Social worker simulator

LifeSim does not have a career ladder, promotions, or skill bars. You become a social worker by writing the job into your starting character box. You can start as a new intake worker or a senior hospital supervisor.

You shape your career through your daily to-do list, life goals, and open text chats. You can edit the people in your cast to add a supervisor, a judge, or clients. Those people keep a journal of past events and remember your promises.

Your morning in Chicago starts with a text message from a coworker about an emergency family placement. You check your daily to-do list and add an intake interview and a collateral contact with a teacher. Using place search, you find a local public school and walk there on the 3D map.

Buildings show from the outside only, so you talk to the school staff on the street outside. In the afternoon, you head to a clinic near the University of Chicago to coordinate a medical discharge. At night, the day ends with a recap of your moments and changes to your health and cash.

Real social workers manage a caseload of clients and act as mandated reporters for abuse. They conduct intake interviews, perform home safety checks, arrange emergency housing, and write legal case notes. Many spend hours driving between hospital wards, public schools, homeless shelters, and family courtrooms.

Training rules depend on the country. In the United States, clinical workers earn a Master of Social Work and pass a state board exam. In the United Kingdom, social worker is a protected title that requires an approved degree or the Frontline program. In Canada, graduates register with provincial bodies like the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers.

Marcus, 29, starts his week as a street outreach worker in the Skid Row district of Los Angeles. He sets a life goal to help an unhoused veteran unlock the door to a permanent apartment. On Tuesday, he plans an outing with a nurse to meet the client at a park.

They walk to the spot together and talk as a group in open text. Marcus uses the chat to build a safety plan and check on shelter beds. By Friday, the client texts Marcus on his own to confirm a clinic appointment for the next week.

Real caseworkers often face burnout and compassion fatigue from heavy caseloads and strict legal deadlines. In LifeSim, your chats and activities change your health, your money, and your relationships. Stepping away from work helps you keep your character healthy.

Your friends and family have their own weekday and weekend routines. They invite you to group text threads and happenings on the map, like karaoke or birthday drinks. You can go to a house party in London or a pickup game in Seattle before Monday starts.