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Life With Mike


THE LIFE OF MIKE — Full Game Description


Genre & Overview

A gritty life simulation / open-world sandbox game built entirely in HTML5 Canvas with JavaScript. You play as Mike, navigating an urban environment where you must balance survival, employment, crime, and vice in a procedurally-rendered city inspired by classic adventure games like Sam & Max, Indiana Jones, and Police Quest.


Core Gameplay Loop


Survive in the city by:

Working legitimate jobs for steady income


Robbing stores for quick cash (with police heat)


Buying & selling weed on the street for profit


Gambling at the casino (slots, blackjack, roulette, video poker, scratch tickets)


Managing stats: Hunger, Energy, Health, Buzz (high), Drunk


Paying rent every 7 days or accumulating debt with wage garnishment


Upgrading your apartment from slums to luxury penthouse


Game World & Locations

Street View


Side-scrolling world (3200px wide, camera follows Mike)


Dynamic day/night cycle based on in-game hour (8 AM–midnight)


Procedural weather/sky with stars, moon, sun, and atmospheric effects


Photo-realistic buildings with gradient facades, neon signs, and ambient occlusion


Buildings You Can Enter:


🏚️ Sunset Arms Apartments — Your starter home ($350/month rent)


🏙️ The Pinnacle — Luxury penthouse ($1,500/month, requires $3,000 deposit)


📋 Employment Office — Apply for jobs (9 available)


🍔 MC Damn Burger — Fast food joint (work $12/hr, buy burgers/fries)


🌮 Taco Beans — Mexican food (work $11/hr, buy tacos/burritos)


🍾 Liquid Dreams — Liquor store (work $11/hr, buy beer/wine/whiskey/vodka)


🌿 Green Bliss Dispensary — Weed shop (work $13/hr, buy bags/oz/pipes/bongs)


🔫 Iron Eagle Firearms — Gun store (work $13/hr, buy pistol/shotgun/knife/mask)


📺 Tech World — Electronics (work $12/hr, buy TV/fridge/microwave/stove)


🛒 Quick Mart — Convenience store (work $10/hr, groceries/snacks/lottery tickets)


🎰 Casino Royale — Gambling hub (5 games)


🏦 First City Bank — Savings, loans, stock trading


🏢 City Housing Office — Upgrade apartment lease


Stats & Survival

Primary Stats:


💵 Cash — Main currency


🍔 Hunger — Drains slowly; eating food restores it. 0 hunger = health drops it. 

0 hunger = health drops


⚡ Energy — Needed to work shifts. Sleep restores fully


❤️ Health — 0 health = game over


🌿 Buzz — How high you are (from weed). Decays over time


🍺 Drunk — Alcohol level. Makes Mike stagger. Decays slowly


🏠 Rent — Due every 7 days (auto-deducted when sleeping)


⭐ Wanted Level — Rises from robberies. Cops chase you. Hide at home to clear


Time & Progression:

Day counter — Advances when you sleep


Hour of day — 0-23 format, advances with work shifts


Rent cycle — Every 7 days rent is due. Miss it = debt + wage garnishment


Jobs System

Available Jobs:


MC Damn Burger: $12/hr


Taco Beans: $11/hr


Quick Mart: $10/hr


Liquid Dreams: $11/hr


Green Bliss: $13/hr


Iron Eagle Guns: $13/hr


Tech World: $12/hr


How Work Works:

Apply at Employment Office


Go inside the store you're employed at


Click "WORK" to do a 4-hour shift


Costs: -25 Energy, -18 Hunger


Earn: Wage × 4 hours


Wage Garnishment: If you owe back-rent, your entire paycheck goes to debt until cleared

Crime & Robbery


How to Rob:

Buy a weapon (knife/pistol/shotgun) and ski mask from Iron Eagle


Enter any store


Click the ROB button (gun icon)


Steal cash (varies by store):

Burger: $80–300


Liquor: $100–400


Weed Shop: $150–500


Gun Store: $200–800


Electronics: $300–1,200


Casino: $500–3,000


Consequences:

Enter any store


Click the ROB button (gun icon)


Steal cash (varies by store):


Burger: $80–300


Liquor: $100–400


Weed Shop: $150–500


Gun Store: $200–800


Electronics: $300–1,200


Casino: $500–3,000


Consequences:


Wanted Level increases (⭐ stars)


50% chance a cop spawns and chases you


Getting caught = lose half your cash + Wanted Level drops by 1


Escape home = all cops disappear, Wanted Level cleared


Weed Hustle (Buy Low, Sell High)


Buy:

Green Bliss Dispensary:


Weed Bag: $15


Weed Oz: $60


Sell to Street NPCs:


Pete the Bum, Street Thug, Dealer Bob


Weed Bag: Sells for $25 (+$10 profit)


Weed Oz: Sells for $120 (+$60 profit)


Casino Games


1. Mega Fortune Slots (5-reel)


Match symbols for payouts


Progressive jackpot grows over time


Bet $1–$500 per spin


~94% RTP


2. Blackjack


Standard 21, dealer stands on soft 17


Hit, Stand, Double Down


Blackjack pays 3:2


3. Roulette (European wheel)


Bet on numbers, red/black, odd/even, columns, dozens


Straight up pays ×36


4. Video Poker (Jacks or Better)


5-card draw, hold/redraw mechanics


Royal Flush pays 800:1


5. Scratch Tickets


Buy for $5 (Quick Mart or Casino)


Scratch to reveal prizes up to $1,000


Banking System


Savings:

Deposit cash in $100 increments


Earns 2% interest per sleep


Withdraw:


$20 at a time or full balance


Loans:


Borrow $500 / $1,000 / $2,500 / $5,000


10% interest per week


One loan at a time


Stock Market:


Buy/sell shares in 5 companies:

Tech Corp, Oil & Gas, Gold Reserves, City Realty, Crypto Coin


Prices fluctuate every 8 seconds in real-time


Buy low, sell high for profit


Inventory & Items

Food:


Burger, Taco, Burrito, Fries, Bread, Chips, Canned Beans


Groceries (1-week / 4-week) — bulk packs with best value


Drinks:


Soda, Coffee (energy boost)


Alcohol:


Beer (+15 drunk), Wine (+20), Whiskey (+35), Vodka (+45)


Weed:


Weed Bag (+40 buzz), Weed Oz (+200 buzz)


Paraphernalia:


Pipe (+10 bonus), Bong (+25 bonus), Papers (+5 bonus)


Weapons:


Knife ($49, 20 damage), Pistol ($299, 50 damage), Shotgun ($499, 80 damage)


Gear:


Ski Mask ($25), Duffel Bag ($30)


Appliances:


TV (restores energy), Fridge (extends groceries), Microwave, Stove


NPCs & Street Life


NPCs You Can Meet:


Dealer Bob — Buy weed


Officer Jones — Cop (avoid)


Pete the Bum — Give $1 or sell weed


Lady Kim — Pedestrian


Street Thug — Buys weed for $25/bag


Barfly Ray — Buys beer for $3


NPC Behavior:


Wander randomly


Face Mike when nearby


Engage in dialogue


Buy/sell items


Audio & Music


Procedural Soundtrack:


16-bar funk/city-pop loop generated live via Web Audio API


A-section: Cmaj7 → Am7 → Fmaj7 → G7 (8 bars)


B-section: Dm7 → G7 → Em7 → Am7 (8 bars, brighter melody + snare)


Toggle with 🎵 MUSIC button (top-right HUD)


Sound Effects:


Footsteps, coin pickup, door open, gunshot, alarm, slot spin, level up


Graphics & Rendering


Art Style:

Photo-realistic procedural rendering via Canvas2D


Multi-layer gradients, bezier curves, specular highlights, ambient occlusion


No image files — everything drawn with code


Visual Features:

Dynamic sky (stars, moon, sun, god rays, smog)

Brick/concrete textures


Glass reflections on windows


Neon signs with glow


Cityscape silhouette


Day/night cycle


Controls

CLICK — Move Mike / Enter buildings / Talk to NPCs


I — Open/close inventory


ESC — Exit building / Close menus


D — Toggle debug overlay


🎵 MUSIC button — Toggle soundtrack


Win/Lose Conditions


No explicit win state — sandbox survival


Lose condition: Health drops to 0 (from starvation, missed rent, or police busts)


Credits

Design & Programming: happystoner5420 Games


Engine: HTML5 Canvas + Pure JavaScript (no frameworks)


Inspired by: Sam & Max, Indiana Jones, Police Quest


© 2025 happystoner5420 Games


This is a deep, systems-driven life sim with emergent gameplay. You can play as a law-abiding worker, a weed-slinging hustler, a casino shark, or a violent criminal — all choices have consequences in this gritty urban sandbox.

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