broke trying.

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82%
Audience ScoreBased on 17 reviews
gameplay3 positive mentions
grinding1 negative mentions

  • Deep and immersive financial simulation with strong trading mechanics and market feel that appeals to players who enjoy complex strategy.
  • Allows players to build and manage diverse assets such as media houses, sports teams, and space companies, offering a sandbox experience with significant replayability.
  • Active development and responsiveness from the developers, with plans for future updates and mod/workshop support that enhance the game's long-term potential.
  • The game is currently too short with a definitive end upon character death, lacking continuation options which limits longevity.
  • Bugs and UI issues, such as frequent crashes, overlay problems, and inaccurate financial calculations, disrupt gameplay and can cause significant frustration.
  • Gameplay balance issues lead to a lack of challenge and meaningful decisions, making the game feel easy and sometimes more like a clicker than a deep life sim.
  • gameplay
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is praised for its deep and cohesive mechanics, offering a rewarding experience through managing portfolios, trading, and research. While some bugs and concerns exist, the active developer support and solid foundation contribute to a positive overall experience.

    • “The current trading mechanics, market feel, and progression are already a solid foundation.”
    • “Gameplay involves managing a sub-portfolio with margin and research provided by the fund; players may also use their own time to conduct research, but there are no penny stocks or highly illiquid assets.”
    • “Insane mechanical depth and cohesion.”
  • optimization
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The provided texts do not pertain to the "optimization" aspect of a game, but rather describe compensation and performance fee structures. Therefore, no relevant summary on optimization can be made.

  • replayability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's layered progression system, advancing from retail trader to corporate raider, significantly enhances replayability by offering extensive long-term engagement across multiple career stages.

    • “The progression — retail trader → hedge fund analyst → fund manager → corporate raider — would easily add hundreds of hours of replayability.”
  • grinding
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users find grinding tedious and repetitive, especially when performed excessively, such as clicking a button thousands of times despite having abundant in-game resources.

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SELF MADE: Investment Life Sim is a tactical management game with economy and business themes.

SELF MADE: Investment Life Sim is available on PC, Mac OS, Windows and Linux.

SELF MADE: Investment Life Sim was released on March 2, 2026.

SELF MADE: Investment Life Sim was developed by Billmeade Gaming.

SELF MADE: Investment Life Sim has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked SELF MADE: Investment Life Sim for its gameplay but disliked it for its grinding.

SELF MADE: Investment Life Sim is a single player game.

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