This Grand Life 2
Life simulation about managing households through an inflation-driven economy
Poking Water Games · Released Aug 8, 2025
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 86% of 317
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 7
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 1 month ago
- Sep 14, 2026
What is This Grand Life 2?
This single-player life simulation takes place on maps based on real cities. You set priorities for household members and choose where they work, study, and live while managing expenses, businesses, property, and investments.
For you if...
- +you enjoy managing household finances and career choices
- +you like setting priorities for several characters at once
- +you want a sandbox with businesses and investments
Not for you if...
- −you dislike managing food, rest, and work routines
- −you want family life emphasized over financial decisions
What players say
86% of 317 reviews are positive
Players praise the depth of the financial simulation and its replayability. Common complaints center on tedious needs management and a confusing interface; some players also report bugs and limited depth beyond the economy.
Screenshots and trailer
This Grand Life 2 system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GT 120, 0.5 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run This Grand Life 2?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows XP
- Processor
- 2.0 GHz or faster processor
- Graphics
- Intel HD Graphics 4000 / AMD Radeon HD 7400G / NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 or better graphics card with OpenGL 3.3 and later support
- Memory
- 500 MB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
Does This Grand Life 2 have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does This Grand Life 2 run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 38
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, German, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, French, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil.
Does This Grand Life 2 use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Simulation
- Capitalism
- Economy
- Life Sim
- Time Management
- Sandbox
- Tactical RPG
- Character Customization
- Management
- Moddable
- Choices Matter
- RPG
- Strategy
- Text-Based
- Colony Sim
- Survival
Recent updates
- Sep 14, 2026 · Update Notes For v1.03.22
- Apr 28, 2026 · Update Notes For v1.03.17
- Mar 28, 2026 · Update Notes For v1.03.09
- Mar 23, 2026 · Update Notes For v1.03.08
- Jan 13, 2026 · Update Notes For v1.02.18