# About 1in8bn

> What 1in8bn is: a free browser life simulator with 172 countries, choices, generations and keepsakes.

Canonical page: https://1in8bn.com/reference/about/
Reviewed: 2026-10-25. Language: English.

## What is 1in8bn?

1in8bn is a free, single-player browser life simulation at 1in8bn.com. A life begins in one of 172 countries. Birthplace, family circumstances, choices and chance shape the years that follow. The game combines a statistical starting point with fictional characters and events.

Play in a modern desktop or mobile browser with JavaScript enabled. No game download or account is required to start. Game and keepsake features are free.


## What can you do in the game?

- Choose a starting era, demographic weighting and lifetime pace before birth.
- Advance through education, work, relationships, family, health and financial decisions.
- Follow children and later generations as their lives develop.
- Keep birth cards, life records, pixel artwork, albums and other available exports.
- Save lives locally, transfer a backup and choose whether to publish a memorial.

## Languages and access

The game has ten language entry points: English, Korean, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese, French, Thai, Spanish and German. English is at the root URL, without /en. Some newer mechanics still use English fallback text; complete translation parity is not claimed.

This reference library is currently in English. Links back to the game offer all ten languages. Public game pages support iframe embedding; a browser may partition embedded storage separately from direct visits.


## Contact and corrections

Send product feedback, data questions or reports about shared content to contact@1in8bn.com. Include a description of the issue and the relevant public URL, without sending private save files or personal information unnecessarily.

This library documents the implementation on 1in8bn.com. Features can change, and this guide does not claim exact behavioral parity with another game.


## Reference library

- [About 1in8bn](https://1in8bn.com/reference/about/): What 1in8bn is: a free browser life simulator with 172 countries, choices, generations and keepsakes.
- [How to play 1in8bn](https://1in8bn.com/reference/how-to-play/): Start a life, choose a pace, make decisions, manage annual focus and save your progress in the free life simulator.
- [1in8bn frequently asked questions](https://1in8bn.com/reference/faq/): Answers about free play, countries, saving, languages, family, ICU, sharing, mobile support and embedding.
- [Family, adult children and later generations](https://1in8bn.com/reference/family-and-generations/): Understand family events, adult descendants, work, marriage, leaving home and migration in 1in8bn.
- [Health, illness and intensive care](https://1in8bn.com/reference/health-and-icu/): A gameplay guide to health events, treatment choices, intensive care and gentler play in 1in8bn.
- [Saving, sharing and free keepsakes](https://1in8bn.com/reference/saving-and-sharing/): Export and transfer saves, keep pixel artwork and life stories, and understand public memorials and iframe storage.
- [Data sources and simulation method](https://1in8bn.com/reference/data-and-method/): Dataset provenance, weighting, units, snapshot dates and limits of the 172-country life simulation.
- [Privacy and storage](https://1in8bn.com/reference/privacy/): How local saves, optional public memorials, cookieless analytics and anonymous player presence work.
- [Use of 1in8bn](https://1in8bn.com/reference/terms/): Age guidance, fictional simulation limits, community conduct, backups, embedding and third-party attribution.

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