 "Beach Life" was developed by Deep Red Games, a studio which had developed the critically well-received "Monopoly Tycoon" soon before the release of "Beach Life".After attending a press presentation on the game, "PC Gamer"'s editor-in-chief Rob Smith was impressed with "Beach Life" isometric graphics and compared them to "".The game was initially slated for a spring 2002 release but was not released until September 2002.