Strong potential and active developers
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Go read the discussions page, the developers are super responsive and involved in their community.”
Steam review · 52.1 h played ↗
Denizen
Worth buying? What 268 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 268 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 72%Mostly Positive · 72%Departure Interactive2026Life Sim · Sandbox · RPG
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago · Lowest we’ve seen since Oct 20, 2026: $16.99
The verdict
A first-person life sim with jobs, businesses, property and cars that is fun and chill early on but thin on content, with sparse updates. Skip it if you want depth, polish or a game that's actively growing.
Great for
Players who like a chill money-grind life sim with businesses, cars and property, and who accept early-access roughness
Main risk
You run out of things to do within hours, and updates are rare, so the game feels unfinished or abandoned
What players love
Addictive, chill life-sim loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“It's such a good life sim. I already maxed level in the pizza place so I just work whenever I want.”
Steam review · 7.2 h played ↗
Businesses, property and many ways to earn
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“You can run businesses, own properties to sell or rent out, buy/sell vehicles, gamble at the casino, have a drink at the bar”
Steam review · 52.1 h played ↗
Lots to do early on
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“even though it's in early access, the game already has a lot of content”
Steam review · translated · 41.3 h played ↗
Fun cars and driving
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“Driving around town is genuinely fun, and the length of the drives makes it feel like a true life sim”
Steam review · 5.3 h played ↗
Runs lightweight for some players
Mentioned in ~1 in 38 positive reviews
“it's a decent lightweight life sim that doesn't need like NASA Supercomputers to run”
Steam review · 12.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Too little content, gets repetitive
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Once you rent the three shops in the game and partner with the businesses you'll work at, you literally just sit around doing nothing”
Steam review · 11.7 h played ↗
Janky, buggy and unfinished feel
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The bugs, glitches, clipping, you name it are off the charts.”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
Abandoned or very slow updates
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The dev's have moved on to their next project so this is an afterthought game now”
Steam review · 64.2 h played ↗
Poor map, no waypoints or GPS
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“How can you know where to go if you can't zoom in and out or set a way point on the worthless map”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
Crashes, freezes and failed launches
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“it crashes literally every 5 minutes. There is a menu save option but it dose not work”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
Poor optimization and lag
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“My entire game runs in absolute slow motion when entering downtown. Specs are 4070ti Ryzen 7 and 32gb Ram.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support15 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
Processori5 4690 / Ryzen 5 2500X
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsGTX 1050 / R9 270X
Storage15 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
Processori5 7600 / Ryzen 5 2600X
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGTX 1060 / RX 480
Storage15 GB available space
OSWindows 10
Processori5 4690 / Ryzen 5 2500X
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsGTX 1050 / R9 270X
Storage15 GB available space
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