Paralives
A community wiki and database for the indie life simulation game by Paralives Studio. Create your Parafolk, build your dream home, live your story.
About the game · Paralives Studio
Your life, your story.
Create unique Parafolk, design dream homes with total creative freedom, and watch your characters live out their stories in a vibrant world.
Game Info
Paralives
- Developer
- Paralives Studio
- Genre
- Life Simulation
- Director
- Alex Massé
- Players
- Single Player
- Platform
- PC (Steam)
- Status
- Early Access
Community wiki · No affiliation
Create a Para
Design unique Parafolk with detailed face and body customization, pick personality traits, set aspirations, and choose their style.
Build Mode
Build homes without grid restrictions. Place walls freely, shape rooms into any form, edit terrain, and furnish every corner.
Live Mode
Guide your Parafolk through careers, relationships, skill building, cooking, gardening, and all the small moments that make a life.
Browse
The game guide
Twelve sections covering every aspect of Paralives, from creating your first Parafolk to building the perfect neighborhood.
12 sections
Your people
Parafolk
Create and customize your Paras with the Paramaker. Lifestages, genetics, needs, wants, goals, and personality.
OpenConstruction
Build Mode
Grid-free walls, curved surfaces, split-level platforms, terrain editing, and five build tabs from structures to furniture.
OpenDaily life
Live Mode
Daily life gameplay. Manage needs, pursue goals, raise families, and let Story Cards shape the narrative.
OpenAbilities
Skills
Twelve learnable skills from Cooking and Painting to Programming and Surgery.
OpenProfessions
Careers
Eleven career tracks including Healthcare, Software Development, Education, and more.
OpenMelino
Locations
Explore Melino: the open-world town with restaurants, shops, a hospital, school, museum, and community venues.
OpenSocial bonds
Relationships
Relationship labels, social perks, Together Cards, and the systems that connect Parafolk.
OpenInner life
Emotions
Seven emotional states from Overjoyed to Gloomy, plus the Vibe, Stats, and Lifestyle systems.
OpenRecipes
Cooking
Recipes, ingredients, and the full cooking system tied to the Cooking skill.
OpenGreen thumb
Gardening
Plants, flowers, trees, and the gardening system.
OpenCompanions
Pets
Cats, dogs, and horses. Adopt, care for, and live alongside animal companions.
OpenCustom content
Modding
Steam Workshop, custom textures, clothing, hair, doors, windows, audio, and animation modding guides.
OpenCommunity
Join the neighborhood
Live player count from Steam and the best places to connect with other players.
Live on Steam
78,246
players building, creating, and living right now.
Questions
What is Paralives?
- What is Paralives?
- Paralives is an indie life simulation game developed by Paralives Studio, led by Alex Massé. Players create and control virtual people called Parafolk, build and design homes, and guide their Parafolk through life experiences including careers, relationships, and personal growth.
- How is Paralives different from The Sims?
- Paralives offers flexible open-floor-plan building without grid restrictions, deeply customizable Parafolk with personality traits and aspirations, and an indie development approach that prioritizes community feedback. The game focuses on creative freedom in both building and life simulation.
- What platforms is Paralives available on?
- Paralives launched in Early Access on PC via Steam in May 2026. Additional platform support may follow after the initial release period.
- Can you build freely in Paralives?
- Yes. Paralives features a flexible building system that allows players to place walls, floors, and objects without traditional grid restrictions. Rooms can be any shape, and the terrain is fully editable.
- What are Parafolk?
- Parafolk are the virtual characters in Paralives. Each Parafolk has customizable appearance, personality traits, aspirations, skills, and relationships. Players guide their daily lives, careers, and social interactions.
About the wiki
A community project, growing with the game.
No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Just pages that try to be useful. Data will be added as the game launches and grows.
Paralives Wiki · Launch Day · May 2026