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Developer Alex Massé and team
Publisher Paralives Studio
Release Date 25 May, 2026
Platforms Steam
Genre Life Sim/ Simulation/Building
Metacritic Rating tbd

Life sim games are dime a dozen, but Paralives builds to set things differently. Every game mechanic Paralives boasts on its cover, it backs it up by having deeper roots to every other mechanic in the game. From its character customization to the building game mechanics, each of its systems has layers of information that require time investment and exploration.

Since Paralives carries the tag of Life Sim, it never tries to break the simulation feeling from the game; every gameplay system Paralives introduces adds another aspect to the overall Life Sim experience. The game has a functional deep Build Mode, unlimited character customization, daily events, official modding support, and more to make the game work in so many ways.

In short, it’s never the surface-level attraction that Paralives strives for; it’s the deep root of understanding and consequences, and Paralives has many of these elements working simultaneously. That’s why the game has generated a massive positive reception from the playerbase on Steam.

Paralives – How to do Homework


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The school will assign homework to children. When they return home, they must finish the homework within the deadline, or they will see their grade degrade to the lower letters of the alphabet. [Read More…]

Paralives – How to Add Mods


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When you are playing any game on PC, without modding it, I can clearly say you are missing out on a lot of content. Paralives features official modding from Steam Workshop that you can easily use to download as many mods to your game without facing limitations or monetary payment. [Read More…]

Paralives – Save File & Photos Location


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If you are keen on taking pictures every minute of the gameplay, then why keep them only in the game? Paralives does allow you to access all of your photos taken from Photo Mod directly from your Desktop. [Read More…]

Paralives – How to Fix Stuck Parafolk Issue


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Early Access games tend to have bugs or glitches that are funny to annoying. Seeing your character get stuck between ledges, trees, bushes, or fire hydrants is not pleasing if it happens three or a dozen times. Luckily, the game has an official button to fix some of these problems. [Read More…]

Paralives – How to Add a New Parafolk to an Existing Household


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In the Life Sim game, you can build a house from scratch, but you don’t have to live alone. In Paralives, you are free to add as many people to your household or family to make the entire house crowded. The game also allows you to further customize every family member you decide to add to your household. [Read More…]

Paralives – How To Gain Or Lose Weight


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Obesity has its fair share of consequences. If your Parafolk is gaining weight and it is noticeable, then you can perform certain tasks to bring down the weight issue with the para. Luckily, the game also provides quite a lot of shortcuts to take care of this issue. We can also handle the weight problem easily by going down the Cheat Command menu. [Read More…]

Paralives – How To Upload Houses & Paras To Steam Workshop


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If you spend an hour or days building a house, and you have made it as close to the dream house of your imagination. Paralives allows you to share your dream house with the Steam modding community free of charge. Where people can view the house and download it to their computer, and live in it. [Read More…]

Paralives – How to Find, Track & Delete NPCs


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There are always some NPCs that will ruin the game for most people, but most games tend to lean toward supporting NPCs. But Paralives does allow you to remove the problem from the game with simple commands. Here, you can track and find every single NPC in your area and delete them immediately. [Read More…]

Paralives – How to Add Stairs & Basement


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Every house needs a proper basement, or the house will feel and look incomplete. Paralives doesn’t give you a direct button to build a basement quickly in the area. Here, you must use all of its inner build options to perfect the terrain and then work on the construction of the basement. Yes, the game follows a more realistic fashion to basement building than just simple drag and drop. [Read More…]

Paralives – How to clean Babies


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Having a baby can be fun, but the real fun begins when it gets cranky, smelly, or just pouts. Some of the problems with babies in Paralives come from hygiene issues; they can be hard to deal with and maintain. But taking care of the hygienic part of the baby problem can set you up to be a great parent in the game. [Read More…]

This article first appeared on TheGameSlayer and was syndicated with permission.

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