Publisher Paradox Interactive and developer Paradox Tectonic announced a delay for Life by You, their new life simulation game.

The new life sim game will forgo its previously planned September early access launch for one next year – on March 5th, 2024 on PC (via Steam and Epic Games Store).

Here’s a rundown on the previously teased game, plus a new video message from The Sims and Second Life creator and Paradox Tectonic general manager Rod Humble:

Open up a new world of creative possibilities in Life by You.

Be in total control of the humans that you create, the towns that you build, the stories that you tell. And oh yes – mods! As an Early Access game, we look forward to working directly with you, our players, to determine the ideas and content that will drive the priorities in our game development and bring Life by You to full-launch.

We know life is always better with a heavy sprinkle of your imagination, so we’re empowering you with a wide variety of Creator Tools so you can design your lives the way you see fit – or break the rules of life itself.

Designed to be one of the most moddable and open life-simulation games, we look forward to the humans, stories, and creations that you’ll make with Life by You.

Features

• Play in an open world – Live life with no loading screens. Strike up real-language conversations. Drive or bike to the countryside. Discover and complete quests to unlock new experiences.
• Expand your creativity – Make your own in-game content through mods. Utilize a variety of deep Creator Tools. Change the gameplay anytime. Life is yours to make.
• Take direct control – Drag and drop your humans into their place – or drive them directly in third-person mode. Live the life of one or tell the stories of many. Climb a career ladder. Fall in love. Raise a family.
• Tell stories through conversations – Every real-language conversation is generated based on your human’s unique situation. You can even craft your own conversations in-game.
• Design your own world – Build your humans’ dream homes or businesses from scratch. Furnish them from top to bottom, inside to outside. Drag, demolish, and rearrange entire towns.
• Create fully customized humans – Design your families in the Human Creator, including deep personality and character traits. Style and restyle your humans at any time.