Paralives is in active Early Access development, which means new patches drop regularly — and any one of them can break a mod that worked yesterday. The good news: keeping things up to date is mostly automatic, as long as you know which mods are managed by Steam and which need a manual swap.
Workshop mods (automatic)
Any mod you subscribed to via the Workshop updates automatically as soon as Steam launches. You don't need to do anything — but a few habits help:
- Open Steam at least once before launching Paralives so pending Workshop updates can apply first.
- If a Workshop mod still misbehaves after an update, unsubscribe → restart Steam → subscribe again to force a clean re-download.
- Check the mod's Workshop page for a Change Notes tab to see what the latest update touched.
Manual mods (Nexus, CurseForge, Discord)
Manual mods don't update themselves. You'll need to revisit the download page whenever a new Paralives patch drops.
- 01Open the original download page (Nexus Mods, CurseForge, Discord, etc.) and grab the newest version.
- 02Close Paralives completely before swapping files.
- 03Open your Paralives mods folder (C:/Users/YOUR_USERNAME/AppData/LocalLow/Paralives/Mods on Windows).
- 04Delete the old mod folder — never leave two versions side by side.
- 05Drop in the new folder, keeping its internal structure intact.
- 06Launch Paralives and confirm the mod still appears in Main Menu → Mods.
After a Paralives patch
Before you launch the game on patch day, go through your active mod list and check each one against its mod page. If a creator hasn't marked compatibility with the new Paralives version, disable that mod from the Mods menu until an updated build ships.
What to do when a mod breaks
- Disable the suspect mod from Main Menu → Mods and restart the game.
- If the issue persists, see our troubleshooting guide for broken mods.
- Roll back to a save from before the broken patch if your current save won't load.
Keep exploring
Need replacements for outdated add-ons? Browse the latest Paralives mods or head to Paralives Mods for fresh editor picks.