RETURN TO 1990
Released 22 October 2026 · PC · Indie, Simulation
Reborn in 1990 Seoul with memories of 2027. Rewrite twenty years through stocks, real estate and startups in this business-sim visual novel.
Story
Reborn in 1990 — with twenty years of memories March 2027. Twenty-nine years old, 37,000 won left in the bank. On a bridge over the Han River, he grabbed a stranger's hand — and they fell together. He wakes up in 1990, in a small room above his mother's side-dish shop in a Seoul market. The face in the mirror belongs to a twenty-year-old stranger. He knows what the next twenty years will bring: which companies will grow, which neighborhoods will boom, and exactly when everything will fall apart. Invest with your memories From the 1990s Korean stock market to the IMF crisis, the dot-com bubble and the 2008 financial crisis. Recall the news before it happens, buy first and sell first. But the more you act, the more history begins to bend. When Gangnam was farmland Pick the land that will rise on a map of Seoul and Gyeonggi. New-town announcements, development booms — and bubbles. Build a company PC networks, web portals, social homepages, delivery services… start businesses ahead of their time. Manage products, people, supply chains, finance and M&A, recruit a CEO, CFO and COO, take investment offers and grow into a business group. The people you meet again The woman who fell...
Gameplay
Reborn in 1990 — with twenty years of memories March 2027. Twenty-nine years old, 37,000 won left in the bank. On a bridge over the Han River, he grabbed a stranger's hand — and they fell together. He wakes up in 1990, in a small room above his mother's side-dish shop in a Seoul market. The face in the mirror belongs to a twenty-year-old stranger. He knows what the next twenty years will bring: which companies will grow, which neighborhoods will boom, and exactly when everything will fall apart. Invest with your memories From the 1990s Korean stock market to the IMF crisis, the dot-com bubble and the 2008 financial crisis. Recall the news before it happens, buy first and sell first. But the more you act, the more history begins to bend. When Gangnam was farmland Pick the land that will rise on a map of Seoul and Gyeonggi. New-town announcements, development booms — and bubbles. Build a company PC networks, web portals, social homepages, delivery services… start businesses ahead of their time. Manage products, people, supply chains, finance and M&A, recruit a CEO, CFO and COO, take investment offers and grow into a business group. The people you meet again The woman who fell with you that day, a chaebol heir who is always half a step ahead, and your mother who keeps the side-dish shop running. Can this life end differently? A visual novel told month by month Every month...
Features
- Single-player
- Steam Achievements
- In-App Purchases
- Family Sharing
Release details
RETURN TO 1990 is a Indie and Simulation game by LABOON. RETURN TO 1990 came out on Thursday, 22 October 2026 on PC. This date comes from Steam and was last checked on 22 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
When did RETURN TO 1990 come out?
RETURN TO 1990 came out on 22 October 2026.
Which platforms is RETURN TO 1990 on?
RETURN TO 1990 is on PC.
Who makes RETURN TO 1990?
RETURN TO 1990 is developed by LABOON.
What kind of game is RETURN TO 1990?
RETURN TO 1990 is a game of these genres: Indie and Simulation.