Life is a Game is a simulation game from Studio Wheel. It follows a single life from babyhood through boyhood, student years, and adolescence, and the life ends within the game. The listed version is 2.4.30, and this release is a MOD build.
Each playthrough is built around events, choices, and the results that follow. The ending shown when the life is over depends on how the player has played, so different decisions lead to different conclusions.
How a Life Progresses
The game begins in babyhood and continues through boyhood, student life, and adolescence before the life ends. Along the way, the player can make friends, spend time on hobbies, connect with a lover, and achieve results at work. These are the areas the source describes as part of the life being played.
Action-Style Play
The basic action style is a run format. When the game starts, it scrolls to the right automatically. As the run progresses, the character grows older. Jumps are used to collect items in the air. Those items raise talent stats and have an effect on the future life.
Working brings in money, but physical stats such as health and happiness go down. The source notes that the player should take care of the body so that stress does not build up too much.
Real-Time Choices
Decisions are made in real time. The source gives examples such as a scene where a house is bought and a scene where the player confesses to a marriage partner. It also mentions that no honeymoon is required as one possible option. These choices reflect the player's will, but there is no time to worry about them because the game keeps running until the life ends. The player has to decide on the spur of the moment, in the same way as in real life.
Different Lives and Endings
Depending on the lifestyle followed, the character may have no family or friends at the time of death. The game extracts part of the pleasures of a long life and lets the player experience a what-if life. It includes more than 10 types of occupations, contact with family, friendships, and lifetime annual income. Developments branch in different directions each time.
It is not possible to do everything correctly. Hobbies and friends have to be cut, and what was right is not known until death. The source describes both pride in a splendid life and regret at wanting to start over. Because there are good and bad outcomes, reaching an ideal ending is described as more impressive.
There is also a considerable depression development in the game. While life-themed games tend to take a long time to reach an ending, this one can be played in about 10 minutes per run. Repeated play makes it easy to collect routes, and completion can be aimed for without difficulty. There are about 60 types of endings, and subtle changes can be enjoyed each time.
Shop Items and Achievements
After purchase, the effect can be turned on or off, so the way of playing is not limited. Diamonds received when achievements are reached can be used to buy shop items that help advance the game. Positive effects include making it easier to increase musical talent and suppressing the decrease in health. Other shop items can have a big impact on the life, such as studying abroad or marrying a childhood friend.
MOD Features
MOD Info
Unlimited Gems
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