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Is there a game where you can live in New York?

New York life simulator

Yes. LifeSim puts you in the real New York City, on a 3D map of the real streets. You describe a character, and the game places them in the city. The people around you have jobs, homes, and routines, and they remember you. It is free and runs in the browser.

Start a life in New York

Life in New York

New York has five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island. Most people live in apartments, walk a lot, and take the subway, which runs all night. A life here can be an actor in Midtown or an artist in Brooklyn.

Where to live in New York

Midtown

Office towers, Times Square, and the Broadway theaters. A fast life at work.

Greenwich Village

Narrow streets, Washington Square Park, and NYU students.

Williamsburg

Old factories turned into flats and bars, across the river in Brooklyn.

Harlem

Brownstones, the Apollo Theater, and a long history of jazz and soul food.

Lives to start in New York

How it works

  1. Describe your character in one text box. Name New York in the text.
  2. The game reads the city from your text and puts you in the real New York, on a 3D map.
  3. Live day by day. Go to real places, meet people, and talk to them in your own words.

Questions

Can I play as Spider-Man in New York?

Yes. Spider-Man in New York is one of the featured lives on the LifeSim home page. Pick it to start that story on the real map of the city.

Can I visit Times Square or Central Park?

Yes. The map is the real New York in 3D, with real places. You can search for a place, such as Central Park, and go there.

Is there a game like The Sims set in the real New York?

Yes. LifeSim is a free life sim set in the real New York, not a made-up town. It runs in the browser at play.lifesim.com, with no download.

Lives to play in New York

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