Retirement life simulator

Arthur, 67, is a former manager who lives in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Without a daily work schedule, he feels restless during his unstructured mornings. He sets a life goal to learn pottery and make local friends.

He uses place search to find a café in the walkable historic center. He plans an outing there and invites two neighbors from his cast. They walk to the spot together and talk as a group in open text.

Later in the week, his adult daughter texts him to ask about his health. He adds a hospital visit to his calendar to check on his mobility. At the end of each day, a recap saves these moments.

When you leave a career, you lose daily contact with coworkers. You can edit your cast to include a spouse who stays home with you all day. You can also add adult children who help you with technology, or grandchildren you watch on Wednesdays.

Every person in your world has a weekday routine, a weekend routine, and a journal. If you promise to help a neighbor in the garden, they remember it. You can also add a primary care doctor or a pharmacist to visit on the map.

You can play in any city or town on Earth. Chiang Mai in Thailand attracts foreign retirees with its walkable historic center, accredited private hospitals, and cultural festivals. Countries like Thailand, Portugal, and Ecuador offer special residency visas for retirees who can prove pension income.

You can also choose coastal Sarasota in the United States, or Victoria in Canada with its mild James Bay neighborhood. Eastbourne in the United Kingdom offers a flat Victorian seafront promenade and easy access to the South Downs. Faro in Portugal and Cuenca in Ecuador also have walkable centers and hospitals.

Retirement gives you freedom over your personal time, but finding a new purpose takes work. You can set life goals like reconnecting with a childhood friend after finding old letters. Another goal is turning a neglected shed into a woodworking shop with a grandchild.

Your daily to-do list keeps your quiet weekday hours full. Add tasks like walking in a park for low-impact exercise, or picking up a Senior Railcard for transit. You can also list errands like filing Canada Pension Plan forms or writing a Last Will and Testament.

Other games build mechanics specifically for old age. Retirement Simulator on Steam uses card strategy to let you practice martial arts and travel. If you want card battles and skill bars, that game does it well.

The Sims 4: Growing Together and The Sims 3: Generations let elders walk with canes and use keepsake boxes. BitLife lets you collect a pension and manage choices from a text menu. LifeSim has no skill bars or interiors, but gives you real cities and open conversations.