Life sim contender Inzoi is hoping to knock The Sims off its perch when the game (allegedly) releases later this year. We’ll soon have a chance to gauge whether that feat is plausible. Krafton has announced that it’ll release a time-limited trial of its Inzoi character creator next week, on August 20th.
Inzoi: Character Studio will launch on Tuesday, August 20th at 5am UK time/9pm PST via Steam and will be available to play with until the same time on Monday, August 26.
Here’s the character creator trailer:
Yes, these characters are called zois.
I like a good character creator, though I admit that a few MMOs have made me somewhat immune to the charms of Inzoi’s particular art style in the years since Black Desert Online. I have other reasons to be interested in Inzoi, though, including its drivable cars, editable city, and planned mod support at launch. If the character creator is the first thing I can play with, I’ll take it.
There’s definitely room for a Sims competitor, both in my heart and in the marketplace at gigantic. The Sims 4 has had its day, long enough that EA is apparently working on its own successor, Project Rene. Life By You, Paradox’s take on the genre, ended in a last-minute cancellation. Paralives is promising and ambitious, but who knows if its diminutive indie team will be able to deliver or meet its 2025 Early Access release target.
You can find many more screenshots of the Inzoi character creator on this Steam page.
