Life By You Hype

 

As a long time The Sims player, I've long since grown tired of EA's monopoly over the life sim game genre.  Before Paradox Interactive's trailer came out today, I was pondering over whether or not to spend another $75 on my Sims 4 game.  Even though I've usually bought my Sims 4 content on sale, it's still been a considerable amount of money over the years, and most of it is just to get more content that should have been in the base game.

Life by You is an upcoming life sim game, by Paradox Interactive, the people behind City Skylines.  City Skylines is famous for replacing EA's old title, Sim City.  They're also famous for Crusader Kings III, a popular title for medieval life sim fans.  They have years of experience, and their game?  It's almost complete.  Life by You is already in Steam, prepping for early release in September of this year.  Usually, I don't touch early release games, but this is going to change the history of life sim games as we know it.  The Sims franchise has had a monopoly for over 20 years, and Life by You may topple it.  It will bring me great joy to test and provide feedback on a game that will be so critical to life sim history.

What does this mean for Paralives?  Paralives is another life sim game that's been in development for 3 years by a small indie team.  Paralives does not have a release date, and certainly won't be ready before Life by You.  I know Paralives was the competitor many Simmers were rooting for, but Life by You is definitely going to come out first.  Is this the end for Paralives?  I certainly hope not!  I've seen artwork and gameplay from both Paralives and Life by You, and they have two very different art styles.  Paralives is really artistic, and Life by You is really realistic.  If Paralives can keep their followers and their funding, life sim players may someday have both.