Yes, it’s real — Paralives is finally making its way into our lives this December! With its official Early Access date locked in, the dream of a new, creative life sim alternative is about to become a reality. Here’s a full breakdown of what features to expect, what’s coming later, pricing, and more.
What Comes With Early Access?
Paralives’ Early Access will include a solid foundation of gameplay, but not all planned features will be available at launch. But what to expect in terms of features? Here’s an overview:
Live Mode
| Features available on day one of early access | Planned to be added during early access |
|---|---|
| Open world town | Calendar |
| Day-night cycle | Family tree |
| Work | Dogs, cats and horses |
| Career progression | Cars and bikes |
| Personality traits | Boats and houseboats |
| Emotions | Swimming |
| Wants | Story progression for NPCs |
| Skills | Gardening and fishing |
| Needs | Dogs, cats, and horses |
| Social interactions | Tools to edit and create towns |
| Relationship development | More personality traits, wants, emotions, jobs, etc |
| Multiselecting characters and doing anything as a group | |
| Cooking system | |
| House fires | |
| Bills | |
| Having children | |
| Aging and death | |
| Character autonomy | |
| Shops and restaurants | |
| Museum and collections | |
| Modding tools to add and edit the game’s content |
Build Mode
| Features available on day one of early access | Planned to be added during early access |
|---|---|
| Color wheel for everything | Advanced roof tools |
| Flexible wall placement tools (curved and at any angle) | Advanced stairs tools |
| Optional grid for wall placement | Advanced stair tools |
| Split-level platforms | Basement tools |
| Building multiple floors | Pools |
| Moving existing walls | More furniture and objects |
| Object resizing | |
| Stairs and roof placement | |
| Fences |
Character Creation – Paramaker
| Features available on day one of early access | More clothing items, hairstyles, and accessories |
|---|---|
| Color wheel for everything | Creating and managing multiple outfits |
| Height slider | Creating pets in the Paramaker |
| Body and face sliders | Editing the genetics of a Para with advanced tools |
| Tattoo placement tool | More clothing items, hairstyles and accessories |
| Layering and mixing of tops (undershirt with a jacket) | |
| Asymmetry | |
| Genetics System |
Release Date & Platform Availability
Paralives’ early access release is going to happen on December 8, 2025. So make sure to save the date.
As for where you will be able to play the game, Paralives will be available exclusively on PC and Mac at launch through Steam. There are no console or mobile versions planned as of now.
Pricing
Paralives will cost USD 39.99 when it comes out in Early Access this December. However, after the Early Access phase, when the game launches its 1.0 version, developers plan to increase the price of the game.
The reason behind this decision is to thank early players with a smaller price tag.
Note
As a reminder, it is very important to mention that during Early Access and after, the game will only ever get free updates and expansions and will never have any paid DLCs.
System Requirements
The great news is that developers are optimizing Paralives for low and mid-range systems. So cheers to that!!!
Windows (PC)
| Component | Minimum Requirement |
|---|---|
| Operating System | Windows 7 / 8 / 10 / 11 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel i3 @ 2.3 GHz |
| Memory (RAM) | 6 GB |
| Graphics Card | DirectX 10–compatible (e.g., GTX 1030) |
| Storage | ~10 GB of free disk space |
macOS
| Component | Minimum Requirement |
|---|---|
| Operating System | macOS (exact version not yet confirmed) |
| Memory (RAM) | 4 GB minimum |
| Graphics/CPU | Any Mac from 2012 onward (estimated) |
| Storage | ~10 GB of free disk space |
Note
Recommended specs and full compatibility details will likely be announced closer to launch (December 8, 2025)
What are your thoughts and opinions on this amazing upcoming simulation game? I truly believe that Paralives is going to make a difference in the industry of simulation games and that lots of people will love it, including me. As always we will keep you updated on any future updates as Paralives early access gets closer. Until then let me know what you love about Paralives and what would you like to see in the future, by submitting your comment in the comment section below.
