Paralives Life Stages
8 human life stages — from baby to elder with start ages, default stage lengths, and gameplay gates.
Life stages reference
Human aging — start ages, default stage length at Normal lifespan, and gameplay gates per stage. Pair with {{needs}} for baby and toddler care.
Aging timeline (human)
Stages are ordered by starting age. Duration uses in-game minutes (1,440 minutes ≈ one sim day at Normal lifespan).
Child
Starts at age 5~12 sim days (17280 min at Normal lifespan)
- Mandatory school
- Has Wants
- 2 growth spurts
- Personality up to Lv. 2
Pre-Teen
Starts at age 9~8 sim days (11520 min at Normal lifespan)
- Mandatory school
- Has Wants
- 3 growth spurts
- Personality up to Lv. 3
Teen
Starts at age 13~14 sim days (20160 min at Normal lifespan)
- Mandatory school
- Has Wants
- Romance appropriate
- 4 growth spurts
- Personality up to Lv. 20
Young Adult
Starts at age 18~22 sim days (31680 min at Normal lifespan)
- Has Wants
- Romance appropriate
- Personality up to Lv. 20
Elder
Starts at age 65~14 sim days (20160 min at Normal lifespan)
- Has Wants
- Romance appropriate
- Personality up to Lv. 20
Lifespan speed presets
Household settings multiply every StageDurationInMinutes value. Normal uses 1×; Short halves time; Long stretches stages 4×. Reference: 1440 minutes per sim day.
Short
0.5× stage length
Normal
1× stage length
Long
4× stage length
About life stages on Paralives Wiki
This timeline matches in-game aging, PAM age sliders, school, romance eligibility, and personality level caps in Melanino. Cross-check Traits & personality for unlocks and Needs & emotions for infant care.
What changes each stage
Early years focus on caregiver needs; childhood adds school and personality levels; teens unlock romance and deeper Wants.
Baby & toddler
No town Wants, NPCs not loaded, Together cards ignored — alternate hunger, sleep, and hygiene needs apply (see needs reference).
Child through teen
Mandatory school, growth spurts, and rising personality caps. Teens are romance-appropriate and required to finish character creation.
Adult & elder
Young adult, adult, and elder stages share deeper romance pools and max personality level 20 in current data.
Plan your legacy save
Pair this page with needs for baby care, traits for personality unlocks, and careers for school jobs.
Durations assume Normal lifespan (×1). Short (×0.5) and Long (×4) presets scale every stage. Patch builds may tweak minute values.
Related pages
More Paralives Wiki resources
- Goals databaseLong-term milestones and requests shaped by household age and stage.
- Wants databaseShort-term wishes that unlock across childhood, teen years, and beyond.
- Locations databaseSchools, homes, and civic lots by life stage.
- Items databaseObjects and furniture used across baby, school, and adult routines.
- Collectibles databaseMuseum and bundle rewards that fit long generational saves.
- Paralives MapInteractive Melanino map with pins, filters, and lot shortcuts.
- Festivals & calendarWeekly market, garbage day, cinema, yoga, and town celebrations.
- Newspaper databaseMorning headlines, event articles, rewards, and rarity filters.
- Cheat codesConsole commands — money, build, needs, skills, and debug tools.
- Mods & WorkshopCurated Steam Workshop catalog with 30+ wiki subcategories.