Paralives has 59 goals: 30 life goals organized into 7 skill trees (Romance, Friendship, Guitar, Fitness, Breadwinner, Big House, and Family, six of which branch) plus 2 tutorial goals and a Town Contributor goal, and 29 community requests given by NPCs. Each goal has between 1 and 5 objectives to complete.

Life goals form progression trees where completing a root goal unlocks the next tier. Six of the seven trees include branching paths at tier 2 or 3 - for example, the Romance tree splits into 'Finding Love' (commitment path leading to Happy Marriage or Let's Have a Baby) and 'Casa Nova' (multiple romantic interests). You pick which branch to pursue.

Requests are community goals given by NPCs in Melino. They range from simple tasks like collecting 2 mushrooms or cooking 3 meals, to multi-step challenges like completing a painting commission (reach painting level 3 + paint 3 canvases). Some rare requests offer special rewards including money and relationship bonuses.

Most life goals and requests share common reward groups. Some goals give specific rewards: the Collect Rare Items request grants $3,000 plus a friendship bonus, Guitar Buddies unlocks a special relationship label, and Gym Buddies does the same. Tutorial goals have their own dedicated reward pools.

Yes - two household-level tutorial goals auto-track when you start a new game: 'Discover the Town' (collect items, donate to museum, shop, make acquaintances) and 'Settle Home' (find a job, decorate, cook a meal). These introduce core gameplay mechanics.