The Game of Life 2 is everything a digital board game port should be. It takes the core DNA of the original—spin the wheel, choose a career, start a family—and injects it with modern sensibilities and vastly improved strategic depth. The introduction of 'Success Points' (Knowledge, Happiness, and Wealth) means you no longer win just by being the richest; a character who chooses to be an artist and focuses on happiness can legitimately beat a high-rolling CEO.
The visual world is bright, poppy, and infinitely more customizable than the first game. The addition of themed worlds, like the Frozen Kingdom or Age of Giants, adds a layer of variety that keeps the gameplay from feeling repetitive. The multiplayer is snappy with cross-platform support, making it incredibly easy to jump into a game with friends. It’s a joyful, polished, and surprisingly strategic evolution of a family classic.
Available on: iPhone, iPad, iPod
Version 1.0.5Wed Oct 22 2025
Bugfixing and improvements
Live 1000 lives in the official sequel to the classic family board game, The Game of Life! Will you be a Video Blogger or an Astronomer? Play now!
Voted "Best Digital Board Game” in the Pocket Gamer Awards 2021
Played by over 50 Million Families Worldwide
Customise your peg, hop in your eco car and race your friends and family through The Game of Life 2! It’s a contemporary sequel to the classic family favourite board game, The Game of Life. With an added crossroad moment and new ways to win, what will you choose? Earn points for Knowledge and Happiness as well as Wealth. Go to College, or don’t. Get married early, save it for later, or stay single! Have kids, adopt pets, do both or neither. The choices are all yours, and every decision counts!
Features
The Game of Life 2 digital board game is the award-winning sequel to the original Hasbro board game, The Game of Life.
• A GAME FOR UP 4 PLAYERS - Join 3 of your favourite people and live your dreams
• *NEW* VIDEO CHAT AND PLAY - Live every life face-to-face with in-game video chat
• AN AD-FREE GAME - Enjoy the complete game with no interruptions
• 6 TRANSLATIONS - English, French, Spanish, German, Italian and Brazilian Portuguese
• SINGLE PLAYER - Take on our challenging AI
• ONLINE MULTIPLAYER - Connect with fans, or invite friends and family to a private game
• PASS & PLAY - No internet? No problem! Pass a single device between players for a wifi-free experience
How to play
CUSTOMISE your character
Customise your pink, blue or newly available purple peg with a style all of your own.
SPIN THE SPINNER
The game starts with a big decision. Will you go to College or straight into work? In this classic simulation, what will your friends and family choose?
It’s your LIFE PATH
Get married or don’t, have kids, adopt pets, or both! Work as a Pet Groomer, then qualify and become a Wind Turbine Technician! The choices are yours!
More WAYS TO WIN
Earn points for every choice you make! Every choice increases your wealth, happiness or knowledge, so every decision is valid.
RETIRE your way
Continue living the life of your dreams! Relax in a luxury home, or hit the road and fulfil your bucket list! Unlike the classic board game, you can choose to venture on!
Earn REWARDS to UNLOCK new items
Unlock new pegs, outfits and vehicles by playing the game and earning rewards!
In-game Video Chat
Recreate the magic! Gather around the board with in-game video chat in Online Multiplayer Mode. It’s super easy to set-up and play:
• Create your free private account
• Invite your friends and family to chat groups
• Start games straight from those chats
• Play face-to-face wherever you are
It’s simple, seamless fun for everyone.
The Ultimate Life Collection
Venture into a collection of 10 amazing fantasy worlds. Live life in enchanted worlds, make friends with dinosaurs in the Age of Giants and launch into the futuristic Lunar Age! Every new world features new Outfits, Vehicles, Jobs, Properties and more!
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.Choose Your Own Life Story!
Prepare to live a thousand lives in The Game of Life 2, the award-winning official sequel to the classic board game played by millions around the world. Gather your friends and family and dive into a bright, fun 3D world bursting with adventure!
The Game of Life 2 base game has everything you need to get started:
The Classic World board
3 x outfits unlocked
3 x avatars unlocked
2 x vehicles unlocked
3 x additional outfits to unlock
3 x additional avatars to unlock
2 x additional vehicles to unlock
Spin the iconic spinner and set off on your life journey. You’ll be presented with decisions at every turn, altering your life path. Will you go to college immediately or drive straight into a career? Will you get married or stay single? Have kids or adopt a pet? Buy a house? Make a career change? It’s up to you!
Earn points for choices that bring you Knowledge, Wealth and Happiness. Win rich, maximise your Knowledge or Happiness, or go for a healthy mix of all three and come out on top!
HOW TO PLAY THE GAME OF LIFE 2:
1. When it’s your turn, spin the spinner to travel along your life path.
2. Depending on the space you land on, you’ll experience different life events and choices, such as buying a house, collecting your salary, or drawing an Action card!
3. At crossroads, you’ll have to make big life decisions, so choose wisely!
4. Your turn ends; it’s the next player’s chance to spin the spinner!
FEATURES
- CUSTOMISE YOUR CHARACTER – Choose between the pink, blue or the purple peg. Select an outfit and make your peg your own. Browse a selection of cars, bikes and scooters and find a ride to suit your style.
- NEW WORLDS – Live life in enchanted worlds! Every new world features new outfits, vehicles, jobs, properties and more! Buy worlds separately in-game, or buy the Ultimate Life Collection to unlock them all!
- UNLOCK NEW ITEMS – Unlock new outfits and vehicles by playing the game and earning rewards!
- CROSS-PLATFORM – Join your friends and family, whichever platform they play on!
Live every life you’ve ever dreamed of in The Game of Life 2 – play today!
THE GAME OF LIFE 2 brings the classic board game into the modern era. Featuring a 3D animated world, players navigate life's big decisions with more choices than ever before. Pick new careers like Video Blogger or Robotics Engineer, choose to get married or stay single, and adopt pets! With new ways to win based on Happiness and Knowledge as well as Wealth, it's a deep and engaging strategy game for the whole family.
Modern careers and life choices
Stunning 3D animated game board
Cross-platform online multiplayer
Unique themed worlds and expansions
If you don't have the highest salary, focus on 'Happiness' tiles. Collecting 10 Happiness points is equivalent to $100,000 at the end of the game, making the 'Vacation' path very viable for winning.
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Choosing the 'Green' path in the mid-game provides a steady stream of Success Points every turn, which is more reliable than the random windfalls of the 'Risky' path.
Yes, you can play solo against AI with adjustable difficulty levels, or pass-and-play with up to four people on one device.