Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream cover

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream

Nintendo
NSW
Simulator
Release Date: April 16, 2026
Create Mii characters based on family and friends, someone you admire, or something completely original—there are plenty of personality traits, little quirks, and physical traits to choose from—including some face customization options you haven’t seen before! Go deep into getting every detail just right, or create Miis quickly and easily by answering some simple questions, and then help them explore their likes and dislikes, find relationships, and get up to all sorts of fun. Your Miis are bound to surprise you as they take on a life of their own!
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10 reviews

Critic Reviews

10 reviews
Press Start
8/10
80
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Review – Island Life Absurdity
COGconnected
78/100
78
Does Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream amplify its endearing qualities, or does the dream begin to distort into something more unhinged?
Video Games Chronicle
80
Nintendo’s latest life sim is packed with wonderfully ridiculous moments, even though it gets repetitive…
TheSixthAxis
8/10
80
Tomodachi Life returns, and it's stranger than ever, with Living the Dream updating the Mii-filled life sim for Switch and Switch 2.
Nintendo Life
7/10
70
Do you feel like talking about Life?
ComicBook.com
3/5
60
The new Tomodachi Life delivers on quirky humor and creativity, but it's not going to be a home run for everyone.
IGN
7/10
70
A deeply funny Mii simulator that’s deflated by ridiculous sharing restrictions.
GamesRadar
80
I've finally found the perfect reality TV simulator and my unhinged Miis are the stars
Giant Bomb
100
Nintendo newest foray into joyful absurdist comedy is light on gameplay mechanics and heavy on laughs.
Game Informer
7/10
70
Everyone will approach Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream differently, and that is what makes it such a unique experiment.