Avakin Life

Simulation· Free to Play· Character Customization· Life Sim

Released May 2026

Avakin Life is an endless social world waiting for you. Live your dream life, from unique and customizable avatars to stylish fashion outfits and personalized dream homes. Hang out with friends, join parties, and embark on adventures in a world where you are in control of everything.

63% positive · 1,149 reviews

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Released, ongoing live service game

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Live Service

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Released, ongoing live service game

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Live Service

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

Avakin Life is a free-to-play massively multiplayer social platform that officially launched on Steam on May 27, 2026. The game is explicitly designed as an ever-evolving live service: the store description advertises "new adventures, parties and events happening every day" and "weekly fashion drops," and the game features over 30,000 fashion items in a constantly rotating wardrobe. This is a game that is never intended to be "complete" — it is built around continuous, rotating content by design. Lockwood Publishing has maintained a consistent and active update cadence since the game appeared on Steam. A Steam-exclusive seasonal scene ("The Winter Pulse") launched in December 2025. Full WASD keyboard movement was rolled out across all scenes by March 2026, accompanied by UI scaling, an emoji keyboard, and shop redesign. The game officially launched on Steam on May 27, 2026, with the studio teasing "more surprises on the way." A brand-new seasonal event — AVKN Summer Diaries, a narrative road trip adventure across multiple destinations — launched on July 14, 2026, with explicitly ongoing chapters and weekly community challenges still being revealed. The most recent patch deployed on July 28, 2026, just weeks before today's date of August 15, 2026. Players should expect ongoing weekly fashion content, seasonal events, narrative chapters, and feature updates to continue indefinitely. There is no content endpoint for this game.

Evidence

AVKN Summer Diaries seasonal event launched, featuring a multi-chapter narrative road trip across destinations revealed progressively throughout the summer, with weekly community challenges and ongoing exclusive seasonal rewards

news post · Jul 14, 2026 source development ongoing

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Avakin Life officially launched on Steam with the developer promising 'more surprises on the way' and ongoing community events, livestreams, and in-game activities

news post · May 27, 2026 source content planned

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Media

Details

Developer

Lockwood Publishing

Publisher

Lockwood Publishing

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

partial support

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Multiplayer · Co-op

Free to Play Character Customization Life Sim Simulation Casual 3D Exploration Massively Multiplayer Photo Editing Immersive Sim Level Editor Stylized Third Person Artificial Intelligence Building

About this game

Start a life without limits in Avakin Life now!

Discover unlimited ways to be you. Enter a virtual world of endless opportunities, a wardrobe packed with the latest fashion, your dream home in every location imaginable, and new adventures, parties and events happening every day!

This is YOUR life as you want to live it. A world where self-expression is boundless. A virtual universe connecting people from everywhere around the world.

Features
Create an avatar as unique as YOU

Decide how to represent yourself. A reflection of reality or your wildest dreams?

Customise your look with thousands of hairstyles, make-up, and facial features.

Express your personality with animations. Walk like a zombie or strut like a model - you decide.

Define your style

Stay ahead of trends with weekly fashion drops.

Whatever your aesthetic, whatever the occasion, create a look that suits you with 30k+ fashion items. Make a statement with head-turning accessories from cute hats to beautiful wings.

Transform your ideas into wearable designs with our Fashion AI Design Tool.

Build your dream home

From tropical islands to city penthouses, the home of your dreams is waiting to be discovered. Scandi chic or vamp lair? Decorate to your tastes with themed furniture collections.
Create a home for your pet whether it’s a cute corgi or fierce dragon?
Host parties with all your friends or create the perfect night in. Your place, your rules!

Meet new friends & Join the community

Whether you’d rather go on a cottagecore picnic or spend Saturday night at the rock club, hang out and chat with new friends in hundreds of amazing locations.

Find your virtual family and make lasting friendships in our welcoming community. Participate together in weekly events and collect unique rewards. Attend parties, live music, and club events every night.

Create videos and photos and share your creativity with other Avakins.

Begin your adventure

Explore with no limits. Travel to outer space, road trip across the USA or relax in the Amazon rainforest. Live your roleplay life in epic locations with endless costume and animation options.
Get involved in gripping stories. Join the community to unpack mysteries and complete quests for unique rewards.

Unlimited ways to be you! This is Avakin Life. Who will you be today?