Zhitiyo
A life simulation in the spirit of The Sims 1: an isometric low-poly neighbourhood of ten households
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Life simulation · free, no install, no sign-up · MIT
About the game
Move into Berёzovaya Roshcha (Birch Grove), a small neighbourhood of ten households, a park, a café, a shop, a gym and a library. Take control of a family, keep everyone fed, rested and happy, hold down a job, build friendships and romances, furnish and extend the house.
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It is an original mechanics clone, built from scratch: no Sims or EA names, art, music or UI — its own visual language and its own gibberish speech. It runs in the browser with no install and no build.
Features
- A living neighbourhood: 10 households you can switch between, plus shared lots
- Needs and mood: hunger, energy, hygiene, bladder, fun, social, comfort, room
- Relationships: friendships, romances, secret affairs, family feuds; 86 social interactions
- Buy and Build modes: 38 furniture pieces, walls, floors, windows, several floors and roofs
- Day and night cycle, a classic isometric camera (4 rotations, 3 zoom levels)
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- Low-poly 3D, every model and animation under CC0
Screenshots
Controls
- Click a sim or an objectradial action menu
- Click a tilewalk there
- F1F2F3Live · Buy · Build
- P0–3pause · game speed
- Spacenext household member
- Dragwheelrotate · zoom
At a glance
- Platform
- a modern desktop browser
- Engine
- three.js, ES modules
- Install
- none
- Code
- open source, MIT; assets CC0
FAQ
Is this The Sims?
No. It is an independent game that follows the genre’s mechanics, with no one else’s names, art or music.
Do I need to install it?
No, it runs in the browser.
Can I rebuild the house?
Yes, in Buy and Build modes: furniture, walls, floors, windows, floors and roofs.