Is there a game where you can live in Dakar?
Dakar life simulator
Yes. LifeSim puts you in the real Dakar, on a 3D map of the city and its peninsula. You describe a character, and the game starts your life there. The people have jobs, friends, and plans. It is free in the browser.
Start a life in DakarLife in Dakar
Dakar is the capital of Senegal, on a peninsula in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the westernmost city of mainland Africa. Music, fishing, and markets shape daily life, and the ocean is never far away.
Where to live in Dakar
Plateau
The city center, with offices, the Kermel market, and old colonial buildings.
Médina
Dense streets with tailors, small shops, and the Grand Mosque of Dakar.
Almadies
The western tip, with surf spots, beach restaurants, and large homes.
Ouakam
A fishing village grown into the city, near the African Renaissance Monument.
Lives to start in Dakar
How it works
- Describe your character in one text box. Name Dakar in the text.
- The game reads the city from your text and puts you in the real Dakar, on a 3D map.
- Live day by day. Go to real places, meet people, and talk to them in your own words.
Questions
Can I walk to the African Renaissance Monument?
Yes. The monument stands on a hill near Ouakam on the real map. Search for it, and your character walks there.
Can I stand on the westernmost point of Africa in the game?
Yes. Search for Pointe des Almadies on the map. It is the western tip of the Dakar peninsula.
Is LifeSim in French or Wolof?
No. LifeSim has English text only. Your character can still come from Dakar and have a Senegalese name.
Other cities
How LifeSim works
- Life sim with AI NPCs
- Life sim where NPCs remember you
- Life sim on a real map
- AI character creator
- Photo to game character
- Life sim with no dialogue trees
- Game where characters text you
- Living world game
- Life sim random events
- Draw a building in a 3D city
- Plan outings with friends
- Life sim with aging and death
- Life simulator with no download
- Free life sim with no in-app purchases