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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 um trabalho · Assistir TV por 1 hora · Programar por 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 um lanche · Comer bolo · Comer até ficar de barriga cheia

Browse all 19 →

Skills & Learning

15

Wants tied to practicing skills and leveling up abilities.

e.g. Aumentar o nível de … · Aumentar o nível de uma habilidade ou conhecimento · Aumentar o nível de … duas vezes

Browse all 15 →

Social

15

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

e.g. Paquerar com sucesso · Fazer amizade com … · Paquerar …

Browse all 15 →

Household

14

Cleaning, repair, and household maintenance wants.

e.g. Limpar o vaso sanitário · Consertar o vaso sanitário · Consertar o chuveiro ou a banheira

Browse all 14 →

Shopping

11

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

e.g. Comprar um computador novo · Comprar uma TV nova · Buy An Easel

Browse all 11 →

Occupation Tasks

9

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

e.g. Corrigir um bug em casa · Aumentar o nível da habilidade de programação · Praticar programação em casa por 2 horas

Browse all 9 →

Fitness & Outdoors

6

Physical activity and outdoor exploration wants.

e.g. Passar 2 horas fora de casa · Dançar por 1 hora · Fazer 3 exercícios físicos diferentes por 15 minutos cada um

Browse all 6 →

Emotions

6

Wants driven by or targeting specific emotional states.

e.g. Chorar no chuveiro · Ter Felicidade como emoção principal · Ter Tristeza como emoção principal

Browse all 6 →

Money & Work

3

Financial goals and workplace advancement wants.

e.g. Ganhar um ponto de progressão no trabalho · Juntar 200 paragranas · Exercitar-se com … por 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. 1Cozinhar 2 receitas em 12 horas
  2. 2Cozinhar 3 receitas em 12 horas
  3. 3Cozinhar 4 receitas em 12 horas
  4. 4Cozinhar 5 receitas em 12 horas
  5. 5Cozinhar 6 receitas em 12 horas
  6. 6Cozinhar 7 receitas em 12 horas

Fitness Streak

  1. 1Fazer flexões por 15 minutos
  2. 2Fazer flexões por 30 minutos
  3. 3Fazer flexões por 45 minutos
  4. 4Fazer flexões por 60 minutos
  5. 5Fazer flexões por 90 minutos
  6. 6Fazer flexões por … minutos

Painting Streak

  1. 1Pintar uma pintura pequena
  2. 2Pintar 2 pinturas pequenas em estilos diferentes
  3. 3Pintar uma pintura média
  4. 4Pintar 3 pinturas médias em estilos diferentes
  5. 5Pintar uma pintura grande
  6. 6Pintar 4 pinturas grandes em estilos diferentes

Time Alone

  1. 1Ficar a sós por 1 hora
  2. 2Ficar a sós por 2 horas
  3. 3Ficar a sós por 4 horas
  4. 4Ficar a sós por 8 horas
  5. 5Ficar a sós por 12 horas

Perguntas frequentes

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.