Vitals & Traits
Yooca is a life sim, so your character has short-term needs (vitals) and long-term stats (traits). Managing both is how you keep earning and unlock the best content.
Player vitals
Vitals show as bars in your HUD. Letting them deplete slows your movement, hurts your mood, and can eventually block certain activities — natural session-end pressure without hard gates.
| Vital | Passive drain | Drain while active (run/cycle/skate) | How to restore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunger | 1% / 60s | 3% / 60s | Food / cooking |
| Thirst | 2% / 60s | 6% / 60s | Drinks |
| Energy | 0.5% / 60s + activity cost | per-role cost | Food, sleep |
| Hygiene | 1% / 60s | 3% / 60s | Shower |
| Bladder | fills as you drink (≈30% of thirst quenched) | — | Use the bathroom |
| Happiness | drains during solo earn-loops | — | Socialise, eat treats, play arcade games |
Player traits
Traits are persistent stats that build up across sessions, gate content, open quests, and signal status.
| Trait | How it increases | How it decreases | Key gates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strength | Exercise (capped daily) | 4% / week without exercise | Physically demanding tasks/quests |
| Influence | Social actions — kudos, gifts, friends, multiplayer | 3% / week without login + interaction | Influence-gated quests; status metric |
| Nett Worth | Younits + YouniDollars + inventory + home value | Does not decrease | Premium opportunities; prestige |
| XP | All engagement — quests, login, play, socialising | Does not decrease | Premium homes (Penthouse and above) |
XP specifically gates premium homes and your overall progression — the more you engage across every part of the game, the more of Yooca opens up.
A note on skills
Beyond vitals and traits, each mini-game role has its own skill that levels up independently (Cycling, Cooking, Angling, Karting, Logistics, Darts) — the main driver of how much you earn. Covered fully in Roles & Skills.
Where to go next
Ways to Earn Younits
Energy = your earning cap.
Yooca Pets
Pet happiness lifts yours.
Progression & Goals
Traits gate the best content.
Wiki v2 · Based on GDD v1.2 · Last updated June 2026