Sandbox Life Sim "Paralives" Early Access Release Set for December 9. Watch Life in a Town Evoking the Coast of Southern Europe.
Note: the original Japanese article can be found at:
https://www.4gamer.net/games/508/G050889/20251107036/
Writer: Katsutani Umi | 2025/11/07 06:32 (UTC)
Paralives Studio has announced that the early access version of its upcoming life simulation game, “Paralives,” will begin distribution on December 8, 2025 (December 9, Japan time).
“Paralives” is a sandbox-style game inspired by The Sims, allowing players to create their own avatar character, design homes, and observe or interact with the lives of characters living within them.
The early access version will feature a map set in a small town evoking southern European seaside regions. Players can expect the release of “Paralives Maker,” a customization tool enabling detailed adjustments to characters’ skin tone, hairstyle, body type, and more—these characters are known as Paraforks. Each character will also have unique abilities, needs, and emotional fluctuations.
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The duration of the early access period has not yet been disclosed. After launch, additional features such as weather changes, pets, automobiles, bicycles, social events like parties with neighbors and friends, gardening elements, and more complex personality systems will be introduced via mods.
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“Paralives” is a project nurtured by independent developer Alex Massé, with development ongoing for six years. Massé previously released a mod that lets players customize the goose protagonist from “Untitled Goose Game,” and this technical expertise has been applied to “Paralives.” The game appears poised to become a new rising star in the revitalized life simulation genre.