Alex Massé

Hi everyone! Paralives is finally out in Early Access! Watch our launch trailer above 🎥✨ 🎮 The game is now available on Steam for PC and Mac! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1118520/Paralives/ 🛒 The price is $39.99 USD but there’s a 10% launch discount making it $35.99 USD! 🔨 Keep in mind the

Hi, Alex here! There’s only 3 days left until the Early Access release on Steam, I’m so excited! We’re Getting a Good Feeling for the Launch! With the gameplay trailer and live mode stream Tuesday, followed by the influencer and press coverage since Wednesday, it’s been a crazy week! We couldn’t be

Hi! We’re only 6 days away from the Early Access release of May 25th! To celebrate, we’re happy to reveal exciting new Paralives footage today! This post is public so feel free to share it! 🎮 Gameplay Overview Trailer In this trailer, follow Talia and Nikki as they arrive by train to move into the

Hi, it’s Alex! I’m so excited for the release in 10 days, and it feels unreal! It’s been 7 years since I started this project already. I’m so grateful for your amazing and continuous support, for the great development team we built, and for this opportunity to create a new life simulation game! The

Hello everyone, Sonia here for my last Patreon post! The release date is getting reeeeeaaaaal close and working is definitely on our mind so that’ll be today’s subject: WORK. More specifically, work outfits! When your Parafolks get a job, they can sometimes have special outfits that are automaticall

Hello everyone, Léa here today for my last Patreon post before the launch! I’m going to officially introduce you to my favorite build: the Community Center🌿and talk to you more about some gameplay details we added to the city. This post is for Patrons only. Please do not share it. Thank you! 🔒 Liv

Hi! Alex here. These days, a good part of the Paralives team is busy recording trailers for the Early Access release of May 25th as well as working on our overall marketing strategy. Today’s post will dive into what it entails! As usual, this post is for Patrons only so please don’t share. 🔐 Record

An amazing Friday to you all! I hope you had a good week. Jérémie here for my final Patreon post before we launch in Early Access, and I hope you’ll be interested by what I have to say! Time sure flies, this being my 33rd post (if I’m counting correctly) and I had a great time writing all of them. I

Good morning, Denis here with a little update on our latest playtests, our latest live stream (ft. Rina) and some bug highlights (brought to you by Charlotte) that we have encountered in the last few weeks. Without further ado, let’s get into it! 🔒At this point we’re just repeating ourselves, but a

What’s up everybody! Andrei here, ready to deliver my last Patreon post before the Early Access release of May 25th! 🔊 I wanted to take the opportunity to show you something special and long awaited by many of you: the different voice options that you can have for your Paras! 🔐 This post is for Pa

Hello everyone, Léa here for a new Patreon post! I will showcase one of my favorite builds I've ever done for the game: Susan’s General Store, and introduce you to the family that owns it: The Vargas! If you’ve been watching the recent Live Stream, you’ve already seen Rina explore this store, but I'

Happy Friyay, everyone! Chloe here for this new Patreon post. Today, I will be talking about modding in Paralives and the guides we are making for it, and as a little bonus, I will showcase some items that you can now vandalize in town. This Patreon post is for patrons only, so please do not share i

Helloooo, Lina here for a new Animation Showcase! 🤸‍♀️ In today’s post, we are thrilled to show you something Alice and I have been working on lately: Walks🚶 ⬆🎥 You can watch a little showcase at the top of this post. 🎥 Animations Shown in the Video All the walk animations shown today are still

Hiya! It’s Rina here for my (first ( ˶°ㅁ°) !!) Patreon post! Today, I’ll be taking you through some new town events we’ve added to the game, with a video you can watch above and a bit of background on each event, with the help of Chloe! 🏙️ How Town Events Came to Be One of the biggest and most freq

Hello! Today’s update is brought to you by Denis, brand new producer here at Paralives and general regular guy. I’ll be talking about our latest external playtests, the feedback we’ve received and how we’ve tackled this whole thing afterwards. I’ll also be giving everyone a quick TLDR on the latest

For today’s Patreon post, Alejandro, Charlotte, and Richard will be showcasing some snippets from new features as well as some bugs! Note that this post is for Patrons only so please don’t share it. Thank you! 🔐 Re-watch: Tuesday’s Live Mode Stream If you missed it, this past Tuesday we got to expl

WE’RE BACK!! What’s up everybody! Andrei here, ready to make some noise 🔊 Last Patreon post, we showed some of the behind-the-scenes of the Parli voice recordings. Today, I’m gonna show you something that I’ve been excited about for YEARS: music in the Live Mode! 🎥 In the video above, you saw some

Hiiii, Alice here with you today! ⛷️✨🧣🧤 For this Patreon Post, we’re very excited to show you some of the activities that your Paras will be able to do in the city! You can watch this little showcase at the top of this post. ⬆🎥 🎥 The Animations in the Video Knock on Door: Used by Townies when th

Hello everybody, Chloe here for a new Patreon post! Today, I will show you all more of the museum, including the new store we have created, a sneak peek at the different floors, and a new type of collectible for you to discover around town: paintings! This Patreon post is for patrons only. Please do

A great Friday to you! Jérémie here! I hope everyone had a good holiday! Like the rest of the team, I’m ever so busy polishing the game to make this year’s early access the best we can! This week, I’m going to talk about a system fundamental to making the town alive with interesting characters, alon

Hi everyone, Léa here (back at it again!), and I have an exciting post today: a new video showcasing some of the recent builds I’ve created for the town and the Paras who get to live in them. Enjoy! 🎥 🤫 This post is for Patrons only. Please don’t share it, thank you. All three families are in the

Hi, it’s Alex! Happy New Year from the whole team! Since this is the first post of the year, let’s do a recap of 2025 through numbers and images. A lot was done, so let’s get started! 🔐 This post is for Patrons only and will be shared with the public next week! 🏡 Build Mode And Town While 2024 was

Hey everyone, it’s Alex! Happy Holidays! Today’s post will be the last of the year as we’ll take a short Holiday break from posting. We’ll get back to you with our regular weekly Patreon post on January 9th, 2026! 🎥 Q&A Video Tuesday, Carina, Gab, Alejandro and Chloé organized a livestream on Disco

Hello everyone! Chloe here, back today for a little Patreon post! Today, I will be showing you the current player lots that you can own and build on, as well as showing you a sneak peek at the new icons I’ve been cooking up. This post is for patrons only, so please do not share it! Q&A Livestream fo

Hi everyone, Sonia here for this week's post! Today we have an original subject: screens for the game. When your Paras watch TV or work on their computer, there needs to be an on-screen visual for that action. I’ll show you some of my favorites, and we’ll dive slightly into how they’re created; perh

Hi, Alex here to share a few updates and a look at our progress on the live mode! 📽️ Rewatch This Week’s Public Stream It was very exciting to share 45 minutes of Live Mode gameplay on YouTube this week! We enjoyed seeing all the positive comments and the suggestions on what we can improve. ➡️ To r

Hello everyone, Sonia here with a new Patreon post! We’ve been working a lot on the town and its residents lately, soooo I’m excited to show you some of that progress! I have the pleasure of introducing you to a few of our Townies and their households, some familiar faces you may have seen in previo

Hi, Alex here. 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 and the community. This year, we ran many playtests with friends and fans, and we were confide

Hi! Alex here to share a few updates before Andrei presents the above video! 📺 Live Mode Stream Next Tuesday! We will be hosting our third Patron-exclusive stream on Discord next Tuesday, November 11th, from 11am to 12pm ET. This time, we will showcase uninterrupted Live Mode gameplay and how you c

Hi everyone, Chloé here, bringing you our last town showcase until the game’s launch! How exciting! Today, we will go over Marvin’s house, and I will also show you some of the areas you will be able to visit on December 8th. This Patreon post is for patrons only, so please don’t share it. Thank you!

Hi, Alex here! Welcome to today’s post, where we will be sharing the video of this week’s livestream, announcing the next one and describing our progress on what we want to finish before the Early Access release on December 8th! 🏡 1-Hour Build Mode Video: Watch or Rewatch This Week’s Stream Carina,

Speed Build - Clothing Store: L’Armoire 👔 Hello everyone! Léa here today with a very special post: my last one! 😁We are closer and closer to release day, and I won’t be writing any more until then. I wanted to make this one a little different and decided to show you a speed build of the interior o

A good day to everybody! Jérémie here with this week’s Patreon post about some more live mode mechanics and features you’ll find when the game launches in Early Access this December! We’re still working hard on all aspects of the project, but things are really coming along nicely! As usual, this pos

Hello, Alice here today! 🐸 This time around, we're excited to show you new animations for children! Working on these was a lot of fun—especially the sandcastle ones—and we can't wait to add even more for this life stage. ⭐ You can watch the showcase at the top of this Patreon Post. ⬆🎥 🎥 Animation

Hello everyone, Sonia here with another Patreon post! First and foremost, we just reached 1 million wishlists on Steam! We can’t thank you enough for that and it's beyond anything we hoped for! Don't forget to add Paralives to your wishlist if you haven't already! As the Early Access release is appr

Heya everybody! Jérémie here for this Friday’s post! In Paralives, you’re going to have a whole open-world town to explore, and this means having things to do while exploring, of course! Some of these things are gonna be related to collecting items around the map and using them in various ways. You

Hi, it’s Alex! Today, I’ll update you on our progress on the live mode and show you various small features and improvements we’ve made. As usual, this post is for Patrons only, so please don’t share it! 🔐 Completing the Last Live Mode Features Before Release These days, we’re finishing up some of t

Hello everyone! Chloe here to bring you today’s Patreon post! Progress on the town is going well, and we have pretty much settled on the layout of everything. All that’s left is to finish the lots, polish the town itself, and add fun stuff for players to do or find in the town. I’d say the hardest p

It’s Friday, it’s a new post, it’s Richard :)! I have improved the autonomy system to make Parafolks perform actions automatically after they finish something, depending on certain conditions. For example, after using the toilet, it is recommended that you wash your hands, so your Paras will do that

What’s up everyone! Andrei here, back again with some fresh music for you! As the town of Paralives continues to come to life thanks to our amazing artists Chloé and Léa, we’ve been adding different types of local businesses for your Paras to explore. (You can check out more about the town in this p

Hello everyone! Léa, here today to bring you two building redesigns for the city! We are getting closer to the release, and we need to rework some of our previous builds to include them in our brand new town. In our most recent trailer, you got a first glimpse at the city that you will soon be able

Happy Friday, Anna here! Today I am going to talk about the genetics system in Paralives, something we started working on a long time ago (back in 2020… time goes by so fast!). I’ve been revisiting the whole system recently to make it work with all the updates to the Paramaker that have been impleme

Heya everyone! Jérémie here for this week’s Patreon post, where I go into more details about gameplay mechanics around babies, toddlers and children. In this previous post, Richard showcased the animations, interactions and visual flourishes that are in the game, but I’m going to get into the nitty-

Hiiii, Lina here for a new Animation Showcase! Today I’d like to show you some of the animations that Alice and I have been working on for the last couple of weeks: conversation and talk animations between Parafolks!!! You can watch the showcase at the top of this Patreon Post. ⬆🎥 ⚠️ Last Chance to

Hi there, welcome to Patreon! What can I get started for you today? A new Parafolk Edition post, you say? Excellent choice! Please take a seat, I'll have your order ready in just a moment. Thanks for stopping by! Thank you for waiting! We’ve got a full tray of new and hot content ready to be devoure

Hey everyone, Alex here! For today’s post, I’ll walk you through highlights of the gameplay session I had yesterday to test the game. It will give you some insights on the current state of the live move! Please note that gameplay systems, gameplay content, the naming of things and the interface are

Hey everyone! Andrei here, ready to bring some special music to this post 🎵 Ever tuned in to your favorite radio station and gathered with friends or loved ones to share a moment, letting the music create the perfect atmosphere? Or maybe even slow-danced to a song before sharing your feelings? We w

Hi, Richard here. Today, I will show you the progress on babies' and toddlers' interactions. Alice and Lina have showcased the animations in these previous posts: Animation Showcase: More Toddler Interactions! Animation Showcase: Hackweek and More Baby Interactions! 🤫 This post is for Patrons only.

Hello everyone! Chloe here for today’s Patreon post! Today, I will show you a bit of the behind-the-scenes of the creation of the town as a whole, and we will look more closely at the Antiques Shop, which you may have spotted in our latest trailer. I recommend watching it if you haven’t already! A L

Hi, it’s Alex! Today, I wanted to show you a tool I made for the game that allows the creation of cutscenes. It’s very useful for us developers to showcase the game, and we used it to make the release date announcement trailer. I named this tool Storyboards. Our goal would be to make it available to