Otherlife
A Chinese-language pixel life sim with branching timelines, mostly coded with Codex.
Official site lancerlsy.github.io, verified Nov 3, 2026. Homepage link on the developer's own GitHub repository.
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- Play free — official siteBrowserReleasedFree
Runs in a desktop browser. No download.
Browser (no download) · Official link verified Nov 3, 2026.
- Play free — itch.ioitch.ioEarly access · In development (HTML5)Free
Plays in the browser on itch.io. No download.
Browser (no download) · itch.io
- View on GitHubGitHubReleased · Source code (MIT)Free
Source code repository, not a place to play.
GitHub
About Otherlife
A free pixel-art life simulation in Simplified Chinese: you are born through a weighted draw across 172 countries and regions, then live with the consequences of your choices, with NPCs who remember promises and timelines you can branch from past decisions. The developer, LancerLSY, says in the repository README that most of the implementation was generated and iterated by Codex from the author's gameplay requirements. The browser version runs locally with no model key; a self-hosted copy can optionally add DeepSeek narration with the player's own API key. It plays in the browser on GitHub Pages and itch.io, where it was entered in AI Browser Game Jam 5.
How it was built
Partially verifiedThe README's AI-assisted development note says most of the implementation was generated and iterated by Codex following the author's gameplay requirements. The itch.io AI disclosure adds that Codex helped with most of the code and narrative text, and an image generator made the birth background. Optional runtime narration through DeepSeek is a separate gameplay feature, not part of how the game was coded.
- Developeritch.io AI disclosure: AI assisted with code, graphics and text; Codex named for most code and narrative. — itch.io
Codex generated and iterated most of the implementation from the author's gameplay requirements. The browser version runs as a local simulation; a self-hosted copy can add optional DeepSeek narration, with the API key read only on the server.
- Engine / framework
- React
- Languages
- TypeScript
- Team size
- Not disclosed
- Development time
- Not disclosed
- Development cost
- Not disclosed
- AI-written code
- Not disclosed
“Made with Codex assistance for most code and narrative, plus Image Gen for the birth background”Verification notes: Codex use from the developer's README and itch.io AI disclosure. The play link comes from the repository's homepage field. The itch.io page links only the repository. Gameplay features come from the README and were not tested by running the game. The itch.io page shows no exact publish date ("6 days ago" on 2026-11-03).
Development history
- Late October 2026
Published on itch.io and submitted to AI Browser Game Jam 5.
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Sources
| Source | Type | Published | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| LancerLSY/life-crossroads on GitHub GitHub · Chinese (Simplified) | Repository | Not confirmed | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Otherlife / 人生岔路 on itch.io itch.io | Store page | Not confirmed | Nov 3, 2026 |
| AI Browser Game Jam 5 — Otherlife submission itch.io | Official site | Not confirmed | Nov 3, 2026 |
