Jane’s Realty Game Review

Jane’s Realty is a time management game in the construction business. Jane has taken over the family business to maximize profits and take it to the next competitive level. Here you help Jane to buy a piece of land and clear the land with the available services, then you choose the type of building before you can start construction.

There are two modes in Jane’s Realty, which are business mode and design mode. Start with Trade Mode first, as Design Mode is available only after you have completed Happy Valley: Level 3 in Trade Mode. There are several places where you can build your real estate and there is a map to check these places. South Village, Smiletown and Green Valley are some of the areas it develops.

Before you can build a housing development in a location, you must first build a water tower and an electric power station. Upgrade them and then you are ready to build the houses. When the houses are ready, furnish them with a bed, a table, a chair or paint the walls beautifully so that the rental rates are as high as possible. When tenants move out, the money flows in every month and you get the money to buy more land and build more buildings.

Occasionally some rain will cause trees to fall in the housing area. Have the tow truck clean up the mess to ensure a safe environment for the people there. When the power station or houses need repair, get the right tool and service to repair the buildings.

Each level has a different mission for you. Some require you to build a garage, some require you to build houses and then upgrade to more expensive houses, some require you to build a shop and the list goes on. Focus on achieving the objectives as soon as possible and you will be able to complete the levels in the given time. As you approach your time limit for each level, there is a buzz to remind you to speed up your actions. Some expensive buildings like the garage need more money before you can build them, so accumulate enough rent money for that purpose.

Overall, I find Jane’s Realty fun to play as it really opens your eyes for the real estate business even though it’s just a simulation for a casual game. Having said that, I think this time management game needs to add more factors as it tends to get repetitive at some point or another. Which means, once you’ve gotten through the game’s learning curve, you’ll be faced with the same scenario every level, except for the increasingly higher targets set for you.

Regarding the time management genre and also the real estate theme, I recommend another similar but more attractive game… Build in Time. Start your real estate business with Build in Time instead.