Paralives
Paralives is a sandbox life simulation game set in a vibrant open-world town with Townies to meet and places to explore. You create Parafolks, build their homes, and shape their stories through daily choices, relationships, and long-term life paths.
- Open-world life sim with a town to explore and customize (as described).
- Create Parafolks and guide careers, relationships, and family life.
- Sandbox structure where you write your own story outcomes.
Building tools and character creation
The game focuses on flexible home building and detailed customization. Construction is grid-less, and the object catalog supports resizing, recoloring, and free placement for more natural interiors.
- Grid-less building with curved walls and split-level floors (as described).
- Furniture and decor tools: resize, recolor, stack, and place items freely (as described).
- Paramaker character creator with adjustable height, facial/body features, outfits, and personalities (as described).
Gameplay systems and life progression
Core systems cover jobs, needs, emotions, relationships, and group control. You can progress through adulthood, raise families, and manage multiple Parafolks at once.
- Explore a town with shops, parks, restaurants, and museums (as described).
- Jobs with flexible career progression paths (as described).
- Personality traits, skills, wants, needs, and emotions (as described).
- Relationships: make friends, find love, or create rivals.
- Multiselect Parafolks and control actions as a group (as described).
Mods and community content
Paralives includes modding support designed for adding or editing content. Community creations can be shared and discovered through Steam Workshop.
- In-game modding interface for editing or adding content (as described).
- Community-made mods, houses, and Parafolks via Steam Workshop (as described).
Early Access content roadmap
More features and content are planned during Early Access and after through free updates. Listed additions include systems for seasons, pets, vehicles, and expanded world tools.
- Planned additions include weather and seasons, pets (dogs/cats/horses), and vehicles (cars/bikes/boats) (as described).
- Planned additions include pools and swimming, a calendar and social events, and NPC story progression (as described).
- Planned additions include a family tree, gardening and fishing, and tools to edit and create towns (as described).
- More traits, wants, emotions, jobs, and additional content planned over time (as described).
Unleash your creativity and build anything you imagine.
Forge deep connections with your neighbors.
Build your dream life in Paralives.