Cities Skylines 2 dev delays its new rival to The Sims

The Sims, Will Wright and Maxis’ 2000 original, remains the funniest videogame ever made. It’s wonderful. It’s groundbreaking. 24 years later however, in the wake of The Sims 4, and ahead of The Sims 5 - also known as Project Rene - perhaps it’s time that another developer had a shot at perfecting the life sim genre. Paradox, the stalwart strategy game maker behind Cities Skylines 2, Crusader Kings, Stellaris, and many more, is taking on The Sims with a new, hugely open, highly moddable take on the life simulation genre, Life by You. Originally expected to hit early access in the very near future, it’s just been delayed.

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