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A field guide to the hand-painted life sim — wiki, cheats, skills, workshop, build mode, and Sims comparisons. Sourced from paralives.wiki.gg and official press kit.

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Sourced from paralives.wiki.gg 100+ cheats indexed
18 Skills
100+ Cheats
8 Vibes
28 Story Cards
✦ Paralives has no grid — walls can curve freely ✦ Skills cap at level 20 (per wiki.gg) ✦ Build mode supports half-walls and split levels ✦ ParaFolk speak in pictograms, not Simlish ✦ Town of Melino has 4 distinct districts ✦ Story Cards trigger one-shot life events ✦ Pets are first-class citizens (not DLC) ✦ Paralives has no grid — walls can curve freely ✦ Skills cap at level 20 (per wiki.gg) ✦ Build mode supports half-walls and split levels ✦ ParaFolk speak in pictograms, not Simlish ✦ Town of Melino has 4 distinct districts ✦ Story Cards trigger one-shot life events ✦ Pets are first-class citizens (not DLC)
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18 skills documented
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100+ console commands
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Curved walls · free placement
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Melino
4 districts · open world
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28 cards across packs
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Personality picks
Vibes
Long-lasting personality states
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    Energetic
    One of four Vibes planned for Early Access launch.
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    Gloomy
    One of four Vibes planned for Early Access launch.
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    Jester
    One of four Vibes planned for Early Access launch.
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    Overjoyed
    One of four Vibes planned for Early Access launch.
Cheat of the day
PRINTALLPOSSIBLEEXTRASFOROCCUPATION
Shows all available Occupation Perks for the selected Para's current occupation.

`PRINTALLPOSSIBLEEXTRASFOROCCUPATION` is a Occupation cheat in Paralives, entered through the console (open with Ctrl+F1 or Ctrl+Shift+C). Effect: Shows all available Occupation Perks for the selected Para's current occupation. It takes no parameters — just type the command and press Enter. All Paralives cheats are case-insensitive, and using them does NOT lock achievements.
Build mode
Curved walls, free placement

Paralives' signature: every measurement, angle, and colour is a continuous slider — no grid snapping required.
Power user tool

Cheat quick lookup

Type and copy — no opening the console required

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  • PIGGYBANKmoney
    Grants 1000 Paradimes to the household.
  • MAKEITRAINmoney
    Grants 10000 Paradimes to the household.
  • JACKPOTmoney
    Grants 50000 Paradimes to the household.
  • LOTTERYmoney
    Grants a random amount between 1 and 100000 Paradimes.
  • PAYDAYmoney
    Grants money equal to the selected Para's salary.
  • PRINTMONEY <amount>money
    Grants a specified amount of money to the household.
  • SETMONEY <amount>money
    Sets the household money balance to a specified amount.
  • CLEARBILLSmoney
    Deletes all pending bills for the household.
  • ADVANCEDAYworld
    Advances time by 24 hours.
  • ADVANCEHOURworld
    Advances time by one hour.
  • SETHOUR <hour>world
    Changes the current time of day to a specified hour.
  • SKIPTO5MINUTESBEFOREWORKworld
    Advances time to 5 minutes before the selected Para's work begins.
  • EDITCHARACTERcas
    Opens Paramaker to freely edit household characters.
  • SHOWSTATUSEFFECTScas
    Lists all current status effects on the selected Para.
  • CLEARSTATUSEFFECTScas
    Removes all status effects from the selected Para.
  • CLEARSTATUSEFFECTSONALLCHARACTERScas
    Removes all status effects from all Parafolks.
  • CLEARWANTCOOLDOWNScas
    Allows Emotions to offer new Wants immediately.
  • COMPLETECURRENTWANTScas
    Completes all active Wants for the selected Para.
  • GAINSTORYCARDcas
    Awards a Story Card to the player.
  • LEARNALLSKINS <category>cas
    Teaches the selected Para all skins in a specified category.
  • ADDSELECTEDCHARACTERSTOHOUSEHOLDcas
    Adds the selected NPC Para to the current household.
  • CLEARALLONSELECTEDCHARACTERScas
    Resets selected character(s) by clearing needs, wants, interactions, bills, memories, and emotions.
  • CREATECHARACTER <model>cas
    Creates a new Para using a specified model GUID or display name.
  • KICKCURRENTHOUSEHOLDINTONEWHOUSEHOLDcas
    Moves selected Paras to a new household.
  • KICKSELECTEDCHARACTERSFROMHOUSEHOLDcas
    Removes selected Paras from the household entirely.
  • LEVELUPPERSONALITYcas
    Increases personality level for the selected Para by one.
  • LEVELUPSKILL <skill>cas
    Increases a specific skill level by one for the selected Para.
  • PRINTAGEcas
    Displays the age of the selected Para.
  • RESETPERSONALITYcas
    Resets personality level to 1 and removes upgrades and trait choices.
  • SETAGE <age>cas
    Sets the age of the selected Para.
  • SETSKILLLEVEL <skill> <level>cas
    Sets a specific skill to a target level for the selected Para.
  • SHOWCHARACTERRELATIONSHIPScas
    Prints all relationships and their labels for the selected Para.
  • CHANGENEED <need> <value>need
    Increases a specified need by a value for the selected Para.
  • DECAYNEED <need> <value>need
    Decreases a specified need by a value for the selected Para.
  • RELIEFALLNEEDSneed
    Restores all needs to maximum for the selected Para.
  • RELIEFALLNEEDSOFALLCHARACTERSneed
    Restores all needs to maximum for all Parafolks.
  • RELIEFNEED <need>need
    Restores a specific need to maximum for the selected Para.
  • SETNEED <need> <value>need
    Sets a specific need to a target value for the selected Para.
  • SHOWNEEDSneed
    Displays all needs and their values for the selected Para.
  • ADDVACATIONDAYcareer
    Awards a vacation day to the selected Para's occupation.
  • CLEARALLOCCUPATIONScareer
    Makes the selected Para quit all occupations.
  • ADDSTRIKETOOCCUPATIONScareer
    Adds a strike to all occupations of the selected Para.
  • CLEARSTRIKEScareer
    Removes all strikes from occupations of the selected Para.
  • ENDWORKDAYcareer
    Processes work completion: grants salary and occupation upgrade point if performance passed.
  • PRINTALLOCCUPATIONScareer
    Displays all occupations information.
  • PRINTALLPOSSIBLEEXTRASFOROCCUPATIONcareer
    Shows all available Occupation Perks for the selected Para's current occupation.
  • GETPREGNANTcas
    Makes the selected Para pregnant.
  • GIVEBIRTHcas
    Makes the selected Para give birth if pregnant.
  • MAKEBABIEScas
    Creates a baby from two selected Paras.
  • PREGNANTSTATUScas
    Displays pregnancy status information for the selected Para.
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Architecture

Build Mode

Grid-free, curved walls, half-floors — Paralives' signature

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Paralives build mode showing curved walls and free-form interior
📐 Curved walls in action
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Curved Walls

Draw walls in any curve — no grid snapping required.

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Free Placement

Place and resize furniture at any position and dimension — no grid snapping.

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Color Picker

Full color picker on every item — not limited to preset swatches.
Changelog

Latest patches

Day 0 fixes and content drops

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Setting

Live in Melino

Four districts, one shared world

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Old Town
Densely populated, European-inspired area with stone townhouses and a small castle.
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Industrial
Factories and brick houses from the industrial era, with some abandoned buildings converted into modern lofts.
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Mountain
Separated from town by a chasm; three hiking trails climb the mountain.
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Video

Watch & learn

Official tutorials & breakdowns

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Paralives Gameplay Trailer
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Paralives Gameplay Trailer
Paralives Build Mode Showcase
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YouTube
Paralives Build Mode Showcase
Paralives — Life in Melino
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YouTube
Paralives — Life in Melino
Paralives Feature Showcase
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YouTube
Paralives Feature Showcase
People

Creators & coverage

Voices shaping the Paralives scene

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Paralives Studio ✦ Partner

Official developer of Paralives, based in Quebec. Founded by Alex Massé in 2019 as a single-developer Patreon project; now a multi-person studio shipping Paralives EA in May 2026.

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SimsCommunity

Long-running sims-genre news outlet (simscommunity.info) covering The Sims, Project Rene, inZOI, Tomodachi Life, and Paralives. Daily news, guides, mod and CC coverage; maintains a dedicated Paralives news hub.

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TheSimsTree

Family-tree builder tool for The Sims franchise (thesimstree.com). Listed here historically but does not currently publish Paralives coverage — kept as a watch-list entry only.

modder
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Deltia's Gaming

Multi-game YouTube channel and guide site; published the recommended-mods compilation referenced across the sims-genre press.

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NeonLightsMedia

Editorial site focused on life-sim deep dives. Source for Paralives recipes and food-system documentation.

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TheGamer

General gaming editorial; published the comprehensive Paralives careers and occupations list referenced widely in the community.

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