Paradox still want to make a Sims competitor after Life By You, but "we need to start smaller"

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New screenshots from canceled Paradox sim Life By You show off all the fits we’ll never get

We've now got another look at cancelled Sims-like Life By You thanks to some new screenshots

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Paradox CEO admits company made "wrong calls in several projects" in wake of Life By You's cancellation

Paradox Interactive made a profit in Q2 2023, but just barely due to the write-down after cancelling Sims competitor Life By You.

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REAL Reason Why Life by You Was Cancelled ??

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Sad day. I went to find out if a new release date had been given for "Life By You" a life sim being developed, only to find out it has been cancelled.

It has been delayed a few times, but this is really sad.

I fear that there is now an expected quality to games prior to release, which is OK but at the same time I like seeing development moving towards what the community are looking for and "bugs" on release is part of that. The player will always go in unexpected directions.

I know Cities Skylines II is not right but I am enjoying playing it, it is being modded and I look forward to it's ongoing growth, development and expansions.
I had the same idea towards Life by You and was really looking forward to a new entrant to the "life sim" genre and see where it would go.
Now we wait for Paralives to come out, which has been on a much longer development cycle. Or return to The Sims 3, since The Sims 4 is slowly becoming unplayable.

I still like Paradox who do have a good game portfolio that I enjoy. They have 4 of my top ten played games. They always seem honest and appear to support the gamer unlike other publishers who sneak in micro transactions after launch looking after shareholders pockets rather than the gamer experience.

Any way, sad day and now need to look elsewhere for a new life game.

#gaming #lifebyyou #paradoxinteractive

Life by You bizitza simulatzailea The Sims sagari aurre egitera zetorren, baina azkenik jokatu gabe geratuko gara.

Sarbide goiztiarrean estreinatzear zegoen.

#Bideojokoak #LifebyYou #Paradox

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Life by You bertan behera utzi du Paradox argitaletxeak

Paradox argitaletxeak Life by You ezeztatu du. Iaz iragarritako bizitza simulatzaileak bi berandutze jasan ditu: bertan behera uztea “erabaki ikaragarri gogorra” izan da Mattias Lilja Paradoxeko arduradun nagusiaren arabera, baina, bere esanetan, “denborak ez liguke asebeteta geratzeko moduko bertsioa sortzea ahalbidetuko”. Sarbide goiztiarrean estreinatzeko prestatze...

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A former Life by You developer claims the game was doing "extremely well" before cancellation, and that he and his team weren't told why it was canceled. #LifeByYou https://gamesense.co/game/life-by-you/news/discuss/life-by-you-creators-tried-everything-to-avoid-cancellation/
Paradox Tectonic's Sims rival, Life By You, was canceled earlier this week and now the studio behind it is shutting down. #LifeByYou https://gamesense.co/game/life-by-you/news/discuss/paradox-interactive-closes-tectonic-studio-the-same-week-it-canceled-its-first-game-life-by-you/
Former dev from sunken Sims competitor Life by You alleges the team had 'the rug pulled' from under them—despite outperforming the company's internal metrics

"We were a strong team on a strong project ready to launch to a strong audience."

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Life By You devs spent “a month in purgatory” prior to closure, says laid-off designer, despite their sim-like exceeding Paradox's expectations

Life By You studio Paradox Tectonic were only informed via a public announcment that the studio was being shuttered

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