![]() There are some impressive features on display, like height differences for characters and custom color pickers for furniture. The Paralives team has been sharing its progress the entire way on social media, sharing the process of building customization, creating custom characters, and now the life simulation elements that make up the day-to-day of a character’s life. “I was immediately overwhelmed by the positive reception on social media which helped me raise money on Patreon to turn the project into something more ambitious, going from solo to a team of 10 people.” “The project started out as small prototypes to showcase new ideas for the house building part of the game, which has always been my favorite in The Sims,” says Massé. Massé is now lead developer on the Paralives team, which is funded by a very successful Patreon that, at the time of writing, pulls in $40,000 a month. Alex Massé began the project in 2018 after realizing that the life simulator genre was filled with games like Stardew Valley, but there was nothing else quite like The Sims. It’s no surprise that when a genuine competitor to the Sims franchise emerged, it would pique the interest of players. Expansion packs are another contentious topic - in order to collect all of the DLC for The Sims 4, a player has to shell out hundreds of dollars. The Sims 4 is also getting long in the tooth with its initial launch all the way back in 2014, this game is coming up on being a decade old, whereas its predecessors had a lifespan closer to five years. Sims fans can’t even agree on what game to play a significant chunk of fans stay with prior games in the series like The Sims 3 or even The Sims 2. So far we have the below videos to give us an idea of what's to come.The Sims fan base has never been a monolith some people like the drama that springs up in a neighborhood, whereas others are there to obsess over the furniture and layout of the perfect office. We're expecting a more in-depth look at the Paramaker sometime soon. You can even choose which side you want your toilet paper facing! Creating And Editing Lots Curved Walls And Split-Levels Windows And Curtain Resizing Colour Wheel, Window Seats And Kitchen Customisation Resize, Stack and Flip Objects Customizable Bed "Choose Your Side" Attention To Detail Character Customisation The interface looks super flexible and we can't wait to see it in action. The team have pretty-much delivered everything that those in The Sims community have been begging for for years.Ĭurved walls, extendable windows, colour wheels, resizing and more! The video below gives you a bit of a rundown courtesy of Léa the Paralives £D Artist! Buildingīelow you can find a selection of views showcasing the Paralives build abilities. ![]() Joining their Patreon will unlock access to the private Discord channels, in-game rewards and you can even receive postcards from time to time.Ĭlick here to head to their Patreon and support this incredible project! They post a bunch of stuff like exclusive development updates, polls, surveys and more. You'll also earn a bunch of rewards too, you can even get a townie version of yourself added to the game in the highest tier! They have a massive amount of supporters for an independent project.ĭue to Patreon pledges, the team has been able to recruit more people and speed up development time. Unlike many games, Paralives is entirely backed by the community in terms of finances. "Specifications will become available as we get closer to the alpha version of the game."įrom the sounds of it, you won't be needing to get an upgrade any time soon to run Paralives. The team said, "We are working on optimizing the game to make it run on laptops and lower-end computers." There are no specific system requirements yet. Hopefully, these plans will change in the future. They responded with "There are no plans for console versions at the moment." The question "Will Paralives be available on consoles?" is listed. ![]() The game has been confirmed for release on Steam for PC and Mac.Īccording to the FAQ page, at the moment there are no plans to bring the game to console. Although, the below video gives an idea to player of just how in-depth the team are going in terms of what Parafolk can do.
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