The Paralives team has shared a new development update with a plan to deliver news frequently to keep the community informed on what’s going on behind the scenes. They have given an overview of what has happened since release, and detail their plans for the game’s first major update.
Since Paralives went into Early Access this past May, the studio has focused on game-breaking bug fixes and quality of life improvements. They’ve prioritized optimization and long-term development, and they’ve grown the team by hiring a new Senior Programmer, Senior Game Designer, and new QA help.
After reading hundreds of thousands of community feedback reports, the Paralives team has been able to map out plans and priorities for the first major update.
First, the team wants to buff up the basics of gameplay by improving relationships, interactions, goals and requests, and the economy curve. They also plan to adjust the Jester vibe trait to make it fit someone who is humorous rather than someone who is erratic and random.
Next, they plan to expand the Live Mode by adding more content. There will soon be new skills, Together Cards, relationship label unlockables, story cards, and jobs. This will give players a wider variety of things they can do in the game to better develop their Parafolks.
Then, the team explained how they will improve Build Mode. They’ve been hard at work identifying and fixing build-breaking bugs, such as floors and objects disappearing, adding new furniture and item assets, and making those furniture and items more efficient.
Finally, they will be improving the Paramaker, which is the game’s character editor. There will be fat and muscle sliders to better represent a wider variety of body shapes, as well as adding new hairstyles and clothing items, such as baggy clothing.
Of course, this list is not final, and there may be flexibility in what gets prioritized and what gets pushed back. Ultimately, the team wants to improve the basics of the game before adding even more new features, such as weather, seasons, gardening, pets, cars, world editing, and creation tools. There’s a lot to look forward to in the future of Paralives.
The next major update will need a little bit more time past the end of 2026 to release, so the team thanks community members for their patience as they tackle the to-do list.
You can read everything in the October development update right here on Steam if you’re looking for even more details about what’s to come.
