After a delay from its original December 2025 release, Paralives is finally launching into early access in a few days. The team at Paralives Studio has been very open about development, sharing progress on upcoming early access features. Here are the confirmed platforms and pricing for Paralives.

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Paralives Early Access Launch Platforms

Paralives is launching in early access on PC and Mac through Steam.

The developers confirmed that both Windows and macOS are supported from day one, and you shouldn’t have any trouble running the title on either operating system. While Linux is not officially supported at launch, it will likely work fine through Proton.

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Paralives is not launching on consoles, including PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, or mobile devices. For now, it is a PC exclusive and is expected to remain so for the foreseeable future.

Paralives Early Access Pricing

At launch, Paralives will be priced at $39.99 during early access and will support regional pricing on Steam.

Once Paralives 1.0 launches, the price will increase, though the team hasn’t specified by how much. The developers have also confirmed that the game will never include paid DLC, with all future expansions planned as free updates.

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Like many other early access titles, Paralives is not available for pre-order, but you can add it to your Steam wishlist right now.

Paralives Early Access Release Date

Paralives launches into early access on PC via Steam on May 25, 2026.

Paralives System Requirements

RequirementMinimumRecommendedOSWindows 10Windows 11ProcessorIntel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 at 2.5 GHzIntel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 at 3.0 GHzMemory12 GB RAM16 GB RAMGraphicsGTX 1060 or RX 6600 XTRTX 2060 or RX 7600 XTDirectXVersion 11Version 11Storage8 GB available space8 GB available space

Here are the macOS requirements listed on Steam:

RequirementMinimumRecommendedOSmacOS Big Sur 11 (or newer)macOS Big Sur 11 (or newer)ProcessorApple M2Apple M3Memory12 GB RAM16 GB RAMGraphicsApple M2Apple M3

Paralives Supported Languages

InterfaceFull AudioSubtitlesEnglish✔French✔Italian✔German✔Polish✔Portuguese – Brazil✔Spanish – Latin America✔Simplified Chinese✔

Paralives is shaping up to be one of the more notable life simulation releases in early access, with a clear focus on PC and Mac at launch and a pricing model that avoids paid DLC (which other titles in the genre are guilty of) in favor of free updates. With its release set for May 25, 2026, on Steam, you won’t have to wait much longer to see how it stacks up against the genre’s long-standing giants, particularly The Sims.

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