No Time to Relax
Competitive life sim about work, education, and sabotaging friends
Porcelain Fortress · Released Aug 21, 2019
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 92% of 2,919
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 100% of 28 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 22
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 6 months ago
- Mar 5, 2026
What is No Time to Relax?
A 2D, board-game-style life sim about outdoing others at adult life. In matches against other players or a computer opponent, you work, study, manage your sanity and finances, and use hexes against rivals. You can play solo, locally, or online, and peaceful mode removes hexes.
For you if...
- +you enjoy competing with friends over everyday life choices
- +you like balancing work, education, and finances
- +you want to play solo against a computer opponent
Not for you if...
- −you prefer open-ended life simulation over competitive matches
- −you dislike juggling work, education, and sanity
What players say
92% of 2,919 reviews are positive · 100% of 28 in the last 30 days
Players praise the strategy of balancing adult responsibilities, especially with friends. Their most common complaint is online disconnections; they say they cannot rejoin a match or save their progress. Some also find matches too long.
Screenshots and trailer
No Time to Relax system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 8
- Processor
- 1.5GHZ +
- Graphics
- 512 MB VRAM Intel HD 4000 / GeForce 200 Series / Radeon HD 4000 Series
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Dual Core 2.3 GHZ
- Graphics
- 1024 MB VRAM
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 67
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
- Single-player
- Multiplayer
- PvP
- Online PvP
- Split-screen PvP
- Split-screen
- Cross-platform multiplayer
- Remote Play Together
Languages
Text only: English, German, French, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Spanish - Latin America, Icelandic, Thai.
Tags
- Multiplayer
- Board Game
- 4 Player Local
- Funny
- Casual
- Simulation
- Local Multiplayer
- Strategy
- Indie
- Singleplayer
- Controller
- 2D
- Cute
- Relaxing
- Time Management
- Strategy RPG
Recent updates
- Mar 5, 2026 · Spring Cleaning Update version 1.4.0
- Jan 27, 2026 · Version 1.3.1 - The Online Regions Update
- Jun 20, 2025 · 1.3.0 - Hotfix 1
- Nov 22, 2024 · Patch 1.3 – The Ultimate Update
- Mar 31, 2021 · Bugfixes for goodness! Version 1.2.1
1 DLC available.
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