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

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 ...

Life sims are in a slump and the only way out is becoming strategy games

Even with new competition in the mix, the life sim genre feels so afraid of being difficult, but that's what made the ...
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Inzoi is really trying to eat The Sims 4's lunch by including seasons in its base game instead of locked behind a DLC

As has become Friday tradition leading up to the launch of the new life sim Inzoi, its creative director Hyungjun "Kjun" Kim has revealed some more features coming to the game at launch to fans on ...
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The director behind The Sims competitor InZOI spent 20 years making MMOs, but he ditched the massive RPGs after playing life sims with his son

The Sims franchise recently celebrated its 25th anniversary back in February of this year, and in that time – despite its massive popularity – The Sims’ reign has remained uncontested in the life sim ...
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inZOI’s Console Launch Puts It Back In the Running for Next Big Life Sim

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook inZOI, by comparison, is pretty demanding. It’s not the most intense game you’ll find on Steam by ...
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Sims Competitor inZOI Hit 1 Million Downloads In Its First Week (And It’s Still in Early Access)

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The developer, which recently adjusted the inZOI update schedule, released a statement noting that ...
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inZOI May Be a Threat to The Sims, and Not For The Reason You Think

Jackie is a caffeinated writer with almost a decade of media experience, and is currently a full-time PR person. When she's not typing away, she's grinding Teamfight Tactics, playing story-based RPGs, ...
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InZOI's director doesn't think it's "anywhere near comparable" to The Sims yet

New life sim InZOI is about to launch into early access, and comparisons to The Sims are inevitable. The EA behemoth remains by far the dominant presence in the genre, and InZOI game director Hyungjun ...
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Sims Competitor InZOI Has Been Delayed, But It Finally Has An Official Release Date

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. There's good news and bad news for fans of the life-sim genre. The bad news? The Sims 4 competitor inZOI--a wildly detailed life sim with high-quality ...
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InZOI Seems To Be Taking a Page Out of Paralives’ Playbook

Carla is a writer from Peñuelas, Puerto Rico, now based in Atlanta. She’s an Emory alum with both a BA and MA in English, but more importantly, she’s a Pisces with lots of opinions about video games.
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In Life Sim InZoi, You Can Crash Cars, Ride Rollercosters, And Commune With Ghosts

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. GameSpot checked out the life simulation title InZoi at Gamescom, getting up to hijinks like burning down an apartment, forgetting to eat, and riding ...

Early access life-sim InZoi breaks Krafton sales record

InZoi - the early access life-sim game from Krafton - debuted at the end of March, and has since passed a record breaking ...