22 Facts About Sims 4

Sims 4 is a free-to-play social simulation game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts.

Development of The Sims 4 began as an online multiplayer title, but plans were shifted to a single-player experience after the negative launch reception of Maxis' SimCity in 2013.

The Sims 4 received mixed reviews from critics upon its initial release, who praised the game's visual design, improved AI simulation for Sims, and the simplified building tools, but criticized the lack of content compared to prior The Sims titles, frequent loading screens, and missing features.

Sims 4 has been commercially successful, topping the all-format video game chart in 2014, and has received 36 million players worldwide as of 2021.

Sims 4 is a strategic social simulation video game, similar to preceding titles in the series.

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Sims 4 primarily make money by getting a job, or selling crafted items such as paintings and garden produce.

The multitasking system is another new gameplay mechanic, which allows Sims 4 to perform multiple actions at one time, such as having a conversation while cooking.

Create-a-Sim is the main interface for creating Sims in The Sims 4, and is significantly changed compared to previous The Sims games.

Sims 4 have seven life stages: baby, toddler, child, teenager, young adult, adult, and elder.

The "Play with Genetics" function allows players to create siblings, children, and parents of household Sims 4, inheriting facial features, and physical traits such as skin tones, hair colors, and eye colors from the selected household Sims 4.

Occult Sims 4 are introduced in various expansion packs and "game packs", these occults include aliens, vampires, mermaids, spellcasters, and werewolves; some occults can be directly created in Create-a-Sim.

Gender options for Sims 4 were expanded in a 2016 patch, allowing for greater freedom of gender expression.

Sims 4 are able to visit any lot located in any world, regardless of which world they reside in, and Sims 4 from inactive households can be seen when visiting other worlds.

Neighborhoods allow some open world functionality by allowing Sims 4 to explore freely within the neighborhood's boundaries, though traveling to neighboring lots still requires a loading screen.

Sims 4 includes three worlds in its base game: Willow Creek – a New Orleans-inspired world, Oasis Springs – a Southwestern United States-inspired world, and Newcrest – a world containing blank lots free for the player to build upon.

Development of The Sims 4 began as an online multiplayer title, under the working title of "Olympus".

Development of The Sims 4 was affected by layoffs at EA Salt Lake in January 2014, which was assisting in development of the game; remaining employees working on The Sims 4 were transferred to Maxis' Redwood Shores, California studio.

Windows and macOS versions of The Sims 4 have extensive mod support, as per tradition in the main The Sims series.

On May 6,2013, Maxis confirmed that The Sims 4 was in development, and would be scheduled for release in 2014.

The Sims 4 was officially unveiled via gameplay demos and release trailers in August 2013 at Gamescom.

Sims 4 has received 36 million players worldwide across all platforms as of 2021, and has generated over $1 billion of total revenue as of 2019.

In 2014, The Sims 4 was the first PC game to top the all-format video game charts since Guild Wars 2.