InZOI Cahaya Update: What's Coming August 2025?

For those who dove into the InZOI Early Access build released in Spring 2025, you may have noted the third city teased in the game, “Kucingku“. This world was shown in the game along with Dowon and Bliss Bay, but was unavailable for players and was planned to be made available in a later update. Originally intended to be a small island town inspired by tourist spots in Indonesia and far from the bustling cities of Dowon and Bliss Bay, a recent announcement has renamed the city to “Cahaya” in preparation for an August 2025 update, appropriately deemed the “InZOI Cahaya Update”. In an upcoming “Island Getaway” DLC, players will be able to explore an island with expansive new activities, views, and culture.

With the month of August sneaking up on us, we can now expect a brand new livestream, showcasing expected features that will come in the update and the DLC planned for this month!

The InZOI Cahaya Update and What We Know

Per the livestream prior to the Early Access launch, showcasing the 2025 roadmap for added content, August 2025 is expected to include the release of the world of Kahaya, formerly Kucingku, in the Island Getaway DLC. This will also include ghosts, swimming, freelance careers, parenting updates, and much more not yet announced.

We also learned more on June 20th from a letter written by Hyungjun “Kjun” Kim, the producer and director of InZOI who often writes letters to keep players in the loop.

Kjun’s Letter: A Sneak Peek at Cahaya

Hello, Creators.

Kjun here.

We hope you’re enjoying inZOI following the June update. We’re aware that there’s still plenty of room for improvement, which is why we’re working hard to deliver a better experience for our players.

Our team is hard at work preparing the next wave of content for the August update. We’re especially excited for this update because it will be introducing a third city to the game.

On that note, we’d like to announce some changes. The third city, formerly announced as Kucingku, has now been changed to Cahaya, a resort-themed destination where players can enjoy some rest and relaxation away from the bustle of city life. The word “Cahaya” means “light”, and true to its name, the city offers a variety of vibrant and refreshing experiences across exotic islands that can’t be found in previous cities, such as farming, relaxing, boating, and exploring uninhabited islands. We’re working hard to make this update truly worth the wait.

Cahaya is a city themed around “rest”. While developing inZOI has been a source of great joy for me, there are times when I feel the urge to get away from it all. Inspired by these feelings, I wanted to create a retreat for players exhausted by the motions of everyday life to unwind in.

There is one thing that we were unable to address in this update. We’ve received a great deal of feedback from players asking for improvements to the job system, but because Cahaya was designed as a resort-themed city, features like jobs and schools didn’t quite feel like the right fit. As such, we’ve made the decision to exclude them from this city entirely. Players instead can enjoy a self-sufficient lifestyle through activities such as farming or fishing. Improvements to the job system will be coming with the next city update.

In response to player feedback, we are also making improvements to make emotional expressions seem more natural, improve the relationship system, and add depth to interactions.

We recently shared these details during a video call with our Partner Creators, who gave us a lot of valuable feedback. If you have any thoughts of your own, please don’t hesitate to share them with us. I truly enjoy hearing from the community, and I’m always paying close attention to what our players have to say. Your feedback helps shape the future of inZOI.

In addition, inZOI will be heading to Germany once again to participate in this year’s gamescom, where the August update and Cahaya Free DLC will be officially revealed. Until then, we hope you continue to enjoy a wonderful time with inZOI.

We hope this coming summer brings you nothing but joy and lasting memories. As always, thank you again for your continued support.

Thank you.

– Hyungjun ‘Kjun’ Kim, Producer & Director of InZOI

On July 28th, Krafton released a concept trailer for the InZOI Cahaya Update and for the Island Getaway DLC planned to come with that August 2025 update. The Zois featured in the trailer were seemingly worn out from their daily lives, whether they were a convenience store worker, a full-time student, salary person, or stay-at-home parent. Life had become bland and repetitive.

Showcased as a break from the daily life in Dowon and Bliss Bay, Cahaya plans to be a faraway destination for your Zois to relax, unwind, and just experience something new and refreshing.

The InZOI Cahaya Update Livestream

Per a note released by the InZOI Development team on July 23rd, we can expect an August 15th 1AM UTC livestream to showcase the reveal and expected features of the InZOI Cahaya Update and Island Getaway DLC.

inZOI@Cahaya Livestream and DLC Preview

Hello, Creators.

The inZOI@Cahaya livestream, showcasing new upcoming content for inZOI, will air on August 15 (Fri) at 1 AM (UTC) via the official inZOI YouTube and Twitch channels.

This livestream will feature never-before-seen details on the upcoming inZOI: Island Getaway DLC, as well as commentary from the inZOI Team on its direction and gameplay features.

◆ Details

　◽️ Schedule

　　- August 15, 2025 (Fri), 01:00 AM UTC

　◽️ Overview

　　- Reveals for the upcoming inZOI: Island Getaway DLC

– Special inZOI@Cahaya content featuring commentary from the inZOI Team

◆ inZOI Discord Q&A

　　- Got questions related to the upcoming DLC? Leave them in the #inzoi-ama-qna channel in the official inZOI Discord for a chance to have them answered during the stream!

Tune in to inZOI@Cahaya for a sneak peek at what’s to come!

Thank you,

– The InZOI Development Team, per Krafton’s Official Website

What Can We Expect?

While the concept trailer obviously did not include everything we can expect to see with the InZOI Cahaya Update, we got a few great glimpses in what it will likely behold. From cultural hot spots inspired by real world civilizations…

To a sailboat treading the deep blue sea, your Zois will have loads of new exploration opportunities whether they just take a short trip, stay for a long-term sabbatical, or possibly even live within the world, you can expect tons of new content to spice up gameplay that may have become somewhat monotonous.

The InZOI Cahaya Update, since the game itself is still in Early Access, is planned to be a free DLC added in the August 2025 update for all players who currently have the early access build of the game.

InZOI’s Early Access Build is currently $39.99 USD on Steam. InZOI is also coming to MacOS through a new port version on Steam, as well as the official App Store for Mac.

What are your thoughts on the upcoming world for InZOI, Cahaya, and what else we could expect to see by the end of 2025? Make sure to keep up with The Sims Community for all InZOI updates and other news about your favorite life simulation games!