Released Aug 18, 2026 $12.99 Positive Not counted on Steam profiles yet

Escape the Grind

By SetForMoney Studios

Life Sim Economy Capitalism Education Management Resource Management Choices Matter Turn-Based Strategy SimulationStrategyRealisticMultiple Endings

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Escape the Grind is a game tagged Life Sim, Economy and Capitalism by SetForMoney Studios, released Aug 18, 2026. It has 11 Steam reviews (Positive). The Steam games most like it include SELF MADE: Investment Life Sim, GG Life and Net Worthless.

Can you retire before 65? A financial life sim across 11 real economies with authentic salaries, housing, and investment products. A rough stretch buries you in debt. A smart run retires you at 38! And you can plug in your own real numbers too.

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SELF MADE: Investment Life Sim 86% match · Life Sim, Economy, Capitalism
GG Life 81% match · Life Sim, Economy, Capitalism
Net Worthless 76% match · Life Sim, Economy, Capitalism
人生档案：千禧 74% match · Life Sim, Economy, Capitalism
Your Legacy: Generations 72% match · Life Sim, Economy, Capitalism
Life Tycoon 71% match · Life Sim, Economy, Capitalism
Final Life Simulator 69% match · Life Sim, Economy, Capitalism
Serial Founder 68% match · Life Sim, Economy, Capitalism
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Prolific Mindset 67% match · Life Sim, Economy, Capitalism

Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Escape the Grind · record updated 22 hours ago

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Overview

App ID4663080

Release dateAug 18, 2026

Last change number40156486

Last record update22 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: SetForMoney Studios
Publisher: SetForMoney Studios
Steam profile: Not counted yet: Steam is still getting to know this game, so it doesn't add to game counts or achievement totals · checked 1 day ago

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Prices

Price · US$12.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$12.99Oct 23, 2026

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Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
26152156	public	Oct 23, 2026

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
4663081	—	All	530.6 MB	230.6 MB	4699570649738167326

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	26152156	Oct 23, 2026	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Escape the Grind

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
Escape the Grind.exe		Windows

Space per player9.5 MB

Filesup to 50

Save locations0

Achievements

Achievements410 hidden

Most unlocked81.2%Diversified

Rarest0%Month of Discipline

Diversified Hold 5+ different kinds of assets at the same time 81.2%
Homeowner Buy your first primary residence 66.5%
First Million Reach $1,000,000 net worth 63.2%
First Escape Win any scenario for the first time 60.4%
Coast FIRE Reach the net worth that, growing at 7%/yr untouched to age 65, hits 25× your annual expenses 59.9%
Debt Free Pay off every starting debt 58.5%
Speedrun FIRE Win in under 25 in-game years 55.8%
Dividend King Earn $12,000/yr in dividends. The "$1k/mo dividend" milestone every income investor chases 54.6%
Escaped the American Grind Win on the US market 50.8%
Five-K-A-Month Reach $5,000/month passive income 46.9%
High Roller Reach 5× the local millionaire threshold 46.6%
Big Leaguer Complete a Big Leagues game 40.3%
Real Estate Mogul Own 3 rental properties at the same time 39.2%
Passive Income Milestone Reach $10,000/mo passive income. The "$10k month" every FIRE saver chases 38.9%
Ten Million Reach 10× the local millionaire threshold 36.7%
Your Real Numbers Complete a game in Play Your Life mode 32%
Retire by 40 Win before age 40 30.9%
Hardcore Escapee Win on Hard difficulty 28.7%

All 41 achievements

Old-School Workhorse Win after age 60 27.9%
Iron Will Win on Hard without ever taking a payday loan 26.2%
Fat FIRE Retire with more than $100,000/yr in expenses. Luxury preserved, freedom achieved 24.3%
Lean FIRE Retire with less than $25,000/yr in expenses. Deliberate minimalism, radical freedom 20.1%
Prodigy Win before age 30 17.1%
Escaped the Berlin Grind Win on the Germany market 12.7%
Escaped the London Grind Win on the UK market 11.3%
Untouchable Reach 100× the local millionaire threshold 10.7%
Escaped the Sydney Grind Win on the Australia market 9.1%
Escaped the Maple Grind Win on the Canada market 8.5%
I Quit Win after quitting your job (Big Leagues) 6.9%
Escaped the CDMX Grind Win on the Mexico market 5.2%
Escaped the Tokyo Grind Win on the Japan market 4.1%
Hardcore Marathon Win on Hard difficulty in 5 different markets 3.5%
Escaped the São Paulo Grind Win on the Brazil market 3.3%
Escaped the Nairobi Grind Win on the Kenya market 3.3%
Side Hustler Earn $10,000/yr from side businesses. Real second-income territory 3.3%
Escaped the Paris Grind Win on the France market 3%
Escaped the Lisbon Grind Win on the Portugal market 3%
Globetrotter Win on all 10 markets 1.6%
Week of Discipline Complete the Daily Challenge 7 days in a row 0.8%
Diamond Hands Hold investments through a market crash 0%
Month of Discipline Complete the Daily Challenge 30 days in a row 0%