It seems clear that players are ready for a true competitor to The Sims. While many thought Paradox’s Life By You could be that game, that wasn’t the case as it was ultimately canceled by the studio. But now there’s another potential challenger to the throne held by The Sims, inZOI.
The game is still in development, but players were given a chance to try out inZOI’s character creator during Gamescom 2024 and it was met with much fanfare from players.
At its peak, the character creator alone saw nearly 19,000 concurrent players. And those players definitely were busy. According to developer Krafton, over 100,00 characters, or Zois as they call them, have been created and uploaded to the game’s content platform. It’s also jumped into Steam’s top 50 wishlisted games.
“We are incredibly thankful for the overwhelming interest in inZOI during our first global demo at gamescom 2024,” inZOI producer and director Hyungjun Kim said. “[We] look forward to your continued support and excitement for the game.”
If you want to check out inZOI’s character creator, you have until August 26.
There is no set release date for inZOI. However, when it launches it will first come to PC before expected releases on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.