Shadow Economy: Money Sim
Budget, debt, and net worth
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Shadow Economy does not tell you which choice is right. It does not judge the player or prescribe a particular way to live. It simply shows how your decisions change your debt, assets, cash flow, neighborhood, and market.
Shadow Economy is a single-player economic simulation about money, choice, risk, and the consequences that remain long after a decision is made.
You begin with a modest amount of cash.
You may take on debt to bring an opportunity within reach, or hold on to your cash and wait for a better moment. Either path still shapes the neighborhood around you: the wealth you build reaches your neighbors, the shops on your street, the families who rent from you.
Every choice begins with a reason.
You must decide whether to sacrifice future cash flow for profit today, pass up growth in exchange for security, act before a crisis arrives, or trust that you can endure a little longer.
A decision that once seemed reasonable may eventually return as a risk. A choice that feels like a loss in the moment may protect you from a crisis you never expected.
You may survive.
You may build something greater.
Or you may lose everything sooner than expected.
Yet bankruptcy is not merely an ending. When a run is over, a personalized report reveals which risks you accepted, what you tried to protect, and the community your decisions ultimately shaped.
■ KEY FEATURES
- An economic simulation built around debt, assets, cash flow, inflation, and market volatility
- A neighborhood that reacts to your decisions: institutions you can fund, local politics you can influence, and a stock market tied to real businesses in your region
- Roguelike-inspired progression in which both survival and bankruptcy become part of your record
- A personalized report that lets you reflect on your choices after every run
- A single-player experience with no advertisements
- A fictional economic simulation, not real-world financial advice
Shadow Economy is not only about becoming wealthy. A run is defined by the risks you accepted, the opportunities you gave up, and the consequences your judgment left behind.
The game offers no correct answer. It only shows you the economy you created, and the people who lived inside it.
When the system reflects your choices back at you, what will you see?
Ratings & Reviews
Shadow Economy has been rebuilt from the ground up.
The Ward you live in is no longer a backdrop. It is a living place: shops open and close, neighbors move in and move away, and every economic decision you make leaves a trace someone else can feel.
What's new:
- Five fully walkable cities, each with its own streets, seasons, and a festival of its own once a year
- Institutions you can fund, local politics you can influence, and a stock market tied to real Ward businesses and outside companies
- Off-market shops you can approach directly, and a listings market shaped by who else wants what you want
- A city sports league with tickets, a seat in the stand, and match-day stakes
- A decision history that shows what a different choice would have done in this same run
- A fully rebuilt post-run report
- Hundreds of copy fixes across every supported language
This is still the same shadow economy. It is far more alive now.
The developer, Junseo Park, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Junseo Park
- Size
- 18.9 MB
- Category
- Simulation
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Analyst $15.99
- Explorer $12.99
- Observer $8.99
- Copyright
- © Junseo Park