Developer/publisher Paradox Interactive (Paradox Tectonic)
Format PC
Origin US
Release March (early access)
Once head of The Sims, Rod Humble seems set on belying his surname with his latest project. The pitch, after all, is essentially the world’s most popular life sim, but bigger, broader and more detailed. As Humble and senior designer Hannah Culver talk us through an extended demo, it feels of a piece with the series Humble left behind, but with a few crucial differences. Paradox is promising an open world with extensive customisation and emergent storytelling, and on this evidence, Life By You has the potential to let players create deeper stories.
“As a game designer, one thing I enjoy so much is working with a game that clearly shouldn’t have any victory conditions,” Humble says. “There’s
