Tomodachi Life
Tomodachi Life, known in Japan as Tomodachi Collection, is a series of social simulation video games developed and published by Nintendo. The games feature customizable casts of Mii avatars who populate an island, autonomously forming relationships and requesting help with problems while the player serves as an external observer.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2013
- Developer
- Nintendo Software Planning & Development
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 18 April 2013 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Nintendo Software Planning & Development |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo 3DS |
| Genres | Simulation |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q16269165, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Tomodachi Life? How long to beat it
Total play time for Tomodachi Life is about 162.3 hours to do everything, and around 23.3 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 23.3h | 54 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 65.7h | 62 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 162.3h | 20 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Tomodachi Life sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Tomodachi Life lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 80ahead of 36% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 40ahead of 81% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Tomodachi Life
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Common questions about Tomodachi Life
What platforms is Tomodachi Life on?
Tomodachi Life is available on Nintendo 3DS. It first released in 2013.
Who made Tomodachi Life?
Tomodachi Life was developed by Nintendo Software Planning & Development and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Tomodachi Life?
about 23.3 hours for the main story, 65.7 hours with the main extras, 162.3 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.