We have new giveaways for the upcoming Paralives life simulator, starting with the website!

The giveaway has ended! Congratulations to the following three winners:
- CATRINA – Comment ID
- keanna – Comment ID
- AubeEpine – Comment ID
You’ll be emailed shortly with an inquiry for Paralives gifting. Thank you all for entering and stay tuned for more giveaways in the near future!
The new indie project that we’ve been reporting about for years is getting its first Early Access launch on Steam on May 25th, and we want to celebrate this occassion with a fun giveaway! We’re celebrating 13 years of Sims Community and want to throw a party for a promising new life simulator coming our way.
The entry rules are very simple, and the giveaway is open for everyone with a Steam account. And, preferrably, for everyone who can meet the minimum system requirements and start playing right away!

Extra chances of winning a copy wait for you in our dedicated giveaways on Sims Community Instagram and Twitter social media in partnership with the Paralives Team.
Here’s how you can enter the Paralives Early Access giveaway and enter a chance to win 1 out of 3 copies:
Paralives (Early Access) Steam Giveaway
You can win 1 out of 3 copies for Paralives Early Access by simply answering the following question in the comments section below:


Which game aspect would you like to try first: Paramaker, Build Mode or Live Mode?
That’s all there is to it it! Leave your comment down below and we’ll select three random winners in the dates mentioned below.
Three lucky winners will be chosen through a random generator using random.org. Your comment ID number will be used in the final comments number draw, and we’ll let the website randomize the rest!
This giveaway ends six hours before Paralives launches first in Early Access on May 25th, 2026 at 12PM CEST. We want to make sure we can select the winners and exchange contacts so the game is given around the same time of its launch. We’ve also included a handy countdown below which lets you exactly when the giveaway entry period is over!
Before entering the Paralives (Early Access) Steam Code Giveaway, make sure you’re met up with all the official giveaway rules we’ve listed below:

Official Giveaway Rules:
- Be respectful and follow the Sims Community Commenting Guidelines linked below.
- Not more than 1 comment! We have ways of identifying multiple entries so don’t try!
- Your comment might be saved for manual approval. Donโt worry, we will manually approve your comment in 24 hours if all is correct. There’s no need for creating multiple comments!
- Make sure you have a working Steam account set up for receiving gifts.
- Make sure you leave your correct information when filling in the user details. We’ll need a correct E-Mail address to contact the winners!
- We will draw the winners and contact them about an hour after the giveaway ends on May 25th, 2026 at 1PM CEST.
- Do not share your personal email and data in the conversation!
- You can contact us at contact@simscommunity.info for any technical difficulties or additional inquiries about the giveaway.
As stated, giveaway winners will be announced shortly after on May 25th at 1PM CEST. Make sure you follow Sims Community for the latest Life Sim Games coverage on Paralives!


I am excited about build mode! The options seem endless and approachable.
in other games, I was more into character making and build mode. But this? I’LL DIVE IN FOR THE LIVE MODE in Paralives so i can STEAL SNACKS FROM A BROKEN VENDING MACHINE, work after my real work and try other fresh features from the creators hell yeaaaa!
Definitely the paramaker! I can spend hours and hours just customizing people.
Build mode. Excited for this game.
I’m most excited to try live mode, but I also can’t wait to try the Paramaker! <3
I canโt wait to test the Build Mode! Iโve grown up with Sims 1 to 4 and Iโm curious to test something new!
I’ve never been much of a builder, but the build mode literally has me drooling. I can’t wait to try it!
I’m the most excited dor builder as I love making everything look like from ancient Rome
I am beyond excited to try all of them, but if I have to choose, I’m probably most excited to try build mode. The customization options seem so vast and I bet there sooo much more to it than we’ve even seen yet!
I can’t wait to try build mode, the customizations and attention to detail are impressive.
I’m definitely excited for the paramaker but I most excited for live mode! I can’t wait to explore the town, townies, and create my own stories through my paras!
Really excited for the live mode, I think Paralives is gonna be game changing and I wanna experience it! Thanx for the opportunity, good luck everyone!
First I need to use the paramaker for 2 hours, then 3 hours of gameplay. Building is for later
Definitely build mode. I have so much fun designing houses in any life sim.
Im excited about build mode, but mainly about the live mode! The live mode looks incredible and I cannot wait to explore all the possibilities!!
Iโm looking forward to trying the Paramaker, as the amount of customisation is so exciting to even think about!
Build mode!
Iโm definitely going to start with the Paramaker, but Iโm so excited for build mode!!
Definitely build mode! I can’t wait to resize EVERYTHING :’)
Broski I wanna live mode. Paralive
Iโm too excited to try the Paramaker!!
I would try the paramaker first, very curious about all the options!
Iโm most excited about build mode but iโll definitely be using paramaker first ๐
I’m very excited for the build mode. Can’t wait to build some cute houses!
I am so excited about the build mode! Itโs the best to be able to build and create new worlds!
With the addition of the Storyteller, I canโt wait to experiment with Live mode and see what both the balanced and chaotic experiences have to offer!
Definitely Live Mode! I can’t wait to see how the Paras interact with each other, explore their personalities, and watch their daily stories unfold. Itโs always the soul of life simulation games for me.
I’ve been a sims player for so long but am excited for Paralives and try out the build mode and it’s many new features !!
Paramaker! So excited to try out all the customisation options including the height slider.
I’m most excited for the ‘Paramaker’ I love customizing characters and usually spend the most time in character creations if a game has one!
Build mode!!
I am excited to create a Para and get to live mode!
It’s between paramaker and build mode. Build mode then Paramaker
Live mode! Iโm excited about all of it, but Iโm really interested to explore the storytelling and the action nudges!
What Iโm most excited about is the build mode. It feels like there are endless possibilities to bring our imagination to life. Iโve been following Paralives since the beginning, and Iโve been waiting for this game for years.
Excited about a sims life type of a game that actually cares about us and not all about the cash grab.
I can’t wait for the paramaker myself. I love the train location!!
I’m definitely excited for the build mode part
Building my first house!! The tools coming with this game are incredible :3
I can’t wait to try the build mode, curved walls, platforms, so much flexibility with color and sizes, I think I’m going to spend so much time designing the perfect house
Live mode!
I definitely am most interested in build mode first. Looks amazing.
Definitely live mode! I really want to see what the gameplay will be like.
I am excited about Paramaker!
I am ao excited to use live mode! I am also excited to use the curve walls in build mode!
I’ll probably be starting with the Paramaker, I always feel like I need to start by making a character to play with.
I am excited to explore open world finally! And to make as many houses as I want, without lot and lot size restrictions!
Definitely excited for Live Mode
I am 200% ready to give live mode a try first!! It seems so different from what we know from The Sims!
Open world stories – I canโt wait! It feels less limited to stay on one lot or lose control of Sims