
Following a tumultuous period that's seen cancellations, delays, developer switcheroos and some rough launches, Paradox Interactive wants to return to its core, focusing on the kind of games it's best known for. RPGs like Bloodlines 2 are out—at least after it launches next year—but surprisingly life sims are still in, even after the problems with Life By You.
"Life By You, we could do it again," deputy CEO Mattias Lilja tells me in a wide-ranging interview, "but in a different way. We should try it. It should just start smaller."