A new hotfix v0.5.3 has been released for inZOI, focusing on gameplay improvements, new business content, bug fixes, and overall stability enhancements across all platforms.

🔧 Hotfix Overview

Patch Date: January 9, 2026
Game Version:

  • Windows PC (Steam): 20260108.9692.W

  • Mac (Steam): 20260108.9694.M

  • Mac App Store: 5.4.29 (0.228) / 20260108.9690.M

🆕 Gameplay Updates

  • Added 12 new business lot presets

    • Dowon: 5 presets

    • Bliss Bay: 6 presets

    • Cahaya: 1 preset

  • Improved functionality allowing large food items to be portioned

    • Supports both display purposes and serving full meals

🐞 Bug Fixes

Gameplay

  • Fixed an issue where items could not be displayed in certain slots on business sales counters

  • Fixed an issue where hired employee work schedules intermittently failed to generate

  • Fixed cases where multitasking would fail in specific situations

  • Fixed an issue where the Give Lecture interaction could cancel unexpectedly

  • Fixed an issue where lecture topics reset after each session when using Select a Course Topic

  • Fixed an issue where Zois stood idle while listening during cooperative lecture actions

  • Fixed an issue where missions failed to progress if objectives were met before starting the business tutorial

  • Fixed missing reward distribution for certain Business Prosperity aspiration missions

  • Fixed missing restroom interactions at 14 Jal Surya Putih business lot in Cahaya

  • Fixed an issue where interactions failed after returning to a previously occupied residential lot

  • Fixed cases where childbirth was not possible under specific conditions

  • Fixed text-related issues for Holiday Festivals in the Psycat Guide

CAZ

  • Fixed an issue where applying Zoi presets incorrectly set the age to Teen

  • Fixed missing mod information when uploading style presets

  • Fixed an issue where required data (such as city name) could not be entered when accessing CAZ via cheats

  • Fixed an issue where certain clothing mod materials could not have their colors adjusted when using multiple materials

Build Mode

  • Fixed a delay that occurred when exiting Build Mode on specific lots

UI / UX

  • Fixed an issue where text overflowed in the Ambition UI when playing in English

Crash Fixes

  • Fixed multiple crashes occurring under specific conditions

🛠 ModKit Update

ModKit Version: 20260107.9652.W.MODKIT.EGS

  • Clothing mod migration implemented to support multi-material clothing assets

⚠️ Important Mod Notice

For game stability reasons, all mods are automatically disabled when updates or patches are applied. Mods can be reactivated manually after updating.

This hotfix continues to refine business gameplay, creator tools, and overall system stability, while laying groundwork for expanded modding support in future updates.