Future Sims Contestants Life with you This is the third delay, and this one is a bit surprising, because just three weeks ago, the team at Paradox Tectonic seemed very confident that the Early Access version would be launched on June 4. In addition, this time the team chose not to announce the revised release date, which is different from the previous delays, both of which were made after the new target was determined.
A brief update post on the website of parent company and publisher Paradox Interactive announced the delay late yesterday, citing the need for “additional development time” but without elaborating. New Paradox deputy CEO Mattias Lilja further stated in the statement: “While we would have liked to have confirmed a new release window, we believe it is wiser to delay the release while we plan ahead than to confirm a new date that we cannot confirm.” Finally, he thanked players for their patience and confirmed that more information will be announced soon.
The delay once again leaves fans of life sims in a state of limbo. Several exciting new games have been announced over the past few years, including Life by You, Project Rene (aka The Sims 5), inZOI, Paralives, and the as-yet-unnamed project that recently recruited former The Sims head Grant Rodiek, but none of them have a confirmed release date. inZOI and Paralives currently have early access windows of “late 2024” and “sometime in 2025,” respectively, but with Life by You now delayed indefinitely, there’s nothing you can mark on your calendar for the time being.
This means that The Sims 4 (which turns 10 in September) remains the only mainstream life simulation game on the market, despite the emergence of several potential competitors with the release of its successor. TS4 may be starting to show its age, but it shows few signs of slowing down, with 15 updates (including free and paid add-ons) scheduled for release throughout the rest of the year, including five updates due to be released in the summer as part of the “Seasons of Love” roadmap.
