Activities are organized into a weekly schedule (e.g., school on weekdays, specific events on Tuesdays). Many actions consume "clocks" or "time units".

Talk to Chloe outside her apartment to gain style points and move to the apartment complex.

Players must increase various attributes like Jock , Nerd , Style , and Criminal to unlock specific dialogue options and story events.

Progressing in Fake Family requires hitting specific stat thresholds and choosing the right dialogue options at the right time. Taylor (The "Sister") Tuesdays at school.

Building relationship points with the mother character usually involves completing household tasks like cleaning or cooking.