Read on for EVERYTHING You Need to Know for Paralives Release into Early Access!

Almost seven years after Paralives initial announcement in 2019, and after when development started to ramp up in 2020 and onward, Paralives’ Release into early access is on the horizon! The new life simulation game will be in early access, so not entirely complete, but the team’s transparency has given us an idea of what to expect on Thursday!

When Does Paralives Release?

Paralives will release on Steam on Monday, May 25th. The Paralives Studio team confirmed that the game will release at 10:00AM EST/5:00PM EET/2:00PM UTC.

Further Release Information

The game, like most indie games, will be a digital only release. It cannot be preordered, but is listed on Steam and can be added to your Steam Wish List prior to release. The game will be priced at $39.99 USD, with the Paralives Studio team planning on giving free content updates and expansion throughout the early access period.

Paralives Early Access Confirmed Features on Day One!

The Paralives team, to properly set expectations, has re-released a set of graphics to explain early access periods to a large audience and to make sure everyone is on the same page when it comes to the game coming out and what will be present in it. While not everything will be in the game upon release, there is tons of partially developed and teased features that will be added in free updates, likely in the near future!

Paramaker

Starting with creating your own little Paras to set off into the little seaside town available in the Early Access release of Paralives, multiple exciting features have been confirmed for as soon as early access becomes available. Significant features you will see on day one…

• Color Wheel for everything in the Paramaker
• Varying body types with height, face, and body sliders
• Layering system, so jackets and undershirts will be interchangeable
• A genetics system that will be updated later on for more advanced tools
• Asymmetry! Heterochromia, mismatched socks, etc.

Live Mode

Paralives Live mode has been shown to us to a certain extent in livestreams and video clips, but there are some fun and exciting systems to expect on day one! The basic structure of a life simulation game will be there, including freedom, autonomy, progression in skills/jobs, etc. Your Paralives will not be completely free to chase their ambitions, though. You can expect all the not so fun parts of life as well! Bills, declining needs/motives, bills, death, etc.

Build Mode

Build mode is one of Paralives biggest cornerstones of gameplay, with early development videos and promotional material including how unrestricted build mode is intended to be. Free placement of items, an optional grid system, split-level platforms, multistory homes, curved and variously angled walls, and of course, color wheels! This mode is likely to be decently fun to explore in the beginning, but will become more and more expansive as the game progresses.

Release Time & Countdown

Per the Paralives studio team, Paralives will release on Steam at 10:00AM EST/5:00PM EET/2:00PM UTC on May 25th, 2026. That’s 4PM CET / 3PM BT / 7AM PT. To make things easy for everyone we’ve included a handy countdown below. Letting you know that as soon as the timer hits zero you’ll be able to download and play with Paralives Early Access!

We’ll keep you more in the loop once Paralives Early Access hits the market!

Game Release Community Poll

Paralives is coming to Steam on May 25th, 2026 for both Windows and macOS. It will retail for $39.99 USD. Do you plan to get it once it comes out? Let us know in this fun (and unofficial) early access release poll!

Are you excited for the release of Paralives? Will you be grabbing as soon as it is in early access, or are there features you want implemented before you commit to purchasing it? Let us know! Make sure to keep up with The Sims Community, and we’ll make sure to keep you up to date with everything Life Simulation games!