You live and then you die. But at least do it in a nice house! Paralives is an upcoming life simulation game. Build your dream house, create some characters and manage their lives the way you want!
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Dec 8, 2025
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Coming Soon To Early Access

The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“Paralives was built with our community since the very beginning, and we want to keep working with everyone on the next steps of our project. As dedicated life simulation game fans, we created Paralives to bring innovations and a new take on the genre, whether it’s through flexible build tools, a character creator filled with customization, or new and engaging life simulation gameplay mechanics.

Releasing in Early Access will allow people to play with the features and systems we have developed and provide us with crucial feedback to help refine and improve what we have into a truly great and unique experience. Because we are a small team and the breadth and depth of things you can do with a game like Paralives is staggering, we feel like this is the best option for us.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“About two years, considering all the features and content we want to add before we can say that we’ve hit version 1.0. We’ll also surely have to work on many other improvements and changes along the way. In short, this timeframe estimate seems reasonable to us right now, but it’s always subject to change!”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“The full version will have more features than what we currently have (see our Early Access announcement post for more info: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1118520/view/520841474254834418) such as pets, houseboats and a town creation tool, more content in each of the game’s modules (more items for the build mode, more clothes, personality traits and other options for character creation and more content for our simulation systems like together cards, interactions, skills, etc.)”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“There is quite a bit to do currently in the game. You can build and decorate a house with various customization options, a color wheel, resizable furniture, among other things. You can create a diverse cast of characters using our creation tools and extensive clothing catalogue, and then make them live their lives in our open world town where they’ll find a job, nurture relationships, improve skills, and more!

Some bugs will be present, some features might not be balanced, and some content might be missing here and there, due to the nature of the early access release.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“The game is sold at a discount during the Early Access period, and the price will go up gradually during Early Access as we add more content, up until its full release. However, we have pledged to never release paid DLCs, and there will only ever be free updates!”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“No matter where you can reach us - through the Steam forums, by email or through our Discord channels - we will be listening to feedback, suggestions, comments and bug reports with the utmost attentiveness, just like we have done with our current development, as they are the lifeblood that will sustain our Early Access evolution into a game everyone can enjoy. On our end, we will be transparent about what we are working on, the issues we’re currently tackling, and continue giving the community an evolving roadmap of our progress so you can track how things are going on their end as well.”
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Planned Release Date: Dec 8, 2025

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Articles

“Paralives looks set to rival the life sim in this department too, with a whole array of building options to play around with.”
- GamesRadar+

“It lets you design your home, customise furniture and customise almost every facet of your character’s appearance. There’s also an open world neighbourhood outside your walls to interact with, which will have jobs, friendships and events to take part in.”
- Kotaku

“The characters are designed to be distinct from other games as well as really visible in their environment, so while the buildings and objects have a more realistic look, the Parafolks themselves are a bit more stylised.”
- PaperRockShotgun

About This Game

Paralives is an upcoming doll house life simulation indie game for PC and Mac. Build your dream house, create some characters and manage their lives the way you want inside their homes and all around an open world town!

Dreaming of building your perfect house but need the right tools?

No problem! Paralives comes with innovative tools to create grid-less constructions, curved walls, resizable objects, split level floors, custom shaped stairs, full color/texture customization and much, much more!

What about creating a unique Parafolk?

Paralives comes with an advanced character creator including a height slider, resizable facial and body features, full color customization and complex personalities. From head to toe, you can really decide it all!

Willing to immerse yourself in parallel lives and achieve your wildest dreams?

We’ve got your back! Take care of your pet, focus on your career, find true love, spend time with friends and family, explore hobbies or be as mischievous as ever.

Looking to discover an open world filled with opportunities and venues?

Summer or winter, there’s always something to do. Put on your best outfit, call some friends and use your bike or car to meet them at the park, restaurant, beach, shop, mountain or anywhere, really!

What about user created content and mods?

Paralives is made by lovers of simulation games with the support of the community to make it the best it can be. Use the Steam Workshop to download user created mods, houses, characters and much more!

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