Year Rings: Relive an Era

What if you could live again in 1929 America, 1955 Japan, 1990s Taiwan or 1997 Hong Kong—or one real year in 2026 Taiwan, a week at a time—and see where every choice leads?

Year Rings is a life simulation grounded in real economic history. Live a complete historical life one year at a time, or enter Daily Life to make a new career, family, health, social, and simulated-investment decision every real-world day.

PICK A REAL ERA, LIVE A WHOLE LIFE Choose your era and live from birth to farewell. Four full scenarios span America 1929–1989, Japan 1955–2015, Taiwan 1985–2045 and Hong Kong 1997–2057. A fifth, "2026: Present Tense", plays one contemporary Taiwanese year in 52 weekly turns.

GROUNDED IN REAL HISTORY Every run is anchored to historical research: the Wall Street crash and Great Depression, Japan's high-growth years, oil shocks, bubble and lost decades, and Taiwan's market boom and technology era. Prices, wages, taxes, housing, and major events evolve with the period.

DAILY LIFE, ONE REAL DAY AT A TIME Manage work and relationships while allocating a simulated portfolio across 54 instruments: U.S. and Taiwan indices, representative large-cap stocks, and major FX pairs. Orders and settlement use only the latest available closing price. This release uses local demo quotes—there is no brokerage connection, real money, or real trade.

ONE YEAR PER TURN

• Birth wheel: six social classes set your starting point.
• Year Hub: budget your money and time across career, family, health, and investing.
• Event cards: era-defining choices find you, one after another.
• Year Report: settle your assets, debts, and cash flow each year.
• Life Review: at the end, look back on the rings of your life and share a life card.

FREE TO PLAY Daily Life and the full "1990 Taiwan" scenario are free. "1929 Great Depression", "1955 Twilight of Showa" and "1997 Hong Kong" each include their first 10 years free, and "2026: Present Tense" its first 12 weeks, with an optional one-time purchase to unlock the rest. No ads and no tracking.

Year Rings is an entertainment simulation. All scenarios and numbers are fictional and are not real financial or investment advice.