Summary
Life By Youis a new life simulation in development by Paradox Interactive and is set to launch Early Access on July 27, 2025. AsLife By Youneeds to set itself apart from other, more established games in the genre, such asThe Sims 4andProject Rene, it needs robust features that are both unique and effective. The game is an exciting addition to the genre with a host of features that set it apart from other games in the life simulation genre, with an open world, no loading screens, and the ability to switch between characters.
Life By You’s Creator Tools
An Open World
Life By Youfeatures an open world, with no loading screens between lots, neighborhoods, or switching between characters. This applies even between different households. Thecomplete removal of loading screens inLife By Youis a game-changer because it creates seamless gameplay with no interruptions, immersing players in a living and dynamic world. Characters in the world can travel wherever they want within it, using either a bike or car.
One of thebiggest draws toLife By Youis its powerful Creator Tools and the level of customization it offers players. Creator Tools that will be available to players include the Conversation Editor and the Object Editor Tool. The Creator Tools will affect most systems inLife By Youand should give players great control over their game and world, from what their town and characters look like to how their characters behave.
Players will be able to mod:
Conversation Between Characters
Characters inLife By Youcommunicate using real language, either English or one of the other supported languages that will launch with the game. All the conversations appear to be given as text, rather than fully voiced. While players can edit character dialogue, the responses from other characters depend on the original written text, so edited dialogue is limited by their responses.
Gameplay Features in Life By You
Quest System
There will be a quest system inLife By You, where players will be able to discover quests organically by exploring the town and completing current quests. As with other design elements of the game, quests can be modded and created by players using the Creator Tools.
Control of Characters
Players will be able to take direct and indirect control of their characters. Indirect control utilizes a top-down view that’s controlled by the mouse using point-and-click, while direct control uses a third-person view and WSAD keyboard and mouse controls. Rather than switching households through a menu or loading screen, players will be able toswitch control of households inLife By Youby clicking on other characters.
Building and Landscaping
Players will be able to design homes and landscape lots, but these design tools will extend beyond home lots to the town in its entirety. Decorative items like wallpaper will be fully customizable, with sections of walls being segmented into materials such as wallpaper, tiles, and brick. These customization options extend to other build items such as flooring, as well as furniture.
Character Creation
Characters will be completely customizable inLife By You’s “Human Creator”. Players will be able to customize their personality and character traits, adjust the human’s height, muscle mass, and weight, and mod their own clothing options. After creating a character and exiting the Human Creator, players will be able to modify their character whenever they like during gameplay.
