Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator

Open-world taxi simulation combining city driving and business management

Simteract · Published by Nacon · Released Mar 7, 2024

Reviews: Mixed; 62% of 5,751
Recent reviews: Mixed; 64% of 85 in 30 days
Playing now: 111; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 1 year ago; Sep 18, 2025

What is Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator?

A first-person, single-player driving simulation set in an open-world recreation of Barcelona. Starting with one car, you transport passengers, follow traffic laws, handle requests and changing road conditions, then spend earnings on vehicles, upgrades, and employees for your taxi business.

For you if...

+you enjoy relaxed, rule-focused driving in an open city
+you want passenger fares alongside light business management
+you prefer solo exploration and gradual vehicle unlocks

Not for you if...

−you need fast-paced action rather than routine fares
−you want multiplayer taxi work
−you dislike traffic rules and careful route planning

What players say

62% of 5,751 reviews are positive · 64% of 85 in the last 30 days

Players praise driving around Barcelona, especially with a steering wheel, along with the city visuals and open-world freedom. The dominant complaint is faulty traffic and pedestrian AI: cars stop at green lights or block roads, while pedestrians step into traffic and trigger penalties. Players also report persistent bugs and say the fares can become repetitive.

Screenshots and trailer

Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5-7600 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760, 4 GB or AMD Radeon RX 560, 4 GB
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 6 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: Low 720p @ 30 FPS

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 40
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default configuration is not performant
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Catalan.