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Tiny Lives
Start your new life at 18 in a life sim where people have minds of their own. Your spouse can say no, your friends can bail, and your kids remember everything. Work, love, crime, and weird things in the woods. When your time is up, play on as your heir and see how far your family name goes.

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Features
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Steam Cloud
Family Sharing
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Languages:
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English ✔

Coming Soon To Early Access

The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“Tiny Lives is fully playable and already covers a whole life — and the next generation's — and the next... Early Access lets us put it in players' hands now, find what's working and what isn't, and shape the rest of development around how people actually play. The game is in a working state with the exception of some bugs that are being worked through.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We'll stay in Early Access until the game feels feature-complete and free of major bugs. We'd rather take the time to get it right than rush a full release, and we'll share progress along the way so players always know where things stand. Tentatively, the 1.0 release is slated for Q2 2026 but will largely resemble the game in its current state.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“The full version will build on everything already in the game with new features and gameplay loops, more mini-games, more careers, and deeper social interactions — more ways for the people in your life to surprise you. We'll also keep polishing and rebalancing based on player feedback.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“Tiny Lives is fully playable from age 18 through the end of a life, and beyond — when your character dies, you can keep playing as your spouse or child and carry the family name forward. You can build a career, date, marry, raise children, buy homes and cars, invest, travel, and retire. The people around you have their own minds: your partner has a say in big decisions, friends can turn you down, and your kids remember how you treated them. You can also turn to crime, work your way up in a crime family, or spend your time and money doing good. The game includes creature encounters with a bestiary to fill, mini-games like sailing, card night, trivia, cooking, and haggling, and 64 Steam Achievements. It plays fully offline. As an Early Access game, expect some rough edges, balance changes, and the occasional bug while we keep improving it.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“The price may go up a little as the game grows and gets closer to its full release, but we plan to keep it at or under $12 on the high side. Anyone who buys during Early Access gets every future update at no extra cost.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“We'll use the Steam Community Hub and our Discord to run polls, gather feature requests, and hear what players want to see next. Bug reports and feedback from both will directly shape our update priorities, and we'll post regular updates so players can see how their input is being used.”
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Planned Release Date: Q4 2026

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About This Game

Start at 18 with a name, a little money, and no plan. Tiny Lives is a life sim you play one day at a time — and the people in it have minds of their own.

People who push back

Your partner has a say. Ask about having a baby, moving across the country, or spending your shared savings on a boat, and they might say yes, say "fine" through their teeth, or flatly refuse. Friends turn down invitations when they're busy. Your kids remember how you treated them. Coworkers become friends — or take credit for your work.

A whole life, and the next one:

  • Find work, ace (or bomb) interviews, negotiate raises, start a business, and eventually retire — if you saved enough.

  • Date, get engaged, plan the wedding together, and decide whose last name you'll use.

  • Raise children, help with homework, pay for college, and care for your parents as they get older.

  • Buy homes and cars, invest in the stock market, and watch your retirement savings grow — or not.

  • When your character dies, the story doesn't end. Play on as your spouse or your child, carry the family name forward, and see how many generations you can go.

Go your own way

Take a job with a crime family and work your way up from keeping watch to running the big jobs. Or spend your money and your weekends doing good. Your reputation follows you either way, and redemption doesn't come cheap.

Weird things in the woods

Not everything out there is ordinary. Face strange creatures in fights where reading their next move matters, call a friend for backup, and fill in a bestiary of everything you've survived — or let the beaten ones go.

More than menus

Sail a dinghy through rough water

Cook dinner for your partner

Bluff your way through card night

Win (or lose) pub trivia

Haggle over cars, houses, and souvenirs

Take trips where every day brings a new choice

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Character portraits and other artwork were created with the help of AI tools and reviewed by the developer. AI tools were also used to help write parts of the game's code and text.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Tiny Lives is a text-based life simulation with optional mature themes. Players can commit crimes including theft, robbery, fraud, and extortion; work for a crime family; take a career as a contract killer; and fight supernatural creatures. Violence is described in text only, with no graphic imagery or gore. The game includes alcohol and drug use, addiction, gambling with in-game currency (no real money), death and grief, divorce, and prison. There is no sexual content or nudity.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
    • Processor: Dual-core, 2.0 GHz
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Integrated graphics (Intel HD 4000 or equivalent)
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 10 or 11 64-bit
    • Processor: Quad-core, 2.5 GHz or faster
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Any dedicated or modern integrated graphics
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
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