Build your Sydney empire

What you can do

Sydney property portfolio

Buy, renovate and rent out 96 properties across 6 Sydney and NSW regions — from CBD apartments to Blue Mountains houses.

Live auctions against Sydney bidders

Bid against 15 named Sydney bidder personalities, each with their own strategy. Win the property, not just the bid.

Run your own businesses

Choose from 35 Sydney businesses — cafés, trades, tech and more. Run one yourself or hire a manager, reinvest profits and ride out industry events.

ASX-style share trading

Trade 21 simulated Australian blue-chip shares with market sentiment, dividends and conditional bracket orders.

Australian tax, simulated

Quarterly assessments, compliance scores, surprise audits and capital gains — the rhythm of Australian tax, learnt by playing.

Leaderboard and rivals

Climb the net-worth leaderboard, chat with other players, and form alliances or rivalries that shape your game.

A living game clock

Months tick forward in real time at Slow, Normal or Fast speed. Pause whenever you want to think.

Strategy, not gambling

A strategy and financial-literacy game. Never pay-to-win, and not financial advice.

How it works

1. Start playing free. Jump straight in with $500,000 of simulated cash — no download, no card. Create an account whenever you want to save your progress.
2. Build a portfolio. Buy property, businesses and shares, borrow from Australian-style lenders, and watch cashflow, debt and tax play out month by month.
3. Scale or specialise. Become a cashflow landlord, a long-hold capital-growth investor, a business operator or all three — and climb the leaderboard.

Explore Sydney

• The City — High-density, transit-led, premium-leaning. Lower yield, lower vacancy volatility, higher acquisition cost.
• The Beaches — Lifestyle premium, demand-led, weather-sensitive. Strong long-term price growth, periodic shock risk.
• The Suburbs — Family-driven, schools-led, balanced yield. The most flexible region for portfolio scaling.
• The Mountains — Affordable entry, lifestyle pull, hazard-aware. Ideal first step into property simulation.
• Coastal Towns — Yield-friendly, holiday-influenced, weather-sensitive. Strong cashflow region.
• Country NSW — High yield, low entry cost, slower growth. Diversification engine.

Strategy guides

• Sydney Property Simulation Strategy — A practical strategy guide for sequencing acquisitions, tenancy operations, and debt posture while scaling a Sydney-focused simulation property portfolio.
• Business Reinvestment Simulation Playbooks — Operational playbooks for allocating surplus simulation cash between growth projects, resilience spending, and portfolio diversification.
• Sydney Auction Strategy Guide — How to read the room, set a reserve in your head, and outlast NPC bidders in the My Sydney Life auction system without overpaying.
• First Home Buyer Simulation Guide — A beginner's path through My Sydney Life — pick a forgiving region, line up a sensible loan, and stabilise one property before scaling.
• Cashflow, Debt, and Tax Mechanics in Simulation Context — A mechanics-first reference for how monthly cashflow, debt servicing, and tax-style obligations interact across simulation cycles.

Frequently asked questions

What is My Sydney Life?

My Sydney Life is a free, real-time strategy and life-simulation game set in Sydney, Australia. You start with $500,000 of simulated cash and grow your net worth by buying property, running businesses, trading ASX-style shares and managing loans and tax.

Is My Sydney Life free to play?

Yes. It is free to play in any modern browser. There is no pay-to-win and no purchase changes game outcomes.

Do I need to sign up to play?

No. You can start playing straight away and create an account later to save your progress and appear on the leaderboard.

Can I play on my phone?

Yes. The game is built for phones first, and you can add it to your iPhone or Android home screen to play full screen like an app.

Is this real financial advice?

No. Prices, returns and tax outcomes in My Sydney Life are simulated for the game and are not legal, tax or financial advice.

Which Sydney suburbs are in the game?

Properties are spread across 6 regions — The City, The Beaches, The Suburbs, The Mountains, Coastal Towns and Country NSW — with suburbs from Bondi and Manly to Katoomba, Wollongong and Bathurst.

How does share trading work in the game?

You can trade 21 simulated Australian blue-chip shares. Prices move with market sentiment in real time, pay dividends, and support limit, stop and bracket orders.

How do I start a property portfolio in My Sydney Life?

Start with one well-chosen property in a forgiving region such as The Suburbs or The Mountains, keep its rent and condition stable, then add more. The Sydney Property Simulation Strategy guide walks through the full plan.