Second Life
Second Life is a multi-user virtual world that allows people to create an avatar for themselves and then interact with other users and user-created content within a multi-user online environment. Developed for personal computers by the San Francisco-based firm Linden Lab, it publicly launched on June 23, 2003, and saw rapid growth for some years; in 2013, it had approximately one million regular users. Growth eventually stabilized, and by the end of 2017, the active user count had fallen to "between 800,000 and 900,000". In many ways, Second Life is similar to massively multiplayer online role-playing video games; nevertheless, Linden Lab is emphatic that their creation is not a game: "There is no manufactured conflict, no set objective."
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2003
- Developer
- Linden Lab
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 23 June 2003 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Linden Lab |
| Publisher | Linden Lab |
| Platforms | PC |
| Genres | MMORPG |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q106827, seeded 30 August 2026.
Where Second Life sits on the grid
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- Year
- 64ahead of 17% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 76ahead of 99% of the catalogue
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What readers say about Second Life
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Common questions about Second Life
What platforms is Second Life on?
Second Life is available on PC. It first released in 2003.
Who made Second Life?
Second Life was developed by Linden Lab and published by Linden Lab.