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Paralives is a sandbox life simulation game where players create characters, build homes, and guide everyday lives inside an open-world town. The game does not follow one fixed storyline. Instead, players decide what kind of life their Parafolks will have, whether that means focusing on work, relationships, family, money, creativity, or social life. The town includes places to visit, people to meet, and systems that support long-term character progression.
Life in an Open Town
The gameplay is based on managing Parafolks and shaping their routines. Players can explore the town, visit shops, parks, restaurants, museums, and other public spaces. Social interaction is an important part of the experience, as Parafolks can make friends, form romantic relationships, build families, or become enemies. Their lives are influenced by needs, wants, emotions, skills, and personality traits.
Building and Customization
Paralives includes a flexible building system that allows players to design homes without a strict grid. Players can create curved walls, split-level floors, large houses, smaller homes, or detailed interiors. Furniture and decoration objects can be resized, recolored, stacked, and placed freely, giving players control over both layout and style.
Players can use several major systems:
- Open-world town exploration
- Paramaker character creator
- Flexible house-building tools
- Careers and skill development
- Relationships and family life
- Group actions with multiple Parafolks
- Needs, wants, traits, and emotions
- Modding and Steam Workshop support
Creating Parafolks
The character creator, called the Paramaker, lets players design Parafolks in detail. Players can adjust height, facial features, body shape, clothing, personality, and appearance. This system supports different lifestyles and story ideas, allowing each character to feel connected to the player’s chosen direction.
Progression and Future Content
Paralives does not use traditional levels or missions. Progression comes from growing up, developing skills, building relationships, advancing in careers, raising families, and shaping homes over time. During Early Access, planned additions include weather, seasons, pets, vehicles, swimming, social events, NPC story progression, family trees, gardening, fishing, town editing tools, and more personality-related content. The game is designed around player-created stories, customization, and life simulation systems that continue to expand through updates.
