Home Life!

Home Life! is a life simulation game on Roblox developed by Taco Dev, launched in April 2024. Drawing direct inspiration from The Sims, it lets players design and manage a full household of AI-driven characters. With 5.9 million visits, 49K favorites, an 83.5% approval rating, and approximately 650 concurrent players, it is one of the more actively played life sim games on the platform. The most recent Gardening update added crops, hireable gardeners, and a dedicated Gardening Skill.

Players design a household and direct their residents through the full arc of daily life:

• 🏠 Household design - customize each character's personality, appearance, and relationships from creation
• 🏠 Build and decorate - buy furniture, arrange rooms, and develop your home across sessions
• 💼 Job system - apply for careers, earn income, and receive promotions tied to skill progression
• 💼 Gardening skill - grow crops, hire a gardener NPC to tend them, and advance a dedicated skill track
• 🎭 Relationship system - characters form friendships or rivalries with household members and map NPCs

The standout mechanic is resident control: rather than playing as a single character, you instruct your household members to cook, clean, exercise, relax, and pursue jobs - similar to the directive system in The Sims. Skills including Cooking, Fitness, Knowledge, and Gardening develop over time. Bed Ownership, added in the Gardening update, adds a property layer to household management. The 6-player server cap keeps the simulation intimate.

Home Life! is among the most Sims-faithful experiences available on Roblox, with deeper resident NPC management than most competing life games. Players who enjoy Adopt Me! style life simulation but want more mechanical depth in household management will find this a strong alternative.