I got to play Vivaland early (new life simulation game)

[@ardosims]

As an indie game dev, I can say: Yes. Water is a bitch to make.

[@RowanWolf22]

As a player who beta tests / plays with alphas.. Absolutely. And I find water is usually what kills ram and quality of game too. If the water is *too* detailed then it just kills the frames and graphics cards hate it. But if it’s low quality then it’s a nightmare to look at. Trying to find middle ground sometimes feels impossible! Especially when considering low spec players. Water for game developers is the equivalent of artist’s fight with hands..

[@LluviandAgua]

As someone who study game design modeling everything is a bitch to make, the quality of the textures, smooth, no blurry, correct shadow position and lighting? Oh god and this is still in alpha and Indie and it looks pretty good, they're so talented.

[@Skooskah]

To me it looks like if Sims 1 got a 2024 remaster, in a really good way

[@MidnightMisterSuki]

YESSS

[@kmay6365]

I really think I would enjoy this game. Except I hate the ruffled rugs.

[@Drater-yllac]

Same wtf

[@SpeakMyPiece-If-I-May]

😂😂😂

[@TaviRenaeReveiws]

Me too! It should give you the option to have it ruffled or straight. I can't believe someone thought that was a good idea.

[@TizerisT.]

safety hazard!

[@mel_issa__]

My feedback would be: - I want more textures (fabrics, wood etc) everything is still very smooth - larger wallpaper patterns. The ones you used look quite small, the ratio is a little off - love that you can resize everything - love the trees and environment in general Can't wait for this game, it looks sooooo good already

[@Lylly_Bett]

Didn't hear about Vivaland before, but I like the aesthetic so far. Love the different rooftops 💖 Hopefully there will be the same rugs without ruffles as an option, cause irl you could also tape down your rug if you don't want it to be ruffled and not everyone ruffles in the first place. Also like there are kitchen counters with drawers, not only doors, and decent corner counters. Now I'm interested in how the gameplay will look like 🤔

[@blueblack3591]

Yeah agree i am curious

[@josephmorales5624]

The graphics really are my ideal crossover between Sims and LBY. The level of detail is amazing-perfect for me. Though some presets would be good to have. Also, I am obsessed with the ruffled rugs ngl.

[@Klondike877]

The water looks super good imo, I love it, for once its not a calm turquoise blue unrealistic water... I think they did a good job, and it also looks alive, like the water isnt dead lol.

[@kaglet4963]

Genuinely pleasing art direction. So well balanced.

[@elenaditortes5595]

Imo this looks better than para lives

[@kaglet4963]

@@elenaditortes5595 Honestly yeah. I am not feeling paralives art direction at all. I do think they made a mistake despite being convinced they made the right move to make the art style "distinct" from the background art. The world art is more beautiful and I think everyone feels the same. The people's art style is lacking. I do not like the flat 2D drawn on look at all against a lovely 3D world.

[@chels1993]

My 6 year old just said “why does he want everything to be gray?!” Boom, roasted.

[@enigmaoffc3148]

He's building a dentists office, dear

[@Brian-sf6ew]

*How is that a roast?*

[@Anon1370]

to someone who likes gray that is no roast at all and there is no roast at all that can make a gray lover feel bad for their tastes

[@jbonesteak2476]

I'm so glad that we have so many new life sims populating the genre! Ima play them all!

[@demo2823]

This is hitting a good balance for me between advanced controls for details and simple controls for casual play. I hope the house in the background is another one you can edit because Sims 4 bugged me when I could see Queen Anne houses across the river from my swamp trash hut.

[@cocopots]

Honestly looks really promising, so glad theres gonna be some competition for the sims

[@idontknow2469]

Real cause EA is clearly getting too comfortable.

[@GeeeTii]

I do like the ruffle, but i dont want all rugs to be ruffled. Id be cool if for each rug youd have a ruffle and unruffled option. Think it would be cool to have like a messy bed option and other messy fabric options too, if its just the rugs it seems kind of random. But overall i like the artstyle and customization a lot. I dont mind the multiplayer aspect as long as you can interact with pre made characters and still have relationships and stuff even if you play alone.

[@lucslee]

This game's loading screen already looks better than The Sims 4.

[@tomboyraider1015]

Any life sim game looks better than friggin Sims 4. Even Sims 4's own predecessors look better than The Sims 4 lol.

[@marthapozo4881]

@@tomboyraider1015Yep! Totally agree!

[@mya1207]

Satch continues to fight invisible bottom allegations

[@onidaaitsubasa4177]

Seeing the boat on the water makes me wonder if the full version of Vivaland will let you drive the boats.

[@LARADEKA]

There's a lot of potential, as much as Paralives and Life By You have. DIY Build Mode is made for the people who can think about building everything from nothing, especially with the "stack this yourself" objects. Now we need to see the Viva humans/Sims... *_Modders will be happy to prey on this._*

[@TheDawnofVanlife]

There’s a trailer for the gameplay if you search Vivaland on KZbin, the Live Mode just isn’t publicly available yet. The character models look way better than LBY if they are real.

[@TroySpencer-l5b]

I like the art style. I love your honest reviews! I can't wait to see how far this game goes.

[@Chubbymunchkin]

The art style reminds me of house flipper big time! Totally agree about the kitchen and the rugs.

[@Mistysmudge1]

I downloaded it yesterday , it came out on the 1st March, but this build mode is free like early access. I personally hate ruffled up rugs, in to I would be pulling it straight all the time, it’ll you would keep tripping yourself up on it lol Your house is cute Satch I don’t have anyone I’d play it with either. But I saw another review and they said it is optional to have others play with you

[@henrylo6773]

Love the art direction. This is how I imagined sims 4 would be pre-release.

[@iitsjae4944]

stumbled upon this yesterday by accident and didn't realize it was so new. Tbh as a builder im already sold even though it has a long way to go. It accomplished things in the demo that EA took decades to add (or have yet to add). I just hope the rest of the game is as promising. Also glad EA is finally getting competition maybe they'll actually listen to simmers requests 😭

[@dianas9544]

Yessss 🎉 I’m going to get InZoi and paralives too.

[@mjc42701]

My day is just not right until I hear Satch laugh! This looks promising, Thanks for showing it to us.

[@elisemurray5263]

i love your personality honestly; i subbed initially for the sims content but at this stage i could watch you play and probably do whatever honestly you're so funny and down to earth. hope ur well!

[@miyowatanabe5860]

oh god i'm early...... thank you for making these videos, they help me so much when commuting, it's the most stressful part of my day and I don't have to think about it all the time when I put on your videos, please keep doing what you're doing

[@starsprout1337]

same story omg commuting with satch core !!

[@blueblack3591]

Gosh feel ya. I love not thinking while commuting as well

[@tomboyraider1015]

Omg ikr! I love watching random youtube videos while commuting.

[@turbonub]

Wooo there's now a plenty of games on developvemt whose will compete directly with The Sims series. Things are gonna be pretty great for us. The game for me looks very good, no complaint with the visuals really. Thanks for this video!!

[@GrannyGooseOnYouTube]

I once made a gorgeous bathroom, just to challenge myself, because I hate building bathrooms too. But this one was gorgeous. It had a tub on a platform that you stepped up to, it had tons of plants, a huge stained glass window, lots of natural wood tones, and huge mirrors. It was really beautiful.

[@steggopotamus]

It's a good start. i also like that it came out of nowhere, so it feels like they kept their head down and focused on just getting the game done.

[@TheDawnofVanlife]

Great preview play Satch. I hope you can get prebuilt houses as well. As I am not a builder I’d rather plop down something generic and get into gameplay. Perhaps tweak and change as gameplay goes. I agree on the art style, strikes a good balance of having a real enough feel without having a style toooo out of pocket or silly. I hate the word cartoony because animation has about a billion art styles under it’s umbrella. Like Batman the Animated Series looks nothing like Animaniacs, both are ‘cartoons’ with unique art styles. With the detail customization (like books on shelves and pillows on beds) I’d rather something with removable books than no books at all. Same with beds/pillows and decorative pillows. Like I don’t need to place pillows, just put some on there and give me the option to change them if I hate it. And I’d prefer if rugs ruffle in gameplay and you could tidy them or something as opposed to their base state being ruffled.

[@judialbert1349]

I like the graphics, and the build mode looks promising. I guess it's nice to have some rumbled rugs, but there also needs to be flat versions as well. Thanks for the demo. I can see where this would be fun for build challenges. Everyone could do their version of the build challenge, then tour the others in game without having to download them.

[@pocosdailymoviememes1257]

Thank you for always putting a smile on my face Satch ❤

[@perezfamilyadventures3514]

I like you as a reviewer for these game on KZbin! Very transparent on being given the game and still provide an honest “review/walkthrough”. Now this game is what I am talking about for life simulation! I really like the building, it’s WAY better than Sims4. I can create different designs ideas that I may can use in real life 🤔. I always wanted multiplayer to make a come back in Sims. It’s entertaining waiting people who can’t play mess themselves up (I guess I’m evil). I don’t see none of my friends having patience/skills to build so hopefully they have presets to drop in to start quickly. Also, I hope they don’t have us wait YEARS to pay this because The Sims needed competition for the longest man! Competition provides improvement.

[@sierrah5928]

I really love how this looks!! It’s very exciting. And it has a lot of really awesome customization features like the pathways and color wheel.

[@alegnovatto]

I'm loving this art style, I'm just unsure what the characters will be like. Did you know that you can change the size of the paths, by right clicking on it you have this option. You also have the option of duplicating an object when you right-click on it, on that icon with 2 squares together.

[@Name-d2t]

They did have a trailer showing the characters

[@StringBeanSimsYT]

As a previous Sims builder, I love the customization so far. Thank you for sharing this. ❤

[@NotLikeUs17]

I’ve known about this game for some time. Decided to mess around with it yesterday. I wasn’t “wowed” at all to be honest. However, if you love building, you’ll be able to appreciate the demo. I was forced to get into building in the sims 4 because of the lack of gameplay, and how easy and intuitive it is to use the build tools. Viva offers some cool items, but they need to make their building a little more seamless and fluid in my opinion. The camera controls are clunky, and will take some getting use to, especially compared to the sims. Like I said tho, if building is your thing, you’re probably going to like it.

[@BR2225_]

I’m glad I watched this video thank you for making it! I think I will try this game out when it releases as long as it is available on Xbox. Everything you hated was things I’ve felt we needed in sims 4

[@Silyeu]

Looks good! And yeah, the ruffles on the rugs is a bit too much, would’ve been fine if it was a blanket or something instead

[@sevenayece]

Your laugh is killing meee

[@itscyberqueen13]

Played last night. My friend and I built our own house on one lot (that's 2 different houses) and it was a lot of fun. I hope we can play together as roommates when the game releases.

[@gabrielandy9272]

this video made me very interested in the game look so good, and for a early build it looks the build mode will be cool

[@Pmccaff2009]

THE TRANSPARENT FISH TOILET SEATS OF THE 00s WERE A VIBE 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@kryw10]

It looks promising as hell and I am definitely going to keep an eye on it. The build features as I understand them look fun.

[@sir_stanley56]

I was not prepared for how adorable this man is.. 🤭 It does seem rather clunky, but that water is very... fluid!

[@fruity4820]

This is so in-depth, probably too in-depth for me, but i can see the appeal its going to have in the sims community. someone menited it looks like project rane and i sort of agree, i wander if this one is going to face the same problems that rane is shaping up to have

[@pathogenofdecay]

I was reminded of a Skyrim mod the other day that adds ruffled rugs that can make people trip and fall, so the Vivaland ruffled rugs made me think about that again. lol ;w; That also reminds me of a mod for The Sims 4 that makes all puddles have a pretty good chance to cause people to slip and fall on them as if they're Seasons mud puddles.

[@mojyoqueen350]

This path tool looks very cool! It's definitely better and easier than the bloody spray tool from sims.

[@sarahsong8345]

YES A FREAKING COLOR WHEEL!!!!!

[@dharmabumpoetess]

As long as it gets more aesthetics, i’ll love it!! Cottagecore, vintage, bohemian/witchy, etc….

[@combeferret]

satch you’re so funny omg I love the chavvy grey as well, can’t even lie

[@magnoliablossom4750]

I think for the bookshelves, we could be able to get a whole bookshelf with the items already on it and then if we feel like changing it around we can drag the items off of the bookshelf and sell them? and also have an empty option so it's the actual price of the bookshelf.

[@panpan6222]

This is what I expected for TS4, bringing the positives from TS3 but cleaner

[@staciii]

As someone who loves build mode in the sims and mainly plays with alpha cc, I love the way this game is looking. I like it more than the other graphics of the other upcoming sim games

[@sonya_sonya_]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR SUCH AMAZING WORK AND NO SPOILERS FROM YOUR SNEAK PEAKS THANK YOUU7U

[@robinjupiter4731]

i GASPED when you showed the pillows on the bed! I've wanted that for so long

[@andremedeiros2181]

I love the art style, coolest-looking life sim around

[@Saphindra]

The buildmode demo is now downloadable on Steam and free to test out for everyone! It is called Vivaland: Dream House. It's a very promising first impression, I love the graphics of Vivaland! I hope some tools will get improved though (and I do want that copy button!). The reflections on higher settings are so pretty!!! The game really has great lighting.

[@waretaSL]

The fact that this playable demo is so much better than the demo for ts4 was is just insane

[@Anyaaaah]

This is a DEMO? 😮

[@Peachystreams]

my thoughts exactly! woah...

[@shyannekendra5589]

This game looks so good

[@CrimsonCat87]

Game demos are traditionally a "slice" of the full game, and similar to slices of cake, you do get an experience that reflects the whole of the product. (If the demo is well-made, that is.) Sounds like you are of a younger generation, game demos back in the day were similar to this. Often, they stopped at a set point of progress, after a set amount of playtime, or in a curtained-off part of the game play.

[@Anyaaaah]

@@CrimsonCat87 Yes don't worry I know what a demo is, my comment was a way of saying that game already looks very good. I know the game will be better/ more full at release.

[@Bubblegaze]

Ok wait I’m a little obsessed with build mode on this game. Obviously I’m on the fence because I haven’t played it and it looks like it has some player friendly things to fix. But besides that and the ruffled rugs (1 or 2 would be nice tho) I’m kind of a fan!!

[@kennyv47]

I love it that this game will have an online multiplayer function. :D

[@Kazzattack13]

this is actually so cool i kinda love it!

[@BeetleBuns]

I like options, so maybe keep the wiggly rugs as an option, or make them get wiggly over time and need to be straightened, but the default should be a nice fresh rug lol

[@tacticoolsteve]

Nice video and I’ve the house you made ❤. I feel like if the dev gave it too you just to post steam in the description they will probably listen to you and take your feedback . Can’t wait to try this game out . Be kinda cool if the house you design is a blueprint in the game lol .

[@donutman00]

i’m not even gonna hold back, i’m thoroughly impressed. early release or not.

[@jessimarim_m9387]

Same I loved the fish/ocean toilet seats, tacky but hella cute and appropriate 😂😂

[@ChristManifestee316]

I really like the art style!

[@MissVindicat]

The first shot of the island with the lighthouse reminds me a bit too much of Brindleton Bay.

[@Minmiumew]

I’m here for your bursts of laughter 😂💜

[@katerinakralova7292]

I'm so excited for a video to show up in 2026 like: What the life sim you abandoned the Sims 4 for says about you! Part 1

[@ellaf2710]

This looks like a good game, Though I am not a multiplayer person, art style is perfect for me, although deffs need some non messed up mats though, (mats are rugs), I like all the easy path and wall shape customization.

[@amystroop384]

I played it for 4 hours and it's no competition for the Sims. I thought curved walls at any size would be great but you can't place windows or doors on them and there isn't a round roof. Some things you can use the color wheel for and some you can't, like floor tiles and wallpaper. Sometimes the color wheel is an option but it doesn't work. You can change the size of some things but not others. Snapping or unsnapping to grid is like using Alt without moo. The tree animation is... odd. For those of us who play the sims to build & decorate this is no replacement. I certainly wouldn't pay money for it. Maybe it will be better when it comes out of early access.

[@doeatwhales]

this is literally a demo why are your panties on fire ? no one ever said it should be a replacement of the sims y’all are so weird trying to make every single games that is not even out yet compete with a ea game (mind u billion dollar company full of employees i believe) + for a demo it seems more playable than the sims after an update and it’s way better than the sims 4 demo (may i remind you that it was a poor create a sims version)

[@amystroop384]

@@doeatwhales God forbid I disagree with the masses 🙄From a builders perspective this is a cheesy demo. And yes, The Sims is the standard that all other life simulation games are compared to.

[@doeatwhales]

@@amystroop384 no you’re just plain wrong and it’s a stupid take

[@jikookie1015]

@@doeatwhales it’s an opinion and the point of demos and gameplay footage is to see what the public feels about it and to see if anything needs fixing if they are noticing things that need to fixed that’s good unless you wanted a half baked game with issues

[@doeatwhales]

@@jikookie1015 please can you read what they wrote again they’re pissed at an indie game for not being as great as a game that has been out for a decade now and once again it’s only the demo (game made by a billion dollars company on top of that which is still full of bugs as of today) if only y’all held the sims as the same standards you do for indie games maybe they wouldn’t be selling us bugs.

[@simoniously]

I downloaded the Vivaland Free Builder game yesterday. I love the look of it. I had the same issue with the roof. I had to right-click on a particular area of the roof to get the option to stretch it to cover the house. I didn't like that some items freak out when you get too close to the wall. Love how easy it was to use the color wheel to customize items. I made a small, simple house near the beach. This has a lot of potential to be a great Simulation game. I playing with others isn't my thing, but for people interested in that type of game-play this could be great.

[@no-rq8dh]

Love the hair and jersey combo!😍

[@sirzi9043]

I read that on first release there won’t be a town with shops, it’ll just be homes.

[@oliviahaskell5488]

I really like the looks of this game!

[@SleepyGalaxy.channel]

Love the grass isnt looking flat

[@Ashala890]

Looks like a great game! You’re hilarious Satch - always entertaining. Also….you do live on an island 😆

[@Zen_188]

This actually looks surprisingly good

[@jnne1234]

first there were only Sims for 20 years and now theres coming up like 7 new different games

[@jaredjameson3707]

Once they can work out the general jank for BuildBuy, I can see this game being really fun. I hope that the Vivas can have good AI since it apparently has single player. The fact so many new games in this genre are spawning is great

[@blessed426]

This is cute I would like to see you play it a lil more but it can not replace the sims

[@vomm]

I will never understand why there are so many attempts to make Sims in multiplayer form. Who wants that? I mean, sure, yes, I get it, because it seems like the Holy Grail of money printing if you establish the already money-printing Sims as a service game with microtransactions, premium subscription, Pay2Win etc. But among all the millions of threads where fans of Sims, LBY, Paralives etc ask "Why is this missing?", "Where is that?" there's not a single thread that asks "What about multiplayer". The demand just doesn't exist. No matter how strong the gold rush mood is on the developers' side. Playing Sims is like living out fantasies, and you can't do that if others are watching you or invading your privacy. Do I want my friends to see who I'm Woohoo-ing with, what incestuous stuff is going on, and that the butler is dead in my pool every morning? I can't imagine anything more boring than a tame Sims multiplayer where the height of excitement is showing off your new fitted kitchen.

[@NopWorks]

When I played the Sims with a cousin I've always wanted a co-op mode. We'd end up taking turns at the computer, while the other sit on the backseat, or sit right next to each other with a PC and a laptop. For some, it's fun to look at the chaos going on in other's world. It'd be fun if I can make my Sims live in the same world as my cousin. And I don't think I'm alone, especially if Sims 4 Multiplayer Mod is so successful that it's creator feel confident enough to make a new game that's just that. Now this isn't the same style of multiplayer that Rene & Sims Online is going for. Those are monetizable multiplayer with massive rooms. Coop are invite only, and aren't really monetizable.

[@vomm]

@@NopWorks Yeah sure but I'm talking about commercial demand. Of course as individual you can have fun with such a multiplayer. That's why the multiplayer mod exists for Sims 4. Project Rene will fail like the other Sims Online attempts by EA. I don't recognize any hype or relevant interest for Project Rene. Of course a Singleplayer with Online Mode to show off your world like Animal Crossing may work and is a nice to have feature but that's not what I would really call multiplayer but yeah ... we'll see what this game is aiming for.

[@NopWorks]

@@vomm There are no excitement for Project Rene because people who would otherwise be excited knows that EA would botch it up with the most terrible monetization possible.

[@vomm]

@@NopWorks Absolutely, yes. But that's what I meant, I don't see a point to implement multiplayer besides of monetizing the hell out of it. To implement it just to show off what you've built is not worth the effort for devs I think, but maybe I'm wrong.

[@karelctvrtek426]

Because the new generation love multiplayers and alpha graphics, they think in the future no in the person more old

[@andreaw2053]

More and more, I sense that the game dev sharks have smelled blood in the life sim waters. If the Sims doesn't pull itself together, it will be devoured...

[@kacperdolega8771]

Sounds better than the sims

[@reilley26]

I agree about the style being a good mix of realistic without getting uncanny and creepy. I was definitely getting vibes that this was made by frustrated Simmers who decided to make their own game to solve complaints and I hope it turns out well because this looked really promising!!!

[@occultpriestess]

OMG! A Color Wheel! Thanks Satch!

[@CatsuppGames]

New and fresh! Simulation game suggestion: ''Beach Club Simulator 2024''

[@dibel3669]

It feels like a smoother version of sims 3 i love it. My worry is.. Everythint else.

[@emmkej9096]

Okay I really like this. I'm gonna check it out. I'm not really a builder, but sims 4 gameplay is so bland, I wouldn't mind just building for a while. And this game honestly looks very good. I might make my interior designer dreams come true. 😅

[@Peachystreams]

is this the sims team pre-gametesting project rene? ahahaha

[@TheDawnofVanlife]

Nah. This is being developed by the person who made the Sims multiplayer mod. They now have a small team and little studio working on this game. Not into the whole multiplayer angle but if they beat Project Renee to the punch and do it better than EA, I will be cheering them on.

[@lennyattew734]

I love the graphics

[@chandlerbaker1342]

That customize wheel had me thinking it was like sims 2

[@Shadowthevampire]

I wanna see more videos of this!

[@shainaphillips7216]

9:14 the duplicate tool, I think I saw what looks like a copy icon (the square with another square behind it)

[@suan333]

I like the map, gives Sims 3 vibes but modernized 😂😂

[@ariannawilson4536]

Awesome job building!

[@s.sborges2893]

Hi , Thank you for the review😊

[@Inspirational-17]

Enjoyed watching this, looks good! Im assuming at one point this will have gameplay to, but just at this point it’s too early?

[@DannyCrowley-rs3km]

I like the look of the game. Thanks.