1980 System Requirements

1. Due to the rapid city growth and several factors, many urban villages in Shenzhen are now facing the fate of being gentrified.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. In 1980, this is a city which just started to develop, and you’re in charge of a small urban village.

5. It is an undeniable fact that all urban villages will gradually disappear in our city and being replaced by modern buildings.

6. The fact is: before Gangxia Village, Baishizhou, another urban village in Shenzhen, was already facing gentrification.

7. This game is inspired by Gangxia Village, an urban village in Shenzhen, China.

8. They have accompanied Shenzhen since the 1980s, the time when the city just started to develop.

9. Therefore, it was the choice of numerous immigrant workers, since they didn't have enough money to purchase a house in the big city.

10. Despite some problems brought by the high population density, the rent prices in urban villages were more affordable.

11. Manage this place carefully! You will witness its connection with this city and the changes taking place as the city develops.