January 31 wasn't the best day to release a life sim. Hello Kitty Island Adventure had just come out and EA stealthily launched a controversial re-release of the first two mainline The Sims classics.
But if you're one of the people irked by the barebones ports, then let me divert your gaze to another lovely life sim that released on the very same day.
My Little Life had the unfortunate luck of coming out in the shadow of the The Sim Legacy Collection, but it's faring much better with 93% of user reviews leaving a thumbs up on Steam for blending Maxis' life sim progression with the joys that come with having a little Tamagotchi friend.
Essentially, you'll have a character that lives on the bottom of your desktop and needs a little bit of help fulfilling their day-to-day needs.
At first, they'll need a toilet to poop in. Then they'll need a career you can choose and equipment to help them do it - a canvas if they're a painter, a computer if they're a tech whizz.