Uber driver simulator

You start your morning in San Francisco and check your daily to-do list. LifeSim has no cars to steer, so your work happens through place search and open conversations. You go to a Caltrain station or the Financial District to meet commuters and talk to them in your own words.

In the afternoon, you search for a cafe in Mission Bay to take a break and text your friends. People in your city have their own jobs and routines, and they remember what you tell them. At night, you check the day recap to see how your chats and outings changed your cash and health.

Real drivers mount a smartphone on the dashboard and run a dual-facing dashcam for safety. They work the morning commuter rush, wait in airport cell phone waiting lots, or work late-night bar closeouts. Drivers call a passenger a pax, a trip alert a ping, and a rare high-paying trip a unicorn.

Entry rules depend on the country. Most United States drivers need a state license, a clean background check, and a four-door car, though New York City requires a Taxi and Limousine Commission license. In London, Transport for London requires a Private Hire Driver license, a medical exam, and a map-reading test. In Australia, drivers must get state passenger transport authorization and register for an Australian Business Number and Goods and Services Tax before their first trip.

Tariq, 38, plays as a private hire driver in London. He sets a life goal to build a loyal group of regular riders across the city. On Tuesday morning, he goes to a quiet street near King's Cross to meet an elderly passenger named Arthur.

Tariq plans an outing with Arthur to walk to a West End gallery, and they talk along the way. Arthur keeps a journal of their chats and remembers that Tariq grew up in the same neighborhood. By Friday, Arthur texts Tariq on his own to invite him to a gallery grand opening on the map.

If you want to steer a car through traffic, Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator lets you drive around Barcelona and maintain your vehicle. For scripted stories, Neo Cab and Night Call focus on backseat conversations and mysteries in fictional or noir cities. The Uber Game by the Financial Times uses menu choices to show the business pressures of the gig economy.

LifeSim does not have driving mechanics or car maintenance. Instead, it gives you a 3D map of all of Earth and people who answer in their own words. You can live in any real city, from Los Angeles to São Paulo, and build long-term relationships with the people you meet.