The Bullies & Protectors Update: Play people may now be bullied, protected, and traumatised! They may also report missing people and other crimes, suffer from nightmares and be all the more affected by your choices. More bugs and player requests have also been fixed and attended to. And there are surprises. Update now for bullies and protectors!

The Murder Mystery Update: With this update, play people may now accidentally murder and discover dead bodies! 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!

The Disabilities Update: Play people and NPCs may now become blind, deaf, physically disabled and disfigured, or end up as the caregivers to those who are! Experience what those with disabilities in their lives go through. Make miracles happen. Enjoy bug fixes, including the ones that made objects vanish and rendered overseas family members unreachable! Lots of surprises in this one. Update now for disabilities and so much more!

The More Crime Update: Street crimes, petty crimes, burglaries and begging have been added! Plus you may now buy weapons and home security systems, and enjoy new surprises and bug fixes. Update now for more crime!

The Crime & Prisons Update: Crime and prisons are finally here! Be a gangster, drug lord, hacker, scammer and more. Experience jail. Experience having family members in jail. Experience having a criminal record. Plus many other surprises and bug fixes. Update now for crime and prisons!

The Community Service Update: More community service jobs have been added. Players may now work in prisons, orphanages, nursing homes, therapy and museums! We have also added psychologists, life coaches and village/town chiefs who give advice—for you to consult during struggles with life. In response to players’ feedback, bugs have also been fixed, partners cheat less and you may now choose to pay/care for underaged kids only. Plus there are surprises. Update now for more community service!

People of the World Update (Part 6): 24 new countries have been added—Albania, Armenia, Austria, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Georgia, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Latvia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Romania, Scotland, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, The Bahamas, Uganda, South Africa—along with the option to sleep less. Plus we’ve fixed more bugs and made dating less difficult! Update now for new countries and game improvements.

The Habits Update: With this update, you may now drink coffee/tea, eat fattening snacks or healthy veggies/fruits, buy cleaning/cooking appliances, or visit coffee shops and tea houses! While at it, we also re-designed how assets are presented, made sure loving parents could take their sick kids to the doctor, and fixed bugs. Update now for new habits!

Quick Fix Update: This quick update fixes the highly deadly malnutrition/dehydration bug from the last update, and also the “Go to work” error some players have experienced.

The Lifestyle Update: In this update, we’ve added diets and their consequences, cooking/farming/survival skills, utilities costs, ambitions, actually enjoyable jobs, employable farm hands, new NPC wants, new tech objects, gendered clothing, influenceable gender identities, new causes of death; plus we’ve made body weight and overall health really matter, improved interactions dramatically, improved the game in many ways and fixed bugs! Update now for a whole new lifestyle experience.

The Better Deaths Update: In this update, we’ve improved how dying works in the game; added symptoms, doctors, healing rituals, non-deadly diseases, activity-related deaths, miscarriages, perimenopause, menopause and, of course, more surprises! A ton of bugs have also been fixed. Update now to get a better death experience!

The T Update: Happy 2026, dear Players! For our very first update for the year, play people and NPCs may now experience being transgender, go through gender-change procedures and take on new gender identities! On top of that, we’ve added more trans-themed media to venues and devices, fixed bugs and sprinkled a dash of new surprises. Update now for the full transformation!

Players’ Requests Update: Want to live in a laboratory? Now you can. On top of that, we’ve fixed bugs and inserted player requests too. Update now to enjoy the improved experience!

The Self-Customisation Update: Many players have been asking for customisation, so here’s customisation! Play people may now use coloured contacts, dye their hair, tan and whiten their skins, go for anti-ageing procedures, and even do plastic surgery. On top of that bugs have been fixed and surprises are in store. Update now to begin customising!

The Gifts Update: Play people may now receive surprise gifts from their parents and spouses beyond childhood. Jewellery and rings have been added to shops. And rich play people may now use bling to persuade reluctant NPCs to date and marry them! Also, lots of bug-fixes and improvement tweaks are in here, plus the usual surprises. Update now to get Gifts!

Maintenance Update: We have tweaked the UI for certain features, made functional improvements, added São Paulo and other surprises, and fixed a whole lot of player-reported bugs!

The Love Game Update: Play people will catch a case of feelings with this update… meaning there will now be more proposals, anniversary celebrations, dissatisfaction, “the one that got away”, open relationships, adulterers, drama and, of course, brand new consequences! There’s also a sweet bunch of bug fixes for you in here too.

People of the World Update (Part 5): 22 new countries have been added—Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, New Zealand, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Uruguay—along with height and weight averages for every country, to have play people be born with typical body shapes for their country. We have also added new features to the work experience, fixed all bugs reported by players, plus made it way easier to become famous!

The Fame Feels Update: We’ve added more realism to the fame experience in this one—with unattainable celebs, crazy fans, fake friends, clout chasers, trusty bodyguards and many surprises! In response to players’ feedback, we’ve also made it slightly easier to get famous, and fixed a bunch of bugs affecting migration, break ups and part-time employment, among others. Update now to feel it all!

The Drama Professionals Update: Introducing… media and theatre industry careers! Play people may now become directors, scriptwriters, cinematographers, stage designers, etc… and also actors! Get arts degrees and diplomas for these new careers. Search for acting gigs on devices, meet famous actors at work and grow in fame! Many bugs have also been fixed, including the one where grandchildren stop growing when their parents die. In response to players’ feedback, we have also made jobs and childcare even less time-consuming. Update now for all that drama!

The Fame Game Update: Happy 2025, dear players! In this update, we introduce the concept of fame to the game, so that play people and NPCs can now be famous, super famous or even somewhat known. Along with it comes the concept of celebrities, which means famous play people will now be recognised and talked about within their communities! And as always, there are the usual bug fixes and surprises sprinkled in.

The Job Perks Update: Play people now have perks when they hold certain jobs or certs, or have spouses or parents with those jobs or certs (e.g. Lawyers get free law services, Hairstylists give free haircuts, etc). For added perks, we have added an aesthetic clinic, private jets, extracurricular activity perks, and a bunch of surprises! In response to players’ feedback, we have also made it easier for play people to get jobs in the industries that they graduated for, and fixed bugs.

The More Jobs Update Yes, we’ve added a ton of new jobs (doctor, nurse, lawyer, judge, policeman, fireman, teacher, pilot, banker, hairstylist, chef, yoga instructor, etc) to Play This Life, as well as the necessary courses and certifications required for them! While at it, we also made improvements to its tertiary education and job hunting segments, fixed some bugs, added our very first sponsor and threw in a couple of surprises.

The Dollhouse Update: In response to players’ feedback, we’ve reduced the time it takes to apply for jobs and go out. While at it, we also added more faces and hairdos, did game optimisation, and also fixed bugs!

The Language Schools and Citizenships Update: Language schools and citizenships have been set up while some bugs have been fixed!