Return to 1990 Android
Return to 1990 gets 500+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Return to 1990 is #7 in Games › Simulation Free on Google Play in South Korea and charting in 1 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Return to 1990 at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Life Simulation, Visual Novel Anime Historical (1990s South Korea) long sessions IAP
#time-travel #business-simulation #story-driven #korea #investment #visual-novel
Return to 1990 on Google Play
App details
Return to 1990 downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Return to 1990's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Return to 1990 before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How Return to 1990 makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games › SimulationFree | #7 | |
| Games › SimulationGrossing | #58 | |
| All GamesFree | #192 |
Apps near Return to 1990 on the chart
Games › Simulation Free, around #7.
About Return to 1990
Only 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 financial crisis. Recall the news before it happens — buy first, 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… 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 your company.
■ 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 story told as a visual novel
Every month brings new events and choices, with voice acting and illustrations that capture the air of the '90s.
Languages: Korean, English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.
※ All companies, people and brands in the game are fictional. In-game investment results have nothing to do with real-world investing.
What's new in 1.0.4
• Shop prices now show in your local currency
• Text and screen polish, minor fixes
Store changes
What Return to 1990 changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.