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New Day

New Day

New Day is an upcoming life simulation game where almost anything can happen! Create your own islanders, design their apartments, and get involved with their day-to-day life as they divulge into unexpected friendships, problems, and more!

Released Dec 25, 2024 Developer Scrapbook Studios Platforms Windows Life SimCharacter CustomizationChoose Your Own AdventureManagementSimulation
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

87.5%positive1,064 reviews
Recommended · 15 found this helpful

“New Day is less of a game and more of an experience, inviting you to pause and reflect in a way that feels uniquely personal. It’s simple, understated, and clearly designed to focus more on mood than mechanics. If you’re looking for something relaxing yet thought-provoking, this…”

— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played
Recommended · 10 found this helpful

“It's like a weird uncanny version of Tomodachi Life from an alternate reality. Everything is really off in a way that's super liminal and weird but also very interesting and enjoyable. It feels like it's some kind of ARG or there's some kind of weird deeper mystery going on with…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“Tomodachi life if it wasn’t made by a greedy and crappy company.”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

570all-time peak
0 100 200 2026 153 avg · Nov 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

5achievements
5.2%median completion
4.1%rarest: Missing someone, eh?
7.9% of players 7.5% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 4.1% of players 7.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
7.9%First Date — Have two islanders confess their love successfully.
7.5%One Islander's Trash is Another Islander's Treasure — Have an islander adopt a baby.
5.2%Baby's First Steps — Have a baby grow up.
Rarest badges of honor
4.1%Missing someone, eh? — Have an islander interrupt a confession cutscene.
5.2%End of an Era — Have an islander fail to win over their crush.
5.2%Baby's First Steps — Have a baby grow up.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 13, 2026
New Day's Overhaul (Devlog #1)

Hi, my little clayodies. If you're returning to the Steam page after some time, then welcome back to New Day! I know it has been a month since the announcement of the overhaul project of the game that

Jun 07, 2026
Early Access: V.08 - Patch #3

\ Fixed an issue where the "Islander Basic Problem" sprite wouldn't appear on various places on the UI / in-game. The icon has now been restored. Furthermore, if you find a weird, white but blank box

Jun 06, 2026
Early Access: V.08 - Patch #2

\ Fixed a bug that caused the game to be unable to progress with Fredrick if Fredrick discovered that the player bought illegal items from the Dark Web.

Jun 04, 2026
Early Access: V.08 - Patch #1

\ Fixed a bug that would cause the baby previewer in Fredrick's portion of the Town Hall to break, not updating islanders or allowing you to generate what a baby would look like between two islanders.

Jun 03, 2026
The "Renovations" Update

See the announcement at the bottom of this post. \ You can now properly draw on islander's faces using the Facial Markings feature in the Islander Creator. It no longer changes color based on the skin

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresSimulation, Free To Play, Early Access
Player tagsLife Sim · Character Customization · Choose Your Own Adventure · Management · Simulation · Cute · Base Building · LGBTQ+ · Free to Play · 3D · Relaxing · Early Access (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements5
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: 64 Bit Required. Windows 10 Processor: Intel® Celeron® processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel® UHD Graphics 600 Storage: 4 GB available space