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inZOI [v0.9.0] Patch Notes (19th June 2026)

High school is finally playable in inZOI, complete with classes, clubs, prom, and graduation. This is the update the life sim needed.

Nathan Lees9 min read
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inZOI just got the feature that should've been there from the start: playable high schools. Teenagers can now actually attend classes, take tests, join clubs like cheerleading and programming, and work toward graduation instead of aging up in a void. It's not just window dressing either, students get grades based on test scores and behavior, can be expelled if they tank, and can even get invited to after-parties following prom. Canvas creations built on the old school property won't be compatible, so builders will need to adapt, but the depth here justifies the rebuild.

Beyond school, v0.9.0 adds a clothing store business where you can dress mannequins and sell outfits to other Zois, refines the hair salon with color retention and new styles, and improves car mechanics with U-turns and better traffic simulation. Babies got a major overhaul too, they can get sick, slip on their own urine, and their parent interactions now shape their inherited traits. There's also an experimental first-person camera mode and advanced driving controls for those who want more simulation depth.

The modding tools expanded to support overlay UI and MetaHuman body assets, and the CurseForge browser got a usability pass. Check the full notes for everything from new ambitions for teenagers to refined facial expressions.

Full Patch Notes

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◆ Update Information

◽️ Patch Date: June 19, 2026

◽️ Build Version:

  • Windows PC Steam: 20260618.13287.W
  • Mac Steam: 20260618.13288.M

■ Gameplay

Active gameplay for high school has been added.

  • School properties have been added for Dowon, Bliss Bay, and Cahaya.
  • Teenager Zois can enroll as students and attend the same high school until they graduate as Young Adults.
  • Each active high school has a limited student capacity. When it's full, some Zois will attend a rabbit hole school instead.
  • To bring a specific Zoi to an active school, you can request a transfer via the school app. You can choose which school to transfer to, and previously earned grades are retained.
  • Due to changes to the school property, creations downloaded from Canvas that were built on the previous property may not be compatible with the new school property.
  • School activities can be managed via the dedicated phone app.
  • Students attend classes on a set timetable to take Science, Art, Skill, Physical Education, and General classes.
  • Students take tests every Thursday, and their overall grades are evaluated based on those scores and their general behavior in classes.
    • Students can receive warnings and even be expelled from the school if their grades are poor.
  • Students can engage in various interactions with other students and teachers.
  • Students are assigned a locker when they enter the school.
  • Students can eat lunch at the school cafeteria by receiving food from the employee or gathering the food themselves.
    • Students can join various school clubs to participate in extracurricular activities such as cooking, fitness, cheerleading, and programming.
    • Each school club has different skill requirements for joining.
    • Students can participate in the prom party by asking another Zoi to be prom partners or leaving a prom partner request note in their locker.
    • Prom King and Queen are selected through voting.
    • After prom, students may be invited to various after-parties depending on their relationships
    • Students participate in the graduation ceremony after completing their entire school curriculum.

    • The clothing store business has been added.
    • Mannequins can be installed within the property to sell desired outfit combinations to other Zois.
    • 7 new outfit items have been added and can only be accessed at the clothing store.
  • The following changes have been made to the hair salon business.
    • Hair colors are retained when changing hairstyles.
    • Refunds can be requested in the instance of a failed haircut.
    • Children hairstyles list matches that of Create a Zoi.
    • 3 new hairstyles have been added and can only be accessed at the hair salon.

    • A Zoi’s owned vehicle can be driven by family members.
    • U-turn can be performed while driving.
    • Car traffic simulation has been improved.

    • The mini map can be used like a GPS navigation when moving to a set destination.
    • The mini map and the full map displays the Zoi’s current facing direction.
    • The mini map can be set to rotate based on the Zoi’s facing direction by changing the settings in .

    • Career missions and social event missions can be viewed from the same window.
    • NPC Zois now feature more diverse appearances.
    • Holiday symbols now appear on the Schedule editor.

    ■ Control

    • The experimental first person camera view can be set by entering the cheat ‘FirstPersonMode true’, then pressing .

    • Ring menu can be toggled by pressing [‘].
    • Pressing while in the ring menu enables the customization of the ring menu buttons.

    • Advanced Driving Mode has been added as an experimental feature.
    • Enabling the Advanced Driving Mode enhances vehicle controls such as handbrake, body roll, suspension, anti-roll, and aerial state control when driving cars, motorcycles, and kickboards.

    ※ 'Active Mode' is currently in development, including control finalization and related content planning, and will not be included in this update.

    ■ Simulation

    • Ragdoll simulation has been applied to car crashes and other collision instances.
    • When sitting or laying on a sofa or a bed, performing new interactions on the same object does not require the Zoi to get up from the object.
    • Zois can sit on chairs from both directions.
    • Incoming phone calls appear on the smartphone rather than on a separate pop-up.
    • Objects can be placed on tables even while sitting down.
    • Crafting is possible on all tables.
    • Changing into pajamas is now done at a closet nearest to the bed.
    • Drinking too much coffee can negatively affect the Zoi.
    • Decaffeinated coffee can be consumed to avoid this effect.
  • Adult Zois with childish characteristics can interact with objects made for children.

    • Zois can hold hands with romantic partners and family members.
    • Philandering and single-hearted traits have been added for polarizing romantic behaviors.
    • Getting caught cheating on a romantic partner causes the two Zois’ romance score to drop significantly and the romantic partner to approach the cheating Zoi.
    • The cheating Zoi can attempt to talk their way to recover some of the lost score.

    • New traits have been added for babies to expand their variety of behaviors.
    • Values that were developed as a baby can cause the Zoi to inherit fitting traits.
    • Parent interactions can impact what values are developed in growing babies.
    • Babies can become sick, and this causes the parents to worry.
    • Babies can be placed in more locations outside the house.
    • High chairs and baby food have been added to enable new baby feeding interactions.
    • 8 new interactions have been added for babies placed in a high chair.
    • Zois can slip and fall when stepping on baby urine.

    • Automated behaviors have been improved using the TPO (time, place, occasion) system to reduce awkward behavior selections.
    • Wants have been improved when in career or business scenarios to prioritize wants appropriate for those situations.
    • Repeatedly performing behaviors that oppose the Zoi’s current trait can cause the trait to change.
    • Ambitions have been added for teenagers.
    • The ambition selection screen displays ambitions that are in progress and those that have been satisfied on the same screen.
    • Only the more significant memories are stored in notifications.

    ■ Create a Zoi

    • School
    • Cheerleader Uniform
    • Football Uniform
    • Soccer Uniform
    • Cooking Gown
    • Graduation Robe and Cap
  • Baby
    • 6 Hairstyles
    • 5 Outfit Items
    • 7 Accessories
  • 3 Female Party Dresses
  • 2 Stockings

    • If there are multiple presets saved for a situational look, one will be selected at random when automatically changed in-game.
    • Skin aging parameters can be adjusted in .
    • The genetics system for newborns has been improved.
    • Baby faces have been refined.
    • Facial expressions when angry have been refined.
    • Foot models have been refined for when wearing stockings.
    • Portraits now also update when outfits are changed.

    ■ Build Mode

    • 17 European-Inspired Antique Furniture
    • 12 Build Objects
    • 1 Tree Stump (For city edit)
    • 115 School Interaction Objects
    • 4 Vehicle Jump Ramps

    • During shoulder view, all floors of properties are visible by default.
    • To revert to the previous settings, go to .
  • Shoulder view FOV has been expanded, providing a wider field of view than before.
  • Furniture can be browsed not only by room types but also by activity types.
  • Environmental details for all cities have been improved.
  • A new option to adjust the level of weathering for objects such as furniture and appliances has been added.

    ■ Canvas

    • The Canvas profile in the main lobby screen has been refined.
    • Likes, Downloads, Followers can be seen from the main lobby screen.
    • Canvas notifications have been added to the main lobby screen.
  • The > category has been removed from Canvas.
    • Items under the category have been moved to more appropriate categories that better reflect the nature of each item.

    ■ Mods

    • Overlay UI modding is supported.
    • A sample asset for this category has been added to the ModKit.
  • MetaHuman body assets are supported.
  • MetaHuman Creator eyelashes, eyebrows, mustaches, and beards are supported and can be extracted using the DCC Export Helper.

    • The design for the in-game CurseForge browser has been enhanced for better usability.
    • Mod auto-update pop-up has been refined to display mods that failed to update then have selected or every mod retry updating.
    • The auto-update feature is supported for CurseForge and CLO mods.
  • Mod manager has been refined and changed to be accessible in-game at .
  • Furniture samples used for modding can be previewed in-game after enabling the Dev category with the ‘showUserDevCategory ’ cheat.
  • CLO Connect has been integrated into the game, allowing direct mod downloads and uploads without leaving inZOI.
    • Newly added search and filter options help locate clothing faster, with download history now synced between web and in-game for seamless wardrobe management.

    ■ System

    • Intel Iris Xe Graphics is now supported with the latest driver.

    ■ Bug Fixes

    If you discover any bugs or errors during gameplay, please report them via theBug Reports page on the official inZOI Forums.

    Your feedback greatly helps us improve the game.

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    Nathan Lees

    Gaming journalist and founder of XP Gained. Covering patch notes, breaking news, and updates across 160+ games.

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