Life Simulation

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Life Simulation covers games that model daily routines, relationships, homes, work and personal development over an open-ended or lightly structured timeline. Players may create households, decorate spaces, pursue careers, form friendships and manage needs, with stories emerging from systems rather than a fixed sequence of missions.

The category includes social sandboxes, village communities and expansion packs that add new stages of life or places to inhabit. Articles can examine artificial intelligence, customisation, downloadable content, relationship systems, performance, accessibility, mod support and the practical differences between editions and platforms.