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Paralives
An indie life sim, in early access since May 2026, in which players build grid-less homes and guide Parafolks with needs, emotions, traits, skills, and careers in an open-world town.
core loop
design Parafolks in the Paramaker -> build a grid-less home -> Parafolks pursue needs and wants -> socialize, work, and build skills around town -> relationships, children, and aging change the household -> share homes and Parafolks on the Workshop
design notes
Paralives began as Alex Massé's solo project, was funded through Patreon (over 15,000 supporters by November 2023), and entered Steam early access on 2026-05-25 with about two years planned before 1.0. Its building tools are its most distinctive system: walls and furniture resize, recolor, and stack, walls can curve, floors can split level, and a road-style wall tool was inspired by Cities: Skylines. Conversation fills a together bar that unlocks together cards, multiselect lets several Parafolks act as a group, and procedural animation adapts to preceding animations.
relations
14 stored edgesBuilding placement
Grid-less building with curved walls, split-level floors, and resizable, recolorable, stackable furniture; walls are drawn with a road-style tool modeled on Cities: Skylines.
Needs decay
Parafolks carry needs, wants, and emotions that steer their autonomous behavior and set the player's care tasks.
Relationship values
Conversation fills a together bar between two Parafolks, and a full bar unlocks together cards.