Play WildLives: a browser-based lion life simulation
Play Lion’s Life.
Press Load the game to begin. The download is about 87 MB, and your browser caches the versioned files after the first successful load. Planned work is listed on the Roadmap.
The large game files will not download until you continue.
Before you begin
What are the essential controls?
Use WASD or the arrow keys to move, Shift to sprint, Ctrl or C to stalk, Space or left click to attack, E for contextual actions, R to rest, Z to sleep, L for the Life Calendar, Tab for the journal, P to mute or unmute music, and Escape for the menu. Hold the right or middle mouse button and drag to orbit the camera; use the wheel to zoom. To regain health, keep hunger and thirst above 70, then rest or sleep.
Which browsers and devices are supported?
The initial build is intended for current desktop browsers with WebAssembly and WebGL support. Mobile, touch controls, and gamepads are not yet supported.
How do saves work?
Three lion-life slots are stored in this browser profile. Open the menu, choose a slot with 1, 2, or 3, press F5 to save, and F9 to load. The game also autosaves. Version 0.3 has no accounts, cloud saves, or save-file download and import.
How do pride bonds and mating work?
Bond with one nearby pride lion each day using E. You can earn up to 8 bond per day, while a full day without bonding loses 1. Press L for the Life Calendar: it shows each adult lioness’s fertile dates, active pregnancies, expected births, and completed litters. Mating requires pride-member status, at least 70 bond, and bonding with a fertile lioness.
Which accessibility and performance settings exist?
Press H for high contrast and M for reduced camera motion. Use P or the music button to mute the soundtrack. The mouse wheel changes camera distance, and fullscreen is available above the game after loading. Difficulty presets, subtitles, remapping, and mobile controls are not part of this base version.
What is included in this base version?
A new life starts with one male lion in a large savanna. The game includes survival needs, healing, hunting, eight visible animal types, water, weather, day and night, a named pride, daily bonds, fertile dates, pregnancies, cubs, territory marks, a journal, and three local saves. If your lion dies and a player-born cub survives, play continues as that offspring, which can be male or female.
Where can I learn the systems?
Start with the first-day survival guide, then read about hunting and awareness and needs and recovery. Asset licenses are listed in Credits, and releases are recorded in the Changelog.