Paradox’s Life By You has been canceled after an early access delay

Life is yoursParadox Interactive capabilities Sims 4 The competitor has been cancelled. Paradox Interactive Executive Vice President Matthias Lilja The game’s cancellation was announced in a post on the publisher forum. “Unfortunately, we have decided to cancel the release of our long-awaited Slice of Life Life with your pen “This was an extremely difficult call, and a clear failure on Paradox’s part to meet our and the community’s expectations,” Lilja wrote.

Life is yours It was last scheduled for an Early Access release on June 4, however Paradox delayed the game indefinitely on May 20. The May delay marked the third time the Early Access release had been delayed – it was first scheduled for September 2023, March 5, and then June 4. Lilja said the game saw “incremental improvements” with each delay, but the road to release was difficult. “Too long and uncertain.” Here is a resort to delay:

A few weeks ago, we decided to postpone the Early Access release in order to re-evaluate Life by you, as we still felt that the game was lacking in some key areas. Although extending the time was an option, once we paused to get a broader view of the game, it became clear to us that the road to a release we felt confident about was very long and uncertain. That’s not to say the game didn’t show any promising qualities; Life by you It had a number of strengths and the hard work of a dedicated team achieved it. However, when we reach a point where we think that more time won’t get us close enough to the version we’ll be satisfied with, we think it’s best to stop. This is clearly difficult and disappointing for everyone who has dedicated their time and enthusiasm to this project, especially when our decision comes so late in the process.

Ultimately, our mission is to release fun, interesting, and challenging games for our players, and we must make every decision we make with that purpose in mind. When we obtain this right, we earn our reward. So, how do we ensure we never find ourselves here again? Honestly, there are no real guarantees. Games are hard to get right, and we’re sure to make mistakes, which, as these things go, always becomes painfully obvious in hindsight, but it still shouldn’t reach that kind of scale regardless. We have to take a long, hard look at what led us here and see what changes we need to make to become better. Ultimately, our mission remains the same, and we will continue to take the steps we need to do so.

In a press release published on the Paradox Interactive websiteCEO Frederik Wester said in a copy of Life is yours That met the publisher’s expectations was “way too far”. Paradox Interactive expects its second-quarter financial results to be negatively impacted by reduced game development costs — adding to the weak performance in recent releases, according to Wester.

“We have performed poorly in recent editions,” Wester said. “Although we are now starting new projects in a different way, it is clear that we have to make further changes so that the quality is more consistent and to deliver on the promises we make to our players. We have to evaluate how we manage projects and how we organize them, because we will and must improve.” We have a very strong financial position and a strong core gaming portfolio, which keeps us confident about our future.

Paradox announced Paradox Tectonic, the studio tasked with developing it Life is yoursin 2019. Led by former Sims commander W A second life Linden Labs CEO, Rod Humble, Paradox Tectonic has been officially announced Life is yours In 2023. Life is yours It was expected to stand out from the crowded life simulation genre with deeper role-playing elements. With cancellation Life is yoursThis one has become a little less crowded – but it’s still there Paralyzed, inZOI, Rene project (Also known as Sims 5) and an unnamed life simulator from Midsummer Studios.