In our previous articles, we introduced various specific aspects and tools of the game. Today, for this fifth Archiblog, we’re taking a broader look. We’ll walk you through how a project unfolds from start to finish in Career Mode in Architect Life: A House Design Simulator!
Time to start your project
First things first, before you begin a new project, you need to choose one! At each stage of your career, you’ll have a selection of three different projects. These projects are determined by your reputation, which you gradually build by successfully completing projects. The more satisfied your clients are, the more your reputation grows, unlocking access to bigger and more ambitious projects!
Once you’ve chosen your project, it’s time to get to work! Design your house, outline its shape, define and furnish its rooms, choose materials, and much more.
When your design is complete, it’s time to build. Select the construction companies that will handle different phases of the project, each with its own pricing, deadlines, and reliability.
After making your choices, you’ll oversee the construction process on-site. Various events, such as bad weather or unexpected incidents, may disrupt the project. It’s up to you to make the right decisions to keep the project on schedule and within budget.
Construction completed!
Once construction is finished, you can finally explore your creation! With a first-person view, immerse yourself in the house you designed and built, within its unique setting. Each project has its own environment and atmosphere.
After your visit, it’s time to see if your project meets the client’s expectations. Their satisfaction depends on how well you followed the project’s requirements. The better you fulfill their requests, the happier they’ll be. Each completed project also grants you experience points, which unlock perks, new tools, and additional options for future projects. If you manage to satisfy your client, you’ll also keep any unused portion of the project’s budget, helping your agency stay afloat and continue growing your career.
That wraps up our overview of how a project unfolds in Architect Life: A House Design Simulator! Beyond Career Mode, you’ll also have access to Free Mode, where you can take on individual projects, revisit houses you’ve previously completed, or simply let your creativity run wild without restrictions.
The free demo arrives next week!
As we mentioned in Archiblog #4, a free demo for Architect Life is launching on February 19, just one week away! We’ll share more details in a dedicated News post, but the demo will give you an extensive preview of the game.
You’ll have access to a limited number of plots compared to the full game, but don’t worry, you’ll have plenty of space to create your dream home or experiment with your wildest ideas!
In the demo, you’ll find:
A preview of the Career Mode, featuring two client missions with project requirements and a budget.
A glimpse of Free Build Mode, allowing you to construct your dream house.
2 construction lands to work with.
And to fully unleash your creativity, you’ll have access to all the house editing tools and a selection of doors, windows, furniture, and decorations!
We can’t wait to see you all next week, February 19 on Steam! 🚀
Hello, aspiring architects! Welcome to the fourth Archiblog! Today, we’re spotlighting an essential feature of Architect Life: Roofs!
In the second part of this Archiblog, we’ll talk about the demo. Yes, you’ll soon be able to build your dream home in the free Architect Life demo, coming in just under a month!
BUILDING ROOFS
In Architect Life, you have complete freedom to design your roofs just the way you envision them. Simply draw the desired shape, and the game will automatically generate the roof based on the type you’ve selected.
Prefer a quicker option? With the automatic shape detection feature, you can cover ceilings with just one click!
Once your roof is created, you can fine-tune it using tools to adjust its height, orientation, and how it connects to the walls.
And of course, your roof deserves a stunning finish! During the Finishing work phase, choose from a variety of materials to give your rooftop the perfect look.
With five unique roof types and versatile tools, Architect Life provides endless possibilities for designing buildings with truly distinctive silhouettes.
Stay tuned for more insights into the creative features of Architect Life!
FREE DEMO starting February 19th
Get ready to unleash your creativity!
The Architect Life demo arrives on February 19th on Steam. Take an exclusive first look at our architect simulator, where you’ll design homes your way, tackle ambitious projects, and bring your boldest architectural visions to life.
This is your chance to test your skills and immerse yourself in the captivating world of Architect Life ahead of its official release. Your feedback will be invaluable in helping us fine-tune the game!
Mark your calendars for February 19th and begin your journey as a visionary architect!
The Shine and Nacon teams are thrilled to announce that Architect Life: A House Design Simulator will launch on June 5, 2025!
🎥 Watch our Official Trailer:
We are excited to present Architect Life, the result of several years of dedicated work (with still a few more months to go before its release). We hope you will enjoy everything it has to offer.
To give you a glimpse of what you can expect in the final game:
A creative simulation featuring 6 key stages to build a house
An engaging Career Mode
First-person view visits of your designs
Precise and intuitive design tools
A detailed skill tree
A relaxing Free Mode
Full controller support
Stay tuned! In the coming days, we’ll share our next Dev Blog with exciting details about the demo. Don’t miss it! 👀
In this new Archiblog, we will dive deeper into the tools you’ll have access to for designing your home.
In the first Archiblog, we showed you how to draw walls and manipulate your rooms. These tools are part of the first design phase (there are 5 in total): Structural Work!
HOUSEBUILDING: Structural Work
Let’s see what else this phase has in store.
During the Structural Work phase, you’ll place the stairs, doors, windows, and balconies of your home.
Stairs are placed directly on the ground, and once set, they automatically create an opening adapted to the shape on the floor above.
Doors and windows align automatically with the wall under your cursor to spare you tedious placement. There are many doors and windows of various sizes and styles to let you imagine and test countless designs!
Balconies are created by placing barriers, which are drawn just like walls. By creating a closed shape at a height, poles automatically appear to support your structure.
Now, let’s take a quick look at the second design phase: Finishing Work!
The main function in the Finishing Work phase is to place all the coverings in your home. Tiles, parquet, or marble for your floors. And plaster, paint, or wallpaper for your walls. Architect Life offers a wide variety of coverings that can drastically influence the atmosphere and style of your creation!
SPEAKING OF!
HOLIDAY SEASON
As the holiday season approaches, you may have noticed the arrival of a brand-new biome in Architect Life: the mountains!
This is the perfect opportunity to build the chalet of your dreams, nestled in the heart of snowy mountains or by frozen lakes. Let your imagination run wild to create a true winter cocoon, complete with optimized heating systems to fully enjoy this warm and relaxing atmosphere. We’ll tell you more about the indoor heating system in a future Archiblog!
During this festive period, the entire Architect Life team wishes you very happy holidays. We’ll see you again in 2025, a year that promises to be particularly important for us: it will mark the official release of Architect Life!
Thank you for your support, and see you soon for more architectural adventures!
We're back with another Archiblog. These allow us to showcase what we're working on, highlight the tools you'll have access to, and let you learn more about Architect Life: A House Design Simulator.
Recently we've been working on the biomes in which you will design your projects. The way you design your home can vary depending on the setting. Some designs and materials may suit a city setting, others may feel like you're building a holiday home, a retreat tucked away in the countryside. That's the biome we're showing off today.
We designed this biome to capture the essence of a country retreat, small towns, rivers, lakes, and flower fields around which you'll build your creations.
This kind of place suits wide windows that let you soak in the light or perhaps the addition of a conservatory from which you can look out over the scenery in first-person mode.
That's it for this dev blog, but we'll be back soon to discuss some of the tools available in Architect Life: A House Design Simulator.
Archiblog #1 - Putting up walls!
Hello future architects,
Thank you for all the support since the announcement of Architect Life: A House Design Simulator. We're pushing along with development and want to share that journey with you through a series of dev blogs. That starts with Archiblog #1 - Putting up walls!
Each build starts at your desk where you'll create the design for your next creation and the first step is to add some structure. And to do that, you'll need walls!
We created our tools to give you freedom while presenting all the information you'd need to build walls and rooms of any shape. Grids, tooltips, and other aids will help you set precise angles or keep things symmetrical (if you're as oddly specific about that as I am). Also yes, that includes curved walls, but this feature is still WIP so we'll show it off in more detail later.
When you've got the building design down, you can fine-tune it by merging and separating parts or moving walls to create extensions at the press of a button. After which, you can define from which materials you wish to build and later expand on this by adding paint, or wall coverings.
Additionally, there are two camera modes from which you can view your creation. The 360 rotational view gives complete control of what you're looking at and the top-down view can help put your designs into perspective. You can zoom in as necessary or draw back when you want to get an idea of the scope of what you've been building.
We've put together a short video showing off some of these features below for those who want a closer look at how development is coming along!
Note: The video is using the French language version of the game, we're a French studio, sorry about that, but we'll share the English version in the future.
We’re excited to unveil our latest project, Architect Life: A House Design Simulator.
Get ready to design the buildings of your dreams. To take these ideas from the planning stages to the complete build, guiding your projects each step of the way.
In Career mode you will take up the helm of an architectural firm, using our unique building tools and editor to put the pieces together, design the layout, choose the style, add unique flourishes, and then put in the final touches by furnishing your build. All the while, you’ll be facing the challenges of managing your business, budget, and the demands of your clients, unlocking new materials, techniques, and creative opportunities along the way.
Speaking of creative opportunities, in Free Mode the only goals are the ones you set yourself. Choose the environment and landscape you want to build in and go wild! Budgets be damned. Keep building!
Regardless of how you play, explore your handiwork in 1st person mode when the job is complete, or snap a few pics in photo mode to share with your friends.
We’ll have more to share on Architect Life soon, so make sure to wishlist on Steam and follow our socials to see more!
