Financial life sim from 18 to retirement: job, budget, housing, broker (ETFs, stocks, gold…), business & IPO, local modes + online career. Learn compounding and the 4% rule by playing.
Est. WishlistsestiProxy: followers × 12 (industry heuristic)
36
Est. OwnersestiBoxleiter method: reviews × 32
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Est. RevenueestiEst. owners × ~62% of list price
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Price (US)
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Release
September 2026
About
From 18 to retirement — build your wealth
Capitalize is a financial life sim: job, budget, housing, broker, business… and time working for you (or against you).
Learn the long game by playing — compound interest, diversification, the 4% rule, DCA, company treasury, going public — no boring lectures, with a real life to steer.
What you manage
Budget & bank — income, expenses, priorities, safety net
Career & training — apply, skill up, change trajectory
Guided tutorial — tour the apps and one year-end report, learn without pressure
Year by year — broader pace, ideal for the big picture
Month by month (normal run) — every month counts: budget, markets, decisions
Realistic (month by month) — the same pace with more hazards (breakdowns, life events, health, tougher markets…)
Online Career
A mode separate from local runs: permanent profile, runs to retirement, dedicated leaderboards.
Normal run (month by month) — net worth & financial independence (FI) age boards
Realistic (month by month) — dedicated board, harsher conditions
Seasons (S1, then S2…) and live tops
End of run & sharing
Retirement bilan: net worth, compounding, 4% rule, wealth curve
Capture and share your bilan (image clipboard, Steam, Discord…)
Local scoreboard + online career
Built to teach
Educational simulation — not personalised financial advice
In-game documentation (ETFs, DCA, 4%, diversification, business, IPO, company health…)
Guided tutorial to learn the apps
Life events and choices that hit mood, health and cash (especially in realistic mode)
Who is it for?
Anyone curious about budget, markets and wealth
Fans of chill-but-deep management / life sims
Streamers & players who love optimising a life over decades
Capitalize — JL Games Studio (Switzerland). Build your financial empire… one month (or one year) at a time.
Estimates — owners use the Boxleiter method (reviews × 32), wishlists proxy followers × 12, revenue uses ~62% of list price × est. owners. These are rough industry heuristics, not official data.