What is the Best World in The Sims 4? (Community Poll)

What is the best world in the Sims 4? Over 10 years after the release of the Sims 4, the life simulation cornerstone has amassed a whopping 28 total worlds between the base game and all the additional DLC, including expansion packs, game packs, and more. From the classics like Willow Creek and Oasis Spring to new adventures like Ravenwood and Nordhaven, which world has the best there is to offer?

#1: Oasis Springs

Release Date: September 2nd, 2014
Released With (Patch/Expansion): Base Game
Neighborhood Amount: 6
Lot Amount: 21
Premade Families: 4 (Landgraab, Roomies, Zest, Caliente)
Likely inspired by desert areas of North America like Arizona and New Mexico, Oasis Springs is one of the two original worlds from The Sims 4 Base Game. A valley of desert sands and rays of sunshine that experiences extreme heat waves and rare cold and snowy winters, Oasis Springs also contains the secret lot Forgotten Grotto, an abandoned mine accessed by Sims with level 10 handiness.

#2: Willow Creek

Release Date: September 2nd, 2014
Released With (Patch/Expansion): Base Game
Neighborhood Amount: 6
Lot Amount: 21
Premade Families: 4 (Goth, BFF, Pancakes, Spencer-Kim-Lewis)
Reminiscent of New Orleans’ with shotgun houses and French Colonial style buildings, Willow Creek is partially surrounded by a swampy canal. It experiences all four seasons with summers typically being extremely hot and at risk for thunderstorms, while winters can be a bitter cold with swirling blizzards. In Willow Creek’s neighborhood Foundry Cove, a tree can be accessed which leads players to a secret lot. Sylvan Glade is a dreamy landscape with pink-leafed trees, twinkling lightning bugs, and two fishing spots to catch rare fish.

#3: Newcrest

Release Date: June 11th, 2015
Released With (Patch/Expansion): Base Game Update
Neighborhood Amount: 3
Lot Amount: 15
Premade Families: 0 (Completely empty world)
Added in a base game update less than a year after the initial release of the Sims 4, Newcrest is a vaguely suburban world seemingly nearby Willow Creek but also possibly cities like San Myshuno, based on its in-game map. It is intended as a blank canvas for players to build upon as they wish, with less detail and story than the other base game neighborhoods. It generally experiences all four seasons, with a similar weather cycle and range to Willow Creek.

#4: Granite Falls

Release Date: January 13th, 2015
Released With (Patch/Expansion): Outdoor Retreat
Neighborhood Amount: 2
Lot Amount: 7
Premade Families: 0 (Vacation World)
The first vacation world to be added to The Sims 4, Granite Falls is a woodsy and lush forest with camp sites and lodging available for Sims to live out their rustic dreams on vacation. With details and imagery similar to the Pacific Northwest and its large forested areas, Granite Falls has a standard range of seasons from hot to warm Springs and Summers and cool to cold Winters and Falls. After successfully navigating a rabbit hole adventure menu, Sims can access the “Hermit’s House” in the Deep Woods.

#5: Magnolia Promenade

Release Date: March 31st, 2015
Released With (Patch/Expansion): Get to Work
Neighborhood Amount: 1
Lot Amount: 4 (Get to Work Active Career lots are likely set in this world, but not accessible from the map)
Premade Families: 0
Similarly to Newcrest, Magnolia Promenade seems to be connected to or an extension of Willow Creek as it carries similar architectural style, scenery, and seasonal patterns. This estimate is also supported by the world having a similar name to Magnolia Blossom Park, the large park lot in Willow Creek. Magnolia Promenade is intended to be used as a business or shopping district, added for the retail system in Get To Work.

#6: Windenburg

Release Date: December 7th, 2015
Released With (Patch/Expansion): Get Together
Neighborhood Amount: 4
Lot Amount: 27
Premade Families: 8 (Behr, Bjergsen, Bro, Free Spirits, Fyres, Munch, Villareal)
Windenburg was the first world added to The Sims 4 to diverge from the suburban and United States based architecture, with the original buildings seeming to be Germanic, Scandinavian, or generally European in nature. Most of the lots, excluding certain modern buildings, take inspiration from the German timber-framed buildings of the style Fachwerkhäuser. Windenburg is also the largest world, with 27 total lots, and experiences generally cooler or cold temperatures excluding hot summers.

#7: San Myshuno

Release Date: October 1st, 2016
Released With (Patch/Expansion): City Living
Neighborhood Amount: 4
Lot Amount: 18
Premade Families: 8 (Benali, Bheeda, Feng, Jang, Karaoke Legends, Lobo, Pizzazz, Rasoya)
San Myshuno is the first world to contain apartment buildings and is inspired by multiple bustling real-world cities. It seems to pull most of its inspiration from New York and Tokyo. Like most of the other worlds, San Myshuno experiences hot summers and freezing winters. It is also the first world to experience Festivals, including Humor & Hijinks, Geekcon, the Spice Festival, the Romance Festival, and the Flea Market.

#8: Forgotten Hollow

Release Date: January 24th, 2017
Released With (Patch/Expansion): Vampires
Neighborhood Amount: 1
Lot Amount: 5
Premade Families: 2 (Straud, Vatore)
Forgotten Hollow is a small world intended for vampires with its extended nighttime period compared to other worlds, allowing vampiric sims to be outside without the risk of burning to a crisp. Sunny weather during any time of the year is uncommon, with most seasons being cool to cold except for Summer, which has the occasional heatwave. The world seems to be generally inspired by Eastern Europe and older styles of architecture, and particularly takes inspiration from Transylvania.

#9: Brindleton Bay

Release Date: November 9th, 2017
Released With (Patch/Expansion): Cats & Dogs
Neighborhood Amount: 4
Lot Amount: 16
Premade Families: 3 (Hecking, Lynx, Delgato)
Brindleton Bay is a windy and warm town inspired by New England coastal towns, such as those found in Maine. Since it was shipped with the expansion pack Cats & Dogs, stray animals are often seen wandering and can be befriended and adopted by your sims. The mayor of the town is Mayor Whiskers, an adoptable stray cat, and the expansion pack it came with was the first to feature a pre-made same sex couple in the trailer and in the world itself, Brant & Brent Hecking.

#10: Selvadorada

Release Date: February 27th, 2018
Released With (Patch/Expansion): Jungle Adventures
Neighborhood Amount: 2
Lot Amount: 7
Premade Families: 0 (Vacation World)
Selvadorada is the second vacation world added to The Sims 4, with a humid jungle climate that never falls below warm temperatures and ancient ruins perfect for the aspiring archaeologist. The world seems to be inspired by Mesoamerican, Latin American, and Spanish cultures and areas.

#11: Del Sol Valley

Release Date: November 16th, 2018
Released With (Patch/Expansion): Get Famous
Neighborhood Amount: 3
Lot Amount: 12
Premade Families: 3 (Jeong, Bailey-Moon, Ward, and 7 Additional Homeless Townies)
Another coastal city that seems to be loosely inspired by Los Angeles, Del Sol Valley is a celebrity hub with multiple references to Hollywood; Starlight Boulevard, for example, is based on Hollywood Boulevard. From the in-game view, Del Sol Valley looks like its a compact and bustling suburban area, but it has more decorative shell homes than most worlds do. Del Sol Valley also has a very middle of the road climate, with both heatwaves and freezing temperatures not naturally occurring.

#12: Strangerville

Release Date: February 26th, 2019
Released With (Patch/Expansion): Strangerville
Neighborhood Amount: 2
Lot Amount: 11
Premade Families: 3 (Sigworth, Eclectic Arts, Roswell) / Meet The Residents!
Strangerville is a world added via the game pack with the same name, and is the first world with a storyline and quest system built into it for players to change the state of the world. Prior to finishing the main storyline, the town square is often swarmed with military personnel, scientists, and possessed townies. The area is roughly inspired by Arizona, Nevada, and other American Desert cities with the laboratory being a loose reference to Area 51. Seasons are usually cool to hot, with no freezing temperatures or snowfall being present.

#13: Sulani

Release Date: June 21st, 2019
Released With (Patch/Expansion): Island Living
Neighborhood Amount: 3
Lot Amount: 14
Premade Families: 4 (Kahananui, Ngata, Hoapili, Kealoha, and 4 Additional Homeless Townies) / Meet The Residents!
A group of volcanic islands surrounded by a deep blue ocean make up the world of Sulani, a world taking inspiration from multiple tropical island regions like the Polynesian Islands and the Hawaiian Islands. Seasons are typically warm to hot, humid, and Sulani was the first to include the specific weather type called Monsoons, which was later introduced to Tomarang in For Rent as well.

#14: Glimmerbrook

Release Date: September 10th, 2019
Released With (Patch/Expansion): Realm of Magic
Neighborhood Amount: 1
Lot Amount: 5
Premade Families: 2 (Charm, Amicable Acolytes) / Meet The Residents!
Based on the Pacific Northwest’s forests, like Granite Falls, Glimmerbrook is a small mystical world with an archway portal leading to a magical realm for spellcasters to practice their magic and purchase any necessary tools. It experiences all four seasons and is usually on the cooler side.

#15: Britechester

Release Date: November 15th, 2019
Released With (Patch/Expansion): Discover University
Neighborhood Amount: 3
Lot Amount: 13
Premade Families: 4 (Pleasant, Elderberry, Best of Friends, Fletcher) / Meet The Residents!
Britechester is split down the middle by the rival universities of Foxbury Institute and the University of Britechester, the former being inspired by many modern universities while the University of Britechester takes inspiration from the University of Oxford, specifically. Britechester is also the first college town in the Sims series to be a residential world, allowing for any and all Sims to live in the area without attending a university. The world experiences all four seasons but tends to eb rainy and cloudy in the non-winter seasons.

#16: Evergreen Harbor

Release Date: June 5th, 2020
Released With (Patch/Expansion): Eco Lifestyle
Neighborhood Amount: 3
Lot Amount: 11
Premade Families: 4 (Greenburg, Harris, Sterling Rico, Tinker) / Meet The Residents!
Evergreen Harbor, shipped with the Eco Lifestyle, is another world based on the Pacific Northwest but primarily small suburban and industrial areas. The world is centered around the Eco Footprint system introduced in the pack, with each neighborhood being in a different stage from Green to Industrial. Like other worlds based on this region, it is generally mild, experiences all four seasons, and has slightly warmer summers.

#17: Batuu

Release Date: September 8th, 2020
Released With (Patch/Expansion): Journey to Batuu
Neighborhood Amount: 3
Lot Amount: 3
Premade Families: 0 (Vacation World)
Another destination world, Batuu is the only world to be a direct port from another franchise, Star Wars, and is on another planet, similar to Sixam. It is a small desert world, centered around a questline based on the Star Wars lore, and has consistently warm weather with no snow or rain. It is one of multiple packs in the The Sims series to reference real-world brands or series, like Sims 4 Moschino Stuff and Sims 3 Katy Perry’s Sweet Treats.

#18: Mt. Komorebi

Release Date: November 13th, 2020
Released With (Patch/Expansion): Snowy Escape
Neighborhood Amount: 3
Lot Amount: 14
Premade Families: 3 (Ito, Akiyama, Nishidake) / Meet The Residents!
Inspired by semi-rural mountainous areas of Japan, Mt. Komorebi is the first world to be introduced with both rental and residential lots, and is primarily focused on festivals and extreme sports like skiing, snowboarding, and mountain climbing. Seasons-wise, it is a very cold region with very little warm weather and with winters containing blizzards and heavy snowfall.

#19: Henford-On-Bagley

Release Date: July 22nd, 2021
Released With (Patch/Expansion): Cottage Living
Neighborhood Amount: 3
Lot Amount: 12
Premade Families: 6 (A New Start, Moody & McMillan, Scott, Watson, Chopra, Crumplebottom) / Meet The Residents!
Inspired by English villages and UK countrysides, Henford-On-Bagley is a tight-knit community centered around agriculture, small businesses, and animal husbandry. The pack and included world encourage sims to cultivate most of their own goods, through in-game dialogue, competitions, and the “Simple Living” lot challenge. The world also adds returning NPCs like Agnes Crumplebottom, who is well-known for her prudish and PDA-hating ways. While it does experience all four seasons, they tend to be mild, cool, and very rainy.

#20: Tartosa

Release Date: February 23rd, 2022
Released With (Patch/Expansion): My Wedding Stories
Neighborhood Amount: 2
Lot Amount: 9
Premade Families: 4 (Laurent, Markovic, Soto, Jaleel) / Meet The Residents!
The sands and sun of Tartosa are largely inspired by countries like Italy, Croatia, Greece, and other coastal Mediterranean regions. A lot of references to Italy are apparent in the world, although the architecture is closer to other Mediterranean countries. With pretty mild seasons, Tartosa doesn’t experience snow or extreme heatwaves, with most days of the year being warm and possibly windy.

#21: Moonwood Mill

Release Date: June 16th, 2022
Released With (Patch/Expansion): Werewolves
Neighborhood Amount: 1
Lot Amount: 5
Premade Families: 6 (Volkov, Howell, Oaklow, López, Wilder, Greg) / Meet The Residents!
The third occult-centered world (excluding Sixam, as it not accessible through the map, and is not a residential nor vacation world), Moonwood Mill is another forested world likely taking inspiration from the Pacific Northwest, placing its location likely near Granite Falls, Glimmerbrook, and Evergreen Harbor. With all four seasons and cool winters, Moonwood Mill is the setting stage for the werewolf packs “Moonwood Collective” and “Wildfangs”.

#22: Copperdale

Release Date: July 28th, 2022
Released With (Patch/Expansion): High School Years
Neighborhood Amount: 3
Lot Amount: 12
Premade Families: 3 (Harjo, Prescott, Price, and 3 Additional Homeless Townies) / Meet The Residents!
Centered around the local Copperdale High School and a small town with a rich mining industry history, Copperdale is a town likely inspired by towns in the Rocky Mountains region of the United States. The world experiences all four seasons and has multiple attractions for your sims, including a pier with fair rides, fair food, and a nearby bubble tea and thrift shop called Thriftea.

#23: San Sequoia

Release Date: March 16th, 2023
Released With (Patch/Expansion): Growing Together
Neighborhood Amount: 3
Lot Amount: 12
Premade Families: 5 (Michaelson, Robles, Robles-Ruano, Luna-Sullivan, and… just Kyle.) / Meet The Residents!
A direct inspiration of the San Francisco Bay region of the United States, San Sequoia has two regions connected by a large bridge (likely based on the Golden Gate Bridge) and pushes for a close-knit community and familial activities. Because it is a coastal town, it tends to be warmer with winters not getting colder than the “Cool” temperature with Seasons installed.

#24: Chestnut Ridge

Release Date: July 20th, 2023
Released With (Patch/Expansion): Horse Ranch
Neighborhood Amount: 3
Lot Amount: 13
Premade Families: 5 (The Nectar Making Duo, Grove, Sienna & Flapjack, Crinkletop) / Meet The Residents!
Like Strangerville, Chestnut Ridge takes inspiration from the desert region of the United States, including Nevada, Arizona, and other arid states. The world is large, not in the amount of lots, but rather in the total size of each neighborhood to allow for long rides with horses, which were introduced in the same pack. Although it is a desert, Chestnut Ridge experiences all four seasons and can experience freezing cold temperatures and snowstorms.

#25: Tomarang

Release Date: December 7th, 2023
Released With (Patch/Expansion): For Rent
Neighborhood Amount: 2
Lot Amount: 9
Premade Families: 5 (Cahyaputri, Linh-Sadya, Linh, Bun Ma, Li) / Meet The Residents!
As another tropical world that experiences Monsoons like Sulani does, Tomarang instead takes inspiration from Southeast Asia, primarily the countries of the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia. With a humid, hot, and generally tropical climate, Tomarang has unique activities including its Tiger Sanctuary and Night Market.

#26: Ciudad Enamorada

Release Date: July 25th, 2024
Released With (Patch/Expansion): Lovestruck
Neighborhood Amount: 3
Lot Amount: 13
Premade Families: 3 (Nadir, Dynamic Daters, López)
Based on the cities of Mexico, Ciudad Enamorada is a city of love for the Sims 4. With a hot climate that can also experience Monsoons, like Tomarang and Sulani, Ciudad Enamorada is both residential and it comes with rentals for Sims to stay while vacationing in the world. The lots in the world push for love and romance with a bustling nightlife, beautiful scenery, and a very convenient hotel for sims to stay at (Or to meet up with certain wealthy weirdos…).

#27: Ravenwood

Release Date: October 31st, 2024
Released With (Patch/Expansion): Life & Death
Neighborhood Amount: 3
Lot Amount: 13
Premade Families: 4 (Izadi-Gomes, Gomes, Aether, Specter)
Also heavily based on Transylvania, like Forgotten Hollow, Ravenwood is a city that embraces death and the afterlife, with the neighborhood of Mourningvale being intimately aware of what comes after death. As the home of the Netherworld Department of the Reaper career, Ravenwood is the first world to cemeteries and has festivals and events centered around the celebration of life, death, and everything in between. While it is a colder world, snow and freezing temperatures do not occur in Ravenwood.

#28: Nordhaven

Release Date: March 6th, 2025
Released With (Patch/Expansion): Businesses & Hobbies
Neighborhood Amount: 2
Lot Amount: 12
Premade Families: 7 (Koopman, Urbane Housesharers, Sarpong, Loden, Hoffman, Nyhus, Amri)
As the first obviously Scandinavian-inspired world in The Sims 4, Nordhaven is a close-knit community, promoting small businesses, honing crafts and hobbies, helping your neighbors, and indulging in all the sweet things life has to offer (Although shady characters do pepper the economy of Nordhaven, like that good ol’ Trashley Reelperson). Since it is another coastal harbor city, it does experience all four seasons with slightly warmer temperatures in the Summer, but it can get snowfall in the Winter.

TIME TO VOTE: What is the Best World in The Sims 4?

Vote below for which world you think is the best world in The Sims 4! You can pick up to two worlds of your choice.

What is the Best World in The Sims 4?

Oasis Springs

Willow Creek

Newcrest

Granite Falls

Magnolia Promenade

Windenburg

San Myshuno

Forgotten Hollow

Brindleton Bay

Selvadorada

Del Sol Valley

Strangerville

Sulani

Glimmerbrook

Britechester

Evergreen Harbor

Batuu

Mt. Komorebi

Henford-On-Bagley

Tartosa

Moonwood Mill

Copperdale

San Sequoia

Chestnut Ridge

Tomarang

Ciudad Enamorada

Ravenwood

Nordhaven

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