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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. Trovare un lavoro · Guardare la TV per 1 ora · Programmare per 1 ora

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. Fare uno spuntino · Mangiare una torta · Saziarti

Browse all 19 →

Skills & Learning

15

Wants tied to practicing skills and leveling up abilities.

e.g. Aumentare il livello dell'abilità … · Aumentare il livello di un'abilità · Aumentare due volte il livello dell'abilità …

Browse all 15 →

Social

15

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

e.g. Rimorchiare · Fare amicizia con … · Flirtare con …

Browse all 15 →

Household

14

Cleaning, repair, and household maintenance wants.

e.g. Pulire il gabinetto · Riparare il gabinetto · Riparare la doccia o la vasca

Browse all 14 →

Shopping

11

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

e.g. Comprare un computer nuovo · Comprare un televisore nuovo · Buy An Easel

Browse all 11 →

Occupation Tasks

9

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

e.g. Risolvere un bug da casa · Aumentare il livello dell'abilità Programmazione · Esercitarti nella Programmazione a casa per 2 ore

Browse all 9 →

Fitness & Outdoors

6

Physical activity and outdoor exploration wants.

e.g. Trascorrere 2 ore all'aperto · Danzare per 1 ora · Fare 3 esercizi fisici diversi per 15 minuti ciascuno

Browse all 6 →

Emotions

6

Wants driven by or targeting specific emotional states.

e.g. Piangere sotto la doccia · Avere la Felicità come sentimento principale · Avere la Tristezza come sentimento principale

Browse all 6 →

Money & Work

3

Financial goals and workplace advancement wants.

e.g. Ottenere un punto miglioramento al lavoro · Guadagnare 200 paraspicci · Guardare la TV con … per 1 ora

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. 1Preparare 2 ricette in 12 ore
  2. 2Preparare 3 ricette in 12 ore
  3. 3Preparare 4 ricette in 12 ore
  4. 4Preparare 5 ricette in 12 ore
  5. 5Preparare 6 ricette in 12 ore
  6. 6Preparare 7 ricette in 12 ore

Fitness Streak

  1. 1Fare le flessioni per 15 minuti
  2. 2Fare le flessioni per 30 minuti
  3. 3Fare le flessioni per 45 minuti
  4. 4Fare le flessioni per 60 minuti
  5. 5Fare le flessioni per 90 minuti
  6. 6Fare le flessioni per … minuti

Painting Streak

  1. 1Realizzare un dipinto piccolo
  2. 2Realizzare 2 dipinti piccoli di stili diversi
  3. 3Realizzare un dipinto medio
  4. 4Realizzare 3 dipinti medi di stili diversi
  5. 5Realizzare un dipinto grande
  6. 6Realizzare 4 dipinti grandi di stili diversi

Time Alone

  1. 1Goderti la solitudine per 1 ora
  2. 2Goderti la solitudine per 2 ore
  3. 3Goderti la solitudine per 4 ore
  4. 4Goderti la solitudine per 8 ore
  5. 5Goderti la solitudine per 12 ore

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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.