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Scrapbook Studios · 2024 · Windows

Steam: 87 % positive of 1,077 reviews, as of Oct 28

New Day is an upcoming life simulation game where almost anything can happen! Create your own islanders, design their apartments, and get involved with their day-to-day life as they divulge into unexpected friendships, problems, and more!

24 games that play like New Day and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: inZOI, Paralives and The Sims™ 4.

Player tags

  • Life Sim
  • Character Customization
  • Choose Your Own Adventure
  • Management
  • Simulation
  • Cute
  • Base-Building
  • LGBTQ+
Map region: Cozy Farms & Life Sims
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Steam reviews

What players say

Players mostly like it as a free, cute Tomodachi Life-style sim, but find it thin, repetitive and rough for an early access title.

Many players enjoy the character creator, the inclusive options for pronouns, attraction and appearance, and the odd, comedic lore that surfaces now and then. Players often compare it with Tomodachi Life and The Sims and find it charming for the price. The main complaints are limited hairstyles, clothing and room options, repetitive dialogue and activities, and a slow, bright, cluttered interface. Saves are a recurring problem: some players lost whole islands after updates, and the game does not autosave. Several players report lag, crashes and long loading screens. Some recent reviews are more negative, saying updates have been slow and that the game still feels unfinished, while others still find it a good way to fill time before Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream.

Praised

  • Character creation

    Players like the wide range of faces, eyes, body types, pronouns and gender options for building their islanders.

    Many players
  • Tomodachi-style fun

    Players enjoy watching islanders develop relationships and drama, and the quirky, cute tone that recalls Tomodachi Life.

    Many players
  • Inclusive options

    Wheelchair users, LGBTQ+ attraction options and separate pronouns are noted as welcome representation.

    Some players
  • Free to play

    Players see it as a free way to play something like Tomodachi Life on PC or without a Switch.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Save loss and bugs

    Players lost islands or hours of progress after updates, and the game has no autosave.

    Many players
  • Repetitive content

    Dialogue, events and activities quickly become stale, and the game feels thin for long play.

    Many players
  • Limited customisation

    Hairstyles, clothing, shoes, hats and room items are seen as too few, and some eye and face options are unusable.

    Some players
  • Interface and performance

    Players report a bright, cluttered interface, slow menus, clunky purchases, lag, crashes and long loading times.

    Some players
Who it suits
Players who want a cheap or free Tomodachi Life-style game on PC and enjoy watching quirky characters interact, and who accept early access roughness.
Who should skip it
Players who want polished, varied content or reliable saves, since the game is still thin, buggy and has lost progress for some.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with many hours are more likely to report repetition and missing late content, while newcomers focus on the charm and character creation.

Summarised by AI from 80 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

By gameplay

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Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.

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By look

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At a glance

What games like New Day have in common

  • The tags they share most often with New Day: Life Sim (19 of 24), Simulation (17) and Character Customization (15).
  • They came out between 2011 and 2026, 12 of them after New Day (2024).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Our Life: Beginnings & Always (98 % positive of 13,854).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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