NaijaLifeGame is a free online life game set in a Nigerian city that you share with other real players. This page lists all 97 features in 15 groups, with a short note on what each one does and why players like it.
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Everybody plays in the same Lagos-style city in 3D, with the Mainland and the Island joined by bridges over the lagoon. The people walking past you are other real players.
Why it is nice: It feels alive, because it is. There is always someone to greet.
Markets, a buka, a bank, a mall, a gym, a salon, a studio, a club, a beach, offices, kiosks and more. Walk up to a door and tap the green button to go in.
Why it is nice: Every building does something, so there is always somewhere new to go.
The roads are busy with residents and hawkers selling suya, boli, akara, zobo and more. You can greet them, buy from them and become their padi.
Why it is nice: The street feels like a real Nigerian street, even at quiet hours.
The city follows the time where you live. Morning is morning, night is night, the club opens in your evening and owambe is your weekend.
Why it is nice: Wherever in the world you are, the game fits your day.
Rain falls on the whole city at the same time, with a warning first. Get indoors, enter a car or open your umbrella, or pay to dry your clothes.
Why it is nice: Everybody running for cover together is a proper Lagos moment.
Cars and buses move on the roads. Cross carelessly and a car that hits you costs you money.
Why it is nice: It keeps you alert, and it is funny when it happens to somebody else.
The Map lists every place in the city. Walk there, or take a danfo straight to the door for ₦300.
Why it is nice: You never get lost, and you never have to walk far if you do not want to.
Buy your own okada, keke, power bike, saloon car, sports car, big man jeep or super car at the dealer. Each one moves you through the city faster than the last.
Why it is nice: The day you buy your first okada, the whole city becomes smaller.
Vehicles are parked by the road for anyone to drive for a short time at a small price.
Why it is nice: You can enjoy a ride long before you can afford to buy one.
Short, funny headlines about life in the city appear as you play.
Why it is nice: They sound exactly like home, and they will make you laugh.
Choose how your character looks, then pick traits like Sharp Guy, Chop Life or Soft Life that change how they live and earn.
Why it is nice: No two characters are the same, and yours plays the way you like.
Pick a dream for your character, such as becoming an Odogwu, a Big Boss or a Naija Superstar. Reaching it pays ₦250,000 in game money.
Why it is nice: It gives you a big goal to work toward from the first day.
Your character gets hungry, tired, bored, lonely, dirty and pressed. Eat, sleep, enjoy, gist, baff and ease yourself to stay happy.
Why it is nice: A happy character earns more, so looking after yourself is part of the hustle.
Hustle, Cooking, Fitness, Charisma, Music and Tech grow as you work, cook, train at the gym, record at the studio or take coding classes.
Why it is nice: Better skills open better jobs and better pay.
Start in one room and pay rent once a day. When you can afford it, the agent moves you somewhere better, up to a mini-flat in Lekki.
Why it is nice: Moving up from face-me-I-face-you to the Island feels earned.
Buy a mattress, fridge, TV, gen, sofa, speaker, wall art and more. Each item shows up in your room and makes home life better.
Why it is nice: Your room becomes yours, and visitors can see how far you have come.
Buy native attire, gowns, office wear, ankara, adire, aso-oke, gele, fila, shades, gold chains and watches at the boutique. What you buy, you wear.
Why it is nice: You can dress for the owambe, the office or the street, and everybody sees it.
Bring a housemate into your room and choose how they look. As your bond grows they gist with you, cook for you and later pay half the rent.
Why it is nice: Home is warmer with somebody in it, and it saves you money.
Amala and ewedu, jollof with chicken and dodo, suya, boli, akara, moi-moi, zobo, chin-chin and a seafood platter on the Island. Or cook indomie and egg at home.
Why it is nice: It is the food you actually crave, not burgers and fries.
Lift at Iron Body Gym, get a fresh cut or hair do at the salon, watch a Nollywood film at the mall or just window shop.
Why it is nice: There is always a small way to treat yourself.
Turn on Auto and your character walks to tasks by itself. It never spends your money.
Why it is nice: You can keep making progress while you rest your hands.
Carry load at the market, sell okrika clothes or work a shift as a danfo conductor. You are paid the moment the job is done.
Why it is nice: Anybody can earn from the first minute, with no experience needed.
Take a job in Tech, Corporate, Trading or Entertainment and work shifts to be promoted, from Intern to CTO or from Backup Singer to Superstar.
Why it is nice: Promotion comes from skill and consistency, just like a real career.
A resident asks you to carry something across the city before the time runs out. The further you go, the more you are paid.
Why it is nice: Quick money that also teaches you your way around.
Save at Naija Trust Bank and your savings earn interest every day. Money in the bank is safe from rent surprises and from thieves.
Why it is nice: It rewards the habit of saving before spending.
Borrow from the bank at fair interest, or from Oga Shark who gives more, faster, at a heavy price. Pay late and the debt grows, and they come to collect.
Why it is nice: A loan can change your game, and it shows clearly what bad debt costs.
Sell house items and vehicles you no longer need to other players, and pick up bargains below shop price.
Why it is nice: Real buyers and real sellers, so prices move like a real market.
Put your okada, keke or car to work. List it for rent in the Market, or park it by the road as Kabu-kabu and earn each time someone drives it.
Why it is nice: Your vehicle pays you back while you do other things.
Send game money to another player straight from the People list.
Why it is nice: You can help a friend who is broke, or dash someone who made your day.
You earn a little for the time you spend actually moving around the city, up to a daily limit.
Why it is nice: Even a stroll is never wasted.
The game is free. If you want to move faster, you can buy game money with a card or bank transfer, from ₦500.
Why it is nice: Paying is a choice, never a wall. Everything can be earned by playing.
The club on the Island opens in your evening and runs till morning. Friday Club Night is half price with extra enjoyment.
Why it is nice: After a week of hustle, you scatter the dance floor with everybody else.
Every Saturday and Sunday there is a big party at Eko Event Centre, with food, dancing and money to spray on the celebrant.
Why it is nice: It is the Nigerian party you know, and spraying earns you Respect.
Chill with suya and a cold drink or swim in the sea. Sunday Beach Day is half price.
Why it is nice: A calm place to recover and meet people.
Walk straight into the water at Surulere Open Pool and swim. It costs nothing.
Why it is nice: Free enjoyment for days when the purse is light.
Buka lunch rush on weekdays, Friday Club Night, Weekend Owambe and Sunday Beach Day all happen at set times for everybody.
Why it is nice: The whole city gathers in one place, so events feel like events.
Choose a song from the in-game radio on your phone and it plays as you move around.
Why it is nice: The right beat makes the hustle sweeter.
Blue gems are hidden on the roads every day. Walk over one to collect it and be paid, with a bonus for finding them all.
Why it is nice: A small treasure hunt that makes every walk worth it.
Take 5 kicks at the post by the beach on Easy, Medium or Hard. Time your aim and power well and you are paid for every goal.
Why it is nice: Easy to learn, hard to master, and very hard to stop playing.
Challenge another player to penalties. You kick in turns, as a friendly or with game money on it, and the winner takes the pot.
Why it is nice: Nothing settles an argument like penalties.
Small-sided street football at two small posts, no keepers. Play with two teammates against the other side for two minutes.
Why it is nice: It is the football you played on the street growing up.
Open a lobby and play Monkey Post with other players, either together against the computer or as two sides against each other.
Why it is nice: Winning with your guys, live, is the best feeling in the game.
Ten local teams such as Mushin United and Lekki Lions play all day at Baba Tee Viewing Centre, with a new match every few minutes.
Why it is nice: There is always a match on, and always somebody shouting about it.
Put some of your game money on a league match before kick-off and watch it play out. It is play money only and can never be cashed out.
Why it is nice: It makes every match matter, with nothing real at risk.
A chat room for the match on at the viewing centre. The live score stays at the top, and kick-off, every goal and full time are announced as they happen.
Why it is nice: Shouting about a match is half the fun, and now everybody watching can do it together.
Buy a ticket at the viewing centre and watch with the crowd.
Why it is nice: Match day is better with people around you.
Race your own vehicle for 3 laps round a circuit against robot drivers. Steer through the bends, brake in time and dodge the slow traffic. Come first and you are paid.
Why it is nice: A proper race in about a minute, and the vehicle you saved up for finally gets to show itself.
Each city has its own track with its own scenery: Lagoon Ring in Lagos, Zuma Rock Circuit in Abuja, Brown Roofs Run in Ibadan, Waterside Loop in Port Harcourt, Coal City Hills in Enugu, Old City Walls in Kano. You pick the city from the menu, with no need to travel there.
Why it is nice: Every track has different bends to learn, so there is always one you have not mastered.
Race a keke, an okada, a power bike, a saloon car, a sports car, a jeep or a super car. Use one you own, or buy one from the fleet on the spot. Each has its own top speed and feel.
Why it is nice: You can start with whatever you can afford, and what you buy is yours to drive in the city too.
Medium has steady robots, a wide road and a little traffic. Hard has faster robots, a narrower road and more traffic, with a bigger prize: ₦30,000 in game money for first place.
Why it is nice: You can learn on Medium and move up when you are ready for real pressure.
Buy your own plot at Eko Estate. It is yours to keep and build on.
Why it is nice: Owning land is a milestone, in the game as in life.
Build on your plot with walls, brick, wood, glass, roof, tiles, hedges and pool water, one block at a time, up to several floors.
Why it is nice: You can build the house you have always pictured, and others can walk in and see it.
Once your house is big enough, rent rooms in it to other players at a price you set. Their rent is paid to you.
Why it is nice: This time you are the one collecting rent.
Register a provision stall, a danfo bus or an Island boutique at City Hall. It earns every hour, and you collect when you come back.
Why it is nice: Your money works for you even when you are offline.
Travel from Lagos to Abuja, Ibadan, Port Harcourt, Enugu, Kano. Go by road from the motor park, which is cheap and slow, or fly from the airport.
Why it is nice: A change of scene, and a taste of the rest of Nigeria.
Snap Zuma Rock in Abuja, eat amala at the source in Ibadan, bole and fish in Port Harcourt, abacha in Enugu and kilishi in Kano. Each city also has well-paid work.
Why it is nice: Each city has its own character, the way they do in real life.
Every player lives in one state and can move to another at City Hall. Your state decides which governor you vote for and whose policy you enjoy.
Why it is nice: Where you live matters, so you can go where life suits you.
Each state elects a governor every week. Residents can run for the seat or vote at City Hall.
Why it is nice: A fresh race every week keeps the city talking.
The governor picks one policy for the term, such as a tax holiday, free danfo, rent relief or faster skill growth. It applies to everyone living in that state.
Why it is nice: Your vote changes how you play for the whole week.
Buy the form, campaign and collect votes from players everywhere. The winner gets security, a convoy, free travel, Aso Villa and a share of the treasury.
Why it is nice: It is the highest seat in the game, and everybody knows who holds it.
A candidate can try to win the presidency with money instead of votes. But a President who bought the seat is easier to remove and is investigated afterwards.
Why it is nice: Politics the way it is joked about at home, with consequences attached.
A player can plot against a sitting President. Other players take sides, and if enough back the plot, the seat changes hands. A failed plotter goes to prison.
Why it is nice: The whole city picks a side, and nobody knows how it ends.
Officers can flag you down while you ride. Pay the fine, or run and risk the cell.
Why it is nice: Every driver in Lagos knows this feeling.
A player can try to snatch a little of the cash you are carrying. You get a short time to chase them and take it back. Savings and belongings can never be taken, and new players are protected.
Why it is nice: It is a good reason to bank your money, and a great chase when it happens.
If someone snatched from you, report it at the police station. The thief is arrested and pays your money back.
Why it is nice: There is justice for victims, not only for the fast.
Call another player out. If they accept, you fight by punching and blocking, as a friendly or with game money on it. Nobody can be forced to fight.
Why it is nice: A fair way to settle beef, with a crowd watching.
Break the law and you sit in prison for a while. You can pay bail to leave at once, and anybody can bail out a friend.
Why it is nice: You find out who your real friends are.
Very rich players can be investigated, and anyone can write a petition against a big man. Settle the case, or hire a lawyer and fight it in court.
Why it is nice: Even the richest player has something to worry about.
Join Sunday service at Grace Chapel or Jumu'ah on Friday at the Central Mosque. On any other day the doors are open for a quiet prayer.
Why it is nice: Faith is part of Nigerian life, so it is part of the city.
Give an offering at church or sadaqah at the mosque if you wish. Giving is optional and earns you Respect.
Why it is nice: Generosity is noticed and honoured.
Established players can apply to lead at the church or the mosque. Those approved by our team carry the title in chat.
Why it is nice: A respected role in the community for people who want to serve.
A checklist of 20 things to do, from saying hello in chat to buying land. A yellow arrow points the way and each one pays you when it is done.
Why it is nice: New players always know what to do next, and are paid for learning.
Three fresh tasks every day, such as eating two proper meals or finishing three paid jobs, each with a reward.
Why it is nice: There is a reason to come back every day, even for ten minutes.
Play on days in a row and your daily reward grows for a week.
Why it is nice: Consistency is rewarded.
Your level rises with what you are worth: cash, savings and what you own. It shows beside your name everywhere.
Why it is nice: Everybody can see at a glance how far you have come.
Respect is earned by spending on what you own, on parties and spraying, and on campaigns. The Respect list ranks the top players in the city.
Why it is nice: It rewards the people who make the city lively, not those who only hoard.
Whoever earns the most Respect in a month wins ₦500,000 in game money on the 1st of the next month.
Why it is nice: A fresh race every month, so new players can win too.
Share your link. When a friend joins and completes their first tasks, you receive ₦20,000 and they receive ₦10,000 in game money.
Why it is nice: The city is better with your people in it, and you are thanked for bringing them.
Visit NaijaLifeGame on X, Facebook and Instagram from the Earn tab. Each page pays ₦5,000 in game money the first time.
Why it is nice: You hear about new features and giveaways first, and start with extra money.
Tap a billboard in the city, visit the advertiser's page, and you are paid in game money when you come back.
Why it is nice: You discover real Nigerian businesses and gain from it.
There are 8 billboards on the main roads. Upload your advert, choose a billboard and the number of weeks, and pay online. Our team checks it before it goes live.
Why it is nice: Your business is seen by every player who passes, and a tap opens your link.
Follow how many players saw your advert and how many tapped it, and add more weeks when you like.
Why it is nice: You can see what your money is doing, not guess.
Open the game on a phone or a computer and play. There is nothing to download first.
Why it is nice: You can start in seconds and it takes almost no space.
Add the game to your home screen on Android, iPhone or a computer. It opens full screen with its own icon and is always the latest version.
Why it is nice: One tap from your home screen, with no updates to manage.
Turn on alerts and your phone tells you when someone messages or calls you, or when something big happens to you in the city.
Why it is nice: You never miss a message from a friend.
Sign up with a username and password or with Google, and reset a forgotten password by email. One account works on every device.
Why it is nice: Your progress is safe and goes with you.
Block anyone you do not want to hear from, and report bad behaviour to our team, who can mute or ban offenders. The game is for adults, 18 and over.
Why it is nice: A lively city is only fun when it is also respectful.
The naira inside the game is play money. It has no value outside the game and cannot be withdrawn or cashed out.
Why it is nice: You can take big risks, lose it all and start again, with nothing real at stake.
Our privacy policy explains plainly what we keep about you and why, and how to have your account deleted.
Why it is nice: You can enjoy the city knowing where you stand.
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It is free, it runs on your phone or computer, and your first tasks pay you from the first minute. See who the game is for, read how to play, or learn more about us. Own a business? Put it on a billboard in the city.
💬 People, chat and calls
City chat
One chat for everybody in the city. Like messages, reply to them and tag people by name.
Why it is nice: It is the city square. Gist, banter and announcements all happen here.
Chat rooms
Besides city chat there are rooms for different crowds, some open only to players who have reached a certain level.
Why it is nice: You can find a quieter corner with people at your level.
Private messages and photos
Message any player privately. Friends who have added each other write for free and can send photos.
Why it is nice: A conversation that started in the street can continue one on one.
Real voice calls
Buy a smartphone in the game and call another player who has one. You really hear each other. You choose who is allowed to call you.
Why it is nice: Hearing a voice turns a username into a friend.
Greet, gist and become padi
Tap a person in the street to greet or gist with them. Friendship grows each time until you are padi, and you can mark the players you like as friends.
Why it is nice: Friendships are built the normal way: by showing up and talking.
Visit a friend at home
Go into a friend's home and see how they have set it up.
Why it is nice: It is the fastest way to know who is really balling.
Public profile page
Every player has a page to share outside the game, showing their job title and place on the Respect list. Inside the game you can add a bio and a photo.
Why it is nice: You can show off your progress and invite people with one link.
Big players are hailed
When a high-level player, a candidate or the President opens the chat, the whole chat is told.
Why it is nice: Status means something when everybody sees you arrive.