The lead dev on life sim Inzoi was sick of making MMOs where everyone was mean to each other and wanted to create a game like The Sims he could enjoy with his son

In a recent interview with Game File (users may encounter a paywall), Hyungjun Kim, lead developer of upcoming life sim Inzoi, explained some of his reasons for working on a challenge to genre juggernaut, The Sims.

"I have 24 years of game development under my belt, and I've been working on MMORPGs for the longest time. I got sick of it," Kim said.

Kim's highest-profile games before Inzoi were the MMOs Elyon and Aion, with the latter in particular finding success, though the developer...