Known Issues and Bugs

Furniture Workbench Freeze

Using the Furniture Workbench causes the Zoi to become permanently stuck and unable to perform any actions. Build Mode also becomes unusable on that lot.

Reload a save from before placing the Furniture Workbench. Emergency Rescue can free the Zoi but Build Mode remains broken.

Ghost Play Mode

Pressing Escape while selecting "Play with your original family" after a Zoi dies triggers an unfinished Ghost Play mode. The deceased Zoi becomes playable without a visible model, and the player cannot access Build Mode or control the Zoi normally.

Reload a save from before the death. Emergency Rescue does not work in this state.

Business Sold on Marriage

A Zoi's business properties may be forcibly sold when they get married while owning a business.

Check the transfer option in the Move pop-up when getting married. Save before marriage events.

CEO Meow Coins Not Appearing

Meow Coins earned as the CEO of Adam Entertainment do not appear in the Zoi Card balance.

No workaround available. The earned coins are lost.

Organ Donation Pledge Not Registering

Pledging to donate organs does not count toward the Philanthropist goal under the Community Contribution Ambition.

Reload a save from before pledging and use alternative methods to fulfill the goal.

Pregnancy Birth Failure

Pregnant Zois may intermittently fail to give birth under certain conditions.

Partially fixed in v0.6.0. If it occurs, reload a save from earlier in the pregnancy.

Social Event Guests Not Leaving

Guest Zois may remain on the lot after a social event ends instead of leaving.

Travel to another lot and return, or save and reload.

Smart Zoi Employee Task Failure

Employees at businesses may not perform assigned tasks correctly when Smart Zoi is enabled.

Disable Smart Zoi for business employees or manually assign tasks.

Convenience Store Autonomy Conflict

Disabling autonomy at a convenience store cancels current tasks and starts different ones.

Keep autonomy enabled during store shifts, or manually reassign tasks after disabling.

Shelf Restocking Loop

Zois repeatedly attempt to restock shelves when customers are blocking access.

Move the customer away or wait for them to leave the area.

Job EXP Reset on Load

Loading a save file during a job schedule can cause workplace NPCs to return home, and a Zoi's accumulated job EXP may be reset. Working Zois may also be exited from their rabbit-hole workplace and placed at the entry point.

Avoid saving and reloading mid-shift. If EXP is lost, reload an earlier save from before the work schedule began.

Education Status Shows "Graduated"

When continuing from an older save file, a Zoi enrolled in high school or university may have their education status incorrectly displayed as "Graduated."

Known issue under investigation. Starting a new save on the current version avoids the carried-over status error.

Vendor Stall Purchases Blocked

Items displayed for sale at vendor stalls cannot be purchased when continuing from a live-service save file. Snack stalls and fruit stands are unaffected and can still be purchased from.

Buy from snack stalls and fruit stands instead, or start a new save on the current version.

Teen Part-Time Task UI Missing

In some teen part-time jobs (for example at Posey's Surf Shop and Golden Apple Burger on Tuesday and Thursday shifts), the task UI may not be displayed, making it unclear what to do during the shift.

Complete general work actions on the lot. The issue is being investigated for a future patch.

Cannot Click or Interact With Other Zois

Other Zois in the world cannot be clicked or interacted with by the active Zoi.

Disable Occlusion Method in Options, then Graphics tab. Set it to Off. See the Performance and Optimization Guide for details.

"You Cannot Use This" Error

Appears when photographing a Zoi holding a white cat doll, or when using a fridge that another Zoi is already using.

Switch control to another Zoi temporarily, then switch back.

Cannot Use Computer

Zoi cannot interact with a computer due to misaligned chair positioning.

Move the chair slightly outward from the desk and then push it back in. This resets the seating alignment.

Same-Sex Relationships With Premade Zois

Players cannot form same-sex relationships with the premade Zois in cities. Only custom-created Zois support same-sex romance.

No workaround. Acknowledged by the development team as a known issue.

Objects Vanish During Conversations

Objects held in a Zoi's hands temporarily disappear during conversations.

Cosmetic only. Objects reappear when the conversation ends.

Book Folding Loop

Zois repeatedly fold and unfold books while talking instead of holding them naturally.

Cosmetic only. Does not affect gameplay.

Stuck in Car

The Zoi is unable to exit a vehicle because the exit option disappears.

Use Emergency Rescue in Psycat's Guide to teleport the Zoi outside the car.

Zoi Stuck in Animation Loop

A Zoi becomes frozen in place or stuck repeating the same animation, unable to perform other actions.

Use Emergency Rescue. If that fails, save and reload.

Public Transportation Exit Glitch

A visual glitch occurs when exiting public transportation.

Cosmetic only. Does not affect gameplay.

Zois Trapped Under Stairs

Zois can become trapped under stairs at certain Bliss Bay locations.

Use Emergency Rescue to relocate the Zoi. Fixed for some locations in v0.6.0.

Ghosting / Double Vision Effect

A double vision or trailing effect appears when Zois or objects move.

Change Anti-Aliasing from TAA to TSR in the Graphics settings. Disable Frame Generation if the issue persists.

Blurry Graphics

The game appears blurry, especially text and distant objects.

Set Resolution Scale to 100% in Graphics options. If using DLSS or FSR, switch to Quality mode or higher.

Cahaya Lighting Flicker

Lights flicker abnormally on Cahaya when using High or Ultra graphics presets.

Lower the graphics preset to Medium for Cahaya, or reduce lighting-related settings.

Light Leaking Through Walls

Light from exterior sources bleeds through building walls in Build Mode.

Adjust wall placement or add interior lighting to mask the effect. A known Unreal Engine limitation.

Nanite Artifacts on High/Ultra

Visual artifacts appear on geometry when using High or Ultra presets, caused by Nanite virtualized geometry.

Lower the preset to Medium, or update GPU drivers. An Unreal Engine 5 rendering issue.

Partial Floor Disappearance

Partially customized floors disappear when a building is moved.

Reapply floor customization after moving the building.

Handrail Platform Sinking

Handrails and partial walls sink into platforms after placement.

Remove and replace the affected items.

Lot Edit Restriction

Certain lots only allow editing specific floors or spaces, blocking access to other areas.

Save and reload. If the issue persists, try editing from a different floor first.

Ceiling Furniture Offset

Furniture attached to the ceiling moves higher when the foundation height is adjusted.

Reposition ceiling furniture after foundation changes.

Random Crashes

The game crashes at random intervals, often during extended play sessions.

Increase the Windows page file size. Lower graphics settings. Close background applications. Install on an SSD. See the Performance and Optimization Guide for detailed steps.

Out of Video Memory Error

Error appears on systems that do not meet minimum VRAM requirements or when too many programs are running.

Update GPU drivers. Close other applications. Lower Texture Quality. See System Requirements to verify your hardware meets the minimum specs.

Stuttering During Gameplay

Frame drops and hitching, especially when panning the camera or entering dense areas.

Install on SSD. Enable Shader Cache in NVIDIA Control Panel. Use an Engine.ini optimization mod.

Frame Generation Instability

DLSS Frame Generation causes visual artifacts or crashes on some systems.

Enable Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling in Windows. Disable NVIDIA overlay. Use Fullscreen mode. Disable Frame Generation if issues persist.

Canvas Malfunction After Skipping Update

Canvas features do not work properly if the game is not updated to the latest version.

Update the game through Steam.

Pre-Early Access Presets Missing

Saved character presets from before Early Access intermittently do not appear despite files existing in the Documents folder.

Reimport presets through the Canvas system.

Overlapping Reward Pop-ups

Multiple simultaneous reward notifications overlap each other on screen.

Cosmetic only. Close pop-ups one at a time.

Winter Temperature Persistence

Temperature remains unusually high after returning to Dowon from another city during winter.

Save and reload to reset weather conditions.

CAZ Crash on Special Characters

The game crashes when saving a character in Create a Zoi mode if the name contains special characters.

Avoid using special characters in Zoi names.

Infinite NPC spawning

v0.8.3 (May 11, 2026)

Zoi NPCs spawned without limit in certain areas, bloating save files and tanking framerate. The hotfix stopped new spawns; a scheduled save-file cleanup on May 12 at 9:00 AM cleared excess NPCs from affected saves. See the

Enshrine Deceased interaction

v0.8.3 (May 11, 2026)

Interaction with a placed urn did not proceed correctly. Resolved by the hotfix.

Massage business actions

v0.8.3 (May 11, 2026)

Business actions tied to the massage service did not proceed correctly for owned Business Ownership lots.

Needs not decreasing

v0.8.4 (May 13, 2026)

Some Zois' Needs would not decay properly over time. The fix restored normal decay rates without requiring a save reload.

City vehicle simulation errors

v0.8.4 (May 13, 2026)

Traffic and AI vehicle pathing glitches in city simulation. See Vehicles for the broader transit system.

Create a Zoi brightness on Very Low

v0.8.2 (May 2, 2026)

Zois appeared brighter than expected when graphics settings were set to Very Low.

Mod-asset crash

v0.8.2 (May 2, 2026)

Game crashed when enabling mods that referenced specific asset paths.

Neo Chemi desk assignment

v0.8.1 (April 30, 2026)

Assigned desk was not properly set when getting a job at the Neo Chemi workplace lot in Bliss Bay.

Mid-action interactions could not be cancelled

v0.8.5 (May 15, 2026)

Some interactions (e.g. Hack Bank, Take a Bath) could not be cancelled once started. The hotfix added immediate-cancel support for these interactions.

'Sit' interaction broken on mod furniture

v0.8.5 (May 15, 2026)

Zois could not sit on certain modded furniture pieces. Fixed in v0.8.5; all mods were also auto-disabled on patch day per the standard policy.

Hunger need imbalance

v0.8.6 (May 28, 2026)

Hunger need balance was improved so Zois no longer became hungry at an unreasonable rate.

Build Studio infinite loading

v0.8.6 (May 28, 2026)

Fixed an intermittent infinite loading screen when entering Build Studio.

Road Traffic Density setting ignored

v0.8.6 (May 28, 2026)

Changing the Road Traffic Density setting in Simulation Options now affects on-street vehicle count as intended; related city vehicle simulation errors were also improved.

Lobby appears white

v0.8.6 (May 28, 2026)

Fixed an issue where the lobby intermittently appeared completely white under certain option settings.

Build Mode delete failure (Mac)

v0.8.6 (May 28, 2026)

On Mac, fixed an issue where furniture and walls could not be properly deleted in Build Mode under certain steps.

Emotions changing too rapidly

v0.5.0

Primary emotion now only changes if the emotional score reaches 2 points or higher.

Excessive hunger from street food

v0.5.0

Hunger restoration from street food adjusted to prevent Zois from getting hungry too frequently.

Excessive sleep duration

v0.5.0

Sleep duration reduced for smoother gameplay pacing.

Lots getting dirty too fast

v0.5.0

Lot pollution rate significantly slowed.

Facial appearance mismatch

v0.5.0

Zoi faces set in Create a Zoi now match their in-game appearance.

"Donate a Book" too difficult

v0.6.0

Conditions for the Philanthropist mission made more reasonable.

Police unable to arrest at home

v0.6.0

Police can now arrest Zois for criminal activity committed at home.

Zois unable to drink smoothies while seated

v0.6.0

Seated smoothie consumption now works correctly.

Goz's Bakery third floor access

v0.6.0

Zois can now use stairs to reach the third floor.

Sound effects playing twice

v0.6.0

Double sound effect on menu clicks fixed.