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Lilsimsie Shares Initial Concepts For The Sims 4 Comfy Gamer Kit

Sims 4 Comfy Gamer Kit Lilsimsie Concept Art

The Sims Creator and now Kit Collaborator spills the tea on how the Kit came to life!

The Sims 4 Kits collection got rich for another exclusive Sims Creator collaboration. The Sims 4 Comfy Gamer Kit, which released last week across Desktop and Consoles, was made in a special partnership with YouTube Creator lilsimsie. Who got to work on the Kit’s theme pick, Kit features and picking the right Object Concept Art pieces for final rendering and 3D modeling.

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Lilsimsie for Behind The Sims / Source

In a recent Behind The Scenes Video of making The Sims 4 Comfy Gamer Kit, Kayla Sims shared her initial reaction to being invited to work on a new Sims 4 Kit:

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I remember getting off that call and just like sitting at my desk, jaw dropped, staring at my computer in disbelief. Like I couldn’t believe it was actually happening to me. People have been asking me for years if I would ever make a kit with The Sims and the answer is always yes, like if they asked me, I would do it.

I just figured they wouldn’t ask me because I already had opportunities to like build for a couple of packs. I thought like I’ve already done stuff with them, they wouldn’t pick me for this. I was so excited. This was like the highlight of my life, okay?

– lilsimsie

In the video, she later explained what her role in this collaboration with EA and Maxis was. And how she helped shape The Sims 4 Comfy Gamer Kit!

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Initial Approach to the Kit Theme

Realistic Desk Spaces: I want to give players ways to make more realistic desk spaces. Many Sims players spend hours at their desks for both work and play. For many of us, our desk setup is our favorite space in our home. Beyond just gaming setups, lots of us have designated work from home spaces. Desks are cluttered, “lived in” parts of our houses, and that is currently hard to achieve in The Sims 4. This pack will add desk and office clutter, with a focus on gaming and computer related items.

The Sims 4 Comfy Gamer Kit Lilsimsie Concept Art
The Sims 4 Comfy Gamer Kit: Official Concept Art

Breaking Down Stereotypes: The classic “gamer” stereotype often portrays gamers nerdy men in dark rooms playing first person shooters. This inaccurate stereotype leaves out a lot of people who love video games, and it does not apply to the average Sims player. This pack is a love letter to Simmers and their gaming setups, and is intended to give them the ability to better recreate their real rooms in the game.

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The Sims 4 Comfy Gamer Kit: Official Concept Art

New “Gamer” Aesthetic: When people consider “gaming” decor, they often picture all black items with LED lighting and red accents. The Gamer Decor kit will instead primarily feature light, bright colors and “cutesy” decor that is more appealing to most Simmers and the “cozy gaming” audience. There are light wood and gold accents. The swatches are simple, and there is more of a focus on texture and color than on bold patterns.

ORIGINAL Sims 4 Comfy Gamer Kit Tones
The Sims 4 Comfy Gamer Kit: Official Preview of Color Tones

The Sims 4 Comfy Gamer Kit Feature Concepts

Recreating Real Desk Spaces

  • Many players will use this pack to recreate their real home offices and desk setups. They will be able to give their Simself a dedicated gaming space, much like many of them have in real life.
  • The Sims is a fantastic tool for daydreaming. This pack will also allow people to envision a “dream” desk space, as many of us like to use The Sims to imagine our dream homes and build them in the game.
The Sims 4 Comfy Gamer Kit Items Lilsimsie Concept Art
Early Designs for The Sims 4 Comfy Gamer Kit Decor

Multi-Functional

  • As a player, it’s always really exciting to me when new packs can be easily used in multiple ways.
  • The clutter in this pack will work to decorate home offices and build gaming rooms, but it migt work for:
    • Adding game controllers to coffee tables next to game consoles
    • Decorating community lots with extra neon signage
    • Cluttering teen bedrooms, dorm rooms, or other home spaces
The Sims 4 Comfy Gamer Kit Items Concept Art
The Sims 4 Comfy Gamer Kit Items Concept Art

Pairing Well With Existing Content

  • A vast majority of the careers in The Sims 4 require use of a computer for skill building or daily tasks. This pack will let players build better home offices, and tell more realistic stories of Sims working from home. It will be a great addition to the base game “freelancer” careers.
  • Example: players using the freelance programmer career will now be able to create a nicer computer + desk setup for their Sim.
  • This will also pair nicely with High School Years and Get Famous “streamer” gameplay.
  • There isn’t any desk clutter in Get Famous, despite it having a feature allowing your Sims to live stream.
  • High School Years has 1 gaming clutter item, and it would be great to have more!


You can watch the entire breakdown of what goes into making a Kit like The Sims 4 Comfy Gamer in lilsimsie’s detailed Behind The Scenes video we’ve linked below. Check it out!

We have a full Review of The Sims 4 Comfy Gamer Kit up on our website, detailing all the new Kit Objects, Swatches and Functionality! Check it out here.

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