BitLife, playable in this tab
A life simulator that is all text and choices: you are born somewhere, and every year you pick what to do next. Nothing to install and no account — press play and the game loads right here.
How a run works
You start as a newborn with stats you did not choose — happiness, health, smarts, looks — and a family that may or may not be helpful. Each tap of the age button moves you one year forward and hands you the events of that year: school, friendships, jobs, money, relationships, the occasional disaster. Most choices are small. A few quietly decide how the rest of the life goes.
There is no winning screen. A run ends when the character dies, and the interesting part is the shape of the life you got: the career you stumbled into, the thing you did at nineteen that you were still paying for at forty.
Controls
Mouse or touch
Everything is a button. Click or tap the option you want; there is no keyboard input to learn.
Age up
The main button at the bottom advances one year and rolls that year's events.
Fullscreen
Use the button under the game — handy on a phone, where the panel is tall.
Questions people ask
Does my progress save?
Saving happens in your own browser storage, so a life stays on the device you played it on. Clearing browsing data starts you fresh.
Do I need an account?
No. The game starts on a click and asks for nothing.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes — it is a portrait-shaped game, so it fits a phone screen better than most.