Expat life simulator

Type your character details into the text box. Name your home country, your new city, your job, and why you moved. The game reads the city name and places you on that real 3D map.

Edit your cast to add the people around you. Add a spouse who relocated with you, a parent back home, a local neighbor, or a bilingual real estate broker. Set your life goals, write your daily to-do list, and mark visa dates on your calendar.

Each day, you walk through real streets and use place search to find cafes, parks, and train stations. Everyone around you has a job, a home, and a weekday and weekend routine. People remember what you tell them and keep a journal of past events.

You talk to coworkers and neighbors in your own words, in person or by text message. Friends text you on their own to invite you to happenings, like birthday drinks or karaoke. Each day ends with a recap, and your activities change your cash, health, and relationships.

Clara, 29, moves to Valencia, Spain, for a remote job. She sets a goal to make one local friend and register her address. On her first Tuesday, she walks to a municipal office and chats in line with another newcomer.

They exchange numbers and start a group text with a language exchange partner. For the weekend, Clara plans an outing to a coastal cafe on the real map. She also texts her mother back home after checking the time zone difference.

Good life goals match the real worries and joys of moving to a new country. You can set goals like "renew my work permit", "pass the local driving test", or "host an international dinner". If you move with kids, add a goal to find a school before the local academic year starts.

Use the daily to-do list for small habits. Write tasks like "meet my language tutor at a cafe", "ask my neighbor about recycling rules", or "call my tax accountant". Crossing off these steps gives shape to your first weeks in a new city.

On Monday in Tokyo, you meet a relocation agent near a train station to talk about your municipal address registration. On Wednesday, you walk to a neighborhood bakery and practice ordering a pastry in your chat with the baker. The baker remembers your practice from last week and gives you a warm reply.

On Friday night, a coworker from your multinational office invites you to a karaoke happening on the map. On Sunday, you plan an outing to a park with fellow expats from an international meetup. By Sunday night, your daily recaps show a full week of new memories in Japan.