The rereleases will include all original Expansion Packs and DLC.
Information about The Sims 1 and The Sims 2 rereleases are slowly coming out of the woodwork. After EA's first official teaser hinting at the two rereleases coming to PC, we've gotten a new confirmation from a reliable source claiming that these rereleases are definitely happening. And are both set to release sometime this week.
Insider Information on The Sims 1 and The Sims 2 Rereleases
Official gaming website Kotaku reported about a potential Sims 1 and Sims 2 rerelease happening, adding in extra information from their insiders. Claiming that the sources familiar with current EA's plans know that both The Sims 1 and The Sims 2 will be released digitally on PC later this week. Confirming that all Sims 1 and Sims 2 DLC will make its way into the game's official rerelease:
According to a source familiar with the plans, both games will be released digitally on PC later this week. They’re expected to arrive with all of their original expansion packs included, but it remains unclear if the legacy games will also make it to consoles at some point.
The following list is a list of all Sims 1 Expansion Packs released for the game in their release order, which you should expect to be included in The Sims 1 rerelease:
The Sims 1: Livin’ Large (August 27th, 2000)
The Sims 1: House Party (March 28th, 2001)
The Sims 1: Hot Date (November 14th, 2001)
The Sims 1: Vacation (March 25th, 2002)
The Sims 1: Unleashed (September 23rd, 2002)
The Sims 1: Superstar (May 12th, 2003)
The Sims 1: Makin’ Magic (October 28th, 2003)
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List of Sims Packs Included with The Sims 2
The Sims 2 has two Pack types available: Expansion Packs and Stuff Packs. The game had 9 Stuff Pack and 8 Expansion Pack releases, including:
The Sims 2 Expansion Pack Releases
The Sims 2 University (March 1st, 2005)
The Sims 2 Nightlife (September 13th, 2005)
The Sims 2 Open For Business (March 2nd, 2006)
The Sims 2 Pets (October 17th, 2006)
The Sims 2 Seasons (March 1st, 2007)
The Sims 2 Bon Voyage (September 4th, 2007)
The Sims 2 FreeTime (February 26th, 2008)
The Sims 2 Apartment Life (August 27th, 2008)
The Sims 2 Stuff Pack Releases
The Sims 2 Family Fun Stuff (April 13th, 2006)
The Sims 2 Glamour Life Stuff (August 31st, 2006)
The Sims 2 Happy Holiday Stuff (November 7th, 2006)
The Sims 2 Mansion & Garden Stuff (November 17th, 2008)
Release Date And Platforms Info
According to insider reports, The Sims 1 and The Sims 2 rereleases are set to come out sometime this week for PC. It's not known if EA and Maxis plan to create new ports for The Sims 1 and Sims 2, but for now the rereleases are claimed as "PC releases". There is currently no information if the team plans to rerelease the games for Mac, and if they plan to rerelease console versions of the game.
We'll make sure to keep you posted once we know more about the upcoming releases. Stay tuned on Sims Community to be the first to know about the official release date, price and more!
29 Comments
Luís Filipe
I hope it comes for Mac
Gabriel
Reply to Luís Filipe
me too
Grzegorz
Reply to Luís Filipe
Me too
Bailey
Reply to Luís Filipe
Me too… just going though a lot lately and it’ll mean a lot to me.
Mark
Reply to Bailey
Everything will get better eventually mate, keep working on it!
Almudena
Reply to Bailey
Mucho ánimo, no se por lo que estás pasando pero seguro que puedes con todo.
michelle
for free?? i had so many of those Sims 1 and 2 EPs. i think I threw out my DVDs of those games a few years ago. would have been cool to show which packs i had so long ago!
Dewin
Reply to michelle
Same here… I still have the disc on my shelf and wouldn’t want to have to repurchase it considering how they love to throw the Sims 4 packs for free when many of us bought it on the release date.
Nicole
Reply to michelle
I still have my CD keys written down from all my expansions but I don’t have the docs anymore 🙁
natalia
Will there be anything new in the games?
Stela
Reply to natalia
i’d like that too! but… knowing ea… probably not
Rene
Reply to Stela
Why would anyone be expecting anything new with a re release of a game that’s decades old? At most maybe improved graphics but even then that’s not often a thing with re released material. Plus it’s sounding like it’s free or at a much lower cost that it sold for players back in the day. Seems like a good deal all things considered. Sims 2 for me was probably the best though it did have its share of … quirks too.
TheOfficialJW
Reply to natalia
I mean probably not because they’re just rereleases. In my opinion I don’t see the need to add anything new to the game since it’s an older game from the golden era. I just hope that they at least upgraded the graphics to match gaming PCs of this era.
Tracey
So excited for pc players. Wondering if it will be available also on Steam? My eldest son when he was a kid loved TheSims. My favourite is Sims2 so it’s fantastic news!
simmerinsx
if it doesn’t come out on consoles and mac what’s even the use? You can get them all on pc for free already if you know where to look…
lucy
Reply to simmerinsx
im hoping they’ll update it to run more smoothly on newer computers, you have to jump through a ton of hoops to get the “free” version online to work on windows 11. i hope it comes out on mac too tho for my mac friends <3
fsdfs2
Reply to simmerinsx
on Mac as well, I have both working, and plenty of other 2004 2005 EA games on my Apple silicon MacBook
just download sims 1 complete collection and install through wine
Ajian
Okay…I’m excited. You guys are pretty reliable so I’ll take the bait lol
Bailey
Why not Mac? I hope they do. I’ve been going through a shitty time lately and would LOVE access to all these releases if they happen.
Sugarskull
Wow this really is bringing back so much nostalgia for me. I had all of these games growing up and I would love a chance to own them again. Hopefully they’re free though lol
Susan
Do we know what version of windows it’s compatible with yet? I have windows 11 and can’t play sims 3 because it only works on windows 10 and before.
Aurélie
Reply to Susan
Hello, sims 3 can work on windows 11, I use it without any issues. It was recently updated, so give it a try !
Darkening Demise
I didn’t want to believe it at first. Because this is just too good to be true with EA. But with all this evidence piling up, I can say I’m home. This year might just be the best year in gaming for me in well over a decade. I can finally play The Sims 1 with all expansions and on a modern PC. This will revive the modding scene for both TS1 and TS2 as well.
Olivia-Kelly
Pour moi, ça sera ma toute première fois que je vais les tester
ashamed of you
My Sims 2 has definitely had updated graphics when I loaded it around 15 minutes ago. They have done something already.
Tim
This will be just another pig that doesn’t fly 🙁
Ancos Manon
Trop hâte je croise les doigts pour qu’ils soient compatibles sous windows 11
JcK
Will it be on Steam?
Vanessa
So that was a lie. No IKEA in sight, music missing, game doesn’t even work for most people.
We really gotta stop this copium that EA is ever going to be good again. It’s over.
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29 Comments
I hope it comes for Mac
Reply to Luís Filipe
me too
Reply to Luís Filipe
Me too
Reply to Luís Filipe
Me too… just going though a lot lately and it’ll mean a lot to me.
Reply to Bailey
Everything will get better eventually mate, keep working on it!
Reply to Bailey
Mucho ánimo, no se por lo que estás pasando pero seguro que puedes con todo.
for free?? i had so many of those Sims 1 and 2 EPs. i think I threw out my DVDs of those games a few years ago. would have been cool to show which packs i had so long ago!
Reply to michelle
Same here… I still have the disc on my shelf and wouldn’t want to have to repurchase it considering how they love to throw the Sims 4 packs for free when many of us bought it on the release date.
Reply to michelle
I still have my CD keys written down from all my expansions but I don’t have the docs anymore 🙁
Will there be anything new in the games?
Reply to natalia
i’d like that too! but… knowing ea… probably not
Reply to Stela
Why would anyone be expecting anything new with a re release of a game that’s decades old? At most maybe improved graphics but even then that’s not often a thing with re released material. Plus it’s sounding like it’s free or at a much lower cost that it sold for players back in the day. Seems like a good deal all things considered. Sims 2 for me was probably the best though it did have its share of … quirks too.
Reply to natalia
I mean probably not because they’re just rereleases. In my opinion I don’t see the need to add anything new to the game since it’s an older game from the golden era. I just hope that they at least upgraded the graphics to match gaming PCs of this era.
So excited for pc players. Wondering if it will be available also on Steam? My eldest son when he was a kid loved TheSims. My favourite is Sims2 so it’s fantastic news!
if it doesn’t come out on consoles and mac what’s even the use? You can get them all on pc for free already if you know where to look…
Reply to simmerinsx
im hoping they’ll update it to run more smoothly on newer computers, you have to jump through a ton of hoops to get the “free” version online to work on windows 11. i hope it comes out on mac too tho for my mac friends <3
Reply to simmerinsx
on Mac as well, I have both working, and plenty of other 2004 2005 EA games on my Apple silicon MacBook
just download sims 1 complete collection and install through wine
Okay…I’m excited. You guys are pretty reliable so I’ll take the bait lol
Why not Mac? I hope they do. I’ve been going through a shitty time lately and would LOVE access to all these releases if they happen.
Wow this really is bringing back so much nostalgia for me. I had all of these games growing up and I would love a chance to own them again. Hopefully they’re free though lol
Do we know what version of windows it’s compatible with yet? I have windows 11 and can’t play sims 3 because it only works on windows 10 and before.
Reply to Susan
Hello, sims 3 can work on windows 11, I use it without any issues. It was recently updated, so give it a try !
I didn’t want to believe it at first. Because this is just too good to be true with EA. But with all this evidence piling up, I can say I’m home. This year might just be the best year in gaming for me in well over a decade. I can finally play The Sims 1 with all expansions and on a modern PC. This will revive the modding scene for both TS1 and TS2 as well.
Pour moi, ça sera ma toute première fois que je vais les tester
My Sims 2 has definitely had updated graphics when I loaded it around 15 minutes ago. They have done something already.
This will be just another pig that doesn’t fly 🙁
Trop hâte je croise les doigts pour qu’ils soient compatibles sous windows 11
Will it be on Steam?
So that was a lie. No IKEA in sight, music missing, game doesn’t even work for most people.
We really gotta stop this copium that EA is ever going to be good again. It’s over.
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