Developer Simulator

Developer Simulator is a cozy, bite-sized life sim about the dream every developer has: retiring with a million dollars.

Start as a broke intern in a tiny clay-toy apartment. Tap Ship Code to earn, impress your boss and climb the ladder from Intern to CTO. Every 10 days your appraisal decides whether you get a raise, a promotion or a warning.

But life gets in the way. Your back hurts. Your eyes are dry. Your partner is sick, your car broke down, and leadership just announced an "AI-first restructuring". Keep your happiness and energy up with coffee, naps, park walks and concerts. Gamble on crypto and side projects, or play it safe with index funds. Get laid off, hunt for a new job, and pick between competing offers.

Reach $1,000,000 and your developer walks out the door for good, straight to a hammock on a sunset island.

Features
- 🎮 A complete run in about 30–45 minutes, made for replaying
- 💼 Persistent career: appraisals, promotions, firings, job offers and startup equity
- 🎲 30 events from real life and work: funerals, weddings, outages, AI layoffs, a stray cat
- ❤️ Health that matters: sore backs, dry eyes and carpal tunnel slow you down until you treat them
- 🎉 Fun, Activities and Health menus with real trade-offs
- 🧑‍🎨 Randomize your developer (hats, hair, glasses, outfits) plus a quirk for each run
- 🔁 Retire or go broke, then play again as your cousin, roommate or D&D party member
- 💾 Autosaves, so you can continue where you left off
- ⏩ Fast-forward through sleep and nights out

Plays in your browser in portrait. Best on a phone or a narrow window.