Seoul Survival Beginner's Guide
Everything you need to know to survive and thrive in Seoul
Game Overview
Seoul Survival is an incremental clicker game where you climb the corporate ladder in Seoul. The core gameplay loop is simple: click to earn money, invest in financial products and real estate to generate passive income, get promoted to increase your click value, and eventually purchase the Seoul Tower (₩1 trillion) to prestige and restart with permanent Career Points that multiply all your future earnings. Each prestige run makes you exponentially stronger, allowing you to reach higher goals faster.
Career Progression
Your career rank determines your click multiplier. Each promotion significantly increases the money you earn per click, making career progression one of the fastest ways to boost your income in the early game. The base click income is ₩10,000, which is then multiplied by your current career rank multiplier.
| Rank | Korean | Multiplier | Clicks Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part-timer | 알바 | 1x | 0 |
| Contract | 계약직 | 1.5x | 100 |
| Employee | 사원 | 2x | 300 |
| Assistant Manager | 대리 | 2.5x | 700 |
| Manager | 과장 | 3x | 1,200 |
| Deputy Manager | 차장 | 3.5x | 2,000 |
| Director | 부장 | 4x | 3,500 |
| Executive | 상무 | 5x | 5,000 |
| Senior Executive | 전무 | 10x | 8,000 |
| CEO | CEO | 12x | 12,000 |
Financial Investments
Financial products generate passive income per second. Each purchase increases the cost by 5%, creating an exponential price scaling system. The ROI (Return on Investment) shows how many minutes it takes for the product to pay for itself, helping you decide which investments are most efficient at your current progression stage.
| Product | Cost | Income/sec | ROI (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Savings Account (예금) | ₩50,000 | ₩50/s | 16.7 min |
| Fixed Deposit (적금) | ₩500,000 | ₩750/s | 11.1 min |
| Korean Stocks (국내주식) | ₩5,000,000 | ₩11,250/s | 7.4 min |
| US Stocks (미국주식) | ₩25,000,000 | ₩60,000/s | 6.9 min |
| Cryptocurrency (코인) | ₩100,000,000 | ₩250,000/s | 6.7 min |
Real Estate
Real estate properties provide rent income per second at a much larger scale than financial products. They're expensive but offer better efficiency in the mid-to-late game. The Seoul Tower is the ultimate goal - purchasing it for ₩1 trillion triggers a prestige reset and grants you permanent Career Points based on your total lifetime earnings.
| Property | Cost | Rent/sec | ROI (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villa (빌라) | ₩250,000,000 | ₩84,380/s | 49.4 min |
| Officetel (오피스텔) | ₩350,000,000 | ₩177,190/s | 32.9 min |
| Apartment (아파트) | ₩800,000,000 | ₩607,500/s | 21.9 min |
| Commercial Shop (상가) | ₩1,200,000,000 | ₩1,370,000/s | 14.6 min |
| Building (빌딩) | ₩3,000,000,000 | ₩5,140,000/s | 9.7 min |
| Seoul Tower (서울타워) | ₩1,000,000,000,000 | - (Prestige) | - |
Prestige System
When you purchase the Seoul Tower for ₩1 trillion, you prestige and receive Career Points (CP) based on your total lifetime earnings. These CP act as a permanent multiplier for all future income, making each subsequent run significantly faster. Upon prestige, you lose all money, investments, and career progress, but you keep your Career Points, achievements, and certain upgrades. The key is to maximize CP gain per run by pushing as far as possible before prestiging.
Synergy Bonuses
Synergy bonuses are activated when you own both financial products and real estate simultaneously. The more diversified your investment portfolio, the higher your synergy multiplier becomes. This bonus applies to all income sources, making diversification a powerful mid-game strategy. Even small investments in multiple categories can unlock significant synergy multipliers that compound your earnings.
Strategy Tips
- Start by clicking to earn your first ₩50,000 for a Savings Account - this gives you passive income to build on.
- Diversify investments early for synergy bonuses. Even one of each type can unlock powerful multipliers.
- Get promoted as fast as possible - the multiplier boost from career progression is huge in the early game.
- Don't rush prestige; maximize your CP gain per run by pushing further before resetting.
- Use offline progress - the game continues earning while you're away, so check back regularly to reinvest.