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Narrative strategy game about founding a tech startup in the dot-com bubble. Make quarterly decisions shaping finances, culture, board dynamics, and sanity. 6 industries, 18 products, 3 funding paths. 19 endings across 48 quarters (1990–2001). Steam adds achievements and cloud saves; a free web version exists.

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Vested

It’s 1990. You have an idea, a business card, and the vague sense that this “internet” thing might be worth something. You’re probably right… you’re probably doomed. Vested is a narrative strategy game about founding a tech startup and surviving the dot‑com bubble. Make quarterly decisions that ripple across your company’s finances, culture, board dynamics, and your own sanity.

  • Choose your path: pick a product and a funding strategy, then watch how the market, your employees, your board, and your ambition collide to shape the outcome.
  • 19 endings: every playthrough distinct as you chase an IPO, grave burnout, or something in between.
  • Interface that evolves with history: the timeline shows the year at a glance, so you know the moment you’re in before a word is read.
  • Timeframe and scope: 48 quarters from Q1 1990 to Q4 2001, with decisions that echo far beyond the moment they’re made.
  • Strategic variety: 6 industries, 18 products, and 3 funding paths that fundamentally change your journey.
  • Analytics that matter: a robust stat system where the numbers you don’t know can matter more than the ones you do, plus post‑mortem analysis to show how close you came to different endings.
  • Accessible play sessions: 30–45 minute runs that are short enough for “one more run” but deep enough to reward careful planning.
  • Social and shareable: seed codes let you share your exact starting scenario and challenge friends to chase your endings.

Steam adds its own layer of depth with achievements and cloud saves, while displaying your startup’s valuation for friends to watch you rise—or crash. The game is also available as a free web version, inviting you to test the waters of this world before committing to the full experience.

A story about timing, where history says the crash was inevitable, but in the moment everyone believes they’re the exception. Vested invites you to test that belief—and learn what it takes to survive the dot‑com era.