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City Life: Online
Serious Roleplay — streets, jobs, and stories that stick with you after you log off.
Community & updates on Discord
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Play on s&box
City Life: Online runs on Facepunch's s&box platform. Install from Steam, then use the hub for updates, docs, and community tools.
Steam
Get s&box on Steam to install the client, join multiplayer sessions, and receive updates through your library.
View on Steam (opens in a new tab)Steam app ID 590830 — official s&box store page.
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What you will find
City Life: Online is built around long-form city roleplay—work, money, spaces, and people who remember what happened last week.
Jobs
Clock in for shifts, climb the ladder, and let your work define how you move through the city—not just your loadout.
Economy
Earn, spend, and invest in a loop where what players buy, sell, and risk actually nudges the rhythm of the streets.
Serious RP
Grounded scenes, clear expectations, and consequences that stick so sessions feel like a living city—not a deathmatch lobby.
Vehicles
Cars and commutes matter for jobs, hangouts, and the occasional pursuit when the story calls for rubber on the asphalt.
City spaces
Shops, offices, alleys, and plazas are laid out for encounters and routines, not just as scenery between firefights.
Community
Discord, events, and regulars keep the world warm between playtests so newcomers always have a door to knock on.
How to join
Get into the city in a few steps. Exact server listings can change — Discord is the source of truth for IP, rules, and playtests.
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Install s&box
Grab s&box from Facepunch on Steam. Make sure you can launch the editor or game client and join multiplayer sessions.
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Find City Life: Online
Use the in-game server browser or follow a direct join link when the team posts one. Bookmark the session once you are in.
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Read the guide
Skim jobs, city flow, and community expectations before your first serious session — it saves everyone time.
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Hop in Discord
Introduce yourself, grab roles, and ask questions. Staff and regulars can point you to events and voice nights.
Player guide
Rules, roleplay expectations, and how the city works — swap the link in one place when your guide goes live.
New player? Start here
Open the player guideScreenshots & media
A peek at the city — real captures will land here as playtests roll out.
Screenshot coming soon
Gameplay Screenshot coming soon
City scenes Screenshot coming soon
Community
From the city
Short moments players remember — atmosphere, pace, and the people you meet between objectives.
Illustrative quotes; player handles are fictional and not tied to real accounts.
First night I got lost on the tram loop and three strangers walked me to the depot. Felt like a real city.
Player handle: @Metro_Morgan Shifts feel paced, not grindy — you clock in, RP the work, and still have time for side stories.
Player handle: @Ledger_Lena Voice nights are chaos in the best way. We debrief in Discord after like it was a season finale.
Player handle: @Vox_Null
FAQ
Quick answers about CLO, s&box, and how the community runs — details may change; Discord stays authoritative for live server info.
City Life: Online is a community serious City RP project for s&box—jobs, districts, and long-form stories with clear expectations instead of default sandbox chaos. It is not an official Facepunch product; it is player-led content on the platform.
Yes. CLO runs on s&box (Steam). Install or update the game, then connect through the in-game browser or a join link the team posts on Discord when a session is live.
Install s&box, follow this site’s “How to join,” read the player guide, then connect using the server listing or join link announced on Discord when play is scheduled. Introduce yourself there if you need first-day help from staff.
It means staying in-character, letting consequences stick, and aiming for believable scenes. Rules and tone are in the player guide and Discord—read them before treating the city like a deathmatch lobby.
On Discord: rules changes, whitelisting if it is enabled, playtests, patch notes, and schedules. This site is for discovery; the community hub for live policy and timing is Discord.
No. CLO is an independent community project for s&box. Facepunch, Steam, Valve, and s&box are separate entities; trademarks belong to their owners, and this project is not endorsed by them.
Usually yes, subject to server rules and other players’ comfort. Check Discord and the player guide for media policy, tagging, voice etiquette, and anything staff asks you to blur or delay for privacy or spoilers.
Team & credits
The people shaping City Life: Online. Names and faces will land here as roles are finalized — for now this is a transparent placeholder grid.
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Project lead
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Technical direction
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Creative direction
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Community & events
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Level design
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Lore & narrative
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News & updates
Highlights from recent builds and community beats — follow Discord for day-to-day server status and patch drops.
Downtown playtest weekend
We ran focused traffic and storefront RP on the new grid block. Thanks to everyone who filed clips — polish for props and pedestrian flow is landing this week.
Player guide refresh
Jobs, fines, and EMS handoff got clearer screenshots and wording. If something still reads vague, ping us in #feedback — we ship doc tweaks alongside builds.
Discord hits 2k members
Milestone shout-out to the community moderators and lore writers keeping nights organized. Watch #announcements for the next voice Q&A with the core team.
Lighting pass on the harbor
Night shifts at the docks should feel less flat: revised fog, crane safety zones, and a softer moon wash for waterfront scenes. Performance budget stayed neutral.
Discord
Patch notes, server status, character help, and the social pulse of the city — all on Discord.