Life by You intends to be the most "open-ended and moddable life sim" according to developer Emilia King, and a first look at live gameplay has shown great potential for it to achieve that goal. The title comes from Paradox Tectonic, a subsidiary of Paradox Interactive which has published titles like the Europa Universalis and Crusader Kings franchises. Rod Humble – a former EA executive who spent many years working on The Sims franchise – is the director of Life by You, and his influence clearly shines through in what Screen Rant was shown during the Gamescom demo for the game.
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