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A life simulation game about building homes, creating characters, and managing their lives in an open-world town named Melino. Now in Early Access on Steam (PC and macOS) since May 25, 2026 and developed by a small team of 15 in Montreal led by industry veteran Alex Massé, Paralives features grid-free Build Mode with curved walls and split-level floors, the Paramaker character creator, the Parli fictional voice language, the Paradimes currency, three Storytellers (Maxence, Ricardo Castello III, Stella) that bias narrative difficulty, end-of-day Story Cards, and Together Cards that unlock relationship labels. Funded through community supporters before launch with no paid DLC planned, the game supports Steam Workshop modding and free content updates through a ~2-year Early Access window targeting a 2028 1.0 release.
Full overviewA life simulation game about building homes, creating characters, and managing their lives in an open-world town named Melino. Now in Early Access on Steam (PC and macOS) since May 25, 2026 and developed by a small team of 15 in Montreal led by industry veteran Alex Massé, Paralives features grid-free Build Mode with curved walls and split-level floors, the Paramaker character creator, the Parli fictional voice language, the Paradimes currency, three Storytellers (Maxence, Ricardo Castello III, Stella) that bias narrative difficulty, end-of-day Story Cards, and Together Cards that unlock relationship labels. Funded through community supporters before launch with no paid DLC planned, the game supports Steam Workshop modding and free content updates through a ~2-year Early Access window targeting a 2028 1.0 release.
Overview
A life simulation game about building homes, creating characters, and managing their lives in an open-world town named Melino. Now in Early Access on Steam (PC and macOS) since May 25, 2026 and developed by a small team of 15 in Montreal led by industry veteran Alex Massé, Paralives features grid-free Build Mode with curved walls and split-level floors, the Paramaker character creator, the Parli fictional voice language, the Paradimes currency, three Storytellers (Maxence, Ricardo Castello III, Stella) that bias narrative difficulty, end-of-day Story Cards, and Together Cards that unlock relationship labels. Funded through community supporters before launch with no paid DLC planned, the game supports Steam Workshop modding and free content updates through a ~2-year Early Access window targeting a 2028 1.0 release.
Sebastian Marquez is the second Parafolk revealed for Paralives, introduced July 23, 2020. He is the widowed adoptive father of Eli and a Day 1 premade character.
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