Idle landlord tycoon
Start with one leaky flat. Die owning the skyline.
A pixel landlord empire where every tap is a knock on a door — collect rent, judge applicants, patch boilers, evict deadbeats — and the whole world is ranked by one number: your dynasty's net worth.
The extreme-simple contract
Knock to collect rent. Knock to meet an applicant. Knock to confront a deadbeat. Knock to inspect the damage. The whole game is doors and what's behind them — and everything else is spending the money the knocking makes.
The tenants
Hundreds of procedurally generated faces, each with an occupation, a temperament, a habit and a one-liner. You'll remember the saxophonist in 2B who paid late but fixed the radiator himself. Judge each applicant on what they show you — and gamble on what they don't.
The application card
Every applicant reveals their income and two random stats. The rest stay hidden until they move in — that gamble is the whole decision. Run a background check to peek at one more.
The drama
When the rent's late, the door turns red. Knock on it, hear the excuse, and decide — one screen, three buttons, and consequences you live with. There's a hidden karma to how you play, and it shows up in who knocks on your door next.
Best case: full back-rent next cycle and a little goodwill. Worst case: another excuse, another missed month.
Best case: most of the money, right now. Worst case: the tenant sours — and something in the unit mysteriously breaks.
Best case: the unit's free in a day. Worst case: they contest it — frozen unit, legal fees, and a ding to your karma.
The empire
Climb from a leaky studio on Coal Lane to a private island under The Skyline. Every estate upgrades visibly as you pour money in, and owning a whole district earns its Deed — a permanent bonus and a plaque on your leaderboard profile.
The bank
Borrow against your net worth and buy into a district early — the cautious never need to, but the sharks who leverage and survive are the ones who top the board. Miss enough payments and a pixel bailiff boards the door of your most-leveraged building. The stakes are what make it feel adult.
Dynasty
When your empire is big enough, you write a will and choose an heir — Frugal, Charming, Ruthless or Handy — who starts the next life on the fortune you left behind. Cash and buildings reset; your Legacy Bonds, your heirloom castle and your dynasty crest carry forward. The name above your empire counts up: Baron, Baron II, Baron III…
The world leaderboard
Net worth compounds over months, not sessions — and that's exactly why the leaderboard means something. Climb the global, country, friends and district boards; tap a rival to walk through their best building at an Open House, admire the brickwork, and leave a calling card. Everyone gets a local rivalry, not just the top 0.1%.
Play fair
Every estate, tenant tier and district is reachable for free. Spending compresses time — it never puts up a wall.
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