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The life sim revolution may not be over but it will have to wait until 2026, because Paralives is delayed

Just a few weeks before its planned release in December, the upcoming life sim has been pushed all the way back to May 2026.

PC Gamer · Nov 14, 2025

"Don't expect hundreds of hours of gameplay": Sims 4 competitor Paralives unveils early access plans, showing what "won't be ready for launch" and what's coming "within the next 2 years"

And "ALL future updates and expansions will be free"

GamesRadar · Nov 7, 2025

The Sims 4's colorful competitor Paralives lets you be a passive aggressive king and give backhanded compliments or just straight up diss characters for being bad cooks or because "they have a lower paying job than you"

Paralives' Together cards have "variants" that let you give "flirty" or "ironic" compliments

GamesRadar · Aug 29, 2025

Nintendo Switch 2 and anticipated sequels – what to look forward to in gaming in 2025

Bookended by the release of Donkey Kong Country Returns HD in January and Grand Theft Auto 6, at the end of the year (it’s already winning wards in anticipation) 2025 looks set to be exciting for gamers. There’s also set to be a big leap forward in console design with…

The Conversation · Jan 22, 2025

Inzoi's delay into 2025 has officially dashed all hope of this being the year of the Sims killers… what the hell happened?

The Sims continues to hold a monopoly over the genre despite everyone very much wanting the opposite.

PC Gamer · Nov 19, 2024

Life sim game Paralives will launch in early access in 2025 with frequent updates that will ‘always remain free’

Paralives will launch in early access on Steam in 2025, with free updates to come even after its full release.

TechRadar · Feb 8, 2024

Paralives will enter early access in 2025 and will never have paid DLCs, only free expansions

Paralives shows off its live mode features with group activities and "together cards."

PC Gamer · Feb 7, 2024

The developer of Sims competitor Paralives adds over 800 new items to the upcoming life sim - including an anime body pillow

We'll be getting an update on live mode "soon"

GamesRadar · Jan 12, 2024

7 upcoming cosy games we can't wait to play

From Haunted Chocolatier to Paralives — we can't wait for these upcoming titles

Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2023

Paralives has a key advantage over The Sims - characters who can use the bathroom by themselves

Parafolk have a bit more autonomy than Sims

GamesRadar · Aug 19, 2023