{"id":305919,"date":"2025-06-09T03:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T10:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=356747"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:26:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:26:56","slug":"the-new-competitor-of-the-sims-announces-its-release-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-new-competitor-of-the-sims-announces-its-release-date\/","title":{"rendered":"The new competitor of The Sims announces its release date"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Life simulation fans are in for a treat, as Paralives, a highly anticipated competitor to The Sims, has announced its early access launch on Steam for December 8, 2023<\/strong>. The confirmation was made during the PC Gaming Show, establishing a specific date after a period of uncertainty and the vague release forecast of 2025 that had been discussed until now.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A game that will be in a very competitive market<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the enthusiasm that Paralives generates among players, the outlook is uncertain given the fierce competition in the life simulation genre. <strong>Recent titles like Life by You were abruptly canceled by Paradox Interactive due to criticism questioning their quality compared to The Sims 4<\/strong>. For its part, enZOI, another competitor launched in early access, sold a million copies but has received mixed and negative reviews, being criticized for its lack of originality and for not meeting the high expectations it generated.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Paralives release date trailer - PC Gaming Show 2025\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZQt5BWjXATU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In contrast, Paralives presents a more encouraging proposal. <strong>The developers have stated that there will be no paid downloadable content, but rather free updates will be offered, which could attract an audience tired of usual monetization practices<\/strong>. Additionally, the game includes a quirky duck pillow, an element that highlights its humorous and fun approach, marking a clear difference from other titles in the genre.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this context, players will be attentive to how Paralives will develop in its early access phase and whether it can establish itself as a solid alternative to the hegemony of The Sims. <strong>As the release date approaches, the gaming community remains expectant of what could be a new era for life simulators.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Steam\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/3047d89c-96d0-11e6-8546-00163ed833e7\/2505233623\/steam-download.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Steam<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans of life simulation games are in for a treat, as Paralives, a highly anticipated competitor to The Sims, has announced its early access launch on Steam for December 8, 2023. The confirmation was made during the PC Gaming Show, establishing a specific date after a period of uncertainty and the vague release forecast of 2025 that had been discussed until now. A game that will find itself in a very competitive market Despite the excitement that Paralives generates among players, the outlook is uncertain given the fierce competition in the simulation genre<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9318,"featured_media":305920,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[12324,12325,6732,3806,5680,2211,4516,1770],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-305919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-enzoi","tag-life-by-you","tag-los-sims","tag-los-sims-4","tag-paradox-interactive","tag-paralives","tag-pc-gaming-show","tag-the-sims","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9318"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=305919"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305919\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":305928,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305919\/revisions\/305928"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/305920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=305919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=305919"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=305919"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=305919"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=305919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}