Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
Shares rank 5 of 6 life simulation games by recommenders
People recommend it as a silly, fun life simulation that kids enjoy, with a coherent theme and polish. No criticism recurs.
People recommend it as a silly, fun life simulation that kids enjoy, with a coherent theme and polish. No criticism recurs.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Silly fun that kids enjoy
“My kids really enjoy Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream. It's really silly but they make all their friends and have them get married”
Comment from 1 Jul 2026 in “Nintendo has raised its employees base salary by 10%” “Tomodachi Life is so much fun.”
Comment from 1 Jul 2026 in “Nintendo has raised its employees base salary by 10%” Big sales and household hit
“Nintendo just quietly shipped 3.8 million units of Tomodachi Life in two weeks”
Comment from 6 Jul 2026 in “Resetting Xbox” “the surprise smash hit has been Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream”
Comment from 6 Jul 2026 in “Resetting Xbox” “they’ve been absolute smash hits in the house”
Comment from 6 Jul 2026 in “Resetting Xbox”
Other life simulation games people recommend
The four most recommended other life simulation games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stardew Valley | 37 | 1 | 97% | 12 | — | Approved |
| The Sims | 7 | 5 | 58% | 7 | — | — |
| Spore by Maxis | 7 | 11 | 39% | 5 | — | — |
| Pokémon Pokopia | 7 | 1 | 88% | 2 | — | — |
| Tomodachi Life: Living the DreamThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“have an incredibly coherent theme and polish within themselves”
“some of their most recent well received games include Tomodachi life and Rhythm Heaven”
“they’ve been absolute smash hits in the house”
“the surprise smash hit has been Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream”
“Nintendo just quietly shipped 3.8 million units of Tomodachi Life in two weeks”
“Tomodachi Life is so much fun.”
“I'm not the biggest fan of living the dream”
“My kids really enjoy Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream. It's really silly but they make all their friends and have them get married”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.