Cardiff life simulator

Cardiff is the capital of Wales, located on the southern coast where the River Taff meets the Bristol Channel. The city is flat and compact, so residents walk from Victorian shopping arcades to Bute Park or Cardiff Bay. People take Transport for Wales trains from Cardiff Central, ride Cardiff Bus routes, or cycle along the Taff Trail.

Megan, 19, moves into a terraced house in Cathays to study at Cardiff University. She writes two life goals on her list: make close friends and explore every neighborhood in the city. On Monday morning, she searches the map for Cardiff Market on St Mary Street to buy Welsh cakes.

On Wednesday, a classmate texts Megan on his own to ask

Cardiff Castle and Bute Park sit right in the center of the city. You can plan an outing with friends, pick Bute Park on the map, and walk the trails together. Nearby, you can search for the National Museum Cardiff or Principality Stadium and meet people outside.

Down at the waterfront, you can search for the Wales Millennium Centre and Mermaid Quay in Cardiff Bay. East of the center, you can walk around the lake at Roath Park. In the west, you can visit Llandaff Cathedral and St Fagans National Museum of History.

Cardiff is the capital of Wales and a center for finance, healthcare, public administration, media, and higher education. Major employers include NHS Wales at the University Hospital of Wales, BBC Cymru Wales, Admiral Group, and Legal & General. Lloyds Banking Group, Cardiff Metropolitan University, and the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama also employ many residents.

In LifeSim, you write your job straight into your character text when you start. You can be a nurse at the hospital, a television crew member, or an insurance worker. There is no career ladder or job performance score, and the people you meet talk to you about your work.

Cardiff is more affordable than London or Bristol, though it costs more than the smaller towns of South Wales. Suburbs with large period homes like Pontcanna, Llandaff, Cyncoed, and Lisvane have the highest housing costs. Roath, Canton, Whitchurch, and Cardiff Bay sit in the middle range.

Inner-city districts with smaller Victorian terraces like Cathays, Splott, Adamsdown, Grangetown, and Tremorfa cost less. LifeSim does not charge rent or bills, and it does not pay a salary. Your cash changes through your daily activities and your chats with other people.