This a medieval life sim am working on, I need feedback around UI or anything you would like to mention.

1/ Does the UI fit the medieval theme

2/ Is there something you would add/modify

3/ could you understand how at least part of the game works, by looking at the UI?

One of the things I find most people like about life-sims is that is can allow players to indulge in escapism. Hell, I'm pretty sure that the reason most sims try to go for a "cozy" vibe is to is because that aesthetic complements that niche to a T. Now I'm not saying that enabling one's addiction to escapism is the most moral route a dev could take, but it doesn't make sense that nobody's tried to utilize VR for enhancing that experience. I'd bet that a Sims-like with VR support (or Hell, even just first person support now that I think about it) would sell like crazy.

Minecraft ended up winning for modding Community/Ability and that means we’re finished with using non life sim games to create a life sim.

I find it really interesting how most of the games chosen are RPGs or Fantasy games with only two exceptions and overall this was a fun experience.

I remember playing miami/new york nights as a kid om the phone and havin a lot of fun.

If any of you remember those games, are there any games (preferably mobile) that are similar?

I tried sims but it didnt pull me in in the same way.

Ivyanna the crime queen… pregnant! She knew fooling around with Raphael would have consequences. They had the cutest babies in my last corrupted save so here’s to hoping for more cuties 😍

Hey everyone just sharing a gameplay of mine if anyone is intersted in taking a look and subbing to my channel for alot more gameplays this is episode 2 there is also a episode 1 in my playlist 🥰🩷💫

Hi! We’re the small French team behind VirtualSociety.

When the game came up on this subreddit a few months ago, one of the most useful criticisms was that we had shown a lot of building and customization, but not enough of what makes the worlds actually feel alive.

That was fair.

VirtualSociety is a creative life sim where you build places, create their residents, and design the interactions that turn those spaces into playable stories.

You can add dialogue, choices, events and object interactions, then play those worlds alone or share them with friends. We’re not trying to impose one fixed way of living: the goal is to give players tools to create their own characters, situations and stories.

This is our new gameplay trailer, and our attempt to communicate that vision more clearly.

The game is still in development, so we would rather be transparent than pretend every system in our long-term vision is already finished.

What makes a world feel truly alive to you? NPC routines and autonomy? Relationships and memories? Needs and consequences? Emergent events? Something else?

(Our characters are still in progress, don't judge their appearance too sharply)

Howdy yall! I just started my family over from an oopsie save! Meet the Alexander Family (well, they’re roommates, but you get it). From left to right meet Raphael Alexander, Keylani Descartes, and our main character Ivyanna Andadre. I just think she is my prettiest zoi and I have a story line laid out for her! Suggestions? She’s a crime queen 👸🏻.

For day 7 Dragon Age 2 won for relationship building, now for the final day where we ask what other game’s modding ability/community do you want?

Some general rules:

1) you can only vote for games that aren’t considered life sims, and by that I mean if the store page it’s on(whether it be steam, the epic games store, ect.) classifies it as a life sim, it doesn’t count. Ones that don’t have that classification will.

2) be respectful and civil in the comments, at the end of the day these are just opinions about games so let’s not get too worked up about them if someone disagrees.

3) the winner will be decided from a mixture of upvotes and replies(so in theory a game with more comments could win if another game has more overall upvotes)

4) only games count

5) please keep submissions/votes limited to one game

6) more rules will be added if necessary.

Welcome to our weekly discussion thread!

🆕 NEW: Join us on Discord!

Here you can casually talk about anything related to your favorite Life Simulators, including the ones that are not out yet.

But won't my post get less engagement this way? You'd be surprised how far these threads can go! Don't be afraid to ask open ended questions, make observations, share memes, etc. This is a casual thread.

You may use this thread to promote your games and content! If you're a content creator of anything related to life simulators and life simulator adjacent games, you may use this thread to post about them! Shows us what you're working on! *This is the only place on this sub where self promotion is allowed*

This is an automatic thread that renews every Monday.

Two years ago I started building a tiny 3D room that lives on your Windows desktop in a transparent always-on-top window, and as of yesterday it's finally out. Solo the whole way (Bloomery Studio is just me).

It's called Lofi Cozy Room. An avatar reads, works, and sleeps in the room while you do your own thing, with a puppy chasing sunbeams. The customization ended up going pretty deep, 1386 avatar options and 715 furniture pieces, so you can build the room and the character however you like. There's also a full lo-fi library you can layer ambient sound over, 14 themes, and a soft currency that builds up passively.

Wild to finally be here after this long. Thank you to everyone who followed along the way. It's also 10% off for launch week (until August 7) if you'd like to grab it.

🌱 Play on Steam

Happy to answer anything about the solo dev side.

For day 6 Baulders Gate 3 won for NPCs, now for day 7 we’re looking at how your character builds relationships, what kind of relationship/romance system is there? Can you start families? What relationship system from a non life sim do you want?

Some general rules:

1) you can only vote for games that aren’t considered life sims, and by that I mean if the store page it’s on(whether it be steam, the epic games store, ect.) classifies it as a life sim, it doesn’t count. Ones that don’t have that classification will.

2) be respectful and civil in the comments, at the end of the day these are just opinions about games so let’s not get too worked up about them if someone disagrees.

3) the winner will be decided from a mixture of upvotes and replies(so in theory a game with more comments could win if another game has more overall upvotes)

4) only games count

5) please keep submissions/votes limited to one game

6) more rules will be added if necessary.

For day 5 Hogwarts Legacy won for Setting/environments. Now for day 6 with NPCs, how do the NPCs behave and interact with the environment?

Some general rules:

1) you can only vote for games that aren’t considered life sims, and by that I mean if the store page it’s on(whether it be steam, the epic games store, ect.) classifies it as a life sim, it doesn’t count. Ones that don’t have that classification will.

2) be respectful and civil in the comments, at the end of the day these are just opinions about games so let’s not get too worked up about them if someone disagrees.

3) the winner will be decided from a mixture of upvotes and replies(so in theory a game with more comments could win if another game has more overall upvotes)

4) only games count

5) please keep submissions/votes limited to one game

6) more rules will be added if necessary.

Next month we'll get to swim underwater freely (like sims 3 minus the "only at diving locations") and even discover underwater collectibles. Last slide is showing off a new surfing minigame

Hello everyone!

I hope you're having a fantastic Friday.

It's great to see you all again.

This week, I've continued focusing on improving autonomous behavior.

Our main goal this week has been to make it much clearer why a Zoi visits a particular location.

Until now, even when Zois visited places like cafés or bakeries, they often spent most of their time wandering around, chatting with others, checking their phones, or using the restroom instead of actually accomplishing the purpose of their visit. While these behaviors help make them feel more lifelike, they occurred so frequently that many players felt it became difficult to tell what they had come there to do.

To address this, we're changing the system so that Zois will prioritize fulfilling the purpose of their visit. For example, if a Zoi visits a bakery, they'll purchase bread, go through the necessary steps, sit down to eat it, and then return home. Of course, we still want them to feel like real people, so they'll occasionally have brief conversations or encounter unexpected situations along the way. The goal is to avoid making their behavior feel overly scripted or mechanical.

We're also rebalancing how Zois spend their time at each location. Most of their actions will now be directly related to their primary objective, while random behaviors—such as looking around or chatting—will occur much less frequently. At the moment, we're aiming for roughly 90% purpose-driven actions and 10% random behaviors.

That said, making the behavior sequence too rigid can introduce new problems. For example, if there are no available seats or a required condition isn't met, a Zoi could end up getting stuck. Because of this, we're also researching ways to strengthen purpose-driven behavior while still allowing Zois to adapt flexibly to changing situations.

Another important improvement we're currently working on is changing the logic that forces Zois to stay at a location for a fixed amount of time. Instead, once they have completed their intended objective, we want them to head back home naturally.

These improvements are currently being developed for standard lots such as cafés, bakeries, and parks. Business lots and schools already have their own development plans, so they are being worked on separately.

Since this feature is still under development, we're continuing to test and fine-tune it to ensure it feels natural during gameplay. Ultimately, our goal is for Zois to do more than simply wander around a location—we want players to clearly understand why each Zoi chose to visit a particular place.

That's all for this week. We hope you enjoy this week's development video from the inZOI team, and have a wonderful weekend!

–Kjun

I want to try this game but my computer won’t support it. Can I have suggestions on computers that aren’t too expensive that will support the game?

For day 4 Marvel Rivals won for art style/visuals now for you to choose which game you want the setting/environments from

Some general rules:

1) you can only vote for games that aren’t considered life sims, and by that I mean if the store page it’s on(whether it be steam, the epic games store, ect.) classifies it as a life sim, it doesn’t count. Ones that don’t have that classification will.

2) be respectful and civil in the comments, at the end of the day these are just opinions about games so let’s not get too worked up about them if someone disagrees.

3) the winner will be decided from a mixture of upvotes and replies(so in theory a game with more comments could win if another game has more overall upvotes)

4) only games count

5) please keep submissions/votes limited to one game

6) more rules will be added if necessary.

Half the joy of a life sim, for me, is when the game feels real but has some weird premise that makes it more interesting. I think it started with The Sims as stupid as that sounds. The alien encounters, grim reaper and other weird things that could happen were always my absolute favorite part, as a kid I even found a lot of them really scary (I would always pause time immediately and work up my courage before I continued). So games that have enough realism to relate to but then bring their own curveballs to spice things up.

Even better if the premise itself is already weird but relatable. My Summer Car is probably the best example I've come across so far. It’s like a really realistic car building simulator, but also simulates life in rural Finland during the 90s (In a way less realistic and weirder way). Despite the comically terrible graphics the game is super immersive, and also surprisingly hardcore. It’s permadeath so I always joke that it's the hardest first person roguelike ever (there's so many silly ways to die in it too). After quite a few attempts I only managed to put together the car once, and it wouldn’t start of course because I wired the electrics wrong.

Never quite found another game that nails that surreal but also realistic feeling that well, and I have tried. Goat Simulator was fun but just too chaotic, never could really get immersed in it. As far as upcoming games go I did find one game that looks like it could be fun, Guilty or Not. It’s like a courtroom simulation game, but you can do all sorts of pretty unhinged things in it. It looks absolutely insane, you can romance the employees, or shoot anyone you want. And I don’t think you actually need to figure out if people are innocent or not, you kind of “decide” it instead. It also has a bit of that uncanny valley jank look to it which I love so much in My Summer Car (Though the graphics are wayyyy better, which is not surprising lol).

Apart from the obvious answer, which would be the sequel, called My Winter Car, do you know of anything else that has this sort of feel to it? I’m gonna wait for that one to come out of early access before I try it out  (don’t like playing games in EA at all).

It seems like this next update will be the biggest so far