The gameplay in Like Life follows a plot line which offers pre-determined scenarios with courses of interaction, and focuses on the appeal of the five female main characters.

The story revolves around Kazuma Kōsaka who is living a normal life in his aunt's home while he attends high school.

One day, objects all over town start turning into girls, and his mobile phone is no exception; after the transformation, Kazuma names her Himeko Kōsaka.

An adult fandisc for Hyoko, one of the supporting characters, was released at Comiket 67 on December 29, 2004 called Like Life Hyokoban, playable on Windows as a CD.

Like Life's story revolves around Kazuma Kōsaka who had to move into his aunt's house due to his parents always being too busy.

[1] A version for the PlayStation 2, retaining its adult rating, called Like Like an hour, was developed by GN Software and released in Japan on April 28, 2005 in limited and regular editions.

[6] A version playable on the PlayStation Portable called Like Life Every Hour was released by GN Software on October 1, 2009 with a CERO rating of C (ages 15 and older).

There have been four character light novels based on the game written by Japanese author Jōji Kamio, with illustrations by Hirokō Buda and Araiguma, published by Softgarage.

[9] Like Life was the second-most widely sold game in May 2004 in Japan on Getchu.com, a major redistributor of visual novel and domestic anime products.