How to Play Start a Life

1

Creating Your Character

Every journey begins with birth. When starting a new life, you select your gender, first and last name, and birth country & city.

Core Attributes

Your character rolls 4 starting stats (0–100%): Smarts, Looks, Health, and Happiness. These influence career eligibility, dating success, and lifespan.

God Mode Customization

Players with the God Mode pack can manually set initial stats to 100% and fully edit avatar hair, skin tone, eye shape, face features, and glasses.

2

Aging & Annual Turns

Pressing the green + Age button advances your life by exactly 1 year. During each turn:

You receive your annual career salary and pay living expenses based on your city.
Your bank savings accounts accrue interest and stock investments adjust value.
Natural stat fluctuations occur based on your health habits, diet, and stress.
Random life events (promotions, health scares, lottery wins, partner conflicts) trigger automatically.

3

Education & Skill Building

Education unlocks high-paying corporate and professional career tracks:

High School

Study hard to raise your Smarts and secure university admission at age 18.

University

Enroll in majors like Computer Science, Finance, Engineering, or Nursing.

Graduate School

Attend Law School (Bar Exam), Medical School, or Business School (MBA).

4

Careers & Income Tracks

Earn money through part-time jobs during school or full-time corporate careers after graduation:

Corporate Career Progression

Work harder each year to earn raises and advance from Junior roles up to CEO.

Special Career: Mafia Syndicate

Join La Cosa Nostra to perform shakedowns, smuggling, and assassinations to rise from Muscle to Godfather.

5

Relationships & Social Life

Build relationships with parents, siblings, classmates, and romantic partners.

Dating & Marriage

Use the Dating App or Luxe Matchmaking, buy engagement rings, plan weddings, and have children.

Social Maintenance

Spend time with all loved ones annually, gift jewelry, or navigate relationship conflicts and affairs.

6

Money & Investments

Grow your personal net worth beyond simple salary income:

High-Yield Savings

Deposit cash into interest-bearing savings accounts for safe annual interest compounding.

Stock Market Trading

Trade shares in Tech, Healthcare, and Energy stocks. Collect quarterly dividends and profit on market swings.

7

Entrepreneurship & Business

Become a founder and build multi-million dollar corporate enterprises:

Select industries (Tech Startup, Retail Chain, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing).
Manage suppliers, pricing markups, employee hiring/firing, and HQ tier upgrades.
Pitch Venture Capital (VC) firms for funding or sell your company for massive cash payouts.

8

Real Estate & Landlord Empire

Purchase properties with cash or mortgages. Rent out houses and penthouses to tenants:

Tenant Screening: Evaluate credit ratings, income, and background checks before signing lease agreements.

Property Maintenance: Conduct annual repairs and renovations to increase property market valuation and rental rates.

9

Random Events & Crime

Life is unpredictable. Engaging in crime (burglaries, heists, extortion) risks arrest. If caught:

Bribe arresting police officers or hire top-tier criminal defense attorneys.
Serve prison sentences while working out in the yard, studying law for appeals, or attempting escapes.

10

Death & Living Legacy

When your character reaches old age or passes away:

Wills & Inheritance: Draft a last will to leave 100% of your net worth, properties, stocks, and jewelry to a chosen child.

Continue as Child: Take control of your heir upon death to continue your family dynasty over multiple generations.

11

Cloud Saves & Time Machine

Never lose your progress:

Auth0 Cloud Sync

Log in to automatically sync your lives across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.

Time Machine Rewind

Use the Time Machine perk to rewind life up to 5 years to undo fatal choices or bad investments.