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Wants

every desire, every dream

All 294 wants across 11 categories. Your Parafolk’s desires drive their daily decisions.

294 WANTS

How Wants Work

thought bubbles, decoded

Wants appear in a Parafolk's thought bubble - 294 of them across 11 categories. Which ones show up depends on personality traits, current needs, skills, and what your Parafolk did recently.

Fulfilling a want improves mood. For 180 wants, the exact condition is resolved below from the game files - the action to perform, the item to buy, or the interaction to use. Extra rewards (money, school grades, status effects) are listed where the game grants them.

24 wants are timed and expire if ignored - chain steps, for example, fail after 12 in-game hours. The 27 Personality Abilities are a special case: trait-granted powers with their own tiers and cooldowns.

4 want chains are multi-step series where each fulfilled step offers a harder follow-up - cooking more recipes, longer workouts, bigger paintings, or more time alone.

Daily Life

151

General everyday wants that don't fit a specific category.

e.g. Conseguir trabajo · Mirar televisión durante 1 hora · Programar durante 1 hora

Browse all 151 →

Personality Abilities

27

Special abilities granted by personality traits: cooldown-based powers that trigger emotional or skill effects.

e.g. [Grumpy trait] Turn Happiness Into Grumpiness · [Grumpy trait] Turn Sadness Into Grumpiness · [Grumpy trait] All-Out Grump

Browse all 27 →

Food & Drink

19

Wants related to eating, cooking, and trying different foods.

e.g. Comer un bocadillo · Comer pastel · Comer hasta llenarte

Browse all 19 →

Skills & Learning

15

Wants tied to practicing skills and leveling up abilities.

e.g. Subir de nivel en … · Subir de nivel una habilidad · Subir de nivel en … dos veces

Browse all 15 →

Social

15

Social interaction wants: making friends, flirting, and cooperative activities.

e.g. Coquetear y que te vaya bien · Entablar amistad con … · Coquetear con …

Browse all 15 →

Household

14

Cleaning, repair, and household maintenance wants.

e.g. Limpiar el inodoro · Reparar el inodoro · Reparar la ducha o la tina

Browse all 14 →

Shopping

11

Desires to purchase items from the build mode catalog or shops.

e.g. Comprar una computadora nueva · Comprar un televisor nuevo · Buy An Easel

Browse all 11 →

Occupation Tasks

9

Work and school tasks including homework assignments and on-the-job activities.

e.g. Corregir un error en el código en casa · Subir de nivel en Programación · Practicar programación en casa durante 2 horas

Browse all 9 →

Fitness & Outdoors

6

Physical activity and outdoor exploration wants.

e.g. Pasar 2 horas afuera · Bailar durante 1 hora · Hacer 3 ejercicios diferentes durante 15 minutos cada uno

Browse all 6 →

Emotions

6

Wants driven by or targeting specific emotional states.

e.g. Llorar en la ducha · Tener la felicidad como emoción principal · Tener la tristeza como emoción principal

Browse all 6 →

Money & Work

3

Financial goals and workplace advancement wants.

e.g. Ganar un punto de mejora en el trabajo · Ganar 200 parapesos · Ejercitar con … durante 1 hora

Browse all 3 →

4 CHAINS

Want Chains

one step leads to the next

Chains are escalating series: fulfill one step and the next, harder version appears. Each step expires after 12 in-game hours, so the streak takes commitment.

Cooking Streak

  1. 1Cocinar 2 recetas en 12 horas
  2. 2Cocinar 3 recetas en 12 horas
  3. 3Cocinar 4 recetas en 12 horas
  4. 4Cocinar 5 recetas en 12 horas
  5. 5Cocinar 6 recetas en 12 horas
  6. 6Cocinar 7 recetas en 12 horas

Fitness Streak

  1. 1Hacer flexiones de brazos por 15 minutos
  2. 2Hacer flexiones de brazos por 30 minutos
  3. 3Hacer flexiones de brazos por 45 minutos
  4. 4Hacer flexiones de brazos por 60 minutos
  5. 5Hacer flexiones de brazos por 90 minutos
  6. 6Hacer flexiones de brazos por … minutos

Painting Streak

  1. 1Pintar una obra pequeña
  2. 2Pintar 2 obras pequeñas en estilos diferentes
  3. 3Pintar una obra mediana
  4. 4Pintar 3 obras medianas en estilos diferentes
  5. 5Pintar una obra grande
  6. 6Pintar 4 obras grandes en estilos diferentes

Time Alone

  1. 1Estar a solas durante 1 hora
  2. 2Estar a solas durante 2 horas
  3. 3Estar a solas durante 4 horas
  4. 4Estar a solas durante 8 horas
  5. 5Estar a solas durante 12 horas

Preguntas frecuentes

Wants FAQ

What are Wants in Paralives?
Wants are desires that appear in your Parafolk's thought bubble, driven by personality, needs, and surroundings. Build 1 ships 294 wants across 11 categories; 27 of them are personality abilities and 180 have concrete fulfillment steps listed on this page.
How do Personality Abilities work?
Personality Abilities are special wants granted by specific personality traits. They have cooldown timers and trigger unique effects like emotional boosts or skill bonuses when fulfilled.
Can I control which wants appear?
Wants are influenced by your Parafolk’s personality, current needs, skills, and environment. While you can’t directly choose wants, shaping your Parafolk’s life will affect what they desire.
What happens when I ignore a want?
Nothing bad: unfulfilled wants simply expire and rotate out, with no penalty. Only 24 of the 294 wants can outright fail, mostly timed occupation tasks; the rest just disappear and make room for new ones.

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Data extracted from Paralives Early Access game files (build 1). Stats and counts verified against the shipped catalog.