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Paralives

Early Access
Paralives cover art
Developer
Alex Massé and team
Publisher
Paralives Studio
Released
May 25, 2026
Steam reviews
90% of players recommend it, from 21,689 reviews — Steam calls that “Very Positive”
Tags
SimulationEarly Access
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On Linux and Steam Deck

Proton: PlatinumSteamOS Compatible

This game runs perfectly out of the box under Proton, per ProtonDB reports (95 reports). Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

Valve marks it SteamOS Compatible.

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About this game

The developer's description, from the game's Steam store page.

Hop on, we’re leaving, and your new life awaits! Paralives is a sandbox life simulation game with a great cast of Townies to meet, as well as a vibrant open-world town to explore and make your own. You will feel right at home, should you choose to embark.

What kind of life will you build?

Whether you focus on your career, finding love, building a family, or becoming the richest person in town, the story is yours to write in Paralives. But twists and forks in the road await. What will you leave behind?

You live and then you die. At least, do it in a nice house!

Thanks to an ever-evolving catalog of furniture, decor and clutter objects, staging the perfect homes for your Parafolks will be a breeze: resize, recolor, stack and place items freely for a tactile building experience.

Paralives allows truly grid-less constructions with curved walls, split-level floors and more. Recreating your house or building an intricate 8-story mansion has never been this easy.

There are lives to create and stories to tell

You will be handed an advanced character creator called the Paramaker. Adjust the height of your Parafolks, tweak a wide array of facial and body features, design stylish outfits and create complex personalities. From head to toe, no small detail will be left out!

Key features

🏡 Explore an open-world town filled with shops, parks, restaurants and museums 👕 Create Parafolks of all looks and styles 💼 Find a job and try out flexible career progression paths 🧠 Discover unique personality traits, skills, wants, needs and emotions ❤️ Find love and make friends, or enemies 👨‍👩‍👦 Multiselect Parafolks and do anything as a group 👵 Grow up, have children and live a long life 🔨 Enjoy the customization and flexibility of our house-building tools ⚙️ Experiment with our in-game modding interface to edit or add content to the game 💌 Find community-made mods, houses and Parafolks through the Steam Workshop

More features and content will be added during Early Access and after through exclusively free updates, as we have pledged to our community.

To be added during the Early Access phase

  • Weather and seasons
  • Dogs, cats and horses
  • Cars and bikes
  • Boats and houseboats
  • Pools and swimming
  • Calendar and organizing social events (parties, weddings)
  • Story progression for NPCs
  • Family tree
  • Gardening and fishing
  • Tools to edit and create towns
  • More personality traits, wants, emotions, jobs, etc

Thank you for taking part in the development and shaping Paralives with us!

System requirements

As Steam lists them.

Windows

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

Recommended

OS
Windows 11
Processor
Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 @ 3.0 GHz
Memory
16 GB RAM
Graphics
RTX 2060 or RX 7600 XT
DirectX
Version 11
Storage
8 GB available space
Additional Notes
If your framerate is low, lower the display resolution and other graphic settings
macOS

Minimum

Requires an Apple processor
OS
macOS Big Sur 11 (or newer)
Processor
Apple M2
Memory
12 GB RAM
Graphics
Apple M2
Additional Notes
If your framerate is low, lower the display resolution and other graphic settings

Recommended

Requires an Apple processor
OS
macOS Big Sur 11 (or newer)
Processor
Apple M3
Memory
16 GB RAM
Graphics
Apple M3
Additional Notes
If your framerate is low, lower the display resolution and other graphic settings

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