This Grand Life is a financial life simulation game 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?

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This Grand Life Release 1.2 - Survival Mode and the Hospital

This Grand Life Release 1.2 - Survival Mode and the Hospital

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This update features a new Survival Mode, Hospital location and doctor career path.

This Grand Life is fully launched!

This Grand Life is fully launched!

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This Grand Life has now been fully released on Steam and Itch.io!

This Grand Life Alpha 2.6 - Balancing and Other Improvements

This Grand Life Alpha 2.6 - Balancing and Other Improvements

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Alpha 2.6 has been released. This is mostly a re-balancing and minor improvements update.

Release Launch Date Announcement

Release Launch Date Announcement

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The release launch date is set for This Grand Life on 17th April, 2018!

This Grand Life Alpha 2.5 - Relationships Part 2: Family And Children

This Grand Life Alpha 2.5 - Relationships Part 2: Family And Children

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Alpha 2.53 has been released, just in time for Valentine's Day (almost). After some tweaking over the past week, here is how the family portion works.

This Grand Life Alpha 2.5 - Relationships Part 1: Dating And Marriage

This Grand Life Alpha 2.5 - Relationships Part 1: Dating And Marriage

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The Steam test server has been updated to Alpha 2.5 with the new relationships and family feature.

This Grand Life Alpha 2.4 – Workshop Support and more Advanced City Options

This Grand Life Alpha 2.4 – Workshop Support and more Advanced City Options

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Hooray! It's arrived. Steam Workshop support is now available. Modders can create their own Cities, Career paths, Education courses, Collectibles and...

This Grand Life Alpha 2.3 - Amsterdam and Advanced City Options

This Grand Life Alpha 2.3 - Amsterdam and Advanced City Options

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This update adds Amsterdam as a playable map and advanced city options to make each playthrough even more unique. Also a reminder that the game's price...

This Grand Life Alpha 2.2 - Statistics, Achievements and Expensive Items

This Grand Life Alpha 2.2 - Statistics, Achievements and Expensive Items

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In this update I'll talk about end-game statistics, achievements, some new expensive items and other miscellaneous changes.

This Grand Life Alpha 2.1 - New York City and Improved Events System

This Grand Life Alpha 2.1 - New York City and Improved Events System

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This update features New York as a new playable city, an updated Sydney map and an improved events system with more tempting special events.

Alpha 2.0 - Education Loans, Factory and Engineering, and Transport Options

Alpha 2.0 - Education Loans, Factory and Engineering, and Transport Options

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This update features the new education loans, the factory location and engineer career path, and new transport options.

This Grand Life Alpha 1.9 - Supervisors And More Business Types

This Grand Life Alpha 1.9 - Supervisors And More Business Types

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Alpha 1.9 has been released with the new supervisor role for your freelance business and 3 new business types.

Alpha 1.8 - Stock Market and Luxury Views

Alpha 1.8 - Stock Market and Luxury Views

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Alpha 1.8 is out with the new Stock Market feature.

This Grand Life is now live on Steam

This Grand Life is now live on Steam

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This Grand Life is now live on Steam! Also competition details to win your caricature in the game.

This Grand Life - Analysing The Stock Market

This Grand Life - Analysing The Stock Market

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In this update I talk about work on the new stock market feature and watching out for bad company management.

Alpha 1.6 Update - Polish and Paint

Alpha 1.6 Update - Polish and Paint

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Presenting Alpha 1.6, a polishing/bug fixing update with a few new things such as lottery tickets, more loan information and paintable collectibles.

Keeping Score - Adding Charts to This Grand Life

Keeping Score - Adding Charts to This Grand Life

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I talk about adding charts to the game as the first step towards a Commodities/Stock Market. You will also be able to see your progress towards each Life...

Alpha 1.5 Update, Steam Announcement and New Trailer

Alpha 1.5 Update, Steam Announcement and New Trailer

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Alpha 1.5 is now available. Also the Steam page is up and there's a new trailer to go along with it.

Themes, Comics and more Subscriptions

Themes, Comics and more Subscriptions

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I talk about upcoming location themes, painting your home and business, comic books and new subscription services.

Alpha 1.4 and Running Your Business

Alpha 1.4 and Running Your Business

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Alpha 1.4 is out and contains the new freelance/contractor business feature.

Freelancer and Contractor Work

Freelancer and Contractor Work

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The next big feature - freelancing and contracting! Start your own business, build your brand awareness and reputation, hire employees and organize jobs.

Alpha 1.3 Released and New Scenario

Alpha 1.3 Released and New Scenario

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Alpha 1.3 of This Grand Life features an improved education system and new scenario.

Education Changes and the Knowledge Life Goal

Education Changes and the Knowledge Life Goal

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I'm making some changes to the way education works to make it a more rewarding experience.

Alpha 1.2 and Subscription Services

Alpha 1.2 and Subscription Services

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Alpha 1.2 of This Grand Life has been released with two major new features, subscription services and collectibles.

Buying Collectibles At Auction

Buying Collectibles At Auction

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A new feature in the next version (1.2) of This Grand Life will be collectibles.

This Grand Life - Alpha Access Available Now

This Grand Life - Alpha Access Available Now

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Announcement post for This Grand Life entering Alpha

Character Creation - Traits and Privileges

Character Creation - Traits and Privileges

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I talk about the traits that your character can start with in This Grand Life.

Kickstarter and Greenlight launch

Kickstarter and Greenlight launch

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We're going all out today and launching This Grand Life's Kickstarter and Greenlight.

New demo and trailer available, Kickstarter date set!

New demo and trailer available, Kickstarter date set!

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Kickstarter and Greenlight launch dates have been set, a new Pre-Alpha Demo has been uploaded!

Creating a realistic job market for This Grand Life

Creating a realistic job market for This Grand Life

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In this article I will talk about the research that went into creating a realistic job market for This Grand Life.