On a small island floating in the sea, Mii characters live their own carefree lives. You’re in charge of this island, so create anyone you’d like to live here as Mii characters, like ones based on friends, family and even yourself!

Then, choose their personality and voice, and help your Mii characters enjoy their island life however they see fit.

You can see what’s on their minds, help them solve problems, watch them interact, cultivate their friendships and more. 

In the Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream game, players can create Mii characters based on family, friends and anyone they can imagine, and have them inhabit a vibrant, eclectic island where almost anything can happen. Customize Mii characters right down to their personalities, little quirks and living spaces, then see what weird and wonderful things they’ll get up to. Give them an occasional nudge to divulge what’s on their minds, help them solve life’s problems, cultivate their friendships and more. In this game, time passes the same way as the real world, so try and drop in on your Mii characters daily as they continue to live their best island lives!

What could make an island full of love, drama and silliness even more surprising? Whatever you bring to it, of course!

Ready to go? You can get a head start on your trip right now with the free Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream – Welcome Version demo, available on Nintendo eShop. The demo allows you to create up to three Mii characters and experience a slice of the island life that awaits you in the full version of the game. Not only will you be able to transfer your demo progress into the full game at launch, but you’ll also receive a hamster costume in a random color for your Mii characters after finishing the demo content (and, yes, the costume can also be obtained in the full game).

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream lets you create custom Mii characters that can be as wild and quirky as you want them to be. Design their look, height, voice and personality and set them loose on an evolving island paradise. Then create living spaces and change up the island aesthetic, too – move shops, living spaces, trees, and more around wherever you want and even expand the land area as you enliven island living for you and your Mii character residents.

And don’t forget – time passes on the island the same way it does in the real world, so keep dropping in so you don’t miss out on all the weird and wonderful things your Mii characters are up to. Help them solve everyday concerns – if they’re hungry, grab them a delicious special of the day from the Fresh Kingdom food mart. Are they getting bored of their living space? Why not head to T&C Reno to help them find the perfect piece to tie the room together? Help them update their wardrobe, cultivate friendships and live their best lives as the island gets more bustling, surprising and offbeat by the day.

Key Features:

• Mii Characters With Character – In Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, players can fully customize and envision Mii characters as family, friends and more. Your experience can differ based on the Miis you create as residents, so feel free to experiment and grow your island population!
• Create Many Miis – There are two ways to create Mii characters: Choose “Get Help” to answer questions about their facial features, or “From Scratch” to select from various face types, hairstyles, eyes and more. There are many parts to choose from, some of which are new to this game, and you can create even more imaginative looking Miis with robust face paint options, too. After that, you can customize their name, height, body type, gender, voice and aspects of their personality, including how quirky they are, their energy levels and more.
• Help Residents Connect – Once created, Miis will need some help getting on their feet. One way to do this is to bring various residents together. Drop Miis near each other and different situations might play out: They may discuss their favorite foods or bond over their love of monster trucks. Once acquainted, the Miis will be able to interact on their own. You can also have up to eight residents live together as roommates, and they’ll react differently when sharing a home. With multiple Miis under one roof, some unexpected dramas may unfold!
• Visit Island Shops and Facilities – Help Miis discover their favorite eats and culinary curiosities at Fresh Kingdom food mart; pick up a range of everyday attire and out-there outfits at Where & Wear clothing; revamp rooms and living spaces at T&C Reno home supply (there are even rooms for Miis who dream of sleeping in a supermarket or a library!); shop for reasonably priced items that change depending on the time of day at the Marketplace; gather island decorations at Quik Build amenities; tune into the MNN news station to keep up with the Miis and everyday happenings on the island; and stage a fun photo op for Miis at Foto-Tomo photography and more.
• Palette House Workshop – Create a wide range of elements at this artsy workshop to further enliven island life! Design pets for Mii characters, draft up custom drinks, sketch a resident’s favorite TV show, decorate a special item of clothing, draw the exterior of a house and ground tiles, and go wild by creating original items for your island, too.
• Make Your Island Yours – Change up your island’s aesthetic with landscape items, such as trees, plants, benches, vending machines, bouncy playground rides and more. Move shops and houses around, expand areas of land, and more based on suggestions from residents or personal preference.
• More Ways to Customize – And add some flourishes to Mii characters by gifting them little quirks that can give them even more individuality, like poses they may strike, how they enjoy their food or having them toss and turn while they sleep, for example. You can also gift them favorite phrases to spice up their sentences. Try finding little quirks that fit each Mii!

Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream is coming to Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 on April 16, 2026.