Live an entire life from youth to old age, spending limited time on careers, love, hobbies, and possessions.
Vibe's take
life choices resonance, decade-by-decade progression, personal narrative, meaningful worker placement
Who it's for
Players who want a game that tells a personal story through meaningful life choices and worker-placement mechanics.
Not for you if…
You prefer abstract strategy or find life-simulation themes too sentimental.
Live an entire life from teenager to old age, making choices about education, careers, relationships, hobbies, and possessions. The Pursuit of Happiness is a worker-placement life simulator where your sand timers represent your limited life energy each decade. Chase wealth, love, knowledge, or creativity, but you cannot have everything. The life-simulation theme resonates personally in a way few games achieve, and the decisions feel genuinely meaningful.
Players
Duration
60–90 min
Ages 10+
Complexity
2.6 / 5 — MediumBGG Rating
6.7/10
Rank #937
6.2k ratings
Published
2015
Language
Some text
Designed by
Adrian Abela, David Chircop
Published by
GAMEARChive, Czacha Games, Kobold Spieleverlag, Stronghold Games, Niza Gams, Ediciones MasQueOca, Super Meeple, REXhry, Playagame Edizioni, Artipia Games
Sounds like your kind of game?
Live an entire life from youth to old age, spending limited time on careers, love, hobbies, and possessions.
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