The Sims™ 4

great game, from grpahics to the storyline and online, influenced me to start roleplaying on RedM

It can get kinda boring to play if you don't have any packs, I'd recommend buying at least one. I believe the Cats & Dogs, and Seasons packs are essential and should be base game, but my favorite optional packs are the Horse Ranch and Cottage Living packs.

This is a double edged sword. The Sims used to be an amazing series that didn't cost a ton of money to enjoy. The Sims, The Sims 2 and The Sims 3 were good in the base game with lots to do, and the expansion packs weren't overpriced and added a lot to do. You'd buy an expansion and you were good for a while. The Sims 4 base game is terribly boring with next to nothing to do. You either need to install mods or spend A TON of money to make it enjoyable. $40 per expansion pack is INSANE and EA Games ruins literally EVERY SINGLE game they touch nowdays. There are SO MANY expansion packs for $40/each and then the little add-on packs that cost like $5-10 each and you need them to enjoy the game. They literally made the base game terrible on purpose because the devs are incredibly greedy. When I say there is next to nothing to do in the base game, I mean it. FFS the one "town" is literally COMPLETELY empty. There's not a single building and there's a bare minimum amount of other families/sims in the towns. The ONLY way I am able to somewhat enjoy my game is with a ton of mods i installed, and I got The Sims 4 when it was NOT free yet and it cost me $40 (i believe, if not $40, it was $20) and that was way too expensive for what is NOT in the game to enjoy. The Sims used to be the greatest gaming series of all time. Not anymore. I ABSOLUTELY HATE EA GAMES NOW. Need For Speed is another series that used to be great until EA Games ruined another series with these greedy, shady devs. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME ON THE SIMS 4. Even though IT'S FREE, it is NOT worth it unless you want to spend a minimum of $500 on expansion packs (and still not even own everything)

Soothing home design/reno. I never actually play with the Sims because they have a bad habit of destroying my builds

When applied to real life, expanding your awareness to real scenarios, this is a game that allows you to exercise your social skills as well as personal development, if you use it to your advantage(learning experience). After all, life itself is an exercise, try to make it one not in futility.

I really like EA, they are a constant reminder of how easy it is to be a disappointment. Maybe I'm not as brain dead as I thought I was, seeing even a company this big can be so big brain as to not save anything ever. 10/10. The most memorable experience was downloading it 4 times before somewhat functioning enough to showcase that conclusion. Genuinely outstanding how this dementia found its way on steam. Made by a team with a passion for time wasting.

Buy sims 3/2/1

costs too much for not much, Sims 4 DLCs for all combined is worth over $1000


Yet the game is trying to catch up with the times using DLCs (for example streaming and uploading videos with get famous) i dont think its worth it owning most of them myself mostly because the game has a lot of problems on my end with Menus playing up (moving in menu, when moving sims then pressing confirm confirm will be grayed out but ill still be able to play about with the menu but cant exit it) aswell as game occassianally freezing (as in one of my sims everything/everyone else moves) and i try to avoid using commands but i have to keep typing them in to reset the sims. also some doors dont work i can be playing sims randomly and they would yell at me for blocking off the bathroom even though the path is clear (i dont lock the doors in the houses) making me have to sell objects and rebuy them just for sims to say ive blocked them off again an hour Later

another thing i dont like is that common things we should have for the sims is behind a paywall, like infant changing tables, and more common things.

My suggestion is to buy the sims 3, 2 and the first

sims 3 you can get that and all the dlcs at least $200 (still pricey but better then $1000) open world with Driveable cars, but for some reason you can still buy furniture with their online currency (so youll spend 5 real life dollars for example on a single couch) but if you want large open world maps where you can go out to dinner without a a loading screen

Sims 2 decent game, doesnt have much items but is one of the best games to use on laptops ($35-$40 for full game on steam or EA includes all DLCs apart from Ikea stuff pack)

The sims (original $35-$40 on ea and steam, All DLCs added) The first sims game, Good for a Challenge

ALL ima say is that inzoi is coming out and it cost $40 dollars soooo yea dont see the point in investing in any more dlc here especially when they cost just as much as inzoi

Didn't like the fact that I bought almost all the packs on Xbox but don't have access to them on the computer and am having to rebuy everything (hundreds of dollars worth of Sims btw) but other than that I like it. I mod the heck out of it tho because it lacks some features that I personally prefer to have accessible. Not a fan of the fact that event items permanently vanish if you don't complete them in time and don't pop back up in the game later (like the events is just to get the items earlier and then they come out officially instead of them just disappearing)

i really really hate the fact that this new update wont allow custom content and mods, as somebody who has over 200 mods installed that have been really fun to use, this is so annoying and you guys need to fix the issue, its not fair to those who want custom content and to the people who have made custom content only for their stuff to not work anymore in game. FIX THISSSSS

i mean, it CAN be enjoyable. the CAS and build are really fun and the best of any sims game but the gameplay can be SUPPERRRRR boring if you don't own tons of expansions. it really just depends. some people will like it, some will hate it.

Definitely fun to play - but even though it is free to play you should still try to get some DLC when they go on sale as it can make the game more fun. Works pretty good on steam remote play too which is nice when i dont want to sit in front of my computer and would rather lay down with my tablet.

It's a lot of fun to mess around and really do whatever. I'd say always wait until there's a sale if you want to buy any packs and do research into them before buying :)

Very nice game for relaxation. It develops creativity, wonderful if someone likes to relax. the game allows you to develop creativity and you can play different challenges in the game. Could use more free add-ons, but still a wonderful game.

The Sims 4 is a fantastic life simulation game that offers endless creativity and storytelling possibilities. With its rich character customization, engaging build mode, and lively interactions, it provides a fun and immersive experience for both casual and dedicated players. Whether you're designing dream homes or crafting unique Sims with dynamic personalities, there's always something new to explore!

good game to play instead of doing your homework thats due tommarow, great roleplay game to just roleplay by yourself with humor and with it being ONLY your way. Same with how easy it is to download C.C mods to the sims 4, carried my childhood and maybe is the reason I have a gaming addiction (I say as ive played 550 hours of this game..) :D

This game is fun. It's not as much fun as Sims 1, 2, or 3 but it has it's moments of fun. It would be better if the developers listened to fans more. Now that things like burglars and other missing things that were in previous versions of the series have been added the game is so much more fun to play.

this game is fun with mods meh without em.
i had a friend of my sim host a party at my house then the catering guy janked it on my couch. i drove a car into my house and slayed him. then gave the grim reaper this 2 piece combo. whooped that bitch ass grim reapers ass. 10/10

I really hate the sims for what it has become. What once brought joy to me (for 200 hours) became a pay-to-play game to the EXTREME. It costs approximately 1.2 THOUSAND dollars of DLC to have the "full experience". but just wait! their 60 dollar packs add about 10 dollars worth of actual content, and shit aesthetics. It's EA, of COURSE they would do this. All of those 1.2k dollars, would go to DLC packs that conflict directly, break game saves, override other DLC game files, and overall, are kinda shit. Who needs a clothing pack specifically for south korean fashion, and then mix it with the game pack based on Japan? and there are no good black hairstyles. I don't want my sims of color to have weird globe hairstyles. You know, the fans make better content anyways, and yet with each update the sims 4 mods become unusable due to programming conflicting. I do not like how much processing or GPU power this takes considering the graphics themselves look like a mobile game. Cant even render the in game profiles to match the CAS system sims. I spent HOURS formulating my genderqueer sim just to lose the save file because the male sim gender having an actual baby for some reason makes the game die when I specifically said the sim COULD give birth. I do not understand the appeal of spending even 60 dollars for a game pack (the sims4 pets) to be added when that should have been a basic feature at release.

How can you call this a life sim, when the sims do not experience things such as negative moodlets. I tried for 200 HOURS to get my sim to be even a little sad, because in the original sims games, it was a real challenge as opposed to this baby level game. It is a life sim but I want to be mentally engaged as well.

How come this game is marketed as free when in reality if you want a complete game, you need to buy 120 dollars of DLC (in my opinion) for it to even compete with a free indie game on Itch.io or Indie gogo. This is a disappointment of a game, but again, EA is a disappointment as a whole.

Speaking of EA, and don't get me started), the third party EA launcher, or whatever, it used to be Origin like 2 years ago, but then they MOVED it, to whatever random thing it is now, and I noticed a friend of mine paid for all the DLC at the time and could not access it due to Origin accounts not lining up. I think it is a load of bull that you require a third party launcher. What is Steam, then? Is steam not a viable option with actual CLOUD SAVES so that I may access my 2 remaining good save files when moving pcs? Or is that too difficult for you?

I understand the desire for proprietary software to manage users games, however, it is VERY anti-consumer when compared to the asking price of the Sims 4 DLCs, considering the useful ones are 60 dollars, and RARELY go on sale, if ever.

I saved up so much of my childhood allowance foe my first sims 4 pack, just for it to ruin my game save. This happens a lot as I have come to realize through the internet.

I have many many many words to describe my hatred for EA, and how sad it makes me to see hwat they did to the series of the Sims, but I have yapped enough. Do not buy this game. Or any of the FULL GAME PRICED DLC from this company. Its a shame too, I used to love this game.

Playing the same FIFA game over and over and over every year would give you a better time than the Sims 4.

Electronic Arts? more like Eat my A**

I got this game from EA for free during a event few years ago by Origin, and I bought this on Steam since I love Sims plus I can get dlc easier since the Origin is very buggy, well it's been almost 11 years ever since it dropped, the game...well...I would say it will be boring when the game doesn't have much to do, no mods or major update(specially if you don't buy any dlc) since the base game is very limited, and EA please I love this game and I really have to be honest with you, the dlc are so overpriced, we expected more than this, the new dlc are so limited no matter how fun it was in the short period of playtime. We expected large change of the game not bring back all the old dlc back by separating into different packages, I own 80-90% of dlc of Sims already and some packs I don't even want to spend on cause it's disappointing, I don't mind if you're not going to make Sims 5 but hey at least actually work on the game with innovation and not just max profiting.

The fact that buying every DLC in the steam store (and i dont even know if the price includes the packs I own) is 1419.08 is utterly ridiculous.

I grew up with the original Sims, got stuck at Sims 2 and had a very good time with Sims 3 (until its bugs starting bothering me too much). I've put so many hours in those games, I don't even want to know how many exactly, but I enjoyed the majority of them. Of course I was excited when Sims 4 was announced but... now it's 2025 and I still can't warm up to it.
We had a rough start to begin with, because I was very unhappy when the information got dropped that things like toddlers, pools, etc. weren't part of the game anymore. When those things got reintroduced I gave it a chance eventually.

I've started it so many times by now, but I always lose interest so fast. I really wanted to love it, but it just couldn't catch me. Not knowing why for a long time I think I am starting to figure it out. So here is why I don't like the Sims 4 personally.

• Game Design / Lack of details
  Despite the bumpy start and it's recovering I've got dissapointed really fast again by the game design choices. I thought it would go further into realism and not a huge step back. Ironically I would say SIms 1 was the most realistic for its time. All the details at the stores, the furniture, the trees, it looked amazing and still does. You could literally see the love which was put into the game. Sims 2 maybe took a tiny step back in its realism but we all saw how much love and work was put into this game with all the little details and interactions. Sims 3 took another step back related to the enviorment but a huge step forward in character design. I know the game get's bigger and you need to make a few compromises. But Sims 4 came and got rid of all of it for no reason.
  
  
• Difficulty
  Every Sims 1 player knows how difficult the game could be, even with one Sim at a time. It often brought me to the point of despair and yeah, it could have been a little more balanced, but it was a challenge we could master. I would say Sims 2 balanced it pretty well. Today I gave Sims 4 another try and started all over, created a sim, moved her in and then... nothing. She was always happy, I had enough money at the start to have no problems at all, no challenges, I had 4 friends visiting me regularly in the first 45 minutes, I've got pomotion after promotion. I had literally nothing to do, nothing to work for. I know most players enjoy the building process the most but I was always more of a "player". You know those people exist EA, do you?
  
  
• Customability (in design)
  Sims 3 had so much stuff you could customise (the hair color, the clothes, furniture,...), it made it very individual and fun to work with. Why got Sims 4 got so extremely limited? Why did it took back another huge step in that direction? I hoped for even more custimability in the next game in line, not less.
  
  
[*] Randomness
I also miss the randomness Sims 1 and 2 shined with, it may was weird, but entertaining for sure. I've played 122h so far and I can't recall an entertaining/interesting event, something memorable that happened out of the blue. (For example the crazy phone calls or the Clown in Sims 1 or the aliens in Sims 2). I know burglars still exist, but I never seen one so far.

This game is so buggy and there is no, and I do mean no, customer support. I did finally receive one answer back after over 13,000 hours of play with a game that, at times, shuts down (crashes) 6-8 times per hour. The texted response was, "The game is working as intended." If this is their intent, they don't want anyone who plays to be happy. I've never paid so much to play a game that is so broken.

What I really, really, really hate about the game is the monetization. They literally add features which should be in the game but have deliberately chosen not to, and no new Sims game is an actual upgrade, but instead a downgrade. Want pets like you had in Sims 3? 25$ Want a particular breed that'll cost you. Want a certain set of curtains? $$$$ Almost nothing is free or low cost. Look up and see for yourself how much you'd have to pay to get the complete experience.

Game requires a launcher that doesn't work 90% of the time. Requires DLCs or mods to be fun. I shouldn't have to buy DLC to have fun. Game Getting Boring after an hour each sim. Only Buy if you hate your wallet

I can't play it rn 3:
is this an update, i can't do the update.

Sims 4 is great game, if you have you want to take out a small loan to even play the majority of the content released.
If you don't mind the bare bones experience of the base game i'd FULLY recommend the game, un-ironically its a wonderful games, Its the sims, and it's free and unfortunately the only working Sims game on Steam since 3 wont run on most newer computers without tinkering with it and 1 and 2 releases also have ungodly amount of issues.

currently there are
roughly 40 5$ usd DLC that add cosmetics and furniture
20 9$ usd DLC that and some basic game play additions and scenarios themed around something
12 20$ usd DLC that add to the game in a substantial way
and last and most criminally
17 40$ usd DLC that while most add a good amount of stuff should in no way be sold for the price a full game
even if you only got the big packs with the most content you'd still run 679.83$ for the 40$ and 239.88$ for the 20$.

Nearly 1000$ for fairly basic but largely important additional content you could pay for 20$ for in sims 3.

I wouldn't be as upset with all large content DLC were a flat 20$, that would legitimately cut the total price in half to 579.71$ for all large content instead of 919.71$.

As is having that many DLC added to the games does make it modular so if you play and pick and choose, it is a really fun games if you like life sims, and there aren't many better than "The Sims"
I'm sure sales and other means can alleviate the money crunch that sims 4 asks for from time to time as well.

A downgrade from the previous games; a downgrade from a life simulator to a dollhouse. DLC after DLC to milk the audience to the bone by your ever loving EA.

While entertaining in random bursts, all the additional content and dlc is highly expensive, with several packs individually costing as much as an entire game, many of which are buggy and crash the game. Some packs aren't even entirely clear all the content that they add,making it a little harder to understand what exactly you are getting. That, and some packs completely change core mechanics, not always in positive ways. Since I've already invested so much into this game, I kind of feel like I have to try to play it regularly to justify how much I've spent on it. One specific thing I greatly dislike about just the base game, is that even if you disable the played Sim's autonomy, it doesn't actually work entirely. Your Sim will still perform unwanted actions in conversation, such as mischief actions or singing, even if your Sim is Good, or a Bro. I just feel that, your sim shouldn't randomly choose to do actions that don't even align with their traits to begin with, even if Autonomy is enabled. Sims as a whole is just starting to feel phoned in, with so much new stuff thrown in, not even caring about the state of the game itself.

This game is a joke compared to Sims 2 & 3 and even 1. Really EA? 1420€ for all the dlc is a joke, items that should've been included in the packs are sold separately for 5€ EACH. Not to mention a garbage launcher and always online DRM. Play the superior Sims 2 (a 20 year old game btw when devs actually cared) instead of this inferior cash grab.

Im not recommending this "even though its free." A very clever way to get some of that $1600 in dlc sold. talk about freemium.
For some people this is probably the game for them. Thats cool, I dont like EA, and what they did to the Sims starting with the awful state TS3 was left in.

the entire game is about 1400 dollars, and most of the expansion packs aren't even finished or dont work. ea refuses to make the sims a fun game

My first Sims game was SimCity, so I wanted to give this a try since its so popular. Gosh, I had absolutely no fun when I played this. Its so boring and to have any fun you need to pay for DLCs and/or other packages, just like in SimCity. Spend money = Have more fun.

good fun game to make your game life but make sure to not let the teen cook most of the time. i learnd the hard way

graphics r a little painful. DLC is overpriced, but base game without them gets repetative fast. mod it!

Surprisingly buggy for how long it's been continuously updated.

Awesome game and concept, but it can get laggy, glitched, and have many errors, especially with the expansion packs. Although, nice game overall! I suggest using mods to play the game with.

As much as I am aware of the people who like this game I just can't recommend it. It looks fun when you see youtubers play it, however once you actually get into it, at least for me, it just turns into a boring, uninteresting game.

This is the greediest company in the world and im honestly so fucking sick of them releasing 30 packs a year while their game is basically unusable. Even with every single pack, it fucking sucks, it doesn't get any better because you realize you spent hundreds of dollars on a mediocre experience that doesn't even run smoothly half the time. They release packs after packs despite the fact a majority of the packs that already exist SUCK FUCKING ASS and add the bare minimum of what they promise. Why not spend a little effort on making the packs you already have halfway decent, huh? why not, instead of adding 25 kits with 10 items each, they could just add bathroom clutter to base game, instead of trying to suck their community of every single fucking dollar they have. We have a job pack btw, but now theyre adding 'businesses' and 'hobbies'. HOBBIES. YOU HAVE TO BUY HOBBIES IN A FUCKING LIFE SIMULATION GAME. you have to buy weather- you have to buy fucking FAMILY DYNAMICS all split up between like 3 fucking packs WHAT THE HELL?????

Let me start off by saying that I love this game, compared to the previous games, this one really hits all the buttons for what makes a good sims game and improves upon most of them... Sims 2 Xbox and Sims Bustin (Xbox) still have their own slots on the podium. But the reason I give this game a thumbs down now is to not only tell you that this game is over 10 years old now, but to also tell EA to do one of two things.

A. Make a new Sims game entirely and not make it a micro-DLC hell pit worth over $1000.
Or
B. Kill the sims entirely or pass it onto someone who won't continue to milk a dying, shriveled up cow who is being milked for blood instead of the milk it started with.

The game is soooo full of content that at times during major updates, it suffers from bloat and begins to cause bugs and issues to crop up that are never fixed or brushed under the rug through another micro-dlc for gerbals... yeah, they made a DLC for the Pets DLC. So, if you want to play the base game and a few of the DLCs. go ahead, but once you start getting deep, don't expect a refund when the game stops working due to having to load so much stuff.

I've played this game on and off since it's release and been a huge fan of all the past sims games since I was a kid. As a whole I can not recommend this game, I find the gameplay incredibly stale/lacking and the price is ridiculous. Even with mods it just feels the same each play through.

The only saving grace of this game would be CAS and Build Mode, It is really good, lots of customisation for both, so if you're just looking to build or create sims then I can recommend this game for that.

Sims 1, 2 and 3 flowed nicely into each other but unfortunately Sims 4 has gone in a completely different direction and in my opinion for the worst. If you have never played any of the previous games then you might not find too much wrong with this game so I'd suggest giving it a go otherwise save your money and stick to the older ones. As a stand along game it's fine I guess but along side the other 3 games it is absolute trash so I've never been able to get into it despite really trying to.

I found launching through steam to be like pulling teeth. This is largely to do with the EA app that is required. I would suggest if you're going to get into this game and buy DLCs save yourself the trouble and switch over to the EA app.

honestly just not the same game anymore... need a new sims at this point.
Sims 3 was personally my favorite and at the peak of sims games !
So much customization and could explore town so much better that when this game came out it felt like a downgrade....
i have been playing this game now for over 10 years and finally am leaving a review .
the game is just stale and boring at this point any more and ready for an upgrade
plus the games dlc is wayyy overpriced and need more added into the base game . its just ridiculous that not even seasons are added in base game when 90% life sims that is included

This is a great game to DOWNLOAD and play. With so many character options you can create any type of Sim, even a FIT GIRL! You can also REPACK your belongings and move a new lot anytime. This game is a TORRENT of nonstop fun that i would recommend INSTEAD of similar titles!

Fun game, you can do almost anything with your character. You can make yourself, your family, friends, or uhh.. your worst enemy and the moment they spawn in the fall into a trap that kills them.
Like i said endless, almost anything you can imagine you can create.


Also I get a fucking error message when i launch the game not, something about "installing not found", please help.

Its a good game when it actually decides it wants to work. I play on the deck with it link to a mouse, keyboard and my tv. 90% of the time the game won't open at all and just closes itself .

When this game is no longer supported it's gonna take the community to fix their game on newer PCs, only for EA to say "wait we wanna make money off of this again" and steal the community fixes and charge us for this game again.

Honestly it’s fun for a bit. But given this game was made in 2014 and they still haven’t upgraded to better graphics and more engaging story lines.
I would love to see a Sims 5 where we have more options in the worlds to build more and whatnot.

launching the game works once then when you try to play again it loads up EA acting like the game will launch and never does. Its a loop. It only works again after you uninstall and reinstall.

Downgrade from the Sims 3. If you want a good sims game, Play the Sims 2 or 3.

its a good game if u like to create characters and houses and make stories