📖 Modern Detective Life

Step into the shoes of a detective-to-be in Modern Detective Life, a text-driven life simulator where every decision writes your story. There are no wrong answers, only different lives: chase wealth, knowledge, joy or balance as the years tick by. Balance your stats wisely, reach a grand old age, and beat your best Life Score. Modern Detective Life is a free, text-based life simulator that plays instantly in your browser with one thumb — no download, no sign-up. Because it is all reading and choosing, it is the kind of cosy, low-pressure game you can dip into on a commute or wind down with at night, and its branching events mean no two lives ever read quite the same. Your best Life Score is saved, so there is always a record to beat. It is the kind of low-stress, high-reward game that suits a five-minute break or a long, lazy evening. With its gentle learning curve, anyone can pick it up in seconds yet still find depth to master.

How to play

• Tap Begin to be born and start your life story.
• Read each year's event and pick one of the choices on offer.
• Watch your four stats — Health, Smarts, Happiness and Money — react to every decision.
• Tap Grow older to advance the years and face new situations.
• Live to the end for a Life Score, then replay to chase a higher one.

Controls

One thumb: tap a choice button to decide, tap Grow older to advance. Tap 🔊 to mute. Fully playable on touch or mouse — no keyboard needed.

Features

• A unique detective life path with its own milestone events
• Four life stats that shift with every choice you make
• Branching, replayable lives — no two runs feel the same
• Clean, crisp text UI with WebAudio sound and a mute toggle
• A saved best Life Score to beat

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