The Sims™ 4

classic you will always come back to, the add ons and mods are peak. I highly recc curseforge for safe modding/ Happy simming :D

It is my perfect cozy game when I need a warm and silly hug. It's a game that I can come back to whenever I want, start fresh whenever I want and still just enjoy it.

Pricy? Yes. The DLC is an obvious money grab. But, fuck it, I enjoy it and it makes me happy. And that's what matters.

is fun to watch the world around you burn while you sit on a bench petting a stray cat.

After 700 hours of playing this game, I'm officially giving up on it. The game has become buggy beyond belief. EA updates it every 2 weeks, making you have to redownload your mods if you use them (which you need in order to make the game more fun and even playable at times with all the bugs and glitches). With every patch comes more bugs and problems, every new DLC introduces more game-breaking problems, and now they've started with months long events that are buggy and literally unplayable. If you don't want to play them, a massive box takes up the side of your screen anyway because there is no way to exit out of it. Once one event ends after weeks and weeks, EA forces another update where they start another buggy and unplayable event. It is truly incredibly annoying. Not to mention the whole money-grabbing aspect of this whole game. It's a very expensive game because you need DLC to make it moderately fun, but even with all the DLCs (I have most of them), the game feels empty. Save your money. Trust me. This game will give you nothing more than frustration and broken saves.

I bought this on sale on its own, and I thought it was pretty neat for the time I played it. However, the required third-party launcher (EA's Origin) kicked me out.

I have a good time playing it, and I am always find new things to do even after playing for more than 1800 hours. Great game. Love it.

it is unacceptable a 7 year old game does not have autosave but does have 1000+ USD of expansions tbh.

i hate the sims 4 so fucking much. I literally never go out of my way to write reviews for anything but this is the shittiest thing ive ever played and I wasted 361 hours to this waste of effort on my PC alone (i dont want to talk about how long I played on console). The only way you can enjoy the sims, even if you have every pack known to man, is to download mods. this is because the sims is such a shitty mess by itself. I hate you EA and i hate steam as well for having the audacity to sell this fucking scam to the public.

Worst installment of the franchise. Disgustingly cash-grabby and offers very little gameplay in comparison to it's predecessors. Don't waste your money and just play the Sims 3 or Sims 2 instead!

I have owned this game for years and for some reason every single expansion packs that I have PURCHASED and downloaded are all completely gone. This is the second time it has happened, I repurchased the first time thinking it was my fault but now its happening again. Be very careful when you purchase anything extra. They might just force you to buy them all again.

I love this game WITH mods and cheats. I hate that EA locks all of the good features behind literally thousand plus dollars in paywalls while also having the game broken half the time. Still, I've played this game so long I think I just have stockholm syndrome and love it out of a weird brain addiction. Regardless, love playing with my dolls highly recommend WITH CHEATS AND MODS

Sims 4 lets me have an escape from reality when I'm bored or stressed! I enjoy making characters and doing interactive tasks

I have been playing since The Sims from 2000 right after its release and I have never been this much disappointed so far. The Sims 4 is not playable without the mods to fix crucial errors and it never will be since the problem is within the source code itself. Yet the only thing EA is busy with is to make more sauce on top of this disaster. They should bring back all the previous Sims' remakes like Lara Croft did f.e. if they don't want to lose the market to their upcoming competitors. The game is just so buggy even the events cannot be done without losing sanity, and mods break the events too - so you must be ready to get mad at all the stupid and clunky simulation of your sims or game not even giving you the event points, triggers, starts etc. besides several other issues. Can't recommend it to any new players; even their complaints are annoying like you got the game for free and still crying around while there are ppl who paid over thousands for this crap...

i have spent 140 hours on this game, means it's a good one
(i only had the base game, i've never get the extension pack or the other DLCs because it was expensive for me, and i did enjoy the base game very much)

It's fun but you basically have to buy a ton of overpriced expansions to get even a somewhat comparable experience to Sims 3.

The amount of dlcs you need to get to have the same amount of content from sims 2 is impressive. This is the final boss of capitalism.

I USED to love this game but ever since infants were introduced its been hell, why is my parent constantly leaving the child to fend for itself? or to go check on the toddler that the father is TAKING CARE OF. it is incredibly upsetting to see a game i spent so so so so much money on not be A} PLAYABLE or B} have the game fight me for the parent to "check infant" what is it checking? you pick the baby up and put it back down and dont even change the dang things diaper. im trying to play a legacy with two infants and a toddler and it has been nearly impossible and downright NOT fun. i cant even focus on trying to teach the children things with how laggy and glitchy this game has been. for the love of jesus christ EA i am begging you to just try and fix your game.

too many add ons and expansions, the base game gets boring and then you need to spend 50 bucks to do something else.

Ahh yes. Sims 4. What better way for your wife to enjoy something, such as, making fake houses, fake families, and all around fake situations. Just to watch her try a "challenge: that ends with all her Sims suffering some horrible exitensial crisis fate. All jokes aside she loves the game and I have purchased her every single dlc possible for this game. 10/10 would recommend. Now we just need Sims 5.

EA's predatory DLC model is a disgrace to the gaming industry. The sheer cost of owning the full experience is absurd. It's clear that EA prioritizes squeezing every last dollar from its player base over providing a complete and satisfying gaming experience.

As a life-time fan...? Player, a life-time player of the The Sims series starting from The Sims 2 on the family computer, to The Sims 3 on my "own" laptop, which was horribly underpowered for the task of running the game properly, to now playing and more importantly buying the fourth game with my own money. As of writing this review I own every DLC except for the most recent expansion pack and a few kits, and it's sad to say, but the game still lacks features from older titles I wish they would bring back, not all of them of course, there are some that can stay in their respective - let's call them - time capsules of game design. With the base game going free some time ago, I'm not exactly sure when it happened, it's at the very least prudent to try this game, no matter if you've or haven't played any of the previous titles. To end off this mess of a derailed train of thought, I will just say this - are there better things to spend money on than overpriced dlc for a 10 year old game? Sure, but why not do it anyway. And is there anything better I could've done with the 1300+ hours I've spent playing this game, with various levels of enjoyment throughout - owing to bugs, glitches and questionable design choices that have over time changed for better or for worse? Maybe, but I regret nothing.

Truly just a money grab. If you want to thoroughly enjoy this game you'll need DLC, but the DLC for the Sims 4 is overpriced and not worth your money. The game is bare-boned and only gives us the BARE MINIMUM! Yes, it is now free but if you want to enjoy basegame Sims 4 I'd recommend safe CC.
The Sims 3 is much more worth your money and, at least for me, brings back a lot of fond beautiful memories. The Sims 3 is also much more interactive, open, much more enjoyable, and you can still download CC. Oh and the Sims 3 DLC has much more content, funnier perks, and are significantly cheaper!

Though I do genuinely enjoy designing my own unique sims before terrorizing and committing heinous crimes against everyone they love and putting them through long, treacherous deaths, but the happiness I get from that is short-lived and the Sims 3 allowed me to grill my newborn babies so I much prefer it!

EA took Sims 3 gutted it of all ability for creativity down to the absolute minimum only to repackage it as a new game and market everything behind a paywall costing upwards of $1000 for the full experience.

Purchased the game before they realized they would make more money by essentially offering the base (sample) game free and preying on users with their over priced dlc. The game won't start after multiple attempts of trouble shooting. Not to mention the amount of bloatware and meta data this filthy company collects on it's customers which most likely don't have a clue!

I don't know why people love this game so much, truly. I have been a fan of the sims franchise for years and grew up playing it. I've always had an affinity for the series and I can't help but feel as though EA has squandered this game forever. The fact that you have to pay over $1000 (and over $800 with half of the packs being 30-50% off) for all of the game content, tied together with the terrible coding and stupid bugs, this is basically an incomplete game. There is quite literally not a single other game on the market like this, and EA gets away with it. Why? Because we let them. Every single person who has bought a pack or feed into the cycle of buying shitty packs (myself included) is part of the problem. EA has a monopoly, and they know that. They continue to release packs because they continue to be bought. I don't think this cycle of endless DLC will ever end really. I only have a few of the packs, and I am constantly running into issues running this game even though my PC is fairly good. The base game is very boring, and without any of the packs, provided an extremely lackluster experience. The lack of sims personality is a particularly weird thing considering the personality was supposed to be the whole point! There are features that are needlessly complex but don't actually have any real weight in the game or do nothing! Not to mention there are several features in packs that will only work if you have another completely different separate pack!

The game moved very away from some of it's adult theme's additionally. They seem to be marketing the game more towards younger children and the game is very turoialy and hand holdy. It takes much much more for your sims to die, and while this could be a good thing to prevent stupid deaths from happening, in my experience it just makes the game less fun. Part of the fun of the sims is how crazy and outlandish you could make your sims stories, with affairs and magic and ghosts etc! Half of these features are now not present in sims 4, or are locked behind packs and expansions. The game itself just has such a different vibe from the rest of the series, and i wouldn't say thats a good thing! I feel so isolated when I play the sims 4 because nothing is ever happening. Your sims can't get fired, they can't cheat, etc, a lot of the features that made the sims *feel* like a life sim arent even there anymore!!

I basically play this game now as a dress-up game and a building sim, as in my eyes it doesn't have much to offer, and now hearing there won't be a sims 5, i think this is probably the end of the road for the sims. Don't get me wrong it is still very popular, but I genuinely can't see people putting up with this shit for very much longer.

The way this game has left a permanent stain in my eyes on the sims franchise is crazy, imo. And while i do still love the games and will continue to play them, I cannot in good faith recommend this to any single other person. It's terribly coded, 10 yrs old at this point, and continually getting DLC released for it without any of the actual issues being addressed. I would really like to see EA move this franchise away from both micro-transactions and the more family-friendly approach they seem to have taken with the game. But that's wishful thinking, and I know it, especially considering what we know about "Project Rene".

^^ if you weren't aware there have already been talks by EA to take the seasons pack and split it up into 4 separate packs for Project Rene. *not confirmed, but discussed

Very expensive if you grab all the DLCs, but there's a lot to play with.

Bugs aside, the game has an almost unparalleled level of freedom and enables a lot of creativity. Whether it's recreating your childhood home to the most minute of details, to seeing how many people you can kill via served puffer fish at a restaurant -- the choice is yours!

If you're looking to get DLC packs, definitely wait on sales since they mostly go half or more off.

It is far too expensive, and at that price, its content feels lackluster.
If you enjoy immersive, plot-rich simulation games, choose The Sims 2. On the other hand, if you prefer open-world, exploratory, single-player RPG-like simulations, The Sims 3 is the better choice.

For new players, creating characters may initially bring excitement and joy. However, as you progress, you might realize that The Sims 4 resembles a beautiful vase—visually appealing but devoid of substance.

Consider a scenario where a Sim, fresh from attending a funeral, energetically heads to the bathroom to perform push-ups simply because they drank Oolong tea or something. Or imagine a Sim after their best friend's funeral becoming so hysterically happy, perhaps even thrilled to die, simply because they're in a Playful décor environment. This exaggerated, whimsical behavior doesn't align with the essence of The Sims. Instead, it feels more like a mission creator within the Create-a-Sim (CAS) mode than a cohesive life simulator.

The overly fragmented and overpriced DLC further weakens the game's base content. For veterans of the series, this installment may feel inherently lacking—visually stunning, yes, but ultimately uninspiring.

While you can wait for special offers to purchase parts of the game, the options remain limited since the developers have announced there will be no The Sims 5. For those seeking a more authentic experience, The Sims 2/3 remains the most viable alternative.

I enjoyed The Sims 4 for a while, but I quickly grew bored. At present, I would rate it 5.5/10 and cannot recommend it. Perhaps I’ll revisit my rating if the game becomes more reasonably priced, but for now, the answer is no.

I love this game, many of the negative reviews have 10 or so hours tops of play time. Therefor aren't getting the full experience, it's an awesome game even without the dlc stuff and the add on stuff. It depends on your preference of games, if you don't usually like this type game don't try it, but no reason to write such bad reviews based on something you knew you didn't like. Over all it's a great game, free, super simple and fun game.. many options of things to do, so much character design options. If you think you'll like it, give it a try!

i play this game just to make characters of ppl i hate. yk the rest. would recommend

Recommending a 10 year old game feels a little strange as by now it would be more surprising to find someone who doesn't know this game or at least some of its issues. I think the Sims 4 is an easy-going game that can almost run on anything (I play on a bad laptop) that you can play for hours on. Due to multiple base game updates the base game now has more gameplay in it and is more enjoyable than what it was originally. The game does demand a little creativity though, and even more so with some of the add ons, as some of the 'random' events are just text boxes lol. On the whole the game is fine, its like a solid 6 or something, you feel like you want more but what you have is okay sometimes. I'm mostly reviewing it so steam will stop asking me to.

Aside from the mass amount of DLC and crazy pricing for them, another issue would be there are no Steam achievements. In game there are some, but for me as an achievement hunter I would really wish to see this come to fruition.

do NOT get into the rabbit hole that i got into.

so. many. mods... and CC.

but it's technically "worth" it since the base game is free now. just don't get surprised about all the DLC because EA made the game.

The only game where you forget about it, then remember it, then continuously play it and then start a cycle.

I love this game and I enjoy playing it with mods as well, specifically "Extreme Violence" mod, which I played with a bit because why not, and now the sim of my best friend is a serial killer (hes amassed like 20+ kills so far). In hindsight, I turned my sims experience into a UK Soap Opera. I've even given it a name: 𝑺𝒊𝒎𝒔𝑬𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔

11/10

Way too many and way too expensive expansion packs. they have the cost of full games

The Sims 4 is braindead, therapeutic slop. But life is hard, and sometimes that's exactly what you need.

Sims 4 is so good! If you love the other sims games then this will be perfect for you. The only thing I would say I didn't like is that in order to have seasons in the game you have to purchase an expansion pack for it separately. Which I think it should've been put in the base game originally. However everything else about the game is quite good and they're always adding more stuff! Highly recommend :)

This is literally the worse game I've ever played. What do u mean I can't change my Sim's hair colour individually for each category without it being the same across all of them??? Fix this game and focus on improving it instead of making it worse wth.

Who doesn't love being an omnipotent menace in this game? It's an older game but the packs keep content fresh, and you can sort of curate your own game experience by choosing packs/expansions (and if you catch them during a Steam Sale, it's pretty affordable).

The Sims is such a nice game and very nostalgic to me. Sadly, TheSims4 is a pretty soulless game and only a cashgrab for EA. Over 80 overpriced DLCs, and most of them are lacking in content or are pretty much half cooked. The townies are lifeless, and the overworld feels pretty empty. The only way to enjoy this game is with mods to get the game the core the game is lacking on, and thats not a good sign. Glad that this game is now for free, because I wouldn't recommend buying the vanilla game.

They charge the price of an entire new game just for DLC... disgusting, greedy swineballs. SIMS has been ruined by the fact EA can't keep their wallets closed. Its such a shame, as the game itself is incredible, but is ruined by the fact DLC is over £34.99. You can get 2 games for that amount of money, or a meal at a nice restaurant, or a night at the bar with friends... sorry but no downloadable content is worth the price they are asking, extortionate and shamefully exorbitant.

good game, fun to mess around with especially if you have dlcs (i have dlcs)

I could never really get into this, a lot of the fun has been removed over the years. Newer graphics don't = a better game when you change the fundamental Sims experience.

Been a simmer since 2000 and miss the sims 1 and 2, especially 2. I suggest the sims 2 gets a remaster for modern times/engines rather than churning out newer games that lack the soul of the sims

The DLC is just way too expensive and overpriced, draining you out of every penny
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Game is fire. like no litteraly my sim set fire to the house while making a grilled cheese. HOW DO YOU DO THAT? ITS A GRILLED CHEESE. other than that this game is pretty cool

There are so many tutorials and challenges you can work towards that even with the base game, it has a lot to offer.. and the base game is FREE. I did get a few DLCs a friend recommended when they were on sale, but don't stress if you can not get much. There is still PLENTY without needing everything.

Reviews are stupid. I dont go around recomending games to people who havent asked about them.
It's SIMs, it¨s free. You¨ve probably tried it. If you havent.. Go ahead. Millions have wasted tons of time playing this game. You can too!

I've been playing The Sims and Sim games since the first edition and all the original expansion packs/games they released 25+ years ago. Love this game.

Its inferior to the sims 3 in nearly every way, but since the sims 3 is nearly unplayable on modern machines this is what you get. Not to mention EAs storied history of predatory DLC practices. Over $1300 USD for all the DLC? EA execs need to do a flip when they jump

No matter how much I play this game it never gets better. In fact, it's progressively getting worse. Also EA is an awful company and the dev team filled with so much toxic positivity.
I just want a Sims 5 at this point but they'll never give it to us because they're lazy and the Sims 4 is a cash cow.

Its fun to create sims with personality types and place them in different situations to see how the game plays it out. Also I enjoy creating homes that give me ideas of how to decorate a home.