Gorgeous Sims-like InZoi Delayed to 2024 for Stronger Foundation

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InZoi, the upcoming Sims-like from developer Krafton, is absolutely gorgeous – to the point a lot of life sim fans are very excited indeed. So the good news is it now has a release date; the bad news is it’s been delayed into next year to give it a “stronger foundation”.

A Delayed Launch for a Stronger Foundation

InZoi, which promises a “complete community simulation” where “every character [acts] on their free will”, was initially announced last year, when it was expected to launch for PC sometime in “Q4” this year. Now, however, Krafton has revised that release, confirming InZoi will be launching into Steam early access on 28th March next year.

In a message announcing the news, InZoi director Hyungjun “Kjun” Kim explained the decision to delay the game had been made after reviewing feedback and “analyzing a wealth of data from our various play tests”. He added the revised release will give the studio time to “improve areas that need attention” and “create a game that truly captures the essence of life simulation”.

Character Creator Impresses

Players did, of course, get a bit of a look at InZoi back in August, when Krafton briefly released its impressively flexible character creator on Steam. During its five days of availability, the demo saw a peak of over 18K players, one of them being Eurogamer’s own Jessica Orr, who shared a little of her character creating adventures.

“Visually, [the demo is] stunning,” she wrote. “It’s a little unbelievable how good it looks, actually, even on lower graphical settings. The customisation goes deep too. It’s got all the usual bells and whistles, and even a few chimes to boot, as we’re treated to entire categories for things like fake nails… Personality customisation