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Paralives
Paralives is a life simulation game about building homes, lives and bonds. Through both hardship and success, where will your story take you?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“game is geniunly good; but its not ready for most of the players. one of the biggest problems is, and to be honest its the biggest, main reason i refunded the game, optimization. the game sometimes freezes, crashes, and is always 40-50 fps on my pc. another reason is that its…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“This game genuinely gives you the opportunity to be as creative as you want, unlike the sims, the paralives team really put their effort in putting in almost EVERYTHING we didn't get from the sims. I really appreciate y'all, and keep up the good work!!”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“I think this game needed another year or two before even being released to Early Access, along with testing prior. At the moment, the game mostly appeals to one facet of the life sim community, that being build mode, unfortunately that isn't the appeal for me. Live mode is…”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
our community’s creativity is limitless!!
check out some of our fave builds from the Steam Workshop ⚒️ 🔹 https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561199860083393/
Patch Notes 0.1.8
Paralives Patch Notes 0.1.8 After 0.1.7, which contained a good amount of improvements and bug fixes, we scale things back in order to prioritize optimization and long term development. As mentioned w
Hotfix 0.1.7c
Fixed a bug where cancelling going up or down the stairs to put a baby in a crib would cause the Parafolk to become stuck.
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Simulation, Early Access |
| Player tags | Life Sim · Character Customization · Simulation · Building · Indie · Open World · LGBTQ+ · Singleplayer · Sandbox · Relaxing · Casual · Early Access (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Workshop · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Simplified Chinese |
| Official site | https://paralives.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 @ 2.5 GHz Memory: 12 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 1060 or RX 6600 XT DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 8 GB available space Additional Notes: If your framerate is low, lower the display resolution and other graphic settings