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Paradox Interactive
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"The Sims" competition: Paradox Interactive discontinues "Life by You"

Kim Muntinga
18.6.2024
Translation: machine translated

After postponing the Early Access launch several times, Paradox Interactive has finally cancelled the development of the life simulation game "Life by You".

A version that we would be happy with is too far away, and that is why we are making the difficult decision to cancel the release.
Fredrik Wester, CEO of Paradox Interactive

Big names do not guarantee success

Paradox Tectonic, a subsidiary of Paradox Interactive, was responsible for developing the game. "Life by You" was to be the first major game from the studio founded in 2019. Paradox hired Rod Humble as Game Director, who had previously been jointly responsible for "The Sims". Humble was also previously Managing Director of "Second Life" developer Linden Lab.

With the discontinuation of "Life by You", "The Sims" from EA remains largely unrivalled on the market in the life simulation genre. The most recent spin-off of the series, "The Sims 4", is already almost ten years old. You can watch the old announcement trailer for "Life by You" again here.

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