inZOI 0.10.1 Early Access
inZOI is a life simulation game where players step into the role of creators, shaping the world as they envision and witnessing the...
- Apple M2 chip or later, 16 GB RAM or more
- macOS 15.0 or later
Description
inZOI is a life simulation game where players step into the role of creators, shaping the world as they envision and witnessing the various stories that unfold.
Through this immersive experience, we aim to inspire players to appreciate life as the profound gift it is—a journey that is filled with meaning at every turn.
Step into diverse lives, brought to life with realistic graphics!
inZOI features a fully functional community simulation experience where characters, known as Zois, live their lives with their own free will.
Zois perform actions and build relationships based on their personalities and life experiences, leading to unexpected developments such as rumors, trends, and disease.
Take control of cities inspired by real-world locations and shape them into the perfect backdrop for your own stories by modifying factors such as weather, properties, and streets. All of this comes to life with stunning, realistic graphics powered by Unreal Engine 5.
Bring your imagination to life with endless customizations!
inZOI offers advanced customization tools, empowering creators to freely design their characters and bring their imagination to reality.
Choose from over 250 customization options to create your own unique Zoi, adjusting everything from hair, skin, and physique to outfits, accessories, nail art, and more.
Mix and match architectural elements like walls, roofs, stairs, fences, platforms, and gates to create unique buildings. Decorate spaces with a variety of objects, and customize your furniture to make every detail your own.
Bring your characters to life using inZOI’s facial and motion capture capabilities, and create stunning videos set in your world of choice.
Experience the joy of unbridled creativity!
inZOI uses on-device generative AI technology to provide creators with additional customization options for an intuitive creative experience.
Enter text prompts to generate custom patterns and images to customize outfits, props, and furnitur
Editor-checked details
Recommended for realistic characters, detailed building, photography and players comfortable participating in Early Access iteration. On Mac prefer M3/16 GB and 60 GB SSD headroom; on M1/16 GB begin at 1080p with low crowds/reflections/global illumination. M2 sits between minimum and recommendation. Workflow: back up all saves/presets/Canvas records; record 0.9.5/SHA-256; create a mod-free household; test CAZ/stairs/switching/save; copy old saves; restore mods in batches; export important buildings/Zois separately. Compare The Sims 4 for mature family/generational play or Cities: Skylines for city management, checking Mac specs separately.
Pros
- Unreal Engine 5 delivers realistic characters, lighting and cities, while CAZ offers extensive face, body, hair, clothing and motion customization. Building combines walls, roofs, stairs, platforms and material editing for detailed interiors. Zoi needs, relationships, careers, rumors and autonomy form the life simulation; weather, streets and city parameters shape the setting. Canvas, facial/motion capture and on-device generative AI broaden creation. Mac officially starts at M1, and English, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean interface/subtitles are supported.
Cons
- It remains Early Access: animation, pathing, autonomy, careers/businesses, object functions and family goals may be incomplete or change, making it poor for users demanding stable long saves. Realistic graphics are heavy; 16 GB is mandatory and base M1 needs substantial reductions. Intel/8-GB Macs are unusable. Mods/Canvas add compatibility, performance and save risk after updates. Generative AI and online Canvas raise networking, content-rights and privacy choices. Compared with mature life sims, interaction depth, functional objects and generations still have gaps. The 36-GB minimum excludes cache, creations, mods and update headroom.
Installation steps
- This page covers inZOI Early Access 0.9.5. Current official Mac minimum is macOS Sequoia 15.0, Apple M1, 16 GB RAM and 36 GB storage; recommended is Apple M3, 16 GB and 45 GB. Intel Macs are unsupported, and the older “M2 minimum” note is inaccurate. Reserve 60 GB on SSD. Back up saves, Zoi presets, buildings/households, Canvas records, settings and mod list; record 0.9.5 and SHA-256. First remove every mod and use a new household to test CAZ, Build, Live mode, household switching, stairs, careers, Canvas and save/load. Restore only mods explicitly compatible with 0.9.5, one at a time.
Uninstallation steps
- Before uninstalling, return the household home, finish active career/events, create a new manual save and quit normally. Back up user saves/autosaves, CAZ/Zoi presets, buildings/households, Canvas-upload records, settings and mods. Label 0.9.5, city, household, date, mod state and SHA-256. Test one mod-free copy. During cloud conflict preserve both local and remote copies. After reinstalling, create a test household with fresh user data, then copy old saves/creations. Restore mods in batches; if an old household has animation/pathing faults, preserve the original and diagnose only a copy.
Common errors and fixes
- Launch crash, black screen or low FPS: confirm Sequoia 15, M1/16 GB, SSD space and SHA-256; remove mods/overlays, lower resolution, global illumination, reflections, crowds and textures, then test fresh user data. Official 0.9.5 forum reports still include decorative/nonfunctional surveillance cameras on Mac, some stair/pathing/animation faults and Canvas/CustomZOI preset export needing a repeated operation; do not mislabel these as fixed. Preserve the whole save and corresponding dated user files for diagnosis. Mods can alter global settings, outfits or hair after updates; binary-search them. Intel, 8-GB M1 and macOS below 15 fail official minimum.
What changed in this version
- Version 0.9.5 is the Early Access maintenance build dated July 15, 2026; the site download and English title identify this build. The publicly indexed official material currently confirms the version/date but does not expose a complete itemized 0.9.5 changelog that can be independently checked. This page therefore does not present guesses, forum wishes or unresolved reports as update features. It remains Early Access, and official 0.9.5 forum tags still document animation, upper-floor pathing, Canvas export and item-function limitations. Verify the displayed 0.9.5 build and save/load behavior after installation.
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