The wait is almost over for Life Sim fans! The heavily anticipated Paralives is gearing up for early access, and the developers have just dropped a detailed breakdown of what we can expect both at launch and in future updates.
From ultra-flexible building tools to deep character customisation and an open world, here’s your go-to guide for everything available on day 1 of the early access release, plus all the goodies coming in free updates during the early access period.
Paralives Day 1 Release: Early Access Contents
Build Mode
Right out of the gate, players will have a huge amount of control in Build Mode.
| Coming on day 1 of early access | Coming during early access |
|---|---|
| A colour wheel for everything | Advanced roof tools |
| Flexible wall placement tools (curved and at any angle) | Advanced stairs tools |
| Optional grid for wall placement | Placing windows & doors on curved walls |
| Split-level platforms | Basement tools |
| Building multiple floors | Pools |
| Moving existing walls | More furniture & objects |
| Object resizing | |
| Stairs & roof placement | |
| Fences |
ParaMaker Character Creator
If you’re the type of gamer who can spend hours perfecting your characters, you’re going to love the ParaMaker.
| Coming on day 1 of early access | Coming during early access |
|---|---|
| Colour wheel for everything | Creating and managing multiple outfits |
| Height slider | Creating pets in the Paramaker |
| Body and face sliders | Editing the genetics of a Para with advanced tools |
| Tattoo placement tool | More clothing items, hairstyles and accessories |
| Layering and mixing of tops (undershirt with a jacket) | |
| Asymmetry (for eye color, socks and more) | |
| Genetics system |
The colour wheel in ParaCreator is something that people have been wishing for in The Sims 4 since it came out, so seeing that on this list is music to the community’s ears!
Live Mode
What would a life simulation game be without things to do? Here are all of the live mode features coming out during early access for Paralives.
| Coming on day 1 of early access | Coming during early access |
|---|---|
| Open world town | Calendar |
| Day-night cycle | Family tree |
| Work (rabbit holes) | Dogs, cats and horses |
| Career progression | Cars and bikes |
| Personality traits | Boats and houseboats |
| Emotions | Swimming |
| Wants | Story progression for NPCs |
| Skills | Gardening and fishing |
| Needs | Organising social events (parties, weddings) |
| Social interactions | Tools to edit and create towns |
| Relationship development | More personality traits, wants, emotions, jobs, etc |
| Multiselecting characters and doing anything as a group | |
| Cooking system | |
| House fires | |
| Bills | |
| Having children | |
| Aging and death | |
| Character autonomy | |
| Museum and collections | |
| Modding tools to add and edit the game’s content |
Seeing modding tools be something that is going to be included from day one is also really encouraging.
Final thoughts
Paralives is shaping up to be a dream come true for simulation fans who crave depth, creativity, and freedom.
As you can see, the game already has a considerable number of features, some of which are things we’ve been excited for ages to see, like fully customisable wall curves and placement. Even in Early Access, there’s so much to work with, and with free updates rolling out regularly, it’s clear the team are committed to giving players the tools to truly make their world their own.
Something for players to bear in mind is that the nature of early access means the game is still in development when it is released, so it’s natural to come across some bugs and glitches along the way!
Anyone who wants to learn more about Paralives progress can visit their Patreon page or have a look at their development roadmap.
We will also be bringing you more updates on Paralives as they happen, so keep an eye on our page here!
Paralives is set to release on December 8, 2025.
I am dying to know the system specs for this!
Me too!
This looks so ugly and creepy.UGHHHHHHH