One setting
Contemporary Earth provides a recognizable foundation for a new game.
The Life Engine · Live single-player simulation
Build a life.
See where it leads.
Create one person, choose six moments that shaped them, and begin adulthood on Contemporary Earth in 2026. Needs, work, money, relationships, travel, time, and results all belong to the same private life.
StatusLive now
SettingContemporary Earth
Opening dateJanuary 1, 2026
Game clockMoves when you act
1Contemporary Earth
1Private save
2026Opening year
0Required expansions
01 — The smaller foundation
A life worth playing
before a universe worth building.
The first goal is not every possible setting. It is one connected human life with rules the player can understand.
Your origin, needs, work, money, relationships, location, choices, and results live in the same save and move on the same clock.
One player
Every account controls one private life. The people you meet are part of that save.
One opening year
New games begin in 2026 and continue from the player's own choices.
02 — What remains
The connected core.
Nothing speculative required.
The current game keeps its grounded life systems while the oversized setting layers are removed.
Condition
Health, energy, food, social connection, and purpose change as the character acts.
Work & money
Find a job, work its stated shift, receive pay, and move money between cash and bank.
World
Begin in the United States, Canada, or Mexico and travel on routes with stated time and cost.
People
Talk, spend time, ask for advice, or offer help; each choice updates the relationship.
Story
Completed actions and meaningful events remain in a chronological record.
03 — The playable loop
Choose. Advance.
Live with the result.
Every action has a stated duration and result. The clock moves by that amount, condition and records update, and the next choice begins from the new state.
The first decision is who begins