Every named place in the city
Lagos Life map and locations
Lagos Life turns the city into its map. Here is every location we have found, plus the neighbourhoods players live in and how in-city advertising works.
- 30 locations
- Yaba · Mushin · Banana Island
- Airport & Refinery coming soon
A Lagos reference sheet you can walk around
The smartest thing about the Lagos Life map is that it is not generic. It is Lagos, annotated. Afrika Shrine is there. Amala Shitta is there. So are CcHub, UNILAG, the High Court, Ikoyi Golf Club and a polling unit. If you know Lagos, the map reads like a list of places you have opinions about; if you do not, the game quietly teaches you the city.
There are 30 named locations in total. Two of them — Airport and Refinery — are labelled Coming soon, which tells you the map is still growing.
Every location on the map
| Location | What it is |
|---|---|
| Afrika Shrine | Music and culture landmark on the Lagos map. |
| Amala Shitta | The food spot the game is proudest of. |
| Viewing Centre | Where Lagos watches football. |
| CcHub | Yaba tech hub — the brains of the mainland. |
| Market | The everyday-economy end of the city. |
| Freedom Park | Culture, events and open air. |
| i-Fitness | Gym and self-improvement. |
| Office | Where the working day happens. |
| Quilox | The nightlife address. |
| Canopy Walk | Lekki Conservation Centre energy. |
| The Palms | Shopping centre, Lekki. |
| The Library | Books and quiet. |
| Beach | Escape from the city. |
| General Hospital | Healthcare. |
| Mama Bisi's Salon | Salon, hair and grooming. |
| Ivory Rooftop | Rooftop spot. |
| Police Station | Law and order, Lagos-style. |
| Church | Place of worship. |
| Mosque | Place of worship. |
| Naija Radio | Broadcast and music. |
| Polling Unit | Where the city votes. The most underrated stop on the map. |
| Eko Hotels | The island’s big hotel. |
| Polanco | Lounge and social spot. |
| Boat Cruise | Lagos Lagoon from the water. |
| Ikoyi Golf Club | The high end of the map. |
| High Court | Justice in the city. |
| UNILAG | University of Lagos. |
| Eko Casino | Where fortunes turn. |
| Airport | Marked Coming soon in the game. |
| Refinery | Marked Coming soon in the game. |
Where players live
Homes in Lagos Life sit in named neighbourhoods, and the names are doing real work — they tell you which Lagos you live in.
| Neighbourhood | What it means in Lagos |
|---|---|
| Yaba | The mainland's tech and student heartland — CcHub and UNILAG territory. Busy, central, young. |
| Mushin | Dense, loud, mainline Lagos. Markets, crowds, real city texture. |
| Banana Island | The wealthy island address. The aspirational end of the map. |
Your home stores your items, so the contents of your house are a running record of your progress. Which neighbourhood you choose is as much a statement about the life you are playing as it is a practical decision. There is a full breakdown on the houses and neighbourhoods page.
The city dashboard
Across the top of the map sits the live state of the whole multiplayer city: the sitting Governor and their active policy, the sea plots, and the number of homes that exist. Because Lagos Life is multiplayer, that bar reflects what thousands of other players are doing at that moment. See the elections guide for what the Governor actually controls.
The billboards are real adverts
Something that confuses new players: many of the billboards and floating signs you pass in Lagos Life are not set dressing. They are paid placements bought by real Nigerian brands.
Lagos Life sells two kinds of in-city advertising:
- Billboard slots — in-city boards with an image and a link, bought for a period of time.
- Sea plots — large placements positioned on a grid out on Lagos Lagoon, the most visible inventory in the game.
Slots expire and free up, so the advertisers you see change over time. It is a genuinely novel medium: a Lagos-themed world, a large concurrent Nigerian audience, and ad space measured in billboards on a lagoon. If you run a business and want in, the placements are sold by the game itself. More on how the money works.
Airport and Refinery are already on the map but marked Coming soon. They are the clearest signal of where Lagos Life is heading next, and travel and industry are both very Lagos things to build.
Also on the way: other cities
Lagos is the live city. Abuja Life and Port Harcourt Life have both been reported as in development. If the pattern holds, expect the same treatment for those cities — the local landmarks, the local institutions, the local jokes.
Play Lagos Life
Lagos Life is free, runs in your browser and needs no download at all. You can play it on this site right now, or keep reading the beginner guide first.