Simulation · March 7, 2024

Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator (2024)

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Taxi Life is compatible with the most popular steering wheel peripherals and game controllers. Take control of both your car and your business, transporting passengers across Barcelona while building up your transport empire! After arriving in Barcelona with nothing but a car and a dream, tackle this iconic city’s bustling streets, taking your customers wherever they need to go while offering an impeccable service. You will need to follow the rules of the road, deal with impatient tourists, the changing weather conditions and rush hours, adapt your routes to avoid traffic jams and accidents… and, most of all, ensure your customers are pleased with your service to earn the best ratings and the most generous tips! Transport your passengers across 286 miles (460 km) of roads in the game’s 1:1 scale reproduction of a large part of Barcelona Unwind between two fares by exploring the city, discovering its hidden features and points of interest Earn experience points by driving, exploring and interacting with your customers, and use them to unlock new skills, such as the ability to accept longer fares Pick up customers and take them to their destination Follow the rules of the road and avoid collisions with vehicles and pedestrians Adapt your route based on random events (accidents, roadworks, parades, etc.) Increase your braking distance when the road surface is wet to avoid collisions Monitor your dashboard warning lights and refuel or recharge your vehicle, or have it serviced whenever necessary Buy new cars with the profits from your fares Hire employees based on their profile and assign them to cars, neighbourhoods and time slots Make the right decisions to maximise your profits! If you like a challenge, you can accept special missions under two categories: Drive as fast as possible (with no speeding fines issued) Avoid breaking any traffic rules Meet your passengers' requests: chat, change the radio station, open the window, etc. Provide impeccable service to earn tips and excellent reviews Select your driving style and car models, such as electric or petrol vehicles, and automatic, semi-automatic or manual gearbox Customise your vehicles: size, colour, driver's cab, wheels, accessories, etc. Upgrade your vehicles using your profits and experience!

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Driving · 388
  • Simulation · 357
  • Open World · 343
  • Singleplayer · 323
  • Automobile Sim · 321
  • Realistic · 317
  • First-Person · 287
  • Relaxing · 286
  • Exploration · 284
  • Atmospheric · 282
  • Immersive Sim · 275
  • Management · 269
  • Transportation · 260
  • Physics · 259
  • Third Person · 249

Peer Simulation titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Simulation

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume3.7k Steam reviewsTop 67% in Simulation
Positive rating62% positiveGenre average: 79% — this title sits in top 86%
Engagement hours7 h averageTop 90% for session depth among Simulation

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Arabic
  • Dutch
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Polish
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Catalan

Release & Availability

Release dateMar 7, 2024
DeveloperSimteract
PublisherNacon
Base price$11.99 -60%
DLC / Add-ons8 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · [email protected]

Reception Metrics

Steam community

62%Mixed · 3.7k reviews

2.3k positive · 1.4k negative

Curator recommendations

3.4k

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

7h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

4h

Typical completion time

Achievements

40

Steam unlocks available

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

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