Making my Tomodachi Life-like Game: "IsleBuds"!

Hello everyone!

I’m super excited to finally share a peek at a little passion project I’ve been working on: a mini slice-of-life pixel sim inspired by games like Tomodachi Life, but with my own twist.

What's the Game?

It’s a small, web-based game where you create four quirky characters, then sit back and watch them live out their lives across three charming locations:
☕A cozy café where friends hang out and couples enjoy romantic dates
🏖️A sunny beach where the characters can go relax
🏠 And their apartment building, where the drama happens!

Everything’s wrapped in chunky pixel art and good vibes. Think random conversations, minigames and crushes

Style & Scope

I’m keeping things quite small — just 4 characters, 3 locations. The idea is to make something sweet, a little weird, and low-pressure and for it to be a love letter to a game I enjoyed a lot as a kid: Tomodachi Life.

What’s Done So Far

✅ Basic character creation
✅ Simple mood system and problems that the characters might ask you to solve
✅ The beach and the apartments are ready!
I've just begun work on the Cafè and am wrapping things up; I am aiming to release the game next week

What’s Next?

• Adding more interactions: parties, jokes and arguments between characters

• Making a simple tutorial to get the player started

• Sounds

Wanna Help?

I’d love to hear what kind of silly moments or events you would expect from a game like this. Comment below your ideas if you have any

Thanks for reading and stay tuned — next week I'll release the game for you to play and enjoy it.

— Jgamedev123

P.S the game page is not the one of the game I am making,will make a game page for the game ASAP