Paralives turned a tiny Patreon-backed team into a Steam hit, selling 250,000 copies in just eight hours.
Key takeaways
- A Patreon-funded life sim sold 250,000 copies in eight hours on Steam, a launch curve that looks less like a niche indie arrival and more like a market referen...
- Paralives entered Steam Early Access on May 25, 2026, then hit 78,603 concurrent players, reached the top of Steam’s seller chart, and drew “Very Posit...
- That is the real signal. Paralives Studio did not sell certainty. It sold trust.
- A tiny studio was supposed to be the risk; the risk became part of the pitch
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