Ever wanted to simulate the thrill of paying rent and stressing over grocery bills in video game form? Developer JL Games Studio has dropped Capitalize, a casual financial simulation designed to test your money management mettle.
The game strips away fantasy tropes to focus on the cold, hard realities of personal finance and wealth building. Players have to balance everyday living expenses while trying to break into the big leagues of investing and corporate ownership.

• Manage a strict real-life budget covering rent, groceries, and leisure
• Invest spare cash into stocks, ETFs, and gold
• Experience the volatile highs and lows of market crashes
• Found your own companies and take them public through an IPO

If you enjoy crunching numbers, tinkering with portfolios, and watching digital lines go up, this indie sim offers a neat sandbox to test your capitalist dreams. It is worth keeping on your radar if you love grounded, management-heavy indie titles.
Resources: Capitalize on Steam