Every choice leaves a trace

Life Simulator

A life of people, possibilities and second chances.

Customize your life

$1,800 saved at 16. A cautious parent offers a safety net, but has strong opinions.

Start at age 16. Follow connected scenes, make promises, and see what comes back years later. Story commitments and activities share two time slots each year. Decide who and what gets your time, then age up when you are ready.

Start a new life?

Your unfinished life will be replaced on this browser.

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Weekly Life League

Live the longest life this week. Finish a run to join the leaderboard, then challenge a friend to beat your age.

Build your own Life League ↗
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Frequently Asked Questions about Life Simulator

What is Life Simulator?
Life Simulator is a free text life game that starts at age 16, with an optional childhood start. Make decisions, build lasting relationships, choose an education and career, and manage your health and money as you grow older.
Is Life Simulator similar to BitLife?
It uses the same accessible idea of making choices through a virtual lifetime. This browser game focuses on connected stories, recurring people and decisions that affect later opportunities. No download is needed.
How does the career system work?
Your education and skills affect which jobs you can apply for. Explore creative, technical and community careers, check their requirements, and work toward promotions. Income and living costs affect your savings each year.
Do my choices matter later?
Yes. Relationships and earlier decisions persist. Someone you helped can return later, while education, work and family decisions change the opportunities available to you.
Can I save my life and return later?
The game saves your life in this browser when local storage is available. Choose Continue life when you return. Clearing browser data removes this save; private browsing or blocked storage may prevent saving.
Can I play Life Simulator on mobile?
Yes. Play with touch controls on a phone or tablet, or use a mouse and keyboard on desktop. You can inspect your people, career and timeline during the game.
What is the goal?
Choose an ambition and build a life around it. At the end, review your biography and the choices that shaped it. Your age remains the score used by the Life League leaderboard.

About Life Simulator

Start at age 16, or choose childhood at age 5, and build a life through decisions that carry forward. Friends and family remember your choices. Education opens career opportunities, while salaries and living costs shape what you can afford. Take optional activities, advance at your own pace, and pursue an ambition beyond simply living longer. Your timeline records the people and moments that make this life yours. When saving is available, you can leave and continue in the same browser later.

How to Play

  1. Choose Play, or customize your new life before starting at age 16, with childhood available as an option
  2. Make choices at each life stage about education, career, relationships, and lifestyle
  3. Manage your happiness, health, wealth, and intelligence stats as they change with each decision
  4. Reach old age and review your life summary to see how your choices shaped the outcome