LagosLife has people asking what Nigerian developers should build next. Under an r/Nigeria post called “Inside Ilorin (Lagoslife-style game)”, u/femithebutcher welcomed the new project. The attached clip showed a room of seated characters; the caption celebrated a new wave of local developers. [1]
After LagosLife, one commenter wants a different kind of game
u/OppositeTemporary109 wanted more variety. They said they had already come across projects named Ibadan Life and Abuja Life, and worried that developers would keep returning to the same city-life idea. Their question was about genres: what else could this burst of activity produce? [2]
Another commenter sees LagosLife as a beginning
The original poster took the brighter view. They agreed that the projects shared a pattern but still admired the creative activity, calling it the start of something promising. One person was looking for the next different game; the other was pleased to see more people making games at all. [3]
It is an interesting fork in the conversation. Change the setting and players get new streets, names and references to recognise. Change the kind of game and they get a different thing to do. A city can supply either kind of inspiration.
LagosLife followers now have a question to take into the next trailer: what would make you keep playing once you have recognised the place? The commenters in this thread were already asking for different answers.
