Guides

Learn the ropes

Written from the game as it is today; every number comes straight from the game's own data. Checked on 6 October 2026.

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Read How to play first, then Your first session. Together they cover everything you need for your first week.

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The screens, the controls, how time works and what a normal day in Agege looks like.

Make your person, draw the birth lottery, choose a home, follow the goals and get your first job.

The two starts the birth lottery can deal you, side by side, and how to play each one.

Every trait and what it changes, every dream and how to reach it, and good pairs for each career.

Every career and level with its pay, the work modes, shift tasks, promotion and the nine skills.

Where the money comes from and where it goes: wages, gigs, rent, the loan and tax, with a weekly plan.

All the businesses with price, daily payout and how long each takes to pay for itself.

The six needs, what fills each one fastest, how moods work, and how to avoid (or treat) getting sick.

Groceries, cooking at home, hot meals around town and ordering to your door.

Every home with rent and move-in cost, how buy mode works, and the furniture worth buying first.

Every place on the map with its hours and what to do there, and every ride with its fare and time.

Meeting real players, the four ways to interact, friendships, messages and house visits.

How wishes earn sparkles, every perk with its cost and effect, and which to buy first.

How the gem hunt works, when a new gem drops, how riddles point to a place and what each finisher wins.

The game will not load, your progress seems gone, a button does nothing: what causes it and how to fix it.

Still stuck? See the FAQ or Fixing problems.

Pick your look, draw your birth lottery and move in. It runs in the browser; no download, no sign-up.