The Sims series has enjoyed decades of uncontested dominance in the dollhouse-core simulation genre. It's been a steady staple, but I'm not alone in feeling trapped by it. I love the Sims, but it desperately needs a challenger and finally there are three games queued to take it on.
Former Sims developer Rod Humble is working on Life By You while the indie team behind Paralives continues public-facing development. More recently announced, InZoi is also joining the lineup with its extra beautiful visuals. All three contenders are singleplayer and will have a character creator, a live mode life simulation, and a build mode, and are offering some features they think The Sims hasn't been.
