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Play This Life: Legacy Edition

Play This Life: Legacy Edition

Life Simulator

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  • Released
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  • July 10, 2022
  • July 13, 2026

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Simulate an unlimited family legacy across generations. Manage wealth, observe the impact of life choices on descendants, and experience the karma of your actions. This premium version allows you to continue playing through subsequent generations, influencing future lives.

✓Unlimited generational gameplay
✓Family wealth and asset management
✓Observe descendant's lives
✓Impact of life choices on future generations
✓Experience karma from previous lives
✓Customizable names for game and NPCs
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Play This Life. Based on 67 reviews and a 4.0/5 average, it highlights the 10 positives and 14 negatives reviewers mention most about this game.

Positive things

  • 🎮Engaging life simulation gameplay with high replayability
  • ✨Detailed and realistic character descriptions
  • 🔄Frequent updates adding new content and features
  • 🏠Unique multi-generational legacy system
  • 🌍Diverse location-based gameplay mechanics
  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Family and relationship building mechanics
  • ♿Accessibility features for visually impaired users
  • 🎨Creative character portrait system
  • 📱Better than comparable games like BitLife
  • 🎪Dollhouse freeplay mode for experimentation

Negative things

  • ⏰Time system moves too quickly, limiting actions per year
  • 💰Housing and property costs are prohibitively expensive
  • 😞High difficulty curve leading to frequent early deaths
  • 👶Children frequently taken away by social services
  • 💔Extremely difficult to find romantic partners and marry
  • 👨‍💼Limited job options and difficult job acquisition
  • 🎓Unclear requirements for education and career progression
  • 🚫Cannot customize character appearance at game start
  • 💸Premium version lacks promised features over free version
  • 🔄Generational skip forces restart instead of continuing as child
  • 😔High suicide and depression rates in gameplay
  • 🏚️Characters frequently become homeless despite efforts
  • 🐛Frequent glitches and technical issues
  • 🔊No audio settings or mute option available
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What's New in Play This Life

1.0.40

July 13, 2026

The Murder Mystery Update: With this update, play people may now plot murders, murder, accidentally murder, hire hitmen, hide bodies, discover bodies, solve murder mysteries and cover up crimes! They may also be psychopaths, go missing, be murdered, murder each other or get executed because of some death penalty. There are lots more surprises and big bug fixes in this one. Update now for murders and mysteries!

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Question and disapointed

Why you Said you could Create your own lineage, i cant even do that we dont even get to choose the country or anything.
HOX99HOX99

Response from developer

Hi HOX99, don't fret, you can choose your country in your next life by moving to it in your previous life. Basically anything you want in your next life, you will have to work for it in your previous life by moving, suggesting names, marrying people with a certain look, becoming wealthy, etc. Hope that helps! 🤓

Male based game

This app is soo good but you should add to at least be able to be a female since we paid for the game, I just feel like every time I get a character it’s a male and the females are never very wealthy. I just feel like it’s male based it’s a very good game tho I just hate having to be on the game for hours tryna be a very wealthy girl.
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LindseyhunnyLindseyhunny

Great game

Oh my gosh words can’t explain how obsessed I am with this game. Y’all are so creative with these updates and adding new things to this life simulator game the other games don’t include. And I love how y’all aren’t money hungry please don’t you ever become money hungry, like you guys added ed, the new update with the NPC’s may become blind deaf, physically disabled, and our characters can end up that way and we can also become caregivers to those who are like, I just love that you guys add things that people actually go through instead of making the whole game a freaking fairytale because a lot of life simulators do that and I don’t like that. I’m like “please be realistic with this stuff. Don’t try to make it a freaking fairytale.” But I do have one thing I think you guys should suggest us being allowed to pass down to our child instead of passing down to our child’s child after death because like one day I got a bunch of money and then I die but before I died, I chose who’s gonna inherit my will, and then I choose my child, but then I move onto the child’s child then I look at the status of the wealth that my child’s child parent, which would be my child. The wealth literally goes from High to low and I get so confused like how much has changed since my character was dead to the point that you spent all my money and all of a sudden we’re poor like I literally built you up from the trenches and you got back to the trenches, so I would really appreciate if y’all could like maybe fix that cause it’s really confusing sometimes. I mean, yes it can be realistic because some people do inherit their parents money and then later on they end up spending it on a bunch of stupid stuff, but I would really like if y’all would allow us to just pass down or like at least have the option to pass down just to your child and not your child’s child just for that reason.
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Response from developer

Thanks for loving Play This Life so much, Little emoji! We have noted your suggestion and will keep it in mind for future updates 😊🥰

Need help!

I love this game! I’m always looking forward to your updates!! I can’t find where to go to perform criminal actions? I need some help haha :)
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Response from developer

Thanks for loving Play This Life, J! To be a criminal, either you have to be rebellious enough to know where to go look for illegal jobs to apply for, or, in the latest update, you can just go out and commit crimes on your own whenever. Hope that helps 🤓

Suggestions

I really love the game. I be on top of every update. There’s nothing wrong with the game, however, would you guys add like loans? Sometimes I don’t be having enough money saved up for my kids and I can’t pay for their education. It would be nice to have loans to help out with the money situation and you can scruze up that idea and make it fun for the game. Other than that, the game is perfect
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Response from developer

Thanks for loving Play This Life, Skye! Yes, we can add loans one day. In the meantime, how about some crime for that extra cash? We've added more crime options in the latest update 😉

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Reported Bugs

15 issues

Children not accompanying parent when moving internationally

Bug

Disease cure triggering false betrayal accusations

Bug

Characters not graduating university despite attending classes

Bug

Job purchase error - money deducted but house not obtained

Bug

Donor egg/sperm feature causing errors preventing generation continuation

Bug

Game progressing time automatically without user input

Bug

Expulsion from school without clear reason or instructions

Bug

Children disappearing from home tab after age 6

Bug

Game not saving progress properly

Bug

Glitchy character portrait generation

Bug

Inconsistent relationship status with parents

Bug

Missing siblings not appearing in family tree

Bug

Unclear gift-giving mechanic

Bug

Job application system not functioning properly

Bug

Inheritance system not working as intended

Bug
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Requested Features

28 requests

Ability to pass wealth directly to children instead of grandchildren

Feature

Loan system for financial assistance

Feature

Character customization at game start (appearance, gender, wealth)

Feature

Crime career paths (thief, assassin, police officer)

Feature

Business ownership and entrepreneurship mechanics

Feature

House remodeling and improvement features

Feature

Travel and exchange programs without permanent relocation

Feature

Royalty and nobility career paths

Feature

Pet ownership and breeding system

Feature

Modeling and acting career options

Feature

Dating app for easier partner matching

Feature

Adoption center feature

Feature

More mental health conditions (autism, ADHD, anxiety, trauma)

Feature

Therapy and mental health treatment options

Feature

Ability to see nieces and nephews

Feature

Private and elite school options

Feature

More time per year or unlimited time for premium version

Feature

Year-skip button for faster progression

Feature

Action counter showing remaining actions per year

Feature

Clearer profile pictures with eye color details

Feature

More diverse career options beyond science-focused jobs

Feature

Easier fitness and health improvement mechanics

Feature

Better age-appropriate social event matching

Feature

Improved inheritance system from grandparents

Feature

War and country conflict mechanics

Feature

Custom life creation mode

Feature

Automatic translation for non-English speakers

Feature

Settings menu for music and sound control

Feature

FAQ

What is Play This Life: Legacy Edition?

Play This Life: Legacy Edition is a premium life simulation game where you build a family legacy across unlimited generations. You manage your family's wealth, observe the lives of your descendants, and experience how your choices impact future generations.

What are the key features of this game?

Key features include unlimited generational gameplay, managing family wealth and assets, observing the lives of your children and relatives after your character dies, and experiencing the karma of your past life choices on your next generation.

How much does Play This Life: Legacy Edition cost?

This is a premium version of the game, indicating it is a paid application. There are no in-app purchases or ads mentioned, suggesting a one-time purchase for the full experience.

Can I customize my game experience?

Yes, the game allows you to add custom names to your game and its non-player characters (NPCs). This feature enhances personalization and immersion in your simulated life.

What makes this version different from other life simulators?

The Legacy Edition focuses on building a family legacy across unlimited generations, allowing you to transcend death and continue playing as your descendants. It emphasizes the long-term impact of life choices and the interconnectedness of family history.