In 1980, this is a city which just started to develop, and you’re in charge of a small urban village. Manage this place carefully! You will witness its connection with this city and the changes taking place as the city develops. Eventually, when it is surrounded by skyscrapers, what will happen to it under the fate of being gentrified?

In this urban village, you can:

  • Try to fit in as many population as you can within limited space!
  • Attract immigrants by posting ads!
  • Renovate your urban village and purchase new stuff to increase the attractiveness!   
  • Explore different characters' stories as the city develops! 

Background

This game is inspired by Gangxia Village, an urban village in Shenzhen, China. Such villages have a more unique history comparing to other residential areas. They have accompanied Shenzhen since the 1980s, the time when the city just started to develop. Immigrant workers who were seeking for better opportunities and lives arrived here and settled in urban villages, making Shenzhen one of the fastest-developing cities.

Despite some problems brought by the high population density, the rent prices in urban villages were more affordable. Therefore, it was the choice of numerous immigrant workers, since they didn't have enough money to purchase a house in the big city. They came to Shenzhen for different reasons. But eventually, their work allowed Shenzhen to develop from a small fishing village into a major city containing over 10 million people in just 40 years.

However, in such a fast-growing place, new things always replace the old ones. Due to the rapid city growth and several factors, many urban villages in Shenzhen are now facing the fate of being gentrified. The fact is: before Gangxia Village, Baishizhou, another urban village in Shenzhen, was already facing gentrification. Immigrant workers who settled themselves there will have to find another place or return home.

It is an undeniable fact that all urban villages will gradually disappear in our city and being replaced by modern buildings. However, we cannot forget how remarkable they are in Shenzhen's development: they made dreams possible. This is why I developed this game: to tell the stories behind this.

Enjoy the game!

======Note======

This game supports English and Simplified Chinese. It will probably take a while when first time loading the game in the browser, but it will be faster during the next load.

StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, macOS, HTML5
Rating
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
AuthorMerxon22
Made withUnity
Tags2D, City Builder, Historical, Story Rich, Turn-based, urban-village
LinksSteam

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1980 - For Windows 79 MB
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1980 - For macOS 79 MB

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this game is so cute, i love it

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you need pick a better title for future games. 1980 is too hard to search to find this game. i had to type your user name to find this sight. steam and itch.io are the only places i can find info on this title. I tried to search it on youtube but found everything but this game. I suggest a longer title with something about what the game does. something like '1980 Urban village' or something just as specific. that might find more than bargained for too. If i told a friend about this game they would never find it on their own. I would have to invite them to itch or steam. or other sight that might have it. anyways, I like the design of this game.

what i like to know about this game is if it's possible to achieve a perfect play through, meaning not failing any tasks. or what's the best score possible at end of game?

if players have this game on steam I would like a walk through if a perfect game was possible. i can only guess what i need to build as i progress.

Thank you for having a browser build!

The game was fun! I did enjoy just staying in the flat view getting my money though, the 2.5D view didn't do much for me :)

Another thing would be the pacing for me. I felt I was quickly drowning in tasks! New tasks where coming in before I even had a chance to complete previous tasks haha! It's just that I like the management aspects, and so the frustration pace didn't quite do it for me :S

This game is great. It's simple but engaging. The story parts are excellent. I bought Patrick a house and feel really good about it. Now I want to pay for Toby to go home.