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Patch Notes
every update since launch - Every Paralives update in one place, condensed from the official Steam announcements. Currently on 0.1.9b: what's new, what got fixed, and what's still broken.
17 updates
Early Access 0.1
latest 0.1.9b
0.1.9b - Hotfix - October 16, 2026
Fix highlights
- Foliage no longer looks grainy
- Parafolk textures no longer render incorrectly
0.1.9 - Patch - October 8, 2026
New
- Game engine upgraded to Unity 6, with up to 15% higher framerate
- Extra classes: students can take a $150 extra class at their school in a subject graded C or worse, once every 24 hours
- Mods menu: filter mods by tag and search them by name
- When a friend or lover moves in, the merge household menu opens so their household members and money can come along
- Hair colour can be edited directly on the hairstyle thumbnails in the Paramaker
- Paras who died stay in the relationship tab with a grey filter
- Homework is assigned more often
Fix highlights
- Babies born in another household are no longer added to the active family
- Households can be split manually again
- Deceased Paras no longer appear on story cards
- Interacting with a baby in a crib no longer locks the Para in place
- Baby and toddler outfits can be edited with the Change Outfit interaction
- Custom starting funds set through the Storyteller work again
- Fiancé and spouse labels allow the Discuss state of relationship together card
- The Get intimate for the first time together card appears when its conditions are met
Known issues
- Missing mods, corrupted saves, Paras that do not stay dead and babies teleporting into the ocean are still being investigated
0.1.8b - Hotfix - August 28, 2026
Fix highlights
- New mods can be created with FBX mesh files again
0.1.8 - Patch - August 24, 2026
New
- Classic camera option: rotate with middle click and pan with right click
- Build Mode menus extend to up to 7 columns and Paramaker menus to up to 4
- New embarrassed animations
Fix highlights
- The Para info tab shows what your Paras know about each other again
- Turning on a TV or radio opens a random channel or station again
- Households now leave their home after all of their Paras have died
- Time no longer advances in the Paramaker
- Faster loading of Parafolk animations, newspaper generation and camera fade-outs to reduce stutters
0.1.7c - Hotfix - August 11, 2026
Fix highlights
- Cancelling a trip up or down the stairs to put a baby in a crib no longer leaves the Para stuck
0.1.7b - Hotfix - August 10, 2026
Fix highlights
- Go Home and Edit Appearance no longer softlock the game while a Para holds a baby
0.1.7 - Patch - August 10, 2026
New
- Drink coffee: a cup of coffee ignores the Sleep need for 2 hours
- Food storing: meals go into the fridge, with new Eat leftovers and Clean fridge interactions
- Street addresses: streets have names and lots have house numbers, with new street-name sign posts and two house number plaques
- Intimacy starts directly from a bed or a partner
- Move in with friends: at friendship level 3 or more, the Invite to move in together card appears
- Hug works for family and for friends at friendship level 3 or more
- Invite Paras to the current lot by phone
- Lifespans rebalanced: the average life goes from 98 to 112 days (Baby 3, Toddler 4, Child 10, Pre-Teen 6, Teen 14, Young Adult, Adult and Elder 25 days each)
- Play Dorfromantik on the computer
- Beds can be assigned to Paras; babies are born in a parent's arms
- Every restaurant has at least one vegetarian choice; new ground textures and 5 new Paramaker patterns
Fix highlights
- Time no longer slows down after 70 in-game days
- The advanced transform tool keeps item positions after reloading
- Baby faces in the Paramaker take after their parents, and sliders carry over to later life stages
- Paras no longer have romantic feelings for relatives such as grandparents, cousins and uncles
- Parents no longer leave their children behind when they move in elsewhere
- Toddlers already sitting in a high chair can be fed
Known issues
- Some mods stop working as the game is updated during Early Access
- NPC Paras often walk through walls after a conversation
0.1.6b - Hotfix - July 17, 2026
New
- Group meals: recipes got a group portion; 84 of the 86 recipes have one
Fix highlights
- Paras no longer all sleep in the same spot of a bed
0.1.6 - Patch - July 16, 2026
New
- Vacation days: new jobs start with vacation days, more build up while working, and days off or paid leave are requested by phone (varies by Storyteller)
- Personality level 12 is the maximum: the Para level changes colour and no more experience is gained
- Taking part in town events boosts skill learning speed
- Ask if single no longer counts Romantic Interest as a relationship
- New sit and stand animations for long chairs; each household is voiced in the tutorial train
Fix highlights
- Paras appear correctly in mirrors
- The mushroom pasta meal no longer turns giant
- A Para can no longer propose to themselves through together cards
- Children no longer get wrinkles when they age up from toddler
- The Big House 2 life goal can be selected
- Adults no longer get wants to level the Speech or Potty skills
Known issues
- In-game time slows down after about 70 in-game days (fixed in 0.1.7)
0.1.5 - Patch - July 2, 2026
New
- Smaller save files (about 30 MB instead of 500 MB), 3 autosave versions per save and Steam Cloud sync
- Edit Appearance at a mirror, the hospital or the pharmacy
- Custom images on mugs, rugs, skateboards, curtains, cushions and flags (the Customi items)
- 4 new towel items (Timikata)
- Being late to work or school gives the Late status: job performance -25 for 12 hours
- About 40 new picture frame artworks and new baby presets
- Lots can be reverted to their original look; the mods menu has a toggle all button
Fix highlights
- Water recyclers, wind turbines and solar panels reduce bills
- Art Bundle 2 completes correctly and needs a lower painting value
- Propose and Elope count for the Happy Marriage life goal
- Cancelling Go to Work or School no longer re-queues the action every 20 minutes
- Para nicknames are kept when a household is saved to the library
Known issues
- Some Paras get jealous when kissing their own partner
- Canvases disappear when starting or finishing a painting
0.1.4b - Hotfix - June 19, 2026
Fix highlights
- Existing save files show up and load again
0.1.4 - Patch - June 18, 2026
New
- Steam Workshop tags: creators pick tags for their mods, households and lots
- The Unpacking-inspired house from the collab trailer is in the lot library
- Options menu: each setting can be reset to its default
Fix highlights
- Save system improved to reduce saves that no longer load
- A Loading mods screen replaces the freeze at the main menu
- Finished meals go to the inventory when no counter is free
- Two Parafolk can take portions from the same group meal
- Interactions with a Para who is using the stairs are blocked
- Toilet flushing no longer uses too much water
0.1.3b - Hotfix - June 12, 2026
Fix highlights
- The game no longer gets stuck on the Reimporting assets screen when it starts with mods installed
0.1.3 - Patch - June 6, 2026
New
- Paralives x Unpacking collab: play Unpacking on in-game computers, collect Unpacking stamps, decorate with Unpacking plushies and objects
- Eat as a group: every Para now grabs and eats a portion during group meals
- Teen romance: teenagers can flirt and enter romantic relationships with other teenagers
- Accessibility option for the speed at which view-blocking items fade out (photosensitivity)
Fix highlights
- Save-system improvements to reduce corrupted save files
- Fixed the bug that made water consumption inflate bills
- Children and pre-teen voices are audible again
- Using the telescope now levels the Astronomy skill
- Townie requests auto-fail if the townie passes away
- Fire no longer spreads into areas Parafolk can't reach, so it can always be extinguished
- Smoke detectors now correctly summon firefighters (and only a sensible number of them)
- More than 50 Steam Workshop mods can be loaded again
- Many more interactions now raise the Fun need (hopscotch, sandcastles, social media, reading, TV...)
- Imperial units display proper feet-and-inches (5'11" instead of 5.98 ft)
Known issues
- Rare corrupted save files: back up saves by duplicating them; paralives.com/news/fix-save-files can help
- Crashes and freezes still being optimized; check minimum system requirements
0.1.2b - Hotfix - June 1, 2026
Fix highlights
- Fixed language switching and mod installs for players with the game installed on a different drive than the operating system
0.1.2 - Patch - May 29, 2026
Fix highlights
- Memory-leak fix to reduce crashes
- Fire: Parafolk can autonomously extinguish burning items instead of always panicking; flames no longer spread off-lot; stairs can't ignite anymore
- Chinese text input works in the Paramaker and all text fields
- Personality leveling no longer spirals into infinite notifications
- Items no longer duplicate when changing swatches
- Parafolk no longer refuse vending-machine snacks when starving or long chairs when exhausted
- Embarrassment from sleeping or using the toilet 'outside' disabled (it fired indoors by mistake)
- Pathfinding optimization to reduce townie lag spikes; initial loading up to 20% faster
Known issues
- Advanced build-mode widget can lose item positions after reload; use with caution
- Stuck Parafolk: use the Unstuck button in the ESC menu
- Stubborn fires: the ExtinguishAllFires cheat is the official workaround
- Some Mac users have trouble with clicks/camera; a mouse helps
Early Access release - Release - May 25, 2026
New
- Paralives launches in Early Access on Steam for PC and Mac after seven years of development
- 250,000 copies sold in the first 8 hours; peak of ~78,000 concurrent players on day one
Version Timeline
Summarized from Paralives Studio's official Steam announcements; each entry links to the full post. Highlights only - the full notes carry every line item.
Patch Notes FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the latest Paralives version?
The latest update is hotfix 0.1.9b, released on October 16, 2026; it fixed grainy foliage and Parafolk textures that rendered incorrectly. The last patch, 0.1.9 (October 8, 2026), moved the game to Unity 6 and added extra classes, mod filters and a mod search bar.
How often does Paralives get updates?
From the Early Access launch on May 25, 2026 to 0.1.7 in August, a patch or hotfix came out every one to two weeks. Since 0.1.8 (August 24, 2026) patches are spaced further apart while Paralives Studio works on its first major update, with hotfixes in between.
Are Paralives saves compatible between versions?
Updates so far have not invalidated save files, and 0.1.2/0.1.3 specifically improved the save system to reduce corruption. The developers recommend backing up saves by duplicating them in the Load Game menu before updating.