I thought it might be useful to start a separate thread listing the latest updates from the developers which include both bug fixes and enhancements. These are coming fairly quickly and are detailed enough that they tend clutter up our main discussion thread about the game.

@Kimi, this is just a suggested addition. If you think if would be better to fold this type of info into main thread, please feel free to consolidate this thread.

To kick things off, HotFix 0.1.6 (source here) mostly addresses Zois' reactions and conversations while in an "intense emotional state" to make their behavior feel more natural, plus some bug fixes.

The item "Fixed an issue where Zois would automatically switch to their rabbit hole work uniform even outside of working hours" is one that was especially bugging me. Glad to see the devs address it.

 

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[v0.1.6] Hotfix Details

A hotfix has been applied to improve stability and address known issues in inZOI.

Hello, Creators.
We would like to inform you that the following hotfix has been applied to inZOI. Please refer to the details below for more information.

◆ Hotfix Details

◽️ Patch Date: April 22nd, 2025
◽️ Game Version: 20250422.2471.W
 

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Gameplay Update

◽️ Conversation now reflects Zoi’s Primary Emotion

※ [inZOI Team’s Comment] Previously, Zoi’s conversations were primarily influenced by personality traits and chemistry with others. We’ve improved the system so that when a Zoi experiences one of 22 intense emotional states—such as euphoria, rage, or despair—their dialogue and behaviour now reflect that emotional context more naturally.
[Targeted Emotions] Excitement / Joy / Enthusiasm / Ecstasy / Elation / Laughter / Hysterical Laughter / Euphoria / Anger / Rage / Irritation / Discomfort / Displeasure / Humiliation / Embarrassment / Confusion / Fear / Dread / Surprise / Despair / Depression / Shock
This change reduces awkward interactions that don't match a Zoi’s emotional state. Now, when a Zoi is experiencing an intense emotion, their reactions will reflect it in a more immersive way. When emotions are less heightened, conversations will continue to flow naturally based on day-to-day chemistry between Zois.
You may also notice more intense or even aggressive behavior when Zois are overwhelmed by strong emotions. To keep things balanced, we plan to introduce systems in future updates that help Zois calm down more naturally.

◽️ Karma Interaction Improvements
1) Psycat Alerts Disabled

※ [inZOI Team’s Comment] Psycat alerts that appeared when the city’s karma level declined will no longer be shown. This change is intended to reduce the feeling of unnecessary judgment during negative situations and help players stay immersed.

2) Karma Rating Criteria Adjusted

※ [inZOI Team’s Comment] We’ve revised the evaluation scale from “slightly bad or lower / normal or higher” to “bad or lower / good”. This adjustment helps prevent overly frequent negative evaluations caused by minor fluctuations.

3) Reduced Frequency of Karma Choice Prompts

※ [inZOI Team’s Comment] Karma-related choices were appearing too often and interrupting the natural flow of gameplay. We've reduced their frequency to allow for a smoother, less disruptive experience.

4) New Conditions for Karma-Related Interactions

※ [inZOI Team’s Comment] Karma interactions will now consider a Zoi's emotional state and relationship dynamics, resulting in more immersive and context-aware dialogue.

5) 50% Decrease in Karma Interaction Selection Rate

※ [inZOI Team’s Comment] Karma-related interactions were occurring too frequently, sometimes triggering behaviour that felt out of place. We've decreased the selection rate by 50%, allowing karma changes to progress more gradually and in line with the game’s overall pacing.

 

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Bug Fixes

Gameplay

◽️ Fixed an Issue where time continued to pass if the “Play as Existing Family” option was selected in ghost mode and the “No Household Members” popup was left open.
◽️ Fixed an issue where pregnancy attempts were incorrectly handled when the household has 7 members.
◽️ Fixed an issue where MY Textures applied to walls, floors, or ceilings were displayed with incorrect materials.
◽️ Fixed an issue where applying a building preset containing deleted or missing AI textures did not properly remove the unavailable textures.

Ambition/Goal

◽️ Fixed an issue where only certain dialogue options were counted toward the “Have a Positive Conversation” mission.

Career and Interaction

◽️ Fixed an issue where a married NPC with jobs would automatically change back into their work uniform even after manually changing clothes.
◽️ Fixed an issue where Zois would automatically switch to their rabbit hole work uniform even outside of working hours.
◽️ Fixed an issue where queuing the “Propose Marriage” interaction with a Zoi in a set relationship would trigger moving in without completing the marriage.

Crash Fixes

◽️ Fixed a crash that could occur when editing color or material during Build or Create a Zoi mode.

※ [inZOI Team’s Comment] Alongside this fix, we’ve updated the way textures are sorted. All imported textures will now be added to the bottom of the list in descending order. Previously used textures will also follow this rule. For convenience, newly imported textures will now automatically scroll into view and be focused in the list. We hope this helps improve usability.

◽️ Fixed a crash that could occur when deleting a 3D print mesh while the Zoi was wearing a 3D print accessory in Build Mode.

We’ll continue working to make inZOI more stable and enjoyable for everyone.
Thank you, as always, for your continued support and valuable feedback.

The inZOI Team

 

 

Warning, rant ahead.

Hoo-boy, I'm not even into a new game yet and already I hit something stupid. When you use the Character Studio to create a new Zoi and you want to save them as a preset so you can add them to your family in the city, this message pops up:

At first glance this looks good. They've improved the Zoi preset so it includes not just what they look like but also their personality characteristics. And hey, they'll also save all those outfits you spend so much time putting together and recoloring. Nope, it says "outfit" singular, not "outfits". For some unknown bizarre reason it only saves ONE outfit, whatever is the current one displayed. All your work on the other outfits is thrown away.

it gets worse. So, OK, at least they saved one outfit, right? Not really. Suppose you happen to save the Zoi when they're wearing their cold weather outfit. Not uncommon since that outfit is the last in line so if you've been working your way through them, it's quite likely that's what will be showing. So the Zoi preset only contains that outfit, but when you load the preset, the game changes the saved outfit to the Everyday category, it doesn't stay in the category you created it in. Now your poor Zoi is all bundled up in heavy warm winter wear for everyday normal use.

So basically you always have to recreate all the outfits from scratch every time.

Dumb, dumb, dumb.

Oh yes, the update screwed up everyone's custom clothing so they can't be recolored any more. Everybody, especially clothing creators, are complaining about that one. Hey devs, ever think of testing your updates?

 And you thought you were escaping the Sims disaster!

It will be interesting to see what you think.  

I very much hate forced game play. Having limited time items just doesn't seem worth the bother. I also hate grinding play. I am very much a sand box player and rotational player (with sims at least) and having to go through the same interactions over and over again just takes the fun out of things. Thank goodness for UI cheats in sims 4.

I am interested to see what comes to Inzoi next year. 

I agree Rose, and an additional annoyance is that if you grind away to unlock something, it's only unlocked for that specific game playthrough.

For example, if you manage to catch all 52 types of fish then you unlock some special aquariums to add to your house. But only for the game you're playing. If you start a new game with some different Zois you want to try out, you have to catch all 52 types of fish again to unlock the aquariums again. Given how long it takes to do this (months) I think the Build Mode objects should be unlocked permanently so you can use them in all future games,

Even using the cheats to unlock the aquariums is time-consuming and tedious.

@FzzyDg8  I don't know about TS4, but TS3 seemed to be far less of a disaster than inZOI. Maybe that's just fond memories at this point but I don't recall scratching my head as often wondering what the heck the devs were thinking when they toss in yet another half-baked feature. With inZOI that's pretty much a regular occurrence.

OK, I gotta switch Grumpy mode off. 

@Klinn Grumpy mode aside, you're correct about gen 3 being far less of a disaster.  I'd be still playing 3 if I could get it to run but sadly had to shelve it for the time being.

There's been a quick hotfix to patch issues with the latest update, bringing the game up to Ver.0.5.1. Nothing too earth shattering but a lot of stuff that should have been caught during testing. Details below and here.

 

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[v0.5.1] Hotfix Details

A hotfix has been applied to improve stability and address known issues in inZOI.

Hello, Creators.

We would like to inform you that the following hotfix has been applied to inZOI. Please refer to the details below for more information.
◆ Hotfix Details

◽️ Patch Date: December 24th, 2025

◽️ Game Version: 

• Windows PC Steam : 20251224.9501.W

• Mac Steam : 20251224.9498.M

Bug Fixes

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue where entry was not possible during business hours when purchasing a business lot operated by NPC Zois.

• Fixed an issue where police NPCs continued to follow the player even after the arrest dialogue ended.

• Fixed an issue where imprisoned Zois could not be released while performing other actions.

• Fixed an issue where trials could not proceed due to Opportunity Cards not appearing intermittently.

• Fixed an issue where revenue from paid lectures during business operations was not paid out correctly.

• Fixed an issue where food objects had the same selling price regardless of quality.

• Fixed an issue where business lot information was not immediately updated when deleting a family operating a business.

• Fixed an issue where players could not interact with the fruit basket after canceling fruit beverage preparation on a business lot.

• Fixed an issue where fishing rods placed on the ground could not be picked up again.

• Fixed an issue where the game did not progress normally when selecting 'Continue' in the Ascend popup.

• Fixed an issue where the family tree displayed abnormally after moving to another city.

• Fixed an issue where Zois emerged from below the ground at the destination point when using Water Taxis.

CAZ

• Fixed an issue where the color wheel function was disabled for clothing items created with Modkit.

Build Mode

• Fixed an issue where lights attached to the lower floor ceiling moved together when moving the roof.

• Fixed an issue where 4 types of Snowflake Lights were displayed with the same appearance.

Crash Fixes

• Fixed some crash issues that occurred under specific circumstances.

 

I love your rants, @Klinn They are very informative as well as, well, ranty. 

The game is progressing, but I agree that it seems as if they do the theoretically needed fix, without testing it from different moments in game. 

Kjun posted a look ahead to 2026 with their roadmap. There's a section called "Fundamentals First" but don't get too excited. This doesn't indicate an emphasis on fixing the basic underlying systems of the game, but rather the first seven Roadmap items they've already started working on.

Anyway the very very very long list, really more of a wishlist than a roadmap, is below and can also be found here.

 

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Fundamentals First & 2026 Roadmap

Hello everyone. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas holiday. I'm posting this quite late in Korea time—I usually make sure to be in bed before midnight, but tonight I'm up much later.

The reason is that it was really difficult to describe the features we're developing in short sentences. If I explained each one in detail, the list would become too long. I tried to keep it as brief and clear as possible, but since English isn't my native language, some parts may sound a bit awkward. Thank you in advance for your understanding.

As I mentioned earlier, there won't be a video this Friday. Most of the team is on vacation, so the office is pretty quiet. I'm not taking a break because I'm writing this post for you… just kidding!

To keep the inZOI team developing with energy and joy next year, I felt it was important to share our 2026 plans with you first and get your feedback—so I'm sending this a bit urgently. And then… I'm going to take a little rest too.

Our 2026 plan has two big parts: "2026 Roadmap" and "Fundamentals First",
a name we chose to reflect our focus on polishing and strengthening the core experience.

In 2026, especially as we move into the second half of the year, we plan to increase the share of work dedicated to Fundamentals First. That's why the scope of the 2026 Roadmap gradually becomes smaller toward the latter half of the year. I believe many of you will strongly agree with this direction.

There's one main reason I'm sharing this list: If you read it and think, "kjun, this isn't it! We need to improve something else first!"—I really want to hear that feedback. This list was compiled by reviewing posts across multiple online communities and Discord. There are still many issues we haven't solved yet, and we still have a lot to improve. Even so, I hope you can feel from this list that the team is genuinely doing everything we can to make this game better.

inZOI Fundamentals First & 2026 Roadmap

• Some items may overlap between “2026 New Development” and “Fundamentals First”

• The quarterly schedule for “2026 New Development” may be delayed or changed depending on progress

Fundamentals First

1. Adjust umbrella handling so Zois hold umbrellas in their left hand, reducing awkward situations and allowing them to carry more items while multitasking

2. Remove the door lock FX and outline when pressing the U hotkey

3. Display mission-required interactions with an icon or move them to the top of the list so they are easy to find

4. Make vehicles naturally decelerate on collision to reduce accidents and minimize driving disruption

5. Add reactions to channel changes by another Zoi, and provide options to suppress TV interference or switch to watch together

6. Improve group movement so Zois move side by side, look at each other, and play conversation animations while moving

7. Support custom key binding for selected hotkeys

Family & Relationships

• Include non-blood relations in the family tree and allow manual relationship labels

• Allow autonomous actions for marriage and divorce

• Add affection interactions such as forehead kisses and long hugs

• Add a group action for lying down together on a sofa

• Vary bed mood scenes based on relationship stage

• Vary grief reactions based on the depth of the relationship with the deceased

• Add multiple breakup outcomes and relationship states, such as becoming enemies or remaining friends

• Vary reactions to witnessing cheating based on Zoi personality, such as seeking revenge, feeling grief, or attempting reconciliation

• Add divorce lawsuits, custody disputes, and additional trial types

• Enhance genetics system where body type, talents, diseases, and tendencies are inherited from parents

• Add baby-related interactions such as baby showers and gender reveal events

• Add children’s friend-invite parties and grandparent visit social events

• Add family-oriented social events, including activities with children and family dining gatherings

• Add group activities for friends and couples

• Implement multiple pregnancies such as twins and triplets

• Multi-person family photo shoot in Photo Studio

• Support family-level Canvas upload/download

• Expand family narratives with more diverse positive and negative dynamics

• Add the family photo shooting feature

• Add romance-related dialogue options

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Zoi Behavior & Autonomy

• Keep Zois stationary while the player is selecting interaction options after clicking them

• Cancel any ongoing interaction when a new interaction is issued via player input

• Prevent food from disappearing when Zois talk while holding it

• Prevent idle chitchat from interrupting interactions or NPCs from cutting into conversations

• Expand the search radius when the same interaction repeats to find alternative actions that satisfy the same need

• Have standing Zois approach seated Zois when starting a conversation

• Set the default conversation behavior so the initiating Zoi remains in place and the other Zoi approaches

• Prioritize player-issued interactions over morning routine behaviors

• Add rules to prevent Zois from staying in one place too long and encourage returning home

• Improve seating behavior so Zois avoid sitting with strangers and sit with acquaintances, with stronger tendencies for introverted traits

• Prioritize interactions that relieve the most Hunger

• Align auto-scheduled events so family members go out together

• Disallow smartphone usage while sleeping

• Reduce cases where crowds sit on benches in the rain to rest or eat

• Use the closest object when multiple objects with the same function exist in a room, taking room boundaries into account

• Stop repeated chitchat and proceed directly to the main conversation

• Enable chitchat in group conversations so multiple Zois can participate naturally

• Exclude distant or incompatible Zois when matching cooperative group actions

• Implement areas of Interest that allow Zois to naturally combine compatible interactions and move to appropriate positions based on context

• Allow toggling group members’ autonomy from the HUD

• Add controls to adjust married Zoi cheating and flirting autonomy rates, tied to traits and personalities

• Allow Zois to eat street food while walking

• Add unique Zois with their own events, stories, and personalities

• Emphasize excellence when selecting traits and add unique outcomes for specific traits, initially focusing on the Genius trait

• Add quests and tasks focused on personal growth or achieving life ambitions

• Improve group movement so Zois move more naturally instead of in single file

• Add traits with clear cause-and-effect relationships

• Add infant traits and expand interactions for infants, children, and teenagers

• Expand preferences and remove conflicting preference rules

• Enhance temperaments and traits and add new traits such as faithfulness and unfaithfulness

• Add new ambitions and enhance existing ambitions

• Enhance contextual outfit, hair, makeup, and styling presets so they can be applied based on situations

• Enhance infant and child needs and shelter relocation behavior

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UI·UX / HUD / Tools

• Add left and right arrow buttons to the trait selection scroll area for horizontal browsing

• Restrict initial selection to residential homes and display only context-appropriate map information

• Display home and workplace locations in the bus travel map view

• Display distinct icons for each interaction during multitasking

• Allow free placement of HUD UI elements and add a basic guidance notification

• Place the Go Back popup in the bottom-left corner for easier access

• Add hotkeys for major UI menus such as Zoi profile, job info, and schedule

• Display elapsed in-game time in the Editing Schedules to indicate the current in-game week

• Add search and favorites to the Continue Game menu

• Slim down the HUD UI to reduce screen coverage

• Allow saving and loading HUD UI positions and game options via cloud or Canvas

• Display interaction objects used by staged NPCs as dimmed, with explanatory tooltips

• Display cause of death in funeral notifications and death messages

• Add filters for mods and properties size in Canvas search

• Allow playing music and videos from the player’s own PC

• Provide a notification that informs players when furniture removed by increasing room size is stored in the inventory bag

• Improve the subcategory UI structure and layout

• Improve Photo Mode by allowing effects to be hidden during capture and improving UI display options

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Interactions & Social Systems

• Fix cases where conversation positions are set too far away and block conversations in disallowed areas

• Allow direct on/off control of lights, TV, and audio via input without Zoi animations

• Allow items held in hand to be used directly, such as eating food immediately

• Allow inventory items to be used directly from the inventory

• Allow interactions with babies such as holding, soothing, and feeding

• Add more smartphone apps such as camera and games

• Disable replies to social event invitation messages after midnight on the received date

• Add crowd-based group activities in contexts such as sports venues, beaches, schools, and tourist areas

• Allow social events to repeat on a weekly basis, such as clubs and hobby groups

• Add positive and negative dialogue branches based on temperament and traits

• Add interactions that can be performed while holding a baby and support stroller interactions

• Add laundry interactions

• Enhance trait-specific special dialogues and strengthen speech bubble presentation

• Add NPC-exclusive dialogue for jobs and staged scenarios

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Economy / Shopping / Jobs

• Allow bundled delivery of multiple items from Pocket Market Fresh

• Implement a full restaurant purchase flow from ordering and payment to preparation and pickup, with ownership handled for the buyer

• Implement a realistic shopping flow including item selection, checkout, and barcode scanning

• Allow excluding specific job types when selecting participants for shops or social events

• Allow selecting and selling multiple inventory items at once

• Improve early-game loan restrictions and loan amount selection

• Prevent other cohabiting Zois from selling Pocket Market listings they do not own

• Add more donut varieties to the Meow Store and remove duplicates

• Add a publishing system and refine book genres

• Support operating a wider variety of street food trucks

• Improve and expand retail stores, including boutiques, furniture stores, and surf shops

• Add band-related roles such as musicians and composers

• Add transportation services and business operations, including taxis, rickshaws, and rideshare driving

• Add delivery services and professions, including delivery couriers and postal workers

• Add mobile food sales and business systems, including food trucks and ice cream trucks

• Expand interactive buildings, including grocery stores, clothing shops with shopping carts, venues with outdoor seating, cinemas and hair salons

• Allow changing and displaying mannequin outfits in clothing stores

• Refine store object ownership so customers’ Zois only interact autonomously with permitted items

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Transportation & Travel

• Restore family parking zones and add a home garage designation

• Add a minimap UI while driving

• Improve taxi spawning, boarding, and presentation during rabbit-hole travel

• Support additional vehicle types such as pickup trucks and convertibles

• Allow multiple Zois to board a vehicle at once

• Add bicycle rideables

• Introduce refueling and maintenance requirements for vehicles, along with related facilities and interactions

• Add airport and subway properties with actual boarding procedures

• Allow Zois to mount placed rideables

• Support children using school buses for school commutes, depending on the city

• Add emergency response services, including ambulances and fire trucks for accidents and disasters

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Animation & Presentation

• Improve animations and productivity as skill proficiency increases

• Add personality-based walking styles such as shy, confident, and intimidating walks

• Add a wider variety of dances, such as intimate couple dances, ballet, and waltz

• Improve overall animation quality and variety, addressing noticeable pops, unnatural movements, and repetitive motions

• Improve animations for various actions such as cooking and eating, cleaning, climbing stairs, and building snowmen

• Add step-by-step makeup motions such as applying foundation and lipstick

• Make Zois wear oven mitts when removing trays from ovens

• Add animation style variations for walking, sitting, lying down, and eating

• Implement a first-person view mode

• Improve the realism of destructible objects

• Enhance character body physics simulation

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World / Environment

• Use a broom outdoors and a vacuum cleaner indoors when cleaning, depending on the environment

• Extinguish campfires when it rains

• Automatically turn off all household lights when all family members are asleep

• Add support for automatically turning lights on or off based on Zoi proximity

• Add scheduled lighting and allow toggling all household lights on or off at once

• Pause seagulls and bathtub water ripples when game time is paused

• Add a news system that delivers in-game events via messages or TV

• Implement karma-based city behaviors and state changes

• Add season-appropriate properties such as a Halloween-themed cafe and haunted house, and Christmas-atmosphere shops

• Increase the maximum height of accumulated snow

• Add winter-themed street lighting and park statues

• Add spring/autumn leaf and cherry blossom fluttering effects

• Add winter roof icicles and icy road visuals

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CAZ

• Enhance body-part-specific character customization slider adjustment feature

• Expand available body shape presets

• Improve body shape sliders for overweight and muscular body types

• Enhance accessory position adjustment with free positioning support

• Support wearing multiple piercings simultaneously

• Add more hairstyle options including waist-length long hair, afro hairstyles, and retro styles

• Add an AI-based automatic Zoi face generation feature

• Enhance tattoo and mole position editing with precise X and Y coordinate control

• Improve character customization gizmo controls

• Add additional appearances for the newborn stage

• Improve infant teeth visuals

• Add infant/toddler hair and outfits

• Add body shape adjustment options for infants and toddlers, including head size and body proportions

• Add child-only hair and outfits such as raincoats and dresses

• Add children’s stockings, accessories, and nail art

• Add high heels and boot-type shoes

• Add outfits such as underwear and party dresses

• Add a bag category to outfits such as handbags and backpacks

• Add wedding dress outfits including traditional Korean wedding attire

• Add crime outfits (masks, gloves, boots) and bags (backpacks, large sacks, duffel bags), plus crime tools/items

• Add transparency customization for outfits

• Add crossbody bags

• Support wearing a swimsuit set and a top at the same time

• Add an option to toggle hoods on and off

• Add pants fit selection options

• Add seasonal outfits and accessories from diverse cultures

• Enhance customization options for infants, including infant teeth and baby outfit color variations

• Support partial application of appearance customization presets

• Enhance randomized Zoi appearance selection with more granular control options

• Support facial templates by individual face parts

• Improve the Custom Clothing section in character customization

• Enhance body tattoo customization

• Improve saving for outfit customization

• Enhance facial customization sliders

• Support independent left and right accessory customization

• Support heterochromia customization

• Enhance stocking customization

Build

• Allow grouped objects to be moved as a single bundle

• Support duplicating walls by copying a selected wall and pasting it onto another wall

• Add drag-based object selection and painting in build mode

• Allow drag-based selection on floors with Ctrl key

• Support vertical multi-placement of windows

• Allow free placement of objects and Zois in Photo Studio with non-persistent placement

• Allow building cheats for free scaling, height adjustment, movement, ignoring floor limits and collision bypass

• Improve AI-assisted building features

• Allow background construction in customization mode

• Add a no-home start mode, and allow players to abandon their home or assign a home designation to eligible properties

• Add toddler/child play facilities such as trampolines, toy cars, swings, toys, play mats, baby swing, and safety gates

• Add infant/toddler swimming tools such as pool floats and arm tubes

• Add red ropes for club VIP areas

• Add wall telephone

Systems & Progression

• Allow players to designate a personal room

• Implement saving and loading of game configurations and link them with Canvas

• Add per-Zoi object ownership and permission settings within a family, excluding babies

• Add batch actions for farming such as fertilizing, planting, and harvesting

• Add extended draw distance options for high-end PC users

• Add healthcare systems centered on hospitals and pharmacies where Zois can receive treatment and recovery

• Add sports activities including skateboarding, surfboarding, and ice skating

• A feature to change a Zoi’s name

• Add infant/toddler childcare items such as beds, car seats, walkers, bouncers, and diaper changing tables

• Add a gravestone editing feature (direct input of name/birthday/death date/personal message)

• Add cosmetic items such as makeup brush sets and perfumes

• Add gravestone design and inscription editing features

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Crime / Trial

• Calculate bail amounts based on crime type and sentence length

• Add a detailed arrest and incarceration process, including on-site arrest and police station procedures

• Add home and vehicle security systems such as alarms and safes

• Add richer court-related interactions such as prison visitation during trial waiting periods

• Introduce violent behaviors among crowd Zois, such as fights and robberies

• Add an interaction to sue another Zoi

• Add security items such as surveillance cameras, alarm devices, and handcuffs

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Children / School / Education

• Add infant and toddler rideables and objects such as strollers, car seats, and bouncers

• Add discipline actions such as curfews and bans on outings or device usage

• Add school events such as entrance and graduation ceremonies

• Have students automatically equip their backpack when leaving home during school commute time

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2026 Roadmap

Q1

• Enhance the job system to support multiple jobs, interviews, remote work, and performance evaluation

  • Beauty-related careers and gameplay content that use appearance customization

  • A police career system including patrol cars and real-time criminal searches

• Add a competitive system where interactions determine a winner and a loser

  • Rivals who compete with each other toward the same goals

• Introduce a reputation system based on local communities

• Introduce high school campus properties

• Add flower farming and flower arranging features

• Add a memory system including trauma and life milestones

• Add a Fate Engine

• Add a calendar system with birthdays

• Support age adjustment options

• Add an emotional state overview UI

• Add a contact exchange system and contact blocking functionality

• Add a wall message

• Add childcare-specific Urges

• Add European-style architecture, furniture and outfits

• Add Hanok-style architecture, furniture and Hanbok-style outfits

• Enhance existing content

  • Enhance multitasking behavior

  • Add group actions

• Adjust overall game balance

• Upgrade the game engine

• Improve graphics quality and optimization for minimum system requirements

Q2

• Expand the job system

  • Freelance careers such as writing, game development, photography, and blogging

  • A taxi driver career

  • Careers tailored for elderly Zois

• Add prison properties

  • Prison facilities such as a yard, library, workshop for laundry and sewing, lounge, cafeteria, shower area, and visitation room

• Expand the reward system with ranks, tiers, and goals

• Add voice customization options

• Add K-pop and stage performance content

  • Various concept spaces such as stages and themed environments

  • Themed environments including prisons, neon slums, and diverse fantasy themes

  • K-pop idol styling, including stage outfits and hairstyles

  • K-pop dance and performance motions

  • Superstar performance events

• Enhance existing content

  • Enhance desired life aspirations

  • New urges and missions

• Adjust overall game balance

Q3

• Expand the job system

  • Part-time jobs including roles available for teenagers, and expand available careers

• Add an Event Memory and Diary system

• Introduce curved wall support for elements such as windows, walls, and pools

• Enhance existing content

  • Value system

• Adjust overall game balance

Q4

• Expand building and terrain editing feature

  • Basement construction

  • Begin development of terrain editing features

  • Begin development of interior and exterior wall module decoration features

• Enhance existing content

• Adjust overall game balance

While we are continuing to grow the team, it may not be possible to implement every item on this list in 2026—and some may even be technically impossible. That said, the good news is that some of the graphics content you've asked for (to make gameplay richer) should be possible to develop in parallel.
We're also considering better ways to gather your feedback—posting this list on other communities, or creating an in-game survey, for example. Because there are so many items, we'll need to set priorities. We're still discussing whether it's better to collect priorities by category, or to gather responses and read the overall trend.

What matters most, though, is this: in order to fix the most painful gaps as quickly as possible—so I don't feel ashamed when talking to you—we've already started development on items #1–#7 on the list.

Thank you so much for loving this project over the past year, even with all its imperfections. We'll keep pushing ourselves, and we'll build an even better inZOI with an ambitious and hopeful plan for 2026.

Now, there are only a few days left in 2025. Thanks to you, so many wonderful things happened to me this year. I'd like to share that story separately in a post on Wednesday—my "last post of 2025."

When the end of the year gets close, each day somehow feels more precious. Starting today, every remaining day is a "last day of 2025." I hope you enjoy the rest of this year, and when the new year comes, I hope you'll continue to cherish each day like this—because in the end, we only ever live in "today."

On the last Friday of 2025,

Sincerely,
kjun

 

A few comments:

"Prevent idle chitchat from interrupting interactions or NPCs from cutting into conversations"  This one bugs the hell out me and other players. Should never have been in the game in the first place.

"Support additional vehicle types such as pickup trucks and convertibles"  Yay, they had convertibles in their promo vids and I thought they would be a great addition. You get to see your seated Zoi(s) from behind as you guide the car through the world, or swing the camera around to get a nice screenshot.

"Add a Fate Engine"  I have no idea what this means. Will your Zois not be in charge of their own destinies and instead are fated to follow some predefined course or outcome?

@RedMallie  I know you'll get excited over this one:  "Add K-pop and stage performance content"  Just what you wanted! 

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Some folks in the inZOI forum pointed me to info about the "Fate Engine" that the developer previously posted on Discord (instead of the official forums -- go figure).

 

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To address this, we’re planning a new feature called Fate Engine (tentative name).
It’s a system that randomly generates an entire life setup for your character.

Nothing too grand—just a way to give more purpose and challenge to the inZOI experience.

When you press the “Fate Engine” random button, the world settings will shuffle completely.
You might suddenly wake up as the youngest son of a billionaire family, or find yourself in a haunted house where your smiling family insists, “Everything’s fine here~.”
Or maybe you’ll start as the head of a poor family with ten children.

By living through these randomly assigned lives, we believe players can experience new kinds of goals and challenges.

I personally think this genre shines when it offers varied systems and layered experiences, but even reusing existing features within new life goals could make gameplay engaging in its own way.
It’s about experiencing life through trials and hardships, one story at a time.

 

 

Dear devs, could you please fix things like brain-dead pathing / routing that's been like that since the game was first released rather than dreaming up new weird new features?

That would truly be "Fundamentals First".

2 hours ago, Klinn said:

"Add K-pop and stage performance content"

 

 

Another small hotfix bringing the game up to version 0.5.2. Nothing too earth-shattering. Details below and here. As usual, mods have to be re-enabled.

 

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[v0.5.2] Hotfix Details

A hotfix has been applied to improve stability and address known issues in inZOI.

Hello, Creators.

We would like to inform you that the following hotfix has been applied to inZOI. Please refer to the details below for more information.
◆ Hotfix Details

◽️ Patch Date: December 30, 2025

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Gameplay Update

• Rolled back SmartZoi feature to October version for stable service

  ※ [inZOI Team Comment] After the recent update, cases occurred where the SmartZoi feature did not work properly, so we have rolled back to the October version to ensure stability. We apologize for the inconvenience and will work to improve and update it as quickly as possible.

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Bug Fixes

Gameplay

• Fixed game freeze that occurred when entering the schedule window in certain language settings

• Fixed an issue where the operator's name was not displayed correctly in some businesses

• Fixed an issue where autonomous actions did not work properly in enclosed rooms or open lots

• Fixed an issue where characters overlapped during delivery conversations with supplier NPCs

• Modified certain sofa cooperative actions to not proceed autonomously

  • Give Massage, Offer Lap Pillow, Put Arms Around Shoulders, Exchange Jokes, Show Affection

• Fixed an issue where customers visiting businesses occasionally could not enter the lot

CAZ

• Fixed an issue where the color wheel feature was disabled for some accessory items created with ModKit
  → We are aware of other issues currently occurring in CAZ and are working on fixes. Thank you for your patience.

• Fixed an issue where style presets containing 3D printers could be applied to child-age Zois

Crash Fixes

• Fixed some crashes that occurred in specific situations

※ For game stability, all mods will be automatically disabled when updates or patches are applied. You can reactivate them afterwards, so please keep this in mind.

 

Don't worry @RedMallie, no K-Pop content added. Yet. 

 

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Kjun has posted part two of his roadmap for inZOI. The full details and expected timeline are here. I have extracted some small sections below for discussion / ranting purposes.

 

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These initiatives are currently under active R&D validation and development, including Modding, Multiplayer, AI NPCs, and Canvastown (+ Fate Engine).

Yes, they are still blundering ahead with multiplayer and so-called "AI" which is not, of course, actual AI.

 

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Canvastown Roadmap 2026 Development Direction

The core concept is to capture interesting situations you’ve experienced and let others enter that life and play it themselves. Canvastown is intended to become the first stage for the Fate Engine, and later we plan to expand it so the Fate Engine can operate in other cities as well.

Canvastown is designed to be small but comfortable, running smoothly even on lower-spec hardware, while still giving players space to build and customize their own city. Although it is smaller than other cities, that smaller footprint improves ease of movement and creates a unique advantage: everything around your home becomes part of your playable space.

Jury is still out on this one, but basically they're going to be abandoning the 'large' cities they've created and let users play in small towns, i.e. something that they think their tech can actually support. This is not necessarily a bad direction to take but it basically means the game itself is being reinvented. Will players get pissed off?

From what I've read, it's not clear if this is intended to mesh with their multiplayer development. That could sink it, if there is no single-player option.

 

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inZOI-online (i.e. multiplayer) Roadmap 2026 Development Direction

There are still many unresolved questions that must be validated through internal and external testing to confirm the value of online features. inZOI-online is being developed while continuously migrating and matching the base game, which makes the work both broad and technically challenging.

Because this is a new direction for the genre**, we are also starting from fundamentals such as defining the target audience. We genuinely hope you’ll enjoy inZOI-online, and throughout 2026 we want to discuss results and direction—based on testing—with the community and build it together.

** This is not a new direction for the genre, remember Sims Mobile? Remember how well that turned out? Remember that EA originally wanted TS4 to be multiplayer? Remember how well that turned out?

Ignoring history and doomed to repeat it.

If you dig down into it, you'll find a couple of development targets intended for multiplayer:

• Create and save your account-linked personal character (“Zoi”).
• Update the online-only “My Zoi” feature.

Sure, because people play life-sim games so they can only have one fixed character. Brilliant.

 I will never understand why they are so adamant, that all simulation players want to play in the multiplayer market. 

Rose, I don't like it, but I think it is related to how their original target audience communicates through online live discussions. Companies get 'immediate feedback', even if that feedback does not come from all types of players. The ones I think they targeted are from a generation of players who are most often used to and enjoy sharing whatever over online real-time platforms.

Thank you for your highlights, @Klinn

5 hours ago, Klinn said:

Jury is still out on this one, but basically they're going to be abandoning the 'large' cities they've created and let users play in small towns, i.e. something that they think their tech can actually support. This is not necessarily a bad direction to take but it basically means the game itself is being reinvented. Will players get pissed off?

From what I've read, it's not clear if this is intended to mesh with their multiplayer development. That could sink it, if there is no single-player option.

I would actually like smaller towns instead of the huge cities they have now, except, of course, for the multiplayer aspect. Considering my thoughts on the target audience I described above, I lean towards believing those players would not like 'towns' instead of 'cities'.

5 hours ago, Klinn said:

If you dig down into it, you'll find a couple of development targets intended for multiplayer:

• Create and save your account-linked personal character (“Zoi”).
• Update the online-only “My Zoi” feature.

Sure, because people play life-sim games so they can only have one fixed character. Brilliant.

I literally have no words.  

Another small hotfix bringing the game up to version 0.5.3. Details below and here. As usual, mods have to be re-enabled.

Most fixes are for the recently added feature for Zois to run their own business. Having seem all the complaints & reports pile up in the official forums, I was expecting this patch. Since I wanted my new couple to eventually try out that feature it's good to see fixes coming out first.
 

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Hello, Creators.

We would like to inform you that the following hotfix has been applied to inZOI. Please refer to the details below for more information.

◆ Hotfix Details Ver.0.5.3
◽️ Patch Date: January 9, 2026

Gameplay Update

• Added 12 business lot presets, 5 for Dowon / 6 for Bliss Bay / 1 for Cahaya have been newly added.
• Improved feature to allow portioning large food items for display or for serving a full meal

Bug Fixes

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue where items could not be displayed in certain slots on business sales counter objects
• Fixed an issue where hired employee work schedules would intermittently fail to generate during business operations
• Fixed an issue where multitasking would intermittently fail to work in certain situations
• Fixed an issue where the 'Give Lecture' interaction would intermittently cancel
• Fixed an issue where the lecture topic would reset after each lecture when using the 'Select a Course Topic' interaction
• Fixed an issue where Zoi would stand in place while listening during the 'Give Lecture' cooperative action
• Fixed an issue where missions could not progress normally if mission conditions were already met before starting the business tutorial
• Fixed an issue where rewards were not granted upon completing certain Business Prosperity aspiration missions
• Fixed an issue where bathroom-related interactions for bladder needs were unavailable due to missing restroom at 14 Jal Surya Putih business lot in Cahaya
• Fixed an issue where interactions with objects on the lot would not occur when moving back to a previously occupied residential lot
• Fixed an issue where childbirth was not possible in certain situations
• Fixed some text related to Holiday Festivals in the Psycat Guide

CAZ

• Fixed an issue where applying Zoi presets would set the age to Teen
• Fixed an issue where mod information was not included in creations when uploading style presets
• Fixed an issue where required information such as city name could not be entered when entering CAZ via cheats, preventing Zoi from being saved
• Fixed an issue where some material colors could not be changed for clothing mods using multiple materials

Build Mode

• Fixed an issue where a delay occurred when exiting Build Mode on certain lots

UI/UX

• Fixed an issue where text in the Ambition UI would overflow its boundaries when playing in English

Crash Fixes

• Fixed some crashes that occurred in specific situations

ModKit (20260107.9652.W.MODKIT.EGS)

• Clothing mod migration due to multi-material support

※ For game stability, all mods will be automatically disabled when updates or patches are applied. You can reactivate them afterwards, so please keep this in mind.

 

There's an update today to bring the game up to version 0.6.0. It is described as both a minor update and a major update. OK then.

It's mostly filled with new clothing and build mode items to celebrate the Korean Lunar New Year. Some very traditional outfits that look cool. Full list and details here.

That's pretty cool!

You're most welcome. Not enough of an update to tempt me back into the game though.

So, does the Sims look better to you now (warts and all?)

For me personally, TS4 isn't appealing. So I guess the answer is "none of the above".  We'll see how Paralives works out, even if the graphic style leaves me a little cold.

Sorry to hear of your disappointment.  I'd be interested to hear how you like Paralives, so I'm hoping that you continue to post in your thread about it.

2 hours ago, Klinn said:

For me personally, TS4 isn't appealing.

Hmhhmm. As sorry as I am for this, I cannot help but wonder if some other game, say, like TS3, might sound still interesting for you??   

Just wondering, that's all. 

Go back to TS3? No, we must move onward at all costs!  I had lots of fun with it but that was then. I enjoy life sims and hoped inZOI would scratch that itch but so far, despite it's early promise, it hasn't turned out that way. But there are more than enough other games coming out to keep me amused.

Onward we will sail, then!!! 

I am definitely hanging out for Paralives. I have a feeling there will be a lot of cosmetic mods being made for the look of the Paras.