From the official game to the first payday.
- Open the official game.Use lagoslife.app. Lagos Life Hub is a guide and never asks for your game password. The game is a standalone browser life simulation.
- Read your assigned origin and choose an available home.Review the official terms, which require adult eligibility. Read the assigned Birth lottery outcome: the official client says it is decided once for your account, and starting a new life will not change it. Then choose an available home and read its costs before committing.
- Look after needs before spending on upgrades.The official help prioritizes eating, sleeping and bathing. Watch hunger, energy and hygiene rather than treating a low balance as the only problem.
- Open Phone → Jobs.Check the role’s entry skill, city and grade. Banking is an ordinary ungated Lagos reference; a role listed in our catalog may still be hidden by a live feature switch.
- Complete an eligible shift.Use Go to work on a scheduled day. Automatic work follows the career’s window; the manual gate has the additional checks below.
- Inspect the result.Read the work summary for actual pay, tax, performance and any grade or rank change. Keep rent aside and compare the next affordable step.
Prefer a creator walkthrough?
Watch StigToon’s first-session walkthrough on YouTube ↗ (published 6 October 2026). The description identifies lagoslife.app; automatic captions discuss character choices, home selection and moving around. Caption wording is imperfect, and frame capture was unavailable, so use our official-source written steps for exact rules.
Jump to the home-selection discussion around 3:19 ↗. This is a caption-based cue, not a verified visual control tutorial. Opening YouTube uses its own privacy and cookie rules; no player or thumbnail loads here before you click.
If “Go to work” does not work, check these first.
| Check | Why it matters | Next action |
|---|---|---|
| A job is selected | The work gate needs an active career | Open Phone → Jobs and apply |
| A recorded working day | Each role has its own weekly day list | Check the Jobs panel schedule |
| Same city | Your current city must match the workplace city | Travel only if the route is live and affordable |
| 06:00–21:59 game time | Manual work gate checks this time range | Return during the allowed hours |
| No shift already completed today | The gate prevents another daily shift | Wait for the next scheduled working day |
| No active work, travel, jail or serious sickness | These states block a work action | Finish or resolve the state, then recheck |
Make the first money serve the next shift.
A low-cost home and a working needs routine are more useful than spending every payday. The client has separate hunger, energy, hygiene, bladder, fun and social needs. Use the relevant home or venue action when one is low; conserve cash for food, transport and the next rent bill.
Do not divide a salary by the long scheduled window. A full work action advances 60 game minutes in this snapshot. Schedules and live timing can change.
The next step after your first payday.
Use Jobs & Salaries to see the current grade and rank ladder. Use Skills & Promotion when performance or a skill gate stalls you. Keep a rent buffer before investing. For a personal budget, enter your actual costs in the planner instead of borrowing another player’s balance.
Keep unverified beginner details separate from the written client rules. This guide cannot confirm the account choices or menus shown in your current game.
Checked 12 October 2026. Official career and housing catalog, Official grade, work and tax logic, Official in-game help, Official game terms. Catalog values were read from the public client; we did not playtest a pay receipt. A published release version was not available. Use your current game figure when it differs.