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Jasmine Gould-Wilson

inZOI's "community simulation" approach to the life sim genre could make it The Sims 4's biggest rival yet

Big in 2025: inZOI.

The Sims 4's decade-long reign as the king of life sims finally has a worthy contender for the crown. Krafton's upcoming PC game inZOI is no ordinary life sim; as its meta narrative framing puts the player in the shoes of a company worker tasked with overseeing a virtual world populated with human-like beings called Zois. It's our job to create our own avatar and explore, shape, and build upon this world as we see fit, and according to producer and director Hyungjun “Kjun” Kim, we'll be doing so in a far more involved capacity than any game the genre has seen before.

"inZOI captures the essence of life by developing a community simulation where Zois communicate and form relationships," Kjun tells GamesRadar+, describing its essence as "a game for those who seek realistic life simulation with deeper levels of immersion." Complete with photorealistic graphics, Krafton's heightened focus on building a more responsive, relatable digital world will be bolstered by one huge thing: you, the player.

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