Paralives, this is the real competitor of the Sims 4 to come. On the occasion of the Summer Game Fest 2025, the game announced excellent news in the community.
For more than 20 years, the Sims reigned in undisputed master for more than 20 years. In the world of life simulation, there is Maxis’ license, and then some productions that snack on mechanics here and there, but no game in its own right. That was before. Now there is Inzoi who went out in early access in a state such that the hype around it has come down and everyone has returned to The Sims 4. But the real competitor of the undisputed champion of the Life-Sim is not him. It is independent development in development for a few years, which has all the necessary charm and the feel good cozy to come and attack EA on its own land. His name: Paralivesand he finally holds a release date.
The Sims Like Paralives holds its release date
He has been eyeing many fans for a long time with his penciled artistic direction, his cozy atmosphere and his mechanics that take everything good in the Sims 4. With each gameplay video, each speech, Paralives has hit the bull’s eye. He was only missing one thing: an release date for his early access. This is now done on the occasion of the PC Gaming Show, edition Summer Game Fest 2025. The real competitor of the tenor of life simulation thus confirmed his arrival on PC from December 8, 2025. Cet early access sera Billed € 39.99 Throughout the duration of its early access, after which the independent studio plans to increase the price knowing that all updates will be free and that no paying DLC will never see the light of day.
When launching in early access, Paralives will already have enough mechanics to take care of you for a while, unlike inZoiwhich rushed to the risk of burning your wings. Here is everything there will be in this early access and everything that will happen a little after.
All the content available at the launch of paralives and what is planned
Mode Live
Available at the launch of the Early Access
- Open world
- Day and night cycle
- Work
- Career
- Personality
- Emotions
- Needs
- SKILLS
- Wishes
- Social interactions
- Development of relations
- Multiple selection of characters and possibility of doing anything in a group
- Kitchen system
- Fire houses
- Invoices
- Aging and death
- Character autonomy
- Boutiques and restaurants
- Museums and collections
- Mods to add and publish the contents of paralives
Will be available during the Early Access, later
- Calendar
- Family tree
- Dogs, cats and horses
- Cars and bikes
- Boats with the possibility of living there
- Possibility to swim
- History progression for NPCs
- Gardening and fishing
- Possibility to organize social events (weddings, parties, etc.)
- Tools to edit and create cities
- More personality traits, desires, emotions, jobs etc
Mode Construction
Available at the launch of the Early Access
- Color wheel for everything
- Flexible wall placement tools (curved and at any angle)
- Optional grid for wall placement
- Platforms on several levels
- Several floors
- Move the existing walls
- Resize objects
- Staircases and placement of roofs
- Fences
Available later
- Advanced roof tools
- Advanced staircase tools
- Possibility of placing windows and doors on curved walls
- Tools to create basements
- Pool
- More objects and furniture
Creator of Paralive characters
Available at the launch of the Early Access
- Color wheel for everything
- Slider for size
- Sliders for the face and body
- Tattoos with placement tools
- Several layers of clothing (a t-shirt below a jacket for example)
- Asymmetry (for eye colors, socks, etc.)
- Genetic system
Will be available during the Early Access, later
- Create and manage several outfits
- Create in animals in paramaker (equivalent of the case in the Sims 4)
- Edit paras genetics with advanced tools
- More clothes, hair and accessories
