After dominating the genre for so many years, it looks like The Sims 4 finally has a rival in the form of Life By You, publisher Cities Skylines Paradox’s new life game. With new gameplay footage and details emerging today, the Life By You Steam Wishlist is now live and full pre-orders are available through the Epic Games Store. Early access is also confirmed for later in 2023, before Life By You’s full release date.
Early access to Life By You begins September 12, 2023. he can book Life By You on the Epic Games Store for $39.99 USD (£34.99 GBP) or head over to Steam to add it to your wishlist.
Developed by Paradox Tectonic, a subdivision of Cities Skylines publisher Paradox Interactive, Life By You seeks to differentiate itself and surpass The Sims by offering deeper and more detailed life game features, as well as extensive modding and of personalization. Check out the new trailer for Life By You below:
Conversations between your characters take place in real language, rather than Simlish-style fabricated speech. Paradox is also set to provide extensive creation tools, allowing you to create and integrate anything you want into the game.
You can also create your own conversations – the same tools Paradox uses to start conversations in Life By You will be available to players. This means you can write your own chats and bulk import them into your own game. Likewise, the support of the Life By You community will mean that players will be able to share the chats they’ve written with each other.
In fact, all of the tools used by Paradox will be available to players, including model, script, and mission editors. There are no loading screens in Life By You, and you can instantly switch between any of your characters at any time, no matter where they are, whether at home, at work, or on vacation. socializing.
In the traditional lifestyle gameplay, you can forge a career, raise a family, and build a home. However, Life By You also lets you design and build your own in-game businesses, and switch from third-person observation to full gameplay, as well as watch and direct your characters through their lives. , you can skip right. control and play with them personally.
“Life By You evolves the life simulation genre with modern styling, real-language conversations, and unprecedented freedom of expression,” said Rod Humble, CEO of Paradox Tectonic. “The game’s extensive customization tools allow for unparalleled levels of storytelling, and I can’t wait to see what creations players will come up with once they dive into Early Access this summer.”
“Paradox Tectonic’s vision for this game fits naturally into our larger philosophy of ‘we make the games, you make the stories,'” continues Fredrik Wester, CEO of Paradox Interactive. “We can’t wait to see what kinds of stories players will create in this new sandbox.”
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