Expansions · 1900 to today
Into the modern age
Four expansions carry every family forward from 1900 to today, about a generation at a time. Eras overlap so no life ever hits a hard stop, and the last one grows each year as the present moves forward.
1900 to 1945
The Machine Age
The world plugs in, and then goes to war.
Daily life
Electric light, telephones, radio, motion pictures and the first family car. Factory jobs pull families from farms into cities.
History you live through
Two world wars and life on the home front, the 1918 influenza pandemic, the Great Depression, and women winning the vote in many countries.
1945 to 1970
The Boom Years
New homes, new hopes, new fears.
Daily life
Postwar rebuilding, suburbs, television, household appliances and a baby boom that fills the schools.
History you live through
The Cold War, the space race, and movements for civil rights and independence around the world.
1970 to 2000
Changing Times
The world rewired.
Daily life
Two-income households, personal computers, video games and, by the end, the early internet.
History you live through
Oil crises, the end of the Cold War and a fast-globalizing economy.
2000 to today
Life Legacies: Connected
Your family's story reaches the present.
Daily life
Smartphones, remote work and families spread across countries yet in constant touch.
History you live through
The 2008 financial crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic and the events of recent years. A yearly update carries the timeline to the present day, and the game never speculates about the future.
The road ahead
In development. Expansions are planned and not yet dated; titles other than Wild and Origins are working titles.