Questions and answers

Yes. It is free to play. Gold is optional and buys extras. See the full answer

No. Open vidanabanda.com in your browser. If you like, install it as an app from the site itself. See the full answer

Yes. You can chat, make friends, date and marry other players. See the full answer

When lots of people are playing at once, people come in a few at a time so the game doesn't slow down for anyone. Don't close the game: you'll get in by yourself when it's your turn. We're adding capacity every day. See the full answer

Tap the ground to walk and tap a building to go in. Drag your finger to look around and use ＋/－ to zoom. See the full answer

📱 → Goals → "Choose your life ambition". Each ambition has milestones with rewards. See the full answer

You live in Luanda: work to earn kumbu, find a home, make friends, study and open businesses. Start with 📱 → Goals: the daily tasks show you what to do next. See the full answer

No. When you create your character, "Life's lottery" draws where you are born: in the musseque, in the centralidade or in the oil elite. Your parents are in the game: in 📱 → Profile you have "Call the family" and "Ask your parents for money", once a day. See the full answer

There is no set date. You age one year for every real week; staying fit and treating illnesses makes you live longer. When you die, you keep playing as the son or daughter in your will (📱 → Family), with the inheritance. With no children, a nephew or niece inherits. See the full answer

Open vidanabanda.com and tap "Create account": enter your email, your character's name and a password. If you already have an account, tap "Log in". See the full answer

No: it's your life in Luanda. Choose an ambition in 📱 → Goals and, when your character dies, you carry on as your heir. See the full answer

Open 📱 Jobs, pick a job you have the education and reputation for and tap Accept. Then go to the place and tap Work. See the full answer

Work at your job, do odd jobs at the buildings that have them, sell on the street, or open a business in 📱 Businesses that earns even when you're not playing. See the full answer

Open 📱 University or go to a university (ISPTEC, UAN…). More education unlocks better jobs. See the full answer

Open 📱 Businesses and choose a business. It earns every day, even when you're not playing. See the full answer

Open 📱 Bank to deposit (thieves can't steal what's in the bank) and see the interest. See the full answer

Open 📱 Transfer, type the person's name and the amount. See the full answer

Open 📱 Staff (you need a house). Wages are paid automatically every day. See the full answer

After your first day in the game, the bank lends what you are missing for your first business (up to 1,000,000 Kb). You pay back the loan + 15% from part of what the business takes: Cantina 25%, Salon and Shop 30%, Candongueiros and Nightclub 35%. You can also pay what is missing with Gold. See the full answer

When you withdraw profit from your business you pay IRT, the game's income tax, at most 30%. The money you put into the business (your capital) comes out tax-free. Before you confirm, the game shows how much reaches your wallet. See the full answer

📱 → Vacancies: on your job, tap "🚐 Go to …" and pick how to travel. When you get there, tap your workplace building → Work. See the full answer

By helping neighbours, going to church, getting promoted at work, studying at a private university, paying off debts and completing goals. Crimes and getting fired lower it. See the full answer

At the 🧱 building sites in the neighbourhoods: tap the site → "Do an odd job". It is quick work, the pay varies and it uses 15 energy. See the full answer

Only accounts that are 3 days old or more can send kumbu, up to 250,000 Kb a day (sent and received). Bought kumbu cannot be sent. See the full answer

Go to the Baixa (Mutamba) and open 📱 Bank → "Ask for a loan". The limit grows with your reputation, education, salary and the houses you own. There is a 5% fee and you have 7 days to pay it back. See the full answer

📱 → Justice: pay the court fine (200,000 Kb per conviction). Some people pay "under the table" (50,000 Kb per conviction), but if it is an anti-corruption sting, you get arrested. See the full answer

If you were born into the oil elite, you get pocket money while you're young: 📱 → Profile → "Call Dad", once a day. Anyone can "Ask your parents for money" once a day (how much depends on your family). A sugar's allowance arrives by itself every day. See the full answer

You can have fields in Huambo and Malanje: go there and tap Fields → Open. Plant (maize, beans, cassava or potatoes), water them in the dry season, harvest and sell — Luanda pays more. See the full answer

Keep your money in the 📱 Bank: thieves can't steal what's there. A dog (Feira de Viana) keeps thieves away. Never pay prize "fees" by SMS: it's a scam. See the full answer

Open 📱 Vacancies and accept another job. To just leave your current one, tap "Quit". See the full answer

📱 Businesses → tap your business → "Enter and manage". It keeps earning even when you're not there. See the full answer

📱 Profile shows your career and what's missing: enough shifts in your role and good performance (good mood, fit and low stress). When it's all done, tap "Ask for a promotion": each step up gives +25% salary. See the full answer

📱 Fields → "Storage · sell here". Luanda pays more than the countryside. See the full answer

You're paid at the end of each shift. If you work at another player's business, you're only paid if their till has money. To earn more: ask for a promotion (📱 Profile) or study for a better job. See the full answer

Open 📱 Property to see houses for sale and to rent, or tap a housing building in the street. Rent is paid automatically every day. See the full answer

Go home (🏠 Home button) and tap 🔨 Decorate. Furniture you buy stays in storage until you place it. See the full answer

Open 📱 Shop (delivered home) or go to Móveis do Mercado (Viana) (cheaper). Luxury furniture is at Casa & Design, in Talatona. See the full answer

Press 🏠 Home: if your home is in another city, the way there appears (even when tired) and, with no money, a free ride. See the full answer

Open 📱 Profile → «Change your look» and tap the item to wear it. If it still does not show, refresh the game. See the full answer

Only houses you bought: 📱 → Properties → on the house, put it up for sale or for rent to other players. A rented house isn't yours, so it can't be sold. See the full answer

They go to your warehouse: see it in 📱 → Shop → Home ("Warehouse"). To put them in your house, go inside and decorate. See the full answer

📱 → Profile → in your animals, "Collect the eggs" (2,000–4,000 Kb a day). Hens and other animals are sold at the Feira de Viana. See the full answer

Rent is paid automatically every day while you live in the house. To stop paying it, rent or buy another house in 📱 Property: you move and the old house's rent stops. See the full answer

Tap the person (in the street or in 📱 Social) → "Invite to my house". It only works with friends, family or your partner. They get the invite in 📱 Social and, if they accept, they go straight there. See the full answer

Go to the building where the person lives and tap it: "🏠 Lives here" appears with a Visit button. You can also tap the person → "Visit their house" (same neighbourhood) or ask them for an invite. See the full answer

Tap another player → Chat, Compliment, Tell a joke… or "Ask to be friends". In 📱 Social you can also search by name. See the full answer

Open 📱 Messages, or tap the person → Message. See the full answer

Tap the person → Flirt or "Ask out"; when you get on well, "Ask to date". (Only for people who confirmed they are 18+.) See the full answer

Once you are dating, tap your partner → "Propose". Whoever proposes pays the 100,000 Kb bride price (alambamento). See the full answer

Couples: tap your partner → "Have a baby". Anyone with a house can adopt in 📱 Family. See the full answer

In the street, tap "💬 Talk" at the bottom, type and press Send. Only people in your room of the neighbourhood see it. See the full answer

📱 → Social → the "Sugar 💸" section. See the full answer

There is nothing to open: the gift arrives as a notification and raises your friendship. To give one, tap the person → "🎁 Gift · 2,000 Kb". See the full answer

Married couples only: 📱 → Family → "🏠 Move to …'s house". Then you share the house, the furniture and the cars. See the full answer

Tap the person → Block. To undo it, tap them again → Unblock. See the full answer

📱 → Profile → "Invite friends": you get a personal link to share and see how many joined. See the full answer

📱 → Groups → "Found a group" (50,000 Kb). The group is set in the neighbourhood you are in. See the full answer

📱 → Family → tap your son or daughter → "Put in the will". When you die, you keep playing as that person, with the inheritance. With no children, a nephew or niece inherits. See the full answer

📱 → Family → tap your son or daughter → Play, "Homework", "Choose school" or "Give pocket money". Children grow one year for every real week. See the full answer

No. The game's Channel is only for official news. To bring people together, found a group: 📱 → Groups → "Found a group" (50,000 Kb). See the full answer

Yes. In the game you can date and marry anyone you want, as long as both people have confirmed they are 18+. The other players are real people and everyone lives the life they want. See the full answer

Tap someone → "Ask out": beach, Marginal, kizomba, cinema or dinner (whoever invites pays). At home, throw a party in 📱 → Profile → "Throw a party at home" (15,000 Kb). To go to someone's party, tap the person → Celebrate. See the full answer

Out on the street, tap the neighbourhood name at the top to see the rooms and choose "Start a private room". Your friends join you from Social with "Join". In a private room you can talk by voice when you're close to each other. See the full answer

It's the game's social network: 📱 Muxima → write something (with a photo if you like) → "Post". Others can like and comment. See the full answer

Tap a canteen, bar or restaurant and choose the food. With an empty belly you lose energy and health. See the full answer

At home, tap the bed to sleep. Away from home, press 🏠 Home → «Sleep here» (a guesthouse for 2,500 Kb, or a bus-stop bench if you have no money). See the full answer

Away from home, press 🏠 Home → «Sleep here»: a guesthouse for 2,500 Kb a night; with no money, you sleep on a bus-stop bench. See the full answer

Go to Ilha de Luanda (beach and Jet Ski) or take the boat from Ilha's pier to Mussulo. Boats don't sail in a storm. See the full answer

Tap a church (Neighbourhood Church, Cathedral…) → «Pray». It eases stress and loneliness, once every 6 hours. See the full answer

Running is free at outdoor spots like beaches and viewpoints: tap the spot → "Go running" (fitness +7). At a gym, a session costs 1,500 Kb (fitness +10 and less stress). See the full answer

At home, tap the shower or the bathtub. If you don't have one, buy it in 📱 → Shop → Home → Bathroom. Staying dirty makes you get sick more often. See the full answer

The game phone's battery is your energy. To charge it, sleep (at home, tap the bed) or eat something. See the full answer

Yes. At home, tap the stove and pick a dish: you only pay for the ingredients, cheaper than a restaurant. If you don't have a stove, buy one in 📱 → Shop → Home → Kitchen. See the full answer

It's when stress reaches 95: you can't work. To lower it, sleep well, go to the beach, the gym, church or parties. See the full answer

Go to the candongueiro stop in your neighbourhood and pick where to go. If you have a car, tap it outside your house → Travel. See the full answer

Go to the airport (in Luanda, in Maianga) and choose your destination. There are also airports in Benguela, Huambo, Lubango, Namibe, Malanje and Cabinda. See the full answer

Go to the Car Dealer in Talatona. At your house, tap the car → Travel. See the full answer

Go to Ilha de Luanda and tap the «Bay Jet Ski». Each run costs 500 Kb; each coin is worth 10 Kb and a new personal best gives 1 Gold (up to 3 a day). See the full answer

Open 📱 Radio. See the full answer

Tap a player → Rob (only in some neighbourhoods; newcomers are protected for 3 days). It is risky: you can go to jail and get a criminal record. See the full answer

Serve your sentence or pay bail at the jail's Office. See 📱 Justice. See the full answer

Go to the 🚏 stop in your neighbourhood, pick where you want to go, then how (candongueiro, taxi…). If the taxi has a queue, wait your turn or take a candongueiro. See the full answer

In the street, tap the top where it says "📍 neighbourhood · Room N", pick a room from the list and tap "Join room". To meet a friend: 📱 → Social → "Friends online now" → "Join". See the full answer

When there is an election in the province where you live or were born, a "Vote" bar appears on screen and the ballot is in 📱 Government. Only players who confirmed they are 18+ can vote. See the full answer

Your car is parked at your home's door. Tap 🏠 Home to go there, then tap the car → Travel. If your home is in another city, the car is there too. See the full answer

There are no fights. Football, yes: at a football pitch (Cazenga, Rangel, Maianga or Praia), tap the pitch → "Take penalties" (up to 5 a day), or join a neighbourhood football team. See the full answer

Open 📱 Gold to see the packs and exclusive extras. See the full answer

We work with a small number of partner brands. To talk about advertising, email ads@vidanabanda.com. See the full answer

Gold usually arrives in under a minute. Close the game and open it again. If it's still not there after 30 minutes, write to us below with your player name and the time you bought it. See the full answer

Gold buys extras: designer clothes, cars, luxury furniture and more. You can also use Gold to pay what you are missing for a house or a business (1 Gold = 100 Kb). See the full answer

No. The game's kumbu only exist in the game: they can't be withdrawn or exchanged for real money. See the full answer

In 📱 Profile → "Change your look": hair, clothes and colours. See the full answer

In 📱 Profile → Language. See the full answer

On the login screen, tap «I forgot my password» and type your email. You'll get a link to choose a new password (check your spam too). See the full answer

📱 → Profile → "Log out". To start from scratch, create a new account (at most 3 accounts per device). To delete an account for good: 📱 → Profile → "Delete my account". The account is frozen straight away and deleted within 7 days; if you change your mind, log in again before then and cancel. See the full answer

📱 → Profile → "Change name". You can do it once a week. If you log in with your username, you will log in with the new name. See the full answer

No. In the game you get one year older every real week. See the full answer

You can't change your email in the game yet. If you really need to, ask here in Help, under "Didn't find the answer?", with your in-game name and the new email. See the full answer

Open vidanabanda.com on the other phone, tap "Log in" and use the same email and password. Your character is the same on every device. If you can't find it, check you logged in with the email you created it with. See the full answer

📱 → Profile: your name, age, job, studies, reputation and bars. Further down, in "Settings", you change your name, look, language and more. See the full answer

No. Your character can already work, study and travel without an ID card. You don't have an IBAN either: your money is in your wallet and in the 📱 Bank. See the full answer

Where you were born is drawn when you create your character ("Life's lottery") and doesn't change. Where you live is where your home is: rent or buy in 📱 → Properties. You vote in the province where you were born and in the one where you live. See the full answer

Go to 📱 → Profile → "Delete my account". Your account is frozen straight away and deleted within 7 days. If you change your mind, log in again before then and you can cancel. Note: what you have in the game (money, houses, businesses, Gold) doesn't come back. See the full answer

Help with the game or your account: support@vidanabanda.com. Advertising, sponsorships, brand partnerships and music promotion: ads@vidanabanda.com. Privacy, requests about your data and deleting your account: privacy@vidanabanda.com. Write from your account's email. See the full answer