# inZOI *Game* · `inzoi` · status: **sourced** A Krafton life sim in early access since March 2025 in which the player oversees autonomous Zois with eight needs in dense cities, with optional on-device language model prompts and generative tools for patterns and objects. | field | value | |---|---| | year | 2025 | | developer | inZOI Studio (Krafton) | | platforms | PC | | subgenre | Life sim | | sim domain | Domestic / personal, Social / interpersonal, Urban | | player role | Caretaker | | agency model | Direct unit control, Indirect incentive, Zoning / placement, Conversational | | time model | Real-time with pause | | sim scale | Household / crew | | fidelity | Stylized | | perspective | Free 3D camera | | win structure | Open sandbox | | failure model | Permadeath | | narrative mode | Emergent | | multiplayer | Single-player | | modding | Content | | production tier | AAA | | agent count order | ~100 | | emergence | 3 | | influence | 1 | | influenced by | [The Sims](../game/the-sims.md) | | cluster *(computed)* | C02 | | core count *(computed)* | 2 | | mechanic count *(computed)* | 17 | ## Summary A Krafton life sim in early access since March 2025 in which the player oversees autonomous Zois with eight needs in dense cities, with optional on-device language model prompts and generative tools for patterns and objects. ## Core Loop create Zois and build homes -> Zois act on needs and personality -> player directs actions or prompts thoughts -> jobs, relationships, rumors, and illness move through the city -> edit the city and generate new items -> share on Canvas ## Design Notes inZOI casts the player as an intern at AR Company who manages a city of virtual people and its karma system. It pairs a Sims-style needs model (hunger, hygiene, bathroom, fun, social, energy, sleep, recognition) with city-scale free will that the developers say produces rumors, trends, and disease, plus optional direct control of a Zoi or vehicle. Generative models sit mainly in the creation layer: text prompts generate patterns and images for clothing and furniture, 2D images convert to 3D props, and an on-device small language model lets typed prompts steer a Zoi's thoughts and actions. City-wide progression of unplayed Zois is the offscreen-life-progression mechanic; karma has no mechanic id. ## Relations **influenced by** - [The Sims](../game/the-sims.md) **uses** - [Needs decay](../mechanic/needs-decay.md) (core): Eight needs (hunger, hygiene, bathroom, fun, social, energy, sleep, recognition) decay and drive Zois' free-will choices. - [Generative content on demand](../mechanic/generative-content.md) (core): Text prompts generate patterns and images for outfits, props, and furniture; 2D images become 3D in-game objects; uploaded video becomes character motion. - [Natural-language interaction](../mechanic/natural-language-interaction.md) (supporting): An on-device small language model lets the player type prompts that influence a Zoi's thoughts and actions. - [Gossip propagation](../mechanic/gossip-propagation.md) (supporting): Autonomous interactions generate rumors that spread among Zois. - [Contagion](../mechanic/contagion.md) (supporting): The developers list disease, alongside rumors and trends, among the outcomes that spread through Zois' autonomous interactions. - [Personality traits](../mechanic/personality-traits.md) (supporting): Personality and life experience shape each Zoi's actions and relationships. - [Relationship values](../mechanic/relationship-values.md) (supporting) - [Romance and family](../mechanic/romance-family.md) (supporting) - [Career ladder](../mechanic/career-ladder.md) (supporting): Careers include active jobs played on site. - [Agent skills](../mechanic/agent-skills.md) (supporting) - [Lifecycle and aging](../mechanic/lifecycle-aging.md) (supporting): Zois age and die. - [Building placement](../mechanic/free-placement.md) (supporting): Build mode places walls, roofs, stairs, fences, and gates; city edit changes streets, properties, and weather. - [Content sharing](../mechanic/content-sharing.md) (supporting): Canvas is the in-game platform for sharing characters, homes, and stories. - [Direct avatar control](../mechanic/direct-avatar.md) (supporting): Players can switch from point-and-click orders to direct control of a Zoi or a vehicle. - [Off-screen life progression](../mechanic/offscreen-life-progression.md) (supporting): City-wide free will keeps Zois across the city living autonomously while the player directs one household, producing rumors, trends, and disease; the fidelity of the update for distant Zois is not documented. - [Pause and speed control](../mechanic/variable-speed.md) (supporting) - [Utility action selection](../mechanic/utility-action-selection.md) (supporting) ## Backlinks (computed) **deploys:** [Generative agents (memory stream, reflection, planning)](../technique/generative-agents.md), [Learned kinematic motion synthesis](../technique/learned-motion-synthesis.md), [On-device small language models for characters](../technique/on-device-language-models.md), [Text- and image-to-3D asset generation](../technique/text-to-3d-assets.md) **precedent for:** [Generative decoration catalogs](../opportunity/generative-decoration-catalogs.md), [Local-first AI simulation games](../opportunity/local-first-ai-sims.md), [Salience-gated language agents](../opportunity/salience-gated-llm-agents.md) ## Sources - [inZOI](../source/src-wikipedia-inzoi.md) - [inZOI on Steam](../source/src-steam-2025-inzoi.md) --- Provenance: created in run `2026-10-24-catalog-gc`; reviewed in `2026-10-24-review-fixes`.