Paralives mods & custom content
Paralives ships with built-in Steam Workshop support, plus a smaller Nexus Mods community. Here's where to find content and how to install it without breaking your save.
Official Steam Workshop
Live — Paralives ships with a built-in Steam Workshop browser. Open the start screen, choose Mods, then Browse Workshop. Subscribed mods install automatically and can be toggled per-save.
Open Workshop ↗Nexus Mods (Paranexus)
Active but small. Paranexus exists at nexusmods.com/paralives with a growing catalogue, mainly tables, furniture, and tuning tweaks. Most active modders ship via Steam Workshop, Patreon, and Tumblr (ParalivesCC).
Open Paranexus ↗Install via Workshop (recommended)
- 1 Open the mod menu
From the main menu, click "Mods" — this opens an in-game browser tied to your Steam account.
- 2 Browse Workshop
Click "Browse Steam Workshop". You can also do this from Paralives' Workshop page in Steam.
- 3 Subscribe
Press Subscribe on any item — it queues to download and installs to your local mods folder automatically.
- 4 Toggle on
Back in the mod menu, flip the blue switch next to the mod to enable it for your next save load.
- 5 Reload save
Already-loaded saves won't see new mods until you return to the main menu and reload.
Manual install (Nexus / Tumblr / Patreon files)
- 1 Locate the mods folder
Windows: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Alex Masse\Paralives\Mods · macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Alex Masse/Paralives/Mods
- 2 Drop the file
Drag the .pmod / .package file directly into the Mods folder. No nesting.
- 3 Verify in-game
It will appear in the mod menu the next time you launch the game.
Where the modding scene lives
Notable Nexus mods
The Nexus catalogue is small but growing. Subscriber counts are pending while the API tally settles post-launch.
Want to make your own?
Paralives Studio published official modding docs alongside EA. You can author build/buy items, paramaker pieces, and tuning XML.
Sources
- · https://www.thegamer.com/paralives-how-to-install-and-use-mods-packs-custom-content-community/
- · https://simscommunity.info/2026/05/24/steam-workshop-paralives-content-mods/
- · https://www.nexusmods.com/paralives
- · https://paralives.wiki.gg/wiki/Portal:Modding_guides
- · https://deltiasgaming.com/best-mods-for-paralives/