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Chapter 3: 2010–2019 — Empire

Smartphones in every hand. A savings bank collapse, a credit-rating crash, a dance craze that sweeps the world, mobile games on every subway car — and at the end of the decade, a coin mania waiting to burn.

You built a business group in the 2000s. Now a chaebol heir and a shadowy power broker want to take it from you.

Survive the attacks

The bigger you grow, the bigger the target. Tax audits, prosecutors' raids, smear campaigns, recalled loans, cut-off suppliers and hostile takeovers arrive month after month. Grow too fast on your first run and they will come all at once.

Lawyers, media and politics

Retain a law firm, buy a newspaper, make friends in high places. Every defense has a price — and the political friends who protect you today may drag you down when the scandal breaks.

The hearing

Gather evidence, then face the cameras. Answer five questions under oath — stay silent, show proof or strike back — and turn the hearing against the man who wants your empire.

Apps, games and coins

Found an app company or a mobile game studio and roll for a hit. Ride the coin boom with three ways to hold your coins — but hold too long and something always goes wrong.

Family

Marriage, a daughter, and a mother growing older. Your family's happiness decides more than you think.

What's included

• Chapter 3 story: 20 new episodes (120 months, 2010–2019), fully voiced
  
• New systems: attacks and defenses, hearing mini-game, app and mobile game business, coins, marriage and family
  
• Two new gates and eight Chapter 3 endings
  
• New characters, backgrounds, cutscenes and music
  
• Your assets, relationships and choices from Chapter 2 carry over

Requires RETURN TO 1990. Play Chapter 2: Expansion first to reach Chapter 3. All companies, people, brands and events in the game are fictional.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Character illustrations, backgrounds, cutscene videos, voice acting and music were created with generative AI tools, then selected and edited by our team. The story, dialogue and game systems were written and designed by the developer with AI assistance. No content is generated by AI during gameplay.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Chapter 3 continues the story of RETURN TO 1990 in 2010-2019. It depicts fictional political corruption and bribery, tax audits, prosecutors' raids and a parliamentary hearing with fictional politicians, plus financial crime such as stock manipulation and hostile takeovers. Players can trade fictional cryptocurrencies with in-game money only; coins can be lost to in-game hacks or theft. There are also a funeral, an elderly parent's illness, casual drinking and mild profanity. There is no real-money gambling.