inZOI Wiki

Complete breakdown of the inZOI 2026 development roadmap, including quarterly content updates from Q1 through Q4, the Fundamentals First initiative, modding milestones, Canvastown world rollout, online multiplayer plans, PS5 console timeline, and detailed Q1 delivery status.

Complete overview of all jobs, careers, and income sources in inZOI. Covers every employer in Dowon, Bliss Bay, and Cahaya with rank names and salaries, career types, promotion mechanics, work performance, freelance work, the Freelance Delivery career, business ownership, and the 2026 career roadmap.

Complete guide to modding in inZOI, including the official ModKit, CurseForge and NexusMods distribution, mod installation, the 2026 modding roadmap, and the March 2026 ModKit expansion with animations, accessories, and face mods.

Complete guide to the crime system in inZOI, covering crime prerequisites, all theft and scam interactions with required skills, the Suspicious Job Agency, Crime Skill progression to Level 5, Crime Score mechanics, Wanted Status, arrest and bail, trial preparation with opportunity cards, free vs elite lawyers, prison cell conditions, jail escape by wall scratching, criminal careers, security systems, and Karma consequences.

Complete guide to owning and managing a business in inZOI. Covers prerequisites, purchasing commercial property, registering through the Business App, all nine business types (Cafe, Bakery, Restaurant, Bar, Florist Shop, Confectionery, Gym, School, Open Lot), business lot presets across Dowon, Bliss Bay, and Cahaya, hiring employees, salary negotiation, business levels and star ratings, revenue and daily earnings, market stall mechanics, business-related traits and ambitions, the franchise system, known limitations, troubleshooting, and profit optimization strategies.

Complete guide to all 18 traits in inZOI. Covers trait categories, Enneagram origins, gauge effects, emotional tendencies, relationship building, Values, keywords, Desired Life pairings, and tips for choosing the right trait for your Zoi.

Complete guide to pregnancy in inZOI, covering requirements, stages, childbirth, newborn care, baby customization, infant bathing, calendar tracking, adoption, Medical Birth, cheat codes, and all v0.7.0 March 2026 updates.

Complete guide to the preference system and hobby activities in inZOI. Covers all 33 preferences across 7 categories (Fitness, Food, Relationship, Hobby, Reading, Instrument, Activity), how likes and dislikes affect Zoi behavior, preference discovery, interaction with traits and values, autonomy settings, and every leisure activity available in the game.

Comprehensive tips and tricks guide for inZOI covering essential controls, money-making methods (careers, creative income, Pocket Market, hacking, lottery), needs and emotion management, autonomy settings, skill leveling strategies, relationship advice, Build Mode shortcuts, performance optimization, common mistakes to avoid, and advanced hidden mechanics.

Complete guide to NPCs (non-player characters) in inZOI: NPC generation sources (Original, New, player-created), premade families by city, population management and city stability settings, NPC needs system and autonomy, trait-driven behavior, the Smart Zoi AI system (NVIDIA ACE), Zoi Pen, Inner Thoughts, Diary, Smart Schedule, aging and story progression, switching households, meta-characters (Bora, Psycat, Henri, Nyx), NPC interactions and relationships, community lot behavior, assigning NPCs to public spaces, crime and karma, and v0.7.0 improvements.

Complete guide to the education system in inZOI covering enrollment through the School app, elementary through university levels, child-specific skills and the aptitude system, homework types and deadline windows, random school events, Academic Level tracking, grades, attendance and expulsion rules, dropping out, career and education conflicts, transportation, detailed school locations in Dowon, Bliss Bay, and Cahaya, known bugs, patch history, and the 2026 education roadmap.

Complete guide to building homes in inZOI, covering Build Mode controls, wall placement, roofing, flooring, furniture, pools, fences, platforms, multi-story construction, AI tools, presets, cheats, and all March 2026 (v0.7.0) additions including standardized property sizes, adjustable pool water, resizable rugs, modular roofing, Hanok walls, and 60+ new build items.

Complete guide to photography and Photo Mode in inZOI. Covers camera controls, filters, poses, expressions, AI Emote custom poses, Facial Capture, the Themed Studio, in-game photography, Media Production skill leveling, Bubbly social media, photography equipment, selfie spots, composition tips, Canvas uploads, 3D printer photo objects, and photo frames.

Complete guide to the inZOI pet and animal system, including City Editor wildlife placement, cat interactions, the Coexistence value, Miatara Temple guardian cats, panda feeding, pet furniture, fishing and aquariums, Meow Coins, developer statements on future household pets, and community wishlists.

Complete guide to mining in inZOI. Covers pickaxe tiers, mining spot types, all gemstone and ore types with prices, gem cutting multipliers, Collecting and Handiwork skill progression, snorkeling, treasure search, selling strategies, display case rewards, and mining locations across Dowon, Bliss Bay, and Cahaya.

Complete guide to the ghost system in inZOI, including how ghosts are created, spirit power mechanics, ghost abilities by death type, ghost towns, soul services, and strategies for managing the afterlife.

Comprehensive guide to every method of earning Meow in inZOI, including careers, creative skills, painting, business ownership, fishing, farming, gem mining, crime, the lottery, and the money cheat. Covers income comparison tables, selling methods, expense reduction tips, and early-game strategies.

Complete guide to all ambitions in inZOI. Covers every ambition category, level-by-level requirements, rewards, the Desired Life system, and strategies for efficient completion. Updated for v0.7.0 (March 2026).

Complete guide to lots and housing in inZOI, covering residential and community lot types, all properties in Dowon, Bliss Bay, and Cahaya, buying and financing property, property taxes, moving between homes, Build Mode and Build Studio, Canvas lot sharing, household management, standardized property sizes, and future cities.

Complete guide to Canvas, inZOI's community content-sharing platform with 470,000+ creations. How to browse, download, and upload Zois, properties, rooms, furniture, faces, and outfits. Covers web access at canvas.playinzoi.com, in-game integration, Newbie-to-Diamond creator rankings, and uploading process.

Complete guide to the Karma system in inZOI. Covers karma levels, good and bad actions, effects on gameplay, ghost and afterlife mechanics, city karma, interventions, crime connection, ghost gameplay, law enforcement, the planned reputation system, and the proposed karma redesign.

A comprehensive overview of inZOI, the life simulation game developed by inZOI Studio and published by KRAFTON. Covers the Unreal Engine 5 foundation, Early Access launch on March 28, 2025, over 1 million copies sold, Steam review trajectory, three cities (Dowon, Bliss Bay, Cahaya), Smart Zoi AI powered by NVIDIA ACE, nine life stages, v0.5.0 crime system, v0.6.0 Lunar New Year update, and the 2026 roadmap.

Complete guide to freelance creative income in inZOI, covering painting, writing, music composition, programming, video creation, the Pocket Market, and the March 2026 Freelance Delivery career. Includes detailed pricing, skill progression, time-to-complete data, and income optimization strategies.

A comprehensive guide to lot types in inZOI, covering residential lots, community lots, rabbit hole buildings, editable lots, lot sizes, and the specific properties in Dowon, Bliss Bay, and Cahaya.

Complete guide to Smart Zoi in inZOI, covering the NVIDIA ACE-powered AI behavior system, Mistral NeMo Minitron language model, inner thoughts, diary entries, Smart Schedule, the Zoi Pen, application range and queue limit settings, performance optimization, hardware requirements, troubleshooting, and tips for getting the most out of AI-driven NPC autonomy.

Complete guide to all 84 premade families in inZOI across Dowon and Bliss Bay. Covers family members, starting Meow balances, housed vs unhoused status, residence details with lot sizes and property values, backstories, family management mechanics, traits, desired lives, life stages, and tips for choosing a household.

Complete guide to fishing in inZOI. Covers how to fish, the fishing skill, all rod tiers (Wooden through Diamond), fishing locations in Dowon, Bliss Bay, and Cahaya, freshwater and saltwater species lists, ghost fish, rare catch strategies for Whale Shark, Orca, and Great White Shark, the Red Arowana protected species, filleting, selling, cooking, fish tanks, day/night mechanics, and the Collection Log.

Complete guide to all 16 Desired Lives in inZOI. Covers what Desired Lives are, how to choose one, all associated traits, default values, aligned skills, default ambitions, default preferences, in-game flavor text, trait compatibility, urge mechanics, value growth, preference categories, how to change your Desired Life, strategy tips by playstyle, and future development plans.

Complete guide to the inZOI save system. Covers manual saving, auto-save configuration, loading and deleting saves, save file locations on Windows and macOS, save file format, managing multiple households, Steam Cloud, backing up saves, cross-platform transfers, save corruption fixes, crash recovery, and patch history.

Complete patch notes for inZOI's one-year anniversary update (v0.7.0, March 26 2026) and the v0.7.1 and v0.7.2 hotfixes. Covers Flower Shops, Movie Theaters, the minimap, multitasking expansion, the 28-day calendar, new crime mechanics, three new ambitions, 10+ new cheats, and the Unreal Engine 5.6 upgrade.

The clothing system in inZOI: 9 outfit categories, the Outfit Wizard layer system, changing outfits, shopping at stores, custom clothing design, texture uploads, AI pattern generation, and Canvas sharing.

Complete guide to the Art skill in inZOI, covering easel painting, mural and graffiti work, painting types unlocked at each skill level, canvas sizes, quality tiers and selling prices on the Pocket Market, and the Great Painter ambition.

Complete guide to the healthcare system in inZOI, covering illness types (colds, flu, allergies, food poisoning), how Zois get sick, contagion mechanics, symptoms and effects on mood and performance, the First Aid Kit (100 Meow, unlimited cold medicine), the Vaccine Donut for permanent immunity, food spoilage rules, kitchen fire risks from low Cooking skill, hospital building limitations in Early Access, and the Death from Disease pathway.

Complete guide to the Island Getaway DLC for inZOI, covering Cahaya's three islands, all nine careers, farming, mining, gem crafting, fishing, snorkeling, boating, the resort system, natural disasters, the financial system, new skills, transportation, build mode additions, and the v0.3.0 base game update.

Complete guide to natural disasters in inZOI, covering heavy rain, heatwaves, yellow dust storms, flooding, lightning strikes, death mechanics, insurance coverage, cheat commands, city management settings, umbrellas, First Aid Kits, fire prevention, and preparation strategies for surviving extreme weather events across Dowon, Bliss Bay, and Cahaya.

Complete guide to interactions in inZOI: object interactions, social conversation categories (Daily Life, Romance, Affection, ChitChat, Humor, Conflict, Action, Thoughts, News), conversation mechanics, skill influences (Rhetoric, Charm), mood effects, locked topics, physical interactions, mean and negative interactions, child vs adult interactions, group interactions, multitasking, and trait effects on social behavior.

Complete guide to swimming in inZOI, covering pool building, ocean swimming, snorkeling, diving, the swimming skill, drowning mechanics, underwater exploration in Cahaya, boat diving, pool customization, and community tips for safe water activities.

Complete guide to AI Emotes in inZOI, covering the creation process for Image-to-Pose and Video-to-Motion, supported file formats, GPU requirements, the 30 emote storage cap, sharing via file transfer and Nexus Mods, Photo Mode integration, and known limitations.

Complete guide to Law careers in inZOI, covering all three law firms (Justitia, Themis & Jones, Sawara), exact salaries per position, position limits, work schedules, promotion mechanics, the thematic connection to the Trial and Justice System, and salary efficiency comparison.

Complete guide to water activities in inZOI: swimming in pools and the ocean, the Swimming skill, drowning mechanics, surfing at Bliss Bay's Muscle Beach with Fitness level 3, snorkeling with three equipment sets at Cahaya, boat rental with five named vessel types, water taxis, beach volleyball, the Cahaya three-island system (main island, resort island, deserted island), the Miatara Temple, and related fitness requirements.