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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. Trouver du travail · Regarder la télé pendant 1 heure · Jouer de la guitare pendant 1 heure

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. Casser la croûte · Manger du gâteau · Manger jusqu'à avoir le ventre plein

Browse all 19 →

Skills & Learning

15

Wants tied to practicing skills and leveling up abilities.

e.g. Gagner un niveau de compétence (…) · Gagner un niveau de compétence · Gagner deux niveaux de compétence (…)

Browse all 15 →

Social

15

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

e.g. Séduire quelqu'un · Se lier d'amitié avec … · Draguer …

Browse all 15 →

Household

14

Cleaning, repair, and household maintenance wants.

e.g. Nettoyer les toilettes · Réparer les toilettes · Réparer la douche ou la baignoire

Browse all 14 →

Shopping

11

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

e.g. Acheter un nouvel ordinateur · Acheter une nouvelle télévision · Buy An Easel

Browse all 11 →

Occupation Tasks

9

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

e.g. Corriger un bug à la maison · Gagner un niveau de compétence Programmation · S'entraîner à la programmation à la maison pendant 2 heures

Browse all 9 →

Fitness & Outdoors

6

Physical activity and outdoor exploration wants.

e.g. Passer 2 heures en extérieur · Danser pendant 1 heure · Réaliser 3 exercices différents pendant 15 minutes chacun

Browse all 6 →

Emotions

6

Wants driven by or targeting specific emotional states.

e.g. Pleurer sous la douche · Que le bonheur soit son humeur principale · Que la tristesse soit son humeur principale

Browse all 6 →

Money & Work

3

Financial goals and workplace advancement wants.

e.g. Obtenir un point de progression au travail · Gagner 200 paratunes · Faire du sport avec … pendant 1 heure

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. 1Cuisiner 2 plats en 12 heures
  2. 2Cuisiner 3 plats en 12 heures
  3. 3Cuisiner 4 plats en 12 heures
  4. 4Cuisiner 5 plats en 12 heures
  5. 5Cuisiner 6 plats en 12 heures
  6. 6Cuisiner 7 plats en 12 heures

Fitness Streak

  1. 1Faire des pompes pendant 15 minutes
  2. 2Faire des pompes pendant 30 minutes
  3. 3Faire des pompes pendant 45 minutes
  4. 4Faire des pompes pendant 60 minutes
  5. 5Faire des pompes pendant 90 minutes
  6. 6Faire des pompes pendant … minutes

Painting Streak

  1. 1Peindre un petit tableau
  2. 2Peindre 2 petits tableaux de styles différents
  3. 3Peindre un tableau de taille moyenne
  4. 4Peindre 3 tableaux de taille moyenne et de styles différents
  5. 5Peindre un grand tableau
  6. 6Peindre 4 grands tableaux de styles différents

Time Alone

  1. 1Être en solitaire pendant 1 heure
  2. 2Être en solitaire pendant 2 heures
  3. 3Être en solitaire pendant 4 heures
  4. 4Être en solitaire pendant 8 heures
  5. 5Être en solitaire pendant 12 heures

Questions fréquentes

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.