How many life goals are in Paralives?

30 in the current Early Access build, across nine categories: Tutorial (2), Breadwinner (4), Big House (3), Community (1), Family (3), Friendship (4), Romance (5), Fitness (4) and Guitar (4). There are also 29 townie requests — some sites count both together and advertise 59 goals.

How do I get new life goals?

Life Goals are drawn from the Life Goals deck of Story Cards and suggested by the game based on context: your Para's Vibe, perks, Talents, Stats, emotions, recent history, environment and relationships. You cannot pick them directly — shaping those factors is how you steer what appears. The two tutorial goals trigger when you move into a new town or claim them from The New Paper.

Where do I pick up townie requests?

At any bulletin board in Melino — look for the exclamation point floating above it — or by talking directly to a townie who shows the same marker. All boards share one list that refreshes daily, and accepted requests are tracked in the character panel.

Where are the binoculars for the Points of View request?

There is only one pair in the whole town: on the northernmost park lot, northwest of the De Belcourt household and directly west of the cattle field. Click them and choose 'Look at panoramic view' to tick that objective. The Points of View card above walks through the full request.

What do townie requests pay?

Every completed request pays the same reward: 100 Paradimes plus friendship with the townie who posted it. You have to find the townie again after finishing the objectives to claim it — and if they die first, the request fails (a rule added in patch 0.1.3).

What is the reward for finishing a whole group of life goals?

Each goal pays Personality Points: 10 xp for the two tutorial goals and 40 xp for the rest, except Loyal Worker, whose reward is not listed. The official Live Mode video mentions a perk for completing an entire thematic group, but no source has detailed what those perks are.

Paralives Life Goals & Requests (2026)

How it works

Two goal systems, one page

Life Goals

Life Goals are long-term objectives drawn from the Life Goals deck of Story Cards — the same card system that serves Wants.
The game suggests them; you never pick one directly. Vibe, social perks, Talents, Stats, emotions, recent history, environment and relationships all feed what gets drawn.
Goals track either one Para (individual) or the whole household — the two tutorial goals are the documented household-level example.
Completing goals pays Personality Points (xp), the currency you spend upgrading a Para's personality.
Per the official Live Mode video, finishing an entire thematic group grants a perk — what those perks are is not yet documented anywhere.

Townie Requests

Short quests handed out by the citizens of Melino — pick them up at any bulletin board (exclamation point above it) or by talking to a townie who shows the same marker.
All bulletin boards share the same list, and new requests appear every day.
Accepted requests are tracked in the active Para's character panel.
Finished the objectives? You must find the townie again to claim the reward — 100 Paradimes plus friendship with them.
If the request giver dies before you turn it in, the request fails automatically (patch 0.1.3).

The full list

All 30 life goals, by category

wiki.gg groups goals into seven categories, splitting Relationships into Friendship/Romance and Skills into Fitness/Guitar — the nine tables below mirror that structure. Objectives are rewritten summaries of the wiki tables, not copied text.

Tutorial2 goals

Two household-level goals that onboard a new save — triggered by moving into a new town, or claimable from The New Paper. Lower rewards by design.

Goal	Objectives	Reward
Discover the TownHousehold	Collect 5 gems, mushrooms, or artifacts Make a donation to the museum Make a donation to the Community Center Buy something at a shop Become acquaintances with 3 Paras	10 xp
Settle HomeHousehold	Find a job Place a decorative item in your home Cook a meal	10 xp

Breadwinner4 goals

Career ranks and daily-salary milestones, plus one goal for staying loyal to a single employer.

Wikily arranges this category as a tree where finishing one goal unlocks the next branch. That structure is a single-source summary — the community wiki only lists the flat category — so treat any specific unlock order as unverified.

Goal	Objectives	Reward
Breadwinner	Reach job rank 5 Earn a daily salary of $500	40 xp
Breadwinner II	Earn a daily salary of $1,000 Reach job rank 10	40 xp
Breadwinner III	Earn a daily salary of $2,500 Reach job rank 15	40 xp
Loyal Worker	Reach friend level 5 with a coworker Complete 10 work days at the same company	Not listed

Big House3 goals

Pure property-wealth checks — the house's value and the value of what you put in it.

Goal	Objectives	Reward
Big House	Own a house worth $40,000 Own $1,000 worth of decorative items	40 xp
Big House II	Own a house worth $80,000 Own 5 items worth $1,000 or more each	40 xp
Big House III	Own a house worth $150,000 Own 15 items worth $1,000 or more each Own $10,000 worth of decorative items	40 xp

Community1 goals

A single goal about giving back to Melino: the museum, the Community Center, and the shops.

Goal	Objectives	Reward
Town Contributor	Donate 25 items to the museum Complete 3 Community Center bundles Purchase 15 items from shops	40 xp

Family3 goals

From the first crib to a five-child household with grades worth bragging about.

Goal	Objectives	Reward
New Family	Try for a baby Give birth Buy a crib for the baby	40 xp
Big Family	Have 3 children in total Have at least one toddler (or older) Buy a potty, a toddler bed, and a high chair	40 xp
Bigger Family	Have 5 children in total Have at least one teen (or older) Have at least one child with an average grade of B or better	40 xp

Friendship4 goals

Making friends, then keeping them — friend levels and hours spent together in a group.

Goal	Objectives	Reward
Meeting New People	Become friends with someone Reach friend level 3 with someone	40 xp
So Many Friends	Become friends with 5 Paras Spend 20 hours in a group	40 xp
Many, Many Friends	Have 10 friends at level 1 Have 20 friends at level 2 Have 5 friends at level 5	40 xp
Best Friends Forever	Reach friend level 8 with someone Spend 20 hours in a group	40 xp

Romance5 goals

From first kiss to eloping — or the Casa Nova route through three different Paras.

Goal	Objectives	Reward
Stepping into Romance	Gain a romantic interest in someone Raise the friend level with that Para Have your first kiss	40 xp
Finding Love with (Para's name)	Become lovers with the named Para Kiss that Para 3 times Get intimate with that Para 2 times	40 xp
Happy Marriage	Propose successfully Elope with your partner	40 xp
Let's Have a Baby	Try for a baby Take a pregnancy test Give birth	40 xp
Casa Nova	Gain a romantic interest in 3 different Paras Kiss 3 different Paras Get intimate with 3 different Paras	40 xp

Fitness4 goals

Exercise skill, fitness knowledge, and the fitness-industry career track.

Goal	Objectives	Reward
Gym Newbie	Reach exercise skill level 5 Exercise for 8 hours in total Learn about fitness on the computer for 4 hours	40 xp
Muscle Connoisseur	Gain 4 exercise skill levels Gain 3 fitness knowledge levels Gain 1 dance skill level	40 xp
Gym BuddiesBonus: Exercise Buddy	Exercise together with someone for 20 hours Share exercise tips 5 times	40 xp
Fitness Guru	Find a job in the fitness industry Complete 5 work days at that job Get promoted 4 times	40 xp

Guitar4 goals

Guitar skill, music knowledge, and the music-industry career track.

Goal	Objectives	Reward
Future Performer	Reach guitar skill level 5 Play guitar for 8 hours in total Learn about music on the computer for 4 hours	40 xp
Guitar Specialist	Gain 4 guitar skill levels Gain 3 music knowledge levels Gain 2 levels in another instrument skill	40 xp
Guitar BuddiesBonus: Guitar Buddy	Practice guitar together with someone for 20 hours Share guitar tips 5 times	40 xp
Guitar Superstar	Find a job in the music industry Complete 5 work days at that job Get promoted 4 times	40 xp

Most searched

Points of View: where the binoculars are

Points of View is one of the first exploration requests most players draw, and the task text only tells you to check out the memorial and the binoculars without marking either on the map. The memorial half is easy. The binoculars are the problem: there is exactly one pair in all of Melino.

1Look at the Community Center ruins memorial — the plaque by the ruins in Old Town, near The Cellar Door.
2Head to the northernmost park lot on the map: northwest of the De Belcourt household, directly west of the open cattle field.
3Click the coin-operated binoculars there and choose 'Look at panoramic view' — that interaction ticks the second objective.
4Press Esc to leave the view, then find the request giver again to claim 100 Paradimes and friendship.

This single request spawned its own mini-genre of guides — Destructoid, games.gg and xboxplay all published one in late May 2026 — precisely because the game never tells you where the binoculars are.

The full list

All 29 townie requests

Every request below pays the same flat reward: 100 Paradimes plus friendship with the townie. Rarity is as listed on the community wiki — five requests carry a literal None rarity whose meaning is not documented.

Request	Rarity	Objectives
Anvils	Common	Have 2 Anvils in your inventory
Bright InvestmentGeneral Store	Rare	Buy a solar panel at the General Store Place a solar panel on your lot
Check on the Elders	Common	Talk with 3 elders and ask them to tell you their stories
Clean the BeachBeach	Common	Clean up all of the trash on the beach
Collect 2 Mushrooms	Common	Have 2 Fly Agaric mushrooms in your inventory
Collect Rare Items	Rare	Have a Diamond, a Crown, and Truffles in your inventory
Community Center InitiativeCommunity Center	Common	Talk about the Community Center while in a group, 3 times
Cook 3 meals for me!	Common	Have 3 group-portion meals in your inventory
Dance Like Nobody's WatchingPark	Common	Dance for 4 hours at a park
Design a Logo	Common	Reach graphic design level 3 Design a logo on the computer
Design a Website	Common	Reach programming level 3 Design a website on the computer
Eat at Crème CaféCrème Café	Common	Eat 3 meals at Crème Café
FarnienteBeach	Common	Daydream for 4 hours at the beach
Fire Safety Drill	Common	Set an item on your lot on fire Extinguish a fire
Grandma's Remedy	None	Get sick from eating spoiled food Take Grandma's remedy from the fridge and eat it
Grill Skills	None	Cook hamburgers on a barbecue grill
Hang Out with People Around TownCommunity Center / Train Station / Park	None	Hang out on a bench for 1 hour at the Community Center Hang out on a bench for 1 hour at the train station Hang out on a bench for 1 hour at a park
Home is Where the Plants Are	Common	Buy 6 new interior plants and place them on your lot
Interview People for Book Research	Common	Talk with 3 Paras and ask them what feels like home
Kick That Shiitake	Common	Kick 2 shiitake mushrooms
One Man's Trash	Common	Find the lost item in the townies' trash on garbage day (Monday) Have a Giki in your inventory
Painting Commission	Common	Reach painting level 3 Have 3 Painted Canvases in your inventory
Play for the DeadGraveyard	None	Play 'From the Mountains' at the graveyard
Points of ViewCommunity Center ruins / northern park	Common	Look at the Community Center ruins memorial Look through the binoculars
Public Duty	None	Repair a public restroom Clean a public restroom
Quartz Gems	Common	Have 2 Quartz in your inventory
Sandcastle DestroyerBeach	Common	Destroy 3 sandcastles
Test the GymPremium Gym	Common	Exercise for 10 hours at the gym
The Plaza PianoCastle Plaza	Common	Reach piano level 4 Play the piano at Castle Plaza for 4 hours

A request fails automatically if the townie who posted it dies before you claim the reward — a rule added in patch 0.1.3. Turn time-sensitive ones in promptly.

What nobody has verified yet

Rather than guess, this page lists what no citable source currently documents:

Branch unlock order: wikily arranges the goals into seven trees where finishing a root goal unlocks the next tier, with six of them branching. The community wiki lists only flat categories and no official video documents the edges, so every 'who unlocks what' arrow traces to wikily alone.
Collect Rare Items reward: wikily's FAQ claims it pays $3,000 instead of the standard reward. The wiki states all requests pay 100 Paradimes plus friendship, so the $3,000 figure is unconfirmed.
A 'maximum of 3 requests per day' limit appears only in wikily's FAQ; the wiki says new requests appear daily without giving a cap.
Five requests (Grandma's Remedy, Grill Skills, Hang Out with People Around Town, Play for the Dead, Public Duty) carry the literal rarity None — whether that means unassigned, hidden, or a special trigger is undocumented.
Loyal Worker's reward: the wiki table shows a dash and wikily does not list one either.
Naming differs between sources: the wiki's 'Eat at Crème Café' is 'Test Creme Cafe' on wikily, and 'Dance Like Nobody's Watching' becomes 'Dance Like Nobody is Watching'. This page follows the wiki spellings.
How the request giver is chosen: one guide claims the game assigns a random non-household adult townie, while the wiki documents only the two pickup methods.
The group-completion perk mentioned in the official Live Mode video has never been detailed by any source.
All XP values (10 and 40) come from the wiki tables alone — wikily does not list XP for goals.

FAQ

How many life goals are in Paralives?: 30 in the current Early Access build, across nine categories: Tutorial (2), Breadwinner (4), Big House (3), Community (1), Family (3), Friendship (4), Romance (5), Fitness (4) and Guitar (4). There are also 29 townie requests — some sites count both together and advertise 59 goals.
How do I get new life goals?: Life Goals are drawn from the Life Goals deck of Story Cards and suggested by the game based on context: your Para's Vibe, perks, Talents, Stats, emotions, recent history, environment and relationships. You cannot pick them directly — shaping those factors is how you steer what appears. The two tutorial goals trigger when you move into a new town or claim them from The New Paper.
Where do I pick up townie requests?: At any bulletin board in Melino — look for the exclamation point floating above it — or by talking directly to a townie who shows the same marker. All boards share one list that refreshes daily, and accepted requests are tracked in the character panel.
Where are the binoculars for the Points of View request?: There is only one pair in the whole town: on the northernmost park lot, northwest of the De Belcourt household and directly west of the cattle field. Click them and choose 'Look at panoramic view' to tick that objective. The Points of View card above walks through the full request.
What do townie requests pay?: Every completed request pays the same reward: 100 Paradimes plus friendship with the townie who posted it. You have to find the townie again after finishing the objectives to claim it — and if they die first, the request fails (a rule added in patch 0.1.3).
What is the reward for finishing a whole group of life goals?: Each goal pays Personality Points: 10 xp for the two tutorial goals and 40 xp for the rest, except Loyal Worker, whose reward is not listed. The official Live Mode video mentions a perk for completing an entire thematic group, but no source has detailed what those perks are.

Keep reading

Life Goals & Townie Requests

Two goal systems, one page

Life Goals

Townie Requests

All 30 life goals, by category

Tutorial2 goals

Breadwinner4 goals

Big House3 goals

Community1 goals

Family3 goals

Friendship4 goals

Romance5 goals

Fitness4 goals

Guitar4 goals

Points of View: where the binoculars are

All 29 townie requests

What nobody has verified yet

FAQ

Related guides

Story Cards

Community Center

Collectibles

Melino Places

Skills

Careers