The inZOI v0.5.0 update, released on December 23, 2025, is one of the biggest updates so far. It introduces a festive Holiday Festival, full business management gameplay, a new crime and trial system, multitasking, group interactions, hundreds of new items, and massive simulation improvements.

Here’s a clear breakdown of what’s new and why it matters.

🎄 Holiday Festival – Limited-Time Seasonal Event

The Holiday Festival brings a festive atmosphere to every city with themed parks, booths, gifts, music, and snow.

Festival Highlights

  • Available December 23 – January 31

  • Takes place in each city’s main park

  • Includes festive food, gifts, and winter activities

Choir Performances

  • Live carol performances every day

  • Locations:

    • Central Park (Dowon)

    • Liberty Square (Bliss Bay)

    • Barat Beach (Cahaya)

  • Time: 12:15 PM – 10:00 PM

Festival Gifts

  • Starter Gift: 5 gift boxes (up to 19 build items)

  • Midnight Gifts: Special boxes delivered on the first two nights

  • Booth Gifts: Buy boxes with up to 32 limited-time build items

🎁 In total, over 50 Holiday Festival build items can be unlocked.

inZOI Holiday Festival

inZOI Christmas

 

🏪 Business Gameplay – Become a Boss

Zois can now own, run, and manage businesses.

Business Features

  • Open cafés, bakeries, restaurants, bars, and more

  • Hire employees and assign roles

  • Set prices, business hours, and target customers

  • Track profits, expenses, and reviews

Franchise Management

  • Own multiple businesses

  • Transfer ownership within the household

  • Businesses operate independently from properties

Employees & Customers

  • Employees work autonomously based on skills

  • Customers provide real-time feedback

  • Satisfaction affects business value and growth

inZOI Businesses

🕵️ Crime & Trials – A Darker Life Path

Zois can now choose a criminal lifestyle.

Crime Types

  • Thieves: Break in, steal items, sabotage security

  • Scammers: Phishing, fake charities, fake seminars

Crime success depends on skills like:

  • Handiwork

  • Programming

  • Rhetoric

  • Critical Thinking

inZOI Crime

Trials & Consequences

  • Arrests, bail, lawyers, and court trials

  • Outcomes depend on preparation and choices

  • New court buildings added to cities

⚠️ Crime features are still expanding and will evolve in future updates.

inZOI Trials

👥 Gameplay Improvements – Multitasking & Groups

Multitasking

Zois can now:

  • Talk while eating

  • Talk while reading

  • Eat while watching TV

  • Chat while using computers

Group Interactions

  • Zois can form groups

  • Group-only interactions unlocked

  • Better social positioning and movement

inZOI Multitasking

🎭 New Skills, Traits & Characteristics

New Skills

  • Baking

  • Drink Mixing

  • Crime (up to Level 5)

New Characteristic

  • Workaholic – driven workers who feel uneasy without work

inZOI Baking

🎨 Character Customization – Huge Expansion

  • 62 new winter-themed outfits

  • 55 new wearable items

  • 7 unlockable Holiday Festival items

  • 295 new style presets

  • New studio background

  • 16 new poses and emotes

  • Gloves & scarves added as accessories

inZOI December Character Customization Update

🏗️ Building Mode – 173 New Items

New Build Content

  • Doors, windows, roofs, materials

  • Furniture for kitchens, offices, outdoors

  • Business-exclusive display items

  • Modular windows and roof decorations

  • New dining tables for 6 and 8 Zois

Improvements

  • Lower prices for basic build items

  • Better UI and icon scaling

  • Improved AI Build system

inZOI Business-exclusive

🧠 Simulation & AI Improvements

  • Smarter Zois behavior

  • Improved pathfinding and reactions

  • Better emotional logic and urges

  • Family trees now show images

  • Inner thoughts appear for important relationships

inZOI Better emotional logic and urges

🖥️ UI, Canvas & ModKit Updates

Canvas

  • Style Presets upload/download

  • Improved comments and pinned replies

  • Social sharing support

  • 2025 RECAP page added

ModKit

  • Outfit Wizard expanded

  • New Stairs Wizard

  • Better stability for mods

🐞 Bug Fixes & Performance

The update includes hundreds of bug fixes, covering:

  • Gameplay logic

  • Build Mode

  • UI/UX

  • Mods

  • Crashes

  • Animation issues

  • Simulation errors

Performance and stability were significantly improved across all platforms.

Final Thoughts

The inZOI v0.5.0 update is a massive step forward, adding depth, freedom, and realism to every part of the game—from festive events and businesses to crime, social systems, and customization.

✨ Much more is coming, and this update lays the foundation for future expansions.