Paralives is a life simulation game about building homes, lives and bonds. Through both hardship and success, where will your story take you?
Each input wears a grade, S to D, read from the buyer's side. The color is the direction: green raises the score, red lowers it, grey sits neutral. ▼ marks a dock, ? a missing input, • a fact this genre's score does not use. The exact weights stay secret. These are the inputs and the direction each pushes.
I wanted to recommend this game, but right now, I can't. I guess my recommendation is to give it time, not completely stay away from it. This isn't to be negative or to attack the developers, I firmly believe constructive criticism is something that's valuable, especially with a game that's in Early Access. Pretending everything is perfect because it isn't The Sims 4, doesn't help the development team improve or set...
I almost don't want to leave a review for a game that's still clearly "almost almost finished" but I want to get my thoughts out there. What's good? Building is a real treat in this game. I never did much building in The Sims but the amount of control the game lets you have is really something to marvel at, especially when you see it actually function in live mode (albeit with issues like clipping and bizarre...
To be honest, the game is difficult to play. I wouldn't recommend it in its current state. I've played for about 20 hours over the four days in total, and honestly, most of that time was spent with the game open while trying to fix issues instead of actually playing. 1. Open World The open world is a great idea in theory, but I can't enjoy it to its full potential because of the endless lot loading issues. Half the...
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Skip · Strategy · 2026 · Early Access
Steam Deck UnsupportedSKIP IT.
Skip it at $39.99. The value isn't there.
about 7.7h$39.99 (~)
Better value than 81% of Strategy games
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Paralives scores 48/100 on the BANG Score (a skip). The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steamBANGERS.com/game/1118520/paralives<a href="https://steamBANGERS.com/game/1118520/paralives"><img src="https://steambangers.com/api/badge/1118520" alt="BANG Score" width="340" height="80"></a>[](https://steamBANGERS.com/game/1118520/paralives)The BANG Score is one number for value, 0 to 100: price against how it reviews and how long it was built to be. It rates value, not taste. Whether it is for you is on you. How the score is computed → Data · updated 3h ago.
Low $31.99High $39.99Now $39.99
Price line + bands by tier:FairSkipPrice history via IsThereAnyDeal.
The lowest price on record is $31.99, set in June 2026. It has been discounted 3 times in the 81 days tracked here, typically at 20 percent off, with about 6 weeks between sales. Today it is at full price. The last sale was this month, and on this game's rhythm the next one tends to arrive within 6 weeks.
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