Paralives
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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?

DEV: Alex Massé and teamPUB: Paralives StudioAppID 1118520
UPDATE PULSEevery ~1d·last 35d ago·19 recent on record

Is Paralives still being updated? — the short answer, with the evidence.

96.8
Exceptional

Elixir Rating

89.8% of 21,541 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 89.4. The developers have shipped 15 substantial updates in the past six months, adding 7.4.

reception 89.4·support +7.4·Exceptional

Computed from Steam’s own review tally and observable developer activity — never from anyone’s opinion of the game. How this is calculated

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Current price

$31.99$39.99−20%

Development

Actively supported

Last heard from developers

yesterday

Usual rhythm

every ~3 days

Substantial updates (6 mo)

15

Current silence

within normal range

The developers post roughly every 3 days and were last heard yesterday — within their normal range. 15 substantial updates landed in the past six months, 8 of them major. It is currently 20% below its usual price.

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Our coverage

2 dispatches written from this game’s announcements

patchJul 17, 2026

Paralives 0.1.6 Overhauls Vacation Days and Squashes Crash Bugs

Paralives version 0.1.6, published July 16 2026, arrives with one headline system change and a long tail of fixes that suggest the early-access life-sim is being shaped by active playtesting.

What changed

Vacation Days — revamped Paras now begin a new job already holding vacation days, accumulate more while working, and can request days off or paid leave by phone. The Storyteller setting affects how this system behaves, adding some variance to different playthroughs.

Smaller additions

  • New sit-down and stand-up animations for long chairs
  • Mirror rendering corrected so Paras appear in reflections properly
  • The "Ask if Single" interaction no longer counts a Romantic Interest as a relationship
  • Hitting personality level 12 — the confirmed maximum — now changes the level indicator's color and stops experience gain
  • Each household can now be heard on the tutorial train

Bug fixes of note

  • Stacking certain items could crash the game; that path is now closed
  • Bulldozing lots no longer causes a momentary freeze
  • A Para could, under specific conditions, propose to themselves via Together Cards — fixed
  • Children were gaining wrinkles when aging up from the toddler stage — fixed
  • Mac players can now add custom images alongside other platforms
  • Giant mushroom pasta (an unintended scaling issue) has been normalized
  • Story card notifications and associated wants now save and reload correctly
  • Two story cards — "You Have Many Plans for Tomorrow" and "Make 200 Paradimes" — behave more accurately

Taken together, the patch signals that Paralives' social and career systems are still being meaningfully iterated, while the crash and save-file fixes reduce the roughest friction points for players in extended sessions.

patchJul 4, 2026

Paralives Patch 0.1.5 Overhauls Saves, Expands Customisation

Paralives has received its 0.1.5 patch, and the headline change is one players will feel immediately: save files now average 30 MB instead of 500 MB — a dramatic reduction that should ease storage pressure and speed up load times.

What changed

Save system

  • Save files reduced from ~500 MB to ~30 MB on average
  • Autosave now retains the three most recent versions of each file, accessible from the Load Game menu
  • Steam Cloud support added for cross-computer continuity

Gameplay and world

  • Players can revert lots to their original appearance
  • Being late to work or school by cancelling the Go To Work action now carries a job performance penalty
  • Water recyclers, wind turbines, and solar panels on a player's terrain now reduce utility bills

Paramaker and appearance

  • Paras can now be edited mid-game via a mirror, or at the hospital and pharmacy — covering all Paramaker options except labels, personalities, and lifestages
  • Paramaker music shifts to a softer version when zoomed in
  • New baby presets added to the randomiser; minor Label UI adjustments made
  • The Train Paramaker panel replaced with curtains for improved readability

Items and assets

  • Roughly 40 new picture frame artworks added
  • Custom images now supported on mugs, rugs, skateboards, curtains, cushions, and flags
  • Four new hand and bath towel items added
  • Mods menu gains a toggle-all button

Bug fixes include corrected eating animations, Art Bundle 2 completion fixes, fire-extinguishing edge cases on certain lots, and Paras in relationships no longer becoming embarrassed by shared bathroom use.

For players managing large households or multiple save states, the storage and autosave changes alone represent a meaningful quality-of-life shift.

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Recent Transmissions

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Community AnnouncementsOct 1, 2026
🍂 Steam Autumn Sale on Now!

🍂 the leaves are changing and it’s getting chilly, so that means it’s a great time to play Paralives! get it at a 20% discount during the Steam Autumn Sale, now through October 8th ☕

Community AnnouncementsSep 1, 2026
our community’s creativity is limitless!!

check out some of our fave builds from the Steam Workshop ⚒️find them in the Workshop here: 🔹 https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561199860083393/

Community AnnouncementsAug 28, 2026
Hotfix 0.1.8b

Fixed a bug where players couldn't create new mods with FBX mesh files.

Community AnnouncementsAug 24, 2026
Patch 0.1.8 is Now Available!

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Community AnnouncementsAug 24, 2026
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 within the public roadmap, we are now mov…

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Rock, Paper, ShotgunAug 11, 2026
Paralives' latest update throws out its wonderfully awful homunculi babies and makes it so that dead bodies should no longer litter the streets

The beauty of an early access game is being able to look at something funky, say "that's not right," and as long as you're correct and not an irritating know-it-all making feedback that's not actually helpful, see it changed in (very slow) …

Community AnnouncementsAug 11, 2026
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.

Community AnnouncementsAug 10, 2026
Hotfix 0.1.7b

Fixed a bug where interactions such as "Go Home" and "Edit Appearance" would cause the game to softlock if Parafolks were holding a baby.

Community AnnouncementsAug 10, 2026
New Quality of Life Patch is Out Now! 0.1.7

a hot new patch has entered the villa! 0.1.7 focuses on quality of life improvements with new features and bug fixes! update your game now 🫵Read our Full patch notes here:

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Community AnnouncementsAug 10, 2026
Patch Notes 0.1.7

NewBabies Visual Update: Our Parababies have received a well deserved upgrade. As much as we loved our biblically accurate babies, we have seen the feedback and have decided to update their look to make them cuter and less Bobby Hill coded.…

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Community AnnouncementsAug 6, 2026
Wholesome Games Celebration Steam Sale and New Bundle!

We’re part of the Wholesome Games Celebration starting now on Steam! Paralives is 20% off for a week and also listed as a bundle with ReStory which just came out today ヽ( ^ᴗ^)ノ ·˚ ༘⋆ˎˊ˗

Community AnnouncementsJul 17, 2026
Hotfix 0.1.6b

Fixed an Issue: Stacking in Bed: Fixed an issue where Paras all slept in the same space in bed.And added: Group Meals: Added a group variation of each recipe.

Community AnnouncementsJul 16, 2026
Patch 0.1.6 is Now Available!

a new patch has arrived! and take a moment to say goodbye to our beloved Charlie Default 🥀 may they live on in our hearts…but not our householdsRead our Full patch notes here:

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Community AnnouncementsJul 16, 2026
Patch Notes 0.1.6

Paralives Patch Notes 0.1.6Revamped Vacation days: Players now start a new job with vacation days, and can now accumulate vacation days while working and ask for days off or paid leaves over the phone. This also varies depending on the chos…

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Community AnnouncementsJul 2, 2026
New Patch is Out Now! 0.1.5

our latest patch is out with more bug fixes and improvements, update your game now 🫵Read the full Patch Notes here:

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Community AnnouncementsJul 2, 2026
Patch Notes 0.1.5

NewSmaller save files: New save files will now be 30MB in average instead of 500MB.Multiple autosaves: The autosave feature will now keep the 3 last versions of each save file, allowing players to go back to a previous version in the Load G…

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Community AnnouncementsJun 26, 2026
Known Issue [Mac]

Some Mac users have experienced issues opening their Saved games for a few hours between June 25 and June 26. If you were affected, this issue can be fixed and your saves restored by deleting this folder: ~/Library/Application Support/Paral…

Community AnnouncementsJun 25, 2026
☀️ Steam Summer Sale on Now!

🌞 it’s finally warm out and our favourite summertime activity is… playing Paralives! get Paralives at a 20% discount now through July 9th during the Steam Summer Sale! 🌴

Community AnnouncementsJun 24, 2026
1,000,000 COPIES SOLD 🎉🎉

we’re incredibly grateful for all of your support, reviews, and feedback this past month! thank you a million times ❤️

Community AnnouncementsJun 19, 2026
Hotfix 0.1.4b

Fixed an issue where players would not be able to see or load any existing save files.

Community AnnouncementsJun 18, 2026
New Patch Out Now! 0.1.4

our latest patch is out ( ◡̀ ᴗ ◡́)و update your game and check out our known issues! Read the full Patch Notes here:

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Community AnnouncementsJun 18, 2026
Patch Notes 0.1.4

NewBetter Steam Workshop tags for mods: Creators can now choose tags for their mods and custom content to help players browse the Steam Workshop more easily.Modders will need to edit their existing mods, households and lots in-game to selec…

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Community AnnouncementsJun 12, 2026
Hotfix 0.1.3b

Fixed an issue where players would get stuck on a "Reimporting assets" screen when launching the game with mods installed.

Community AnnouncementsJun 11, 2026
Known Issues - June 11th, 2026

here are some more known issues we’re working on, and our upcoming patch will be out next week! 🔨💪👷 see our handy troubleshooting post here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1118520/discussions/1/569288683937662349/

SteamDBJun 9, 2026
Steam Global Top Sellers for week of 2 Jun — 9 June 2026

* Forza Horizon 6; * Gothic 1 Remake; * Path of Exile 2; * 007 First Light; * Steam Deck; * Paralives; * Subnautica 2; * Resident Evil 4; * Resident Evil Requiem; * EA SPORTS FC™ 26; * excluding free to play games View top 100 on SteamDB

Community AnnouncementsJun 6, 2026
Paralives x Unpacking Collab and Bundle

our collab with Unpacking is now available through a free update 📦 check it out now and get a discounted bundle of both games ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و get the discounted bundle now:

Community AnnouncementsJun 6, 2026
New Patch Out Now! 0.1.3

a new patch has been released! update your game now to get the latest version with these fixes 🔃 Read all of our Patch notes here:

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Community AnnouncementsJun 6, 2026
Patch Notes 0.1.3

NewParalives x Unpacking collab: Have your Parafolks play Unpacking on the computer, collect Unpacking stamps or elevate rooms with Unpacking plushies and objects!Eat as a group: Each Para will now grab and eat a portion when doing this int…

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Community AnnouncementsJun 3, 2026
Known Issues - June 3rd, 2026

here’s an updated list of the known issues we’re working on! we appreciate all your reporting! ( ◡̀_◡́)ᕤ

Community AnnouncementsJun 3, 2026
Discover and share free mods and CC on the Steam Workshop!

with already 13,000 items uploaded, Paralives’ Steam Workshop is powered by the incredible creativity of community members ⚙️⚒️ check out players’ favorite mods and CC and explore the workshop now: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1118520/wor…