Official InZOI Update: Patch Notes (March 26th, 2026)

※ The Mac App Store version of inZOI has been updated. (03/26)

◆ Update Information

◽️  Patch Date: March 26, 2026

◽️ Build Version:

• Windows PC Steam: 20260325.11297.W
• Mac Steam: 20260325.11293.M
• Mac App Store：5.4.43 (0.257) / 20260325.11294.M

It’s been one year since we released inZOI in Early Access.

Since then, we’ve achieved a great deal, but what we’re most proud of is staying true to the goal we set from the beginning: communicating closely with our players to develop the game together.

Even with this one-year anniversary update, rather than introducing many new features, our focus remains on making the game better, delivering more improvements than ever as we celebrate a humbling milestone for inZOI.

We sincerely thank you for a wonderful year of collaboration, and we look forward to many more as we continue this journey together.

■ Gameplay

Business

• Flower shops have been added to the game.
  • Six new farmable flowers have been added.
  • Zois can now craft bouquets and flower baskets.
  • High Gardening skill levels can now cause flowers to gain special effects.
  • Existing flower shops can now be acquired as businesses.

• Movie theaters have been added to the game.
  • Movie theaters will screen films of the following genres.
    • Horror
    • Comedy
    • Teen Romance
    • Documentary
  • Zois can now use popcorn machines to make and eat popcorn.
  • Zois can now run movie theaters by installing a movie screen and popcorn machine on business properties.
• Placing a tip jar on business properties will allow Zois to earn tips based on customer satisfaction levels.
• New massage and yoga-related business interactions have been added.
• New urges related to business promotion activities have been added.
• Tooltips for missions have been added.
• The amount of payment received from giving lectures has been adjusted.
• Information on customer satisfaction has been added to the game.
• Business activities will now appear at the top of the list of selectable actions.
• Item sales can now be canceled.
• Vendors will now react when customers buy items.

Minimaps

• A new minimap feature has been added.
  • Player Zois, family members, and property icons will appear on the minimap.
    • Filters can be used to select which types of property should appear on the minimap.
  • The minimap can be placed anywhere on the screen.
  • The minimap can be disabled by going to [Game Options] → [Screen].

Driving

• Zois can now drive vehicles located throughout the city.
• Family-exclusive parking spaces have been added to certain residential properties.
  • Newly purchased vehicles will be placed in any family-exclusive parking spaces owned by the Zoi.
• Public parking lots have been added.
• Zois can now ride bicycles as vehicles.
• Vehicles will now slow down automatically if a collision is imminent.
• Improvements have been made to interactions caused by collisions between vehicles and objects.
  • Damaged objects will not be restored if a Zoi is standing on top of them.

Crime

• Zois now have a chance to be arrested for stealing vehicles belonging to other Zois.
• Stealing crops belonging to other Zois now counts as theft.
• Zois scheduled to go on trial can no longer go to other cities.
• The rewards and success rate of the “Extort” interaction have been adjusted.
• The chances of getting arrested for misdemeanors have been reduced.

Smartphone

• Zois can now call or receive calls from other Zois.
• Phone numbers can only be acquired from Zois by asking for their number.
• Phone numbers can be blocked or deleted using the Contacts app.
  • Deleted numbers can be reacquired by asking Zois for their numbers again.
  • Zois whose numbers have been blocked can ask to be unblocked.

Calendar

• A new 28-day month calendar system has been added. Calendars will display various key dates, including holidays, birthdays, and due dates for pregnant Zois.

• Festivals will be held in celebration of each season’s holidays.
  • Spring Festival (Spring)
  • Halloween Festival (Fall)
  • Winter & Year-End Festival (Winter)

• Zois will advance to the next stage of their lives on their birthdays after performing one of the following actions.
  • Blowing out candles during a birthday party social event
  • Spending a birthday alone without blowing out any candles

Multitasking

• Zois can now start multitasking if any nearby interactions catch their interest.
• Zois can eat certain food items while walking.
• Zois can engage in conversations while holding food.
• Interaction icons have been changed to appear more distinct from each other.

Baby Zois  

• Baby Zois have had their needs adjusted.
• Baby Zois can now be customized in the Edit Appearance menu.
• Newborn Zois are born without teeth and will gain teeth as they grow.
• A new interaction that allows Zois to quickly clean up after baby Zois has been added.

Status Updates

• A new Status Updates menu that displays events and updates that occur in a Zoi’s life has been added.
• Notifications will appear when any updates occur.

Improvements

• VIP lounges have been added to the following properties.
  • Sky Lounge (Dowon)
  • Elegance Hotel & Nightclub (Bliss Bay)
  • Beach Club (Cahaya)
• Zoi Cards have had their layout changed into a tab structure, making it easier to browse between different categories.
• A search function has been added to the load menu, making it easier to locate specific save files.
• Hiding UI elements with the [U] key will remove lock icons and outlines for doors as well.
• Multiple items can now be selected and sold from the bag at once.

■ Simulation

Conversations

• Outcomes for a conversation will now vary based on a Zoi’s traits and characteristics.
  • Relationship types will also influence a conversation’s outcome.
• Traits, characteristics, and emotions can now trigger special interactions that previously required high relationship scores to perform.
• Starting a conversation will now interrupt any ongoing small talk.
• Zois can now have conversations outside of properties.
  • This does not apply to certain areas (e.g., roads)
• Zois who are standing up can now approach Zois who are sitting down and start conversations with them.
• NPCs will no longer interrupt any ongoing conversations.
• Small talk will no longer interrupt any ongoing interactions.

Interactions

• Traits and characteristics will now determine which autonomy interactions are performed by Zois.
  • A speech box detailing the cause of the interaction will appear when these interactions are performed.
• Every 30 minutes after starting up the game, interactions will be interrupted if any need falls below 30%.
• After showering or bathing at home, Zois will now change into a gown before changing back into their previous outfits.
• Interactions initiated by the player will automatically interrupt any ongoing interactions.
• Cooldowns for interactions will now start after interactions end.
• Zois will now automatically use cleaning tools that best fit their current environment.
• Zois can now take medicine without having to sit in a chair.
• Gifts can now be displayed in houses.
• Clicking on a Zoi will cause them to stay idle for longer.

Group Interactions

• Group interactions will now take less time to find participants. Zois who are far away or unable to participate will not be included in the interaction.
• Zois who are watching TV will now react when other Zois turn off the TV or change the channel.
• Zois can now increase their relationship scores through group interactions.
• The “Enjoy Lower-Body Soak Together” and “Have a Pillow Fight” group interactions have been added.
• Zois can now perform the “Snuggle and Talk” interaction while lying down on a picnic mat together.
• Zois can now ask for feedback from adolescent or teenager Zois.
• The following group interactions have been added.
  • 12 Fitness-related activities
  • 6 Instrument-related activities
  • 4 Critical Thinking-related activities
  • Build a Snowman Together

Social Events

• Birthday parties have been added as social events.
• Participants of social events will now be granted door permissions.
• Zois can use party interactions to call other participants over.
• The “Give Kiss Performance” interaction has been added as a scripted action for weddings.
• The “Dance on the Table” interaction can now be performed on shorter rectangular tables.
• Late responses to social event invites will cause the event to be canceled.

Romance

• Zois can ask their spouses out on dates.
• Zois can gain special buffs and relationship log entries based on their characteristics.
• Teenager Zois can now date other Zois in similar age groups more easily.
• The success rate of the “Set the Mood” interaction will now be influenced by relationship scores.
• The “Kiss Passionately” interaction has been added.
• New romance interactions have been added.

Food

• Zois can now consume held food.
  • Empty plates from finished meals will be placed on tables.
• A new teatime feature has been added.
• Certain food items can now only be eaten when placed on a table.
• Zois can start baking by interacting with fridges.
• Animations for eating baked items have been improved.

Urges

• New urges have been added for newborn, toddler, and children Zois, presenting new situations for parenting.
• New urges that lead to parent-child conflicts have been added.

Memories

• A new Memories system that allows additional interactions to be unlocked from positive or negative interactions has been added.
• A new Milestones system that records important moments in a Zoi’s life.

Animations

• An animation has been added for when a Zoi uses a smartphone while lying down on a sofa.
• Animations have been added for the following situations.
  • Writing, using the bathroom, bathing, or showering while feeling Melancholy, Miserable, Angry, or Enraged
  • Using a smartphone while sitting on a toilet
• The following interactions have been added for baby Zois.
  • Interactions between babies and parents
  • Interactions between babies and objects
  • Interactions between babies and bathtubs

Improvements

• The following ambitions have been added.
  • Coffee Master
  • Baking Master
  • Drink Mixing Master
• Family members will now die less frequently from low needs.
• When all members of a family go to sleep, all lights in their property will automatically be turned off.
  • All lights will automatically be turned back on when a family member wakes up.
• Crafting can now be performed using regular desks and tables.

■ Create a Zoi

Improvements

• Body shapes have been adjusted to appear more realistic.
• Zoi presets will now exclusively change selected features when applied.
• The randomizer can now be set to only change select features.
• Wedding dresses can now have their colors changed.
• Long hairstyles will no longer clip through hoodies.
• The design for default underwear worn by adult Zois has been changed.

New Items

• Baby Outfits: 6 items
• Adult Underwear: 3 items
• Bottoms: 1 item

■ Building

Standardized Property Sizes

• Property sizes have been standardized into seven different formats.
• Players will be notified of any properties that need to be updated upon resuming gameplay.
  • Updates may be optional for certain custom properties.
    • Buildings that need to fit a size format must be updated.
    • While updated properties will be reverted back to their default configurations, any custom buildings on the property will be saved automatically as property presets.
  • Certain properties have been reduced in size and may fail to load certain downloaded presets properly. Please check this announcement for more details.
  • Changes in a property’s price due to these updates will affect funds.
    • These changes will not cause funds to fall below 1,000 Mew.
  • Property updates can be applied manually by going to [Options] → [Gameplay] → [Refresh Property Manually].

Improvements

• More properties can now be edited in Build Mode.
• Water levels of swimming pools can now be adjusted.
• Guidelines on placing fences and roofing have been added.
• TVs can now be placed on more furniture.
• Rugs with adjustable sizes have been added.
• Snap-to-grid features have been improved.
• Shorter tables have had their heights increased from 35 cm to 45 cm.

New Items

• Holiday Landmarks: 3 items
• Festival Booths: 3 items
• Lobbies: 4 items
  • Dowon Fire Station
  • Dowon Villa
  • Gaya Apartments, Buildings 102 and 105
• Apartment Presets (Bliss Bay): 1 item
• Textured Tiles: 22 items
• Traditional Objects: 8 items
• Floor Bedding: 2 items
• Modular Roofing: 3 items
• Hanok Walls (High): 1 item
• Partition Fences: 1 item

■ Controls

Custom Keymapping

• A custom keymapping feature has been added.
  • To access this feature, go to [Game Menu] by pressing [Esc].

Camera

• Camera view angles in top view have been expanded.
• Limits on zoom values in top view and shoulder view have been adjusted.
• Shoulder view now functions better in indoor environments.

■ Cheats

• UnlockSiteArea: Allows locked areas to be edited in Build Mode.
• ToggleModinsight: Allows a selected mod’s properties to be viewed and extracted.

■ Canvas

• A “Size” search filter for properties has been added.

■ Mods

• ModKit now supports mods for animations, accessories, and faces.
• Newly downloaded mods can be applied without having to restart the game.
• Search and filter functions have been added to the ModKit project manager.
  • Multiple selected mods can now be packaged at once.

■ System

• The following improvements have been made to certain graphics presets.
  • Applied VSM to buildings (Very Low)
  • Applied blob shadows to Zois (Very Low)
  • Applied fake shadows to furniture (All)
  • Improved SSAO (Very Low)
  • Improved Zoi materials (Very Low)
  • Improved nighttime indoor lighting (All)
  • Applied SSGI as a default setting (Very Low, Low, Medium)
    • Lobby only (Very Low)
    • All instances (Low, Medium)
  • Fixed an issue that caused indoor environments to appear yellowish in tone (High, Ultra)
  • Added shadows to city maps (High, Ultra)
• The following memory optimization features have been implemented.
  • PSO partitioning
  • Memory preallocation
  • Other optimization fixes

Bug Fixes

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue where interactions with babies were not possible in certain save files
• Fixed an issue where childcare interactions behaved abnormally when performed consecutively
• Fixed an issue where players could not exit the water using movement keys (WASD) in certain areas of Bliss Bay beach
• Fixed an issue where a Zoi’s business property was forcibly sold upon marriage while owning a business
• Fixed an issue where ambitions were lost when moving to another city while having certain ambitions
• Fixed an issue where characters were deleted when all existing members were replaced during a household move
• Fixed an issue where marriage with an NPC Zoi proceeded abnormally
• Fixed an issue where object interactions continued even after the object broke down
• Fixed an issue where some guests did not return home after a social event ended
• Reduced the frequency of cooking being cancelled due to a newborn’s crying
• Fixed an issue where fish catch rates from boats were not applied correctly
• Fixed an issue where arrest did not proceed even when police arrived after a hacking incident
• Fixed an issue where customers did not visit the water taxi property properly during operating hours
• Fixed an issue where babysitter Zois would intermittently remain in the house
• Fixed an issue where moving to another city was not possible despite not owning any business
• Fixed an issue where certain missions were not completed even after fulfilling their conditions
• Fixed an issue where required ingredients were not set for some foods that use cooking ingredients

Interaction

• Fixed an issue where the cup orientation appeared awkward when a Zoi drinks coffee
• Fixed an issue where the interaction position for the massage chair appeared awkward
• Fixed an issue where the interaction position for the mini aquatic plant growing interaction appeared awkward
• Fixed an issue where the displayed interaction direction of an object differed from the actual action direction
• Fixed an issue where relationship points were not granted when performing business cooperation actions
• Fixed an issue where the method of receiving food purchased at a kiosk appeared awkward

CAZ

• Fixed an issue where some jacket colors were displayed differently from their actual colors
• Fixed an issue where undoing after changing skin color did not revert to the previous color
• Fixed an issue where clipping occurred when wearing certain outfits
• Fixed an issue where style presets were displayed abnormally
• Fixed an issue where the capitalization of the first letter ‘B’ in a last name was displayed abnormally
• Fixed an issue where items were not applied when using an initially saved preset
• Fixed an issue where white outlines appeared on clothing and shoes

Build Mode

• Fixed an issue where furniture got rained on in spaces with only a roof and no ceiling when resuming from a save file
• Fixed an issue where corridor floors disappeared in some properties
• Fixed an issue where some doors and windows were removed when reverting to the last saved property
• Fixed an issue where a deleted wall was recreated when placing a window after wall deletion
• Fixed an issue where a specific area of the rattan dresser could not be customized
• Fixed an issue where some areas of the toddler double-door storage cabinet could not be customized

UX & UI

• Fixed an issue where a guide message was not displayed when purchasing the babysitter service item
• Fixed an issue where option names exceeded the UI boundaries in some language settings
• Fixed an issue where an invisible UI element existed in the bottom-left corner of the screen
• Fixed an issue where the qualification requirement list in the job UI was displayed abnormally
• Fixed an issue where icons were not displayed in the rabbit hole job and school UI
• Fixed an issue where the partner’s name was not displayed in the ‘Want to get married’ expectation
• Fixed an issue where the default description was not displayed in the tooltip for ‘Sky Seahorse’
• Fixed an issue where an incorrect pop-up was displayed when imprisoned due to a traffic accident
• Fixed an issue where the temperature unit setting was not applied to some UI elements

Canvas

• Fixed an issue where the original creator’s information was displayed abnormally upon undoing or redoing a preset application

Mod

• Fixed an issue where mods were not automatically disabled when the game was updated
• Fixed an issue where a crash occurred when installing certain mods
• Fixed an issue where translation mods were not applied to some text
• Fixed an issue where typos appeared in pop-ups when mod items were included
• Fixed an issue where some mods could not be uploaded in ModKit

Other Issues

• Fixed an issue where the Cahaya Wedding Studio property was incorrectly categorized as an business property