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Platform City: The Game
Free games that show what platform earners really keep
You can earn a lot on a platform and still keep very little. Fees come out first, payouts arrive late, and the bills do not wait. These free games let you feel that for a month, in a few minutes, before it happens to your real money.
Play freeFree to play. No download. Works on your phone, tablet and laptop.
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Why we built this
Platform earners are told what they earn. Almost nobody is shown what they keep.
We started with calculators, because that is where the answer lives. They are accurate. However, a number on a screen doesn’t make you feel what it is like waiting for a payout while your bills are due and fees or fines have just taken a quarter of a ride.
So we built a game. Platform City lets you live a month in the life of a Gig Worker, Freelancer, Creator, Rental Host, E-commerce Seller or Digital Product Seller, and your score is what you kept, not what you earned.
We use real platform names and simplified fees, because the lesson is how the money moves, not the maths. You also win prizes the more you advance in the game.
The game is not financial or tax advice, and it is not a forecast of what you will earn.
We look forward to you helping build the 1% level.
Look at what you keep, not what you earn.
Pick where you live and who you are
Choose your hub and your earner type, then draw a starting story.
Play a month of 20 moments
Jobs arrive as notifications. Paydays and bills land on set days.
See what you kept
Your report card counts the money you kept, not the money you earned.
Platform City: The Game
Platform City is a free browser game about how people earn through platforms around the world. You pick where you live, choose who you are, draw a starting story, then play a month of work, bills and surprises. At the end you get a report card showing what you kept.
A month in the life
A month is 20 moments. Paydays land on set days. Bills land on others. In between, jobs arrive as phone notifications and you decide whether to take them. Some jobs need you to leave the flat, so you see the character head out. Home jobs happen on the laptop. Life gets in the way too: a rainy day, a power cut, a fine, a quiet week.
You are never told the pay before you choose. That is deliberate. Experience, not a menu, is how platform earners learn which jobs are worth the energy.
Pick your earner type
Each earner type has its own flat, its own work and its own platforms, so a month as a Creator feels different from a month as a Rental Host.
Gig Worker
Rides and deliveries, fuel, long shifts, fast cash and fees on every job.
Freelancer
Projects, clients, invoices and platform fees that bite harder on small jobs.
Creator
Brand deals, views, platform cuts and income that swings from month to month.
Rental Host
Bookings, cleaning, guests and the quiet weeks in between.
E-commerce Seller
Stock, packing, marketplace fees and returns.
Digital Product Seller
Sales that cost nothing to deliver but plenty to attract.
Pick your hub
Choose one of five hubs: the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East or Asia. Each has its own home city, so money is shown in the local currency, and every fee is a percentage, so the game feels real without pretending that one exchange rate fits everyone. Each earner type uses two platforms in your hub: one global platform and one local one.
Levels
Every level is played for keeps: what you earn, you keep, and what you lose, you lose.
Starter
One income, one platform, the basics of fees and payout timing.
Juggler
Stack income streams and platforms to ride out a bad week.
Pro
More moving parts and a small safety net.
Master
A full safety net, plus the option to move to another country and earn from its platforms too.
The 1%
Locked for now. It is reserved for the players who top the board.
What you learn without noticing
Why a high-earning week can still be a poor one once fees, fuel and costs come out.
Why the gap between "earned" and "paid" matters more than most people expect.
Why more than one income stream makes a bad month survivable.
Why a safety net is a skill, not a luxury.
Why moving countries changes your platforms, your fees and your bills all at once.
Save your progress
You can play straight away without signing up. Your levels, stars and prizes are saved on the device you are using.
If you want your progress on every device, sign in with your email. There is no password. We send you a six-digit code, you type it in, and you are in. Play on your phone in the morning and your laptop in the evening and your progress follows you. We use your email only to sign you in. We do not send marketing emails to game players.
From the game to your real numbers
The game builds the instinct. Your own figures are different, and those deserve a real answer. When you are ready to look at your own income, start with the free tools.
Income Tracker
See what you actually keep, across every platform you use.
OpenTake-home pay calculator
Work out what a platform really pays you after its cut.
OpenPlatform fee calculator
See what the platforms you use charge you.
OpenYou can also see all the free tools.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. It is free to play in your browser, with nothing to download and nothing to pay. You can play without an account and sign in later if you want your progress on more than one device.
No. You can start immediately. Progress is saved on the device you are using. If you sign in with your email, your progress is saved to your account and follows you to any other device.
You enter your email and we send you a six-digit code. Type the code into the game and you are signed in. Codes work for ten minutes. If you did not ask for a code, ignore the email.
If you are signed in, nothing: sign in again and your levels, stars and prizes come back. If you are not signed in, progress is stored in your browser, so clearing site data on that device removes it.
Money kept. The game counts what you have left after fees, bills and costs, not what you earned. A smaller income with good choices can beat a bigger one that leaks.
The game uses the names of real platforms so it feels believable. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any of them. Fees in the game are simplified percentages for play and can differ from what a platform charges you today, so check the platform's own pages for your actual rates.
No. It is a game for building understanding. It does not know your circumstances and it is not a forecast of what you will earn. For advice on your own situation, speak to a qualified adviser.
You can play from any of five hubs: the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Each has its own home city, currency, platforms and fees. The earner types are Gig Worker, Freelancer, Creator, Rental Host, E-commerce Seller and Digital Product Seller.
Yes, but only at Master level. Moving adds that country's platforms to your month, along with its currency, fees and bills. It is not available at the earlier levels.
A level for players who have made it big on platforms. It is locked for now and shown as coming soon. The top players on the leaderboard will be invited to help shape it.
Yes. The game is built for phones first, and it also works on tablets and laptops.
Use the contact link on the game's report card, or the contact form. Contact form
Play a month. Then look at your real numbers.
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