Your fix path
Pick a platform and symptom on the left, then hit Find the fix for a tailored troubleshooting path.
Full fix guides
Each guide is save-safe — no console required — and verified against the current Early Access build.
Fix Paralives crashing and freezing
If Paralives crashes on startup, freezes mid-session, or keeps freezing and unfreezing, work through this checklist in order. Save-safe — no console required.
Open the guideFix low FPS in Paralives
Stuttery framerate, micro-freezes during routing, drops below 30 fps on the Mountain district — walk this in order.
Open the guideFix a Paralives save that won't load
Save hangs at the loading screen, refuses to load from the main menu, or shows a corrupted thumbnail. Recover without losing the household.
Open the guideBackup & repair saves
Where saves live, the 0.1.5 autosave / Steam Cloud changes, and the official corrupted-save repair.
Open the guideKnown issues tracker
Every officially acknowledged bug still open in the current build, with the official workarounds and per-issue status.
Open the guideTry for Baby not working
Option missing, interaction cancelled, no pregnancy? Six ordered checks, what patch 0.1.7 changed, and save-safe workarounds.
Open the guideBuild mode not working
Tools not responding, placement failing, walls wrong? Six ordered checks, the real hotkeys, and which build bugs are officially tracked.
Open the guideLanguage settings
How to change the game language, the 8 supported interface languages, and fixes when your selection will not apply.
Open the guideParalives on Steam Deck
Compatibility verdict, best settings for 40 fps, controller setup and known issues — re-verified each patch.
Open the guideParalives system requirements
Minimum and recommended specs from the Steam page — 12 GB RAM, GTX 1060-class GPU, low-end PC settings advice, Apple Silicon Mac notes.
Open the guideParalives on Mac
Per-model MacBook Air/Pro/mini compatibility, the Intel Mac verdict, settings and how to buy — Apple Silicon only.
Open the guidePlatforms & console status
PS5, Xbox, Switch, Steam Deck and Mac — per-platform availability, controller support and the official statement on console versions.
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