Life by You
Release Date: cancelled
Simulation, TPP, sandbox, isometric view, life sim, singleplayer
Life by You is a life simulator and a potential competitor to The Sims. The game is the debut project of Paradox Tectonic.
Life By You is a life simulator in which we can build a house and direct the lives of virtual humans. It's the debut game of Paradox Tectonic. The studio's ranks include Rod Humble, a developer formerly working for Maxis. The games he worked on include such classics as The Sims 2.
Mechanics
Gameplay-wise, Life By You heavily resembles The Sims. To start off, we must create a family using the in-game character creator.
Once we're done, our characters can start freely traversing the game's open world. There are no loading screens, the characters are controllable at nearly all times.
The game features many creator tools, letting us freely edit its world. Plots of land can be rearranged to our liking. We can also define the town's population, their ages, races and many others.
The player can design building interiors as well, planning room layouts and choosing furniture. Objects can also be heavily customized, their color can be changed through a color wheel and we can determine which actions can be performed on every single object.
We must take care of our characters as well, fulfilling their needs, such as hunger.
Technical aspects
Life by You includes extensive modding tools, letting players add entirely new assets to the game and change its mechanics.
Videos and Screens
[2:32] Life by You trailer #3
[2:07] Life by You trailer #2
Life by You Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows
Developer: Paradox Tectonic
Publisher: Paradox Interactive
Age restrictions: none
Life by You System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core i5-8600 3.1 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 4 GB GeForce GTX 960 / Radeon R9 380 or better, 25 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit
Recommended: Intel Core i5-10400F 2.9 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 6 GB GeForce RTX 2060 / 8 GB Radeon RX 5700 XT or better, 25 GB HDD, Windows 10/11 64-bit
Screenshots from Life By You Show Developer's Progress Before the Game Was Canceled
Players have noted that unofficial screenshots of Life By You give the game a better testimonial than the publisher's recent materials.
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Jacob Blazewicz
August 8, 2024
Life by You's Big Disappointment, InZOI Developer's Honest Confession, and Dating in The Sims 4 - Overview of Life Sims
Let's say goodbye to Life by You together, not forgetting that despite the problems of Paradox studio, other life simulators are still struggling to break the monopoly of The Sims.
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Sonia Selerska
July 5, 2024
Obliterating Life By You From Devs Perspective; „You Can Deliver More Than Expected and Still Have the Rug Pulled Two Weeks Before Launch”
The shutdown of the Life By You developers' studio didn't surprise a former employee, but he still wasn't thrilled with Paradox's sudden decision.
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Jacob Blazewicz
June 19, 2024
Life by You Canceled. The SIMs Rival From Paradox Is 'Clear Failure' of Publisher
Paradox won't fight the The Sims series. After Life By You was delayed, the company abandoned the project, considering it as „clear failure.”.
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Jacob Blazewicz
June 18, 2024
The Sims Rival From Paradox Delayed. Life by You Devs Are Unsure of New Release Date, so They Prefer Not to Specify It
Life By You won't be released as planned. The developers decided to postpone the premiere to an undetermined future.
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Jacob Blazewicz
May 22, 2024
Paradox' Life Sim Life by You Delayed Again
The release of Life by You from Paradox Tectonic studio has been postponed for the second time. The developers do not guarantee that further delays will not happen again, but players are not complaining.
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Sonia Selerska
February 8, 2024
Living Open World of Life by You Raises Bar for The Sims 5
New gameplay from Life by You has hit the web. The game's living open world is just what the fans of The Sims would like to see.
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Zuzanna Domeradzka
October 9, 2023
Sims Rival Life by You Delayed
Life by You, an upcoming alternative to The Sims, was due to enter Early Access in September. However, the game's developers have announced that the title's Early Access launch date has been delayed.
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Maciej Gaffke
July 27, 2023
More Gameplay From Life by You From Paradox
During Future Games Show, Paradox shared new gameplay from Life by You. On the devs occasion they discussed such issues as, for example, support for mods.
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Kamil Kleszyk
June 11, 2023
The Sims Will Get a Worthy Rival; Life by You's Building Mode Surprizes
Life by You, Paradox's competitor to The Sims series, is looking increasingly promising. The latest video footage showed impressive interior configuration options.
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Adrian Werner
May 15, 2023