Life by You was one of the more interesting upcoming lifestyle sims, as it was being led by Sims veteran Rod Humble and was looking to challenge EA’s titan of the genre. However, we won’t get to see how that turns out as Life by You has been canceled.

The cancelation of Life by You was announced by publisher Paradox Interactive on its forum today. “Sadly, we’ve decided to cancel the release of our long-awaited life sim Life by You,” the statement reads. “This was an incredibly difficult call to make and is a clear failure on Paradox’s part to meet both our own and the community's expectations.”

Last month, it was announced that Life by You’s early access release had been delayed. After making the decision to delay, the studio took a hard look at the state of the game and determined that it was “lacking in some key areas” and that it would be a lengthy uphill journey to get it to where they want it to be.

It’s an unfortunate ending for a game that had garnered attention as a potential new contender in the lifestyle sim genre. We’ll be keeping a close eye on what Rod Humble and Paradox Interactive do next.