Chronicle

Chronicle is a text-based life simulation incremental by PigeonCodeur, published on itch.io on 2026-10-07. You guide a single character through their life in a small fantasy town, choosing activities each month that cost resources and build up stats, money and reputation. Different paths open and close over time, so what you study or work on early decides what you can attempt later. It is an early alpha in active development: the current build covers one town and a life from age 7 to about 30. The developer marks it as AI-assisted for code.

Press the play button above, then "Run game" on itch.io. It's made for a desktop browser with mouse and keyboard. Click an activity to see its cost and reward, then confirm; hover over anything to read the details. Space pauses or resumes time, S saves, N starts a new life, T switches between day and candlelight themes, and R reduces motion. Your save stays in that browser.

Paths have deadlines, and players in the comments found the timing tight – the developer has said the end goals of each path need a near-optimal route for now and plans to ease difficulty later. Read requirements early, plan which path you're aiming for, and keep food money covered before investing in stats.

Chronicle is a first alpha. Players have reported occasional crashes, and the developer has been patching stability. Because there is no autosave yet, pressing S regularly is the simplest way to avoid losing progress.