Hello everyone,
We're back with another development update video for this week.
This week, we continued work on improving baby appearances based on the feedback many of you have shared. We've refined various aspects to make babies look cuter and more natural, and we're also developing new hairstyles.
In addition, we're addressing a variety of issues based on your feedback. While reviewing the genetics system, we identified several areas that needed improvement and have been working to refine them. Due to some structural limitations within inZOI, it is difficult to say that the system is perfect yet, but we are continuously making improvements to achieve more natural and believable results.
Recently, however, our focus has shifted toward increasing the depth and overall quality of the game world rather than simply adding new features. We are continuously improving the connections between character behaviors, relationships, daily routines, and various simulation systems so that the world feels more cohesive and truly alive.
To further support this direction, we have also reorganized parts of our development team. Going forward, we plan to dedicate more resources not only to creating new features but also to deepening existing systems and enhancing immersion. Starting next week, we expect our newly structured teams to help us build a more polished, stable, and complete version of inZOI.
We will continue listening closely to your feedback and working hard to make inZOI a better game.
We hope you enjoy this week's video, and as always, thank you for your continued support and encouragement.
kjun
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Kjun’s Reply to Your Comments
Hello everyone,
As always, thank you for the countless comments, suggestions, and discussions you've shared with us this week. We carefully review the feedback coming from the community together with the development team, and we truly appreciate the time and passion you continue to invest in helping us improve inZOI.
One of the strongest themes we observed this week was a desire for greater depth and immersion in existing systems rather than simply adding new content. Many players expressed their hopes that autonomous behavior, personality, memories, and relationships will become more naturally connected, allowing the world to feel truly alive. We also saw continued requests for more natural animations, richer interactions, and greater detail in everyday life simulation. In addition, many players pointed out that various bugs are currently affecting consistency and immersion, and that addressing these issues should remain a priority. Once this update is complete, we intend to place even greater focus on stability and on deepening the systems that form the foundation of the game.
Overall, reactions to the baby appearance improvements, new hairstyles and outfits, functional high chairs, and the dedicated salon and clothing store content have been very positive. Many players agreed with the idea that shops should be more than background scenery and should become meaningful places worth visiting.
We also received many suggestions regarding cities and stores. Players would like to see stronger daily life loops where supermarkets, pharmacies, hospitals, furniture stores, baby supply stores, restaurants, salons, and clothing stores are all connected to gameplay. The expectation is that earning money, spending it, and managing everyday life should feel like a natural and rewarding flow.
Family gameplay continues to attract significant interest. Many players would like parenting to be portrayed in a more realistic way, including feeding babies, preparing baby food, changing diapers, and handling late-night care. There is also strong interest in seeing toddlers, children, and teenagers experience richer growth, school life, and family relationships.
We have also received many suggestions regarding businesses. Our team continues to work hard to introduce at least one new business opportunity with every update whenever possible. There are so many different kinds of businesses in the world that it sometimes feels like there is no end to the possibilities, but we will continue expanding them one by one and bringing more of the experiences players want to see.
We also received valuable feedback regarding life stages. In this update, we have finally begun distinguishing age-specific characteristics and allowing characters to gain unique traits as they grow. Family systems and storytelling are not features that can be completed in a single update, and we will continue refining them over time as an ongoing development effort.
Expectations for the school update are also very high. Players want schools to be more than just a new location. They hope schools can become spaces where friendships, clubs, school events, graduations, parental involvement, and youth culture naturally create stories.
While developing this feature, our team spent a great deal of time discussing what schools should look like in a life simulation game. As we explored different types of school content, we felt that separating middle school and high school within the current life cycle would actually reduce the overall school experience. Because of this, we decided to merge them into a single stage. We know many players have high expectations for schools, and we hope that after a little more waiting, you'll be able to experience a school system that feels alive and interactive rather than simply functioning as a rabbit hole.
Requests for improvements to the personality, memory, and relationship systems also continue to appear frequently. Many players want each Zoi to develop unique behavior patterns and preferences, remember important life events, and have those experiences influence future actions and emotions. Rather than feeling like collections of statistics, players want their Zois to feel like individuals with their own stories.
Personality, memory, and relationships have been some of the biggest long-term challenges for the inZOI Studio team since Early Access launched. Recently, the developers responsible for these systems have been focusing heavily on making each Zoi behave more distinctly and react more naturally to the people around them. We also plan to gradually expand personality development so that it can change over time through life experiences rather than remaining fixed forever.
We also saw mixed opinions regarding hairstyles and clothing being available through store-specific content. Some players welcomed the idea because it creates meaningful reasons to visit locations throughout the city, while others argued that all customization options should remain freely accessible to preserve creative freedom. We believe this is an important discussion about balancing immersion and player freedom.
We have heard many comments regarding furniture, clothing, and hairstyles as well. We believe there is merit to all sides of the discussion. Our team is constantly exploring ways to make the growing number of lots and assets introduced with each update feel more meaningful and useful. In this update, we are improving the interface so players can easily see where unlockable items can be obtained. At the same time, once an item has been unlocked, it will remain freely available for use.
Overall, the message we received from the community is very clear. More than simply adding new features, players want existing systems to connect naturally with one another so that cities, families, schools, relationships, memories, careers, and economic activities function together as a cohesive life simulation.
We carefully review all of the feedback you send us, and we will continue using it to help inZOI grow into more than just a visually impressive simulator—a world that genuinely feels alive.
Thank you, as always, for your valuable feedback and support.
Kjun