What is Avakin Life?

Avakin Life is a free 3D social world. You make an avatar, dress it, decorate a home, and chat with other real players. Lockwood Publishing, a UK company in Nottingham, makes the game. It is on iPhone, iPad, Android, and Windows PC through Steam.

The game came out on mobile in December 2013. In 2026, Lockwood says it has more than 500 million downloads. The company also says 1.6 million people play each month. These numbers come from the publisher, not from an independent count.

Avakin Life has no goal that you must complete. You spend the time on your look, your home, and the people you meet. There are also quests, stories, and weekly events that give rewards.

This is the LifeSim blog, and LifeSim is our game. It is a different kind of game: you live one life alone, and the people are AI characters. We opened the store pages, the official site, and the Steam forum on November 13, 2026. The facts below come from those pages. We did not play Avakin Life for this post.

Yes. Avakin Life is free to download and free to play. The game makes money from in-app purchases. On Android, the Google Play page also says that the game contains ads.

What you can buy

The App Store page lists three kinds of purchase:

• Bundles of in-game currency and items.
• Special offers and event offers.
• A VIP Club membership, with a monthly plan and three tiers: Bronze, Silver, and Gold.

The game has two currencies: Avacoins and Crowns. You earn some currency when you play. Common Sense Media says that the full range of clothes, furniture, and places needs in-app purchases.

What the VIP Club gives

The official VIP Club page lists the perks. Each tier removes the ads and gives daily Avacoins and a badge. Each tier also opens the VIP Lounge and the VIP Shop. Silver and Gold also add Crowns each day, exclusive items each month, and an XP boost. You subscribe in the app, and you pay through the App Store or Google Play.

We do not print prices, because they change and they differ by country. Check the store page on your device before you buy.

Yes. Avakin Life is on Steam for Windows. It came to Steam Early Access on August 13, 2025. The full Steam release was on May 27, 2026.

Can you use your phone account on Steam?

Yes. The developer’s Steam FAQ says the Steam version “fully supports cross-platform play”. To use your phone account, sign in on Steam with the email and password of that account. Set up the email and password in the mobile game first.

Why can’t you buy everything through Steam?

Players ask this on the Steam forum. The Steam FAQ says that only the coin and Crown purchases work in the Steam version. Buy the packs and bundles on your phone or in the official web store.

Does the Steam version have ads?

No. The Steam FAQ says adverts are not supported on Steam. So the rewards that you get from ads on mobile, such as free mystery boxes, are on mobile only.

Does it work with a controller?

Only in part. The FAQ says the game has partial controller support. It runs on Steam Deck, but the controls there are limited. Notebookcheck reports that the PC game uses mouse clicks to move by default. WASD keys work only in some scenes.

The App Store page lists iPhone and iPad, and it does not list Mac. We found no console version.

Avakin Life is not made for young children. The rules say a player must be at least 13 in most countries. Common Sense Media goes further and says the game fits players of 17 and up.

What is the Avakin Life age rating?

The App Store page lists infrequent suggestive themes, crude humor, and sexual content or nudity. It also lists chat, loot boxes, user content, and advertising.

What are the risks?

The main risk is contact with strangers. Players share a place with other players, and anyone nearby can chat. Players can also add friends and send private messages. Common Sense Media says players get past the chat filter with creative spacing. It also says that a child can type a false birth date.

What safety tools does the game have?

The official Player Safety page lists these tools:

• A chat filter that hides bad words and personal information.
• A block button. A blocked player cannot contact you or enter the same scene as you.
• A report button for players and for apartments. Human moderators read the reports.
• Privacy settings that control who can send friend requests and private messages, called “whispers”.

If your child plays, set the privacy settings together. Turn on the parental controls of the phone, and block payments without a password. Talk to your child about strangers who ask for personal information or offer free currency.

Avakin Life has three main parts: your avatar, your home, and the places where players meet. Each part connects to the others.

Your avatar

You choose the body, face, hair, and makeup. The store pages list more than 30,000 fashion items, with new items each week. Animations let your avatar walk or pose in different ways. The Steam page also lists an AI design tool for textures on clothes.

Your home

You can own apartments in many places, from islands to city penthouses. You decorate them with themed furniture, and you can keep a pet. You can host parties in your home. Other players can visit, and they can report an apartment that breaks the rules.

Friends and events

Players meet in hundreds of public locations, such as clubs, beaches, and picnic spots. There you chat, add friends, and send gifts. The game also has a Fashion Contest, weekly community events, and parties with live music. Quests and stories give unique rewards.

Every person you meet in these places is another real player. The non-player parts are the quests and the stories. So the quality of the game depends a lot on who is online with you.

Yes. Lockwood still updates the game in 2026. The Google Play page shows an update on November 10, 2026. The latest App Store version, 2.27.1, added Daily Challenges that give XP and currency.

The full Steam release in May 2026 was a large step for the game. Lockwood said it plans more updates and content drops through 2026. The Steam forum has new posts each week, and a pinned post lists the known issues.

What do players complain about?

On Steam, the reviews are Mixed. On November 13, 2026, 63% of all reviews were positive. Notebookcheck names the main complaints: the mouse controls, a game that stops while it loads, toxic chat, and heavy monetization.

On the App Store, the game has a score of 4.5 out of 5 from about 103,000 ratings. The mobile score is higher than the Steam score.

IMVU and ZEPETO are the closest games to Avakin Life. Second Life is close too. All three are social worlds with avatars and other real players.

IMVU

IMVU is a 3D social world. You build an avatar, meet people, and visit rooms that players make. It is free, with paid credits and VIP tiers. The App Store rates it 16+, which is higher than Avakin Life. Read our list of games like IMVU.

ZEPETO

ZEPETO is a phone app from NAVER Z. You dress an avatar, enter worlds, chat, and make items. It is free, with a paid currency and an optional subscription. The App Store rates it 13+.

Second Life

Second Life is a virtual world with thousands of experiences and communities. Examples are music clubs and roleplay groups. It is free to join. Read our list of games like Second Life.

LifeSim, if you want a life with no strangers

LifeSim is our game, and it is not a social world. You play alone. You pick a real city on a 3D map of Earth, and you live there one day at a time. The people are AI characters with jobs, homes, and friends. You talk to them in your own words. They answer in their own words, and they remember you.

LifeSim is free, with no ads, no subscription, and nothing to buy. It runs in any browser at play.lifesim.com and on iPhone and iPad. Read what LifeSim is and how to play it.

LifeSim does not do what Avakin Life does best. You cannot meet real people, collect thousands of outfits, or go to a party with your friends. For more games with AI people, read games where you can talk to AI.

All of them, side by side

Prices change, so we left them out. Check the store page before you buy.

Use this rule to decide:

• Play Avakin Life if you are 13 or older and you want to meet real people. It is also good if you love fashion and home decoration.
• Play IMVU, ZEPETO, or Second Life if you want a different social world with avatars and real players.
• Play LifeSim if you want a story about one life, with people who talk back, and no chat with strangers.
• Play a classic life sim if you want to control a whole family. Start with our list of games like The Sims or the best life sim games.

To try LifeSim, play it free in your browser or on iPhone. It has no ads and nothing to buy.

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• Avakin Life on Steam
• Avakin Life: 3D Avatar Creator on the App Store
• Avakin Life on Google Play
• Avakin Life: official site
• Avakin: VIP Club
• Avakin: Player Safety
• Avakin: Community Guidelines
• Avakin: Terms of Service
• Avakin Life on Steam: Steam FAQ (developer post)
• Avakin Life on Steam: General Discussions
• Common Sense Media: Parents’ Guide to Avakin Life
• PC Games Insider: Avakin Life launches on Steam on May 27th 2026
• PC Games Insider: Avakin Life surpasses 500 million downloads (sponsored post, March 6, 2026)
• PocketGamer.biz: Avakin Life officially launches on Steam (May 27, 2026)
• PocketGamer.biz: Halli Bjornsson on a decade of Avakin Life (November 7, 2023)
• Notebookcheck: Free-to-play life sim exits early access on Steam
• IMVU on the App Store
• ZEPETO on the App Store
• Second Life: official site