Steam app 1118520 · updated 25 Oct 2026, 23:34 UTC
Paralives is a life simulation game about building homes, lives and bonds. Through both hardship and success, where will your story take you?
720 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
6 months, May 2026 to October 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
The source keeps every hour for about a month, one figure a day for about two, and a single number for anything older.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
30 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 88 hourly samples from 27 Sep, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
27 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 632 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
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Hi everyone! We’re testing out this new format to deliver frequent development updates from our team directly to you. In this first entry, we want to share a short overview of the work we’ve done since the Early Access release before diving…
rinaFixed two bugs introduced in the last patch, one where foliage was grainy and one where Parafolk's textures would sometimes render incorrectly.
Patch notesA new patch is out now, with a game engine update to Unity 6! Enjoy this fresh batch of quality of life improvements and bug fixes ⚙️Patches are a little smaller while we work towards our first major update!Read our full patch notes here:
rinaParalives Patch Notes 0.1.9Patch 0.1.9 continues 0.1.8’s trend of being mostly bug fixes and minor additions as we continue focusing on new features and content for our upcoming major update. This patch also includes an upgrade to Unity 6…
Patch notes🍂 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 ☕
rinacheck out some of our fave builds from the Steam Workshop ⚒️find them in the Workshop here: 🔹 https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561199860083393/
Gab_ParalivesFixed a bug where players couldn't create new mods with FBX mesh files.
Patch notesRead our full patch notes here:
rinaParalives 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…
Patch notesFixed a bug where cancelling going up or down the stairs to put a baby in a crib would cause the Parafolk to become stuck.
Patch notesFixed a bug where interactions such as "Go Home" and "Edit Appearance" would cause the game to softlock if Parafolks were holding a baby.
Patch notesa 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:
Gab_ParalivesNewBabies 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…
Patch notesWe’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˗
Gab_ParalivesFixed 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.
Patch notesa 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:
rinaParalives 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…
Patch notesour latest patch is out with more bug fixes and improvements, update your game now 🫵Read the full Patch Notes here:
Gab_ParalivesNewSmaller 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…
Patch notesSome 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…
Gab_Paralives🌞 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! 🌴
rinawe’re incredibly grateful for all of your support, reviews, and feedback this past month! thank you a million times ❤️
Gab_ParalivesFixed an issue where players would not be able to see or load any existing save files.
Patch notesour latest patch is out ( ◡̀ ᴗ ◡́)و update your game and check out our known issues! Read the full Patch Notes here:
Gab_ParalivesNewBetter 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…
Patch notesFixed an issue where players would get stuck on a "Reimporting assets" screen when launching the game with mods installed.
Patch noteshere 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/
rinaour 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:
Gab_Paralivesa new patch has been released! update your game now to get the latest version with these fixes 🔃 Read all of our Patch notes here:
rinaNewParalives 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…
Patch noteshere’s an updated list of the known issues we’re working on! we appreciate all your reporting! ( ◡̀_◡́)ᕤ
rinawith 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…
Gabrielle_ParalivesFixed an issue introduced in version 0.1.2 where players who had the game installed on a different hard drive than the operating system couldn't change the display language of the game or install mods.
Patch notesCheck out the fixes we’ve added and update your game to get the changes 🫵Read the full Patch Notes here:
Gabrielle_ParalivesBug FixesMade improvements to memory management to eliminate a memory leak and reduce crashes.Fixed a bug where some interface windows could not be closed.Fire: Parafolks now have a chance to autonomously extinguish items on fire instead of…
Patch notesbug reporting is going well! here are some known issues that we’re currently working on, thank you for your patience ᕙ( •̀ ᗜ •́ )ᕗ
rinawe truly can’t believe how lucky we are! thank you to everyone who supported us (●'◡'●)ﾉ❤︎
rinaOur release day patch included some fun collabs with other games! Check them out: 1. Among Us Collab emergency meeting!!check out Paralives’ Among Us free update out now 👀2. Outbound Game Collab and Bundlemake your Para play Outbound and…
Gabrielle_ParalivesPlay in Early Access now with 10% off during the release week! Only on Steam:
Gabrielle_ParalivesWatch community manager Rina take you through the first couple of hours of Paralives gameplay at 10AM EDT!
rinaPost-Release Roadmap! Paralives will be out Monday at 10AM EST!!! check out our roadmap to know what’s coming during the next few months of Early Access 🤩
rinaWe’re getting so close to launching! To celebrate, we’re happy to reveal exciting new Paralives footage today!🎮 Gameplay Overview Trailer In this trailer, follow Talia and Nikki as they arrive by train to move into the town of Melino!…
Alextune in this Tuesday at 12:PM ET on YouTube for a gameplay trailer followed by a 45 minutes prerecorded live mode gameplay session: 🔔 click the notification button so you don’t miss it!
Gabrielle_Paralives🗣️📣 with Paralives coming out in 10 days, we’re resharing some important information about what to expect from our Early Access release!
Gabrielle_ParalivesParalives is out May 25th, 2026 in Early Access!! which means…some features will be available right away and others will be added overtime as free updates ⚙️🛠️
Gabrielle_Paralives2025 was a big year for our team! we’re super excited to keep on improving Paralives for the next few months and finally share it with you all in Early Access on May 25, 2026 ◝(˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶) ◜♡
Gabrielle_Paralivesfor the first time, we’ll share 45 minutes of uninterrupted gameplay! don’t miss it and tune in at 12:00PM (ET) Tuesday on YouTube: https://youtu.be/s7XxMchRd6c🔔 click the notification button so you don’t miss it!
Gabrielle_ParalivesHi, Alex here, the lead developer of Paralives.Unfortunately, we had to make the difficult decision to delay the release. We are truly sorry for the last-minute announcement. After thoughtful consideration, we feel it’s best for the game…
Gabrielle_ParalivesWe’ve updated our Steam page and added the game’s minimum system requirements for PC and Mac :) ➡️ Check out Paralives’ page here:
Gabrielle_Paralives🗣️📣 Paralives comes out in one month**, here is what to expect from our Early Access release! **Edit: On November 14th, 2025, the developers team made the difficult decision to delay Paralives' Early Access release to May 25, 2026. Read our…
Gabrielle_ParalivesWhat Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
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| Launch | Paralives.exe | windows | ||
| Launch | Paralives.app\Contents\MacOS\Paralives | macos |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
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WinAppDataLocalLow | Paralives/Paralives/MySavedGames.mod | * and below |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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