In just under 3 weeks, the latest Expansion Pack for The Sims 4, titled Enchanted by Nature, will release worldwide! Earlier this month, we received our first glimpse of the June-August roadmap, which revealed that the Expansion Pack would be released on July 10, 2025.
At launch, Enchanted by Nature will retail for $39.99 USD or your regional equivalent. As with previous DLC launches, the pack will drop simultaneously worldwide. This can be a little confusing for those living in different time zones. Don’t worry, as we have you covered with our countdown to release!
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The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature Release Date & Time
The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature is due to release on July 10th 2025. The exact time varies based on time zone, but as it stands, the pack will release at 10 AM PDT/ 6 PM BST/ 7 PM CET. If you want a more simplified overview, you can check out our countdown below!
Countdown to The Sims 4 Enchanted By Nature Release
Coming to PC, Mac, Xbox One, S and X, Playstation 4, 5 and Pro Series.
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The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature will be available on the following platforms:
The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature is the 19th Expansion Pack to release for The Sims 4 over its 10+ year history. Just this week, we received two trailers showcasing the Create-A-Sim and Build-Buy items! Next week, we are likely to receive the official Gameplay Trailer, as well as a World Spotlight trailer, giving us a closer look at the new world of Innisgreen. The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature will introduce the fairy occult to The Sims 4 for the first time, as well as expand on off-grid living, herbal remedies, and so much more.
From what we’ve seen so far, it looks like we are going to be able to customise fairy wings in great detail, similar to pets and tattoos, as well as an expanded skin tone range to include more fantasy options. There is also to be a pack livestream with a mysterious special guest before the pack’s launch. If all goes well (unlike the Businesses & Hobbies initial livestream) the this is likely to be the week before The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature’s launch!
Limited Edition Bonus Content
If you purchase The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature before August 21st, then you will receive the Fairy Garden Digital Content, featuring three exclusive items for your game:
Lofty Leaf Pond
Luminous Mycena Lantern
Disguised Dwelling Fairy Home
For all updates regarding The Sims 4 Enchantedby Nature, and all news and updates on the game, stay tuned to Sims Community to be among the first to know!
From Wicked-ly Good to Fantastically Super – Sims 4 Movie CC Inspired by the Last Year in Cinema!
Lights, Camera, Action! If your recent trips to movies have inspired you to bring the magic of the movies to your game, this list of Sims 4 movie CC and Mods will help you recreate iconic moments in-game. From Marvel to Musicals, this list rounds up some of the best CC inspired by some of 2024 and 2025’s cinematic standouts. Quiet on set, let’s get rolling!
The Sims 4 Movie CC Spotlight: 2024 and 2025 Blockbusters
The Fantastic Four & The Thunderbolts* – A Marvel-ous Collection
For the last 15 years, there has been a constant stream of Marvel movies, and now there are even TV series streaming on Disney+! It’s no surprise that some of our favourite superheroes have had their looks translated into The Sims 4.
The Fantastic Four – Mima Busowg
Next month will see the release of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and CC creator Mima Busowg is ahead of the curve. Their recreations of Reed Richards, and Sue and Johnny Storm’s beautifully retrofuturistic Fantastic Four outfits are on point, and perfect for anyone looking to recreate Marvel’s first family in-game. For fans of Marvel Rivals, Mima Busowg has also created their in-game variants!
Fellow Ozians, good news! Thanks to CC creators, you can dress your Sims in Ozian fashion in The Sims 4. Whether you’re a fan of Glinda Upland of the Upper-Uplands or Elphaba Thropp of Munchkinland, there’s plenty of CC and community creations for fans of Wicked to play with while we patiently await the release of Wicked: For Good this coming November.
Glinda The Good Witch Set – Mima Busowg
Previously mentioned CC creator Mima Busowg has recreated six iconic looks worn by Ariana Grande as Glinda/Galinda Upland in Wicked. This set includes the iconic bubble dress, two Shiz outfits, her Ozdust ball look, and the Emerald City and Defying Gravity looks. Check it out below!
I’m holding space for this next one! Elphaba’s iconic Shiz University dress, boots, and glasses have been recreated in The Elphie Collection by RissaRyan on Patreon.
Oscar-nominated body-horror The Substance thrilled audiences with its commentary on ageing, the female body, and stardom. Some of Elizabeth and Sue’s iconic looks have been translated from screen to game with several lookbooks that capture the unique style.
The Substance Lookbook – Clov3r
These Sims created by Clov3r over on Patreon perfectly resemble Elizabeth and Sue from The Substance, with a list attached of all CC used to create them. Check it out!
On to a very recent release now. The much-anticipated follow-up to Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s 28 Days Later and its sequel, 28 Weeks Later, has hit theatres globally. This post-apocalyptic British zombie thriller explores human emotion, community, and rage. Here are some post-apocalyptic looks for your Sims wanting to live out a rather macabre fantasy!
Apocalypse Set – Mr Crow
This Create-A-Sim and Build-Buy mashup set by Mr Crow has all you need to turn Willow Creek into the desolate, infected-ridden countryside of the English North-East. The set contains a handful of gory outfits for each life stage, and many bloodied furniture swatches fit for the end of days.
Sacraficial is known for their bizarre, game-changing mods, and the Zombie Apocalypse Mod is no different. With this mod installed, you can turn your Sims’ world into a hellscape with streets full of the undead. You can fight off infected Sims with an arsenal of weapons, join forces with other survivors, and even encounter bosses! This mod is incredibly visceral in its violence, so be warned before installing.
If you haven’t heard of A Minecraft Movie, then I can only assume you have been living under a very large rock. Prior to its April release, you couldn’t escape the constant barrage of memed moments. For fans of Minecraft or of A Minecraft Movie, you can now enjoy elements of another game in this game!
Minecraft Bedroom – Pinkfizz
Over on The Sims Resource, you can find this Minecraft bedroom set complete with bedrock beds, TNT rugs, and Creeper… Well everything! 10-year-old me would have loved this.
What piece of cinema iconography would you like to see replicated in The Sims 4? Let us know in the comments below! Stay tuned for all the latest Sims 4 Mods updates!
I was one of the lucky people who got to try out The Sims Board Game at the UK Games Expo. Here’s a quick run-down of what you can expect, and even a confirmed release date so you know when it’ll hit the shelves.
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A quick disclaimer: Because of the nature of the games expo and tons of Simmers waiting patiently to play, I didn’t get the chance to play a full game, only a few turns. Some elements of the game may also change between now and the release.
Setup
Some board games feel laborious to set up, and by the time that’s all done, people have lost interest in playing, so I am pleased to say this game looks really straightforward.
How to set up the game
Start by putting down the main board. It’s made up of six triangular pieces, making a map of Willow Creek.
Pick six location cards from the pile and add them to the map. There are lots of location cards from all of the different Sims games.
Pick your coloured Plumbob token and the matching needs counter.
Set up the action cards in two rows of four face up, and place an ‘iconic Sim’ card next to each row. The rest of the action cards go in a pile face down next to these.
That’s it!
A sneak peek at The Sims Board Game instructions.
Also, a good thing to note is that the actual quality of the cards and game pieces is great; they feel really well-made and high quality. There was only one game to demo at the entire expo, and by the time I played it had been out and used for three days straight by hundreds of people, yet it still looked and felt brand new.
A breakdown of the different cards
Aspiration cards: These set your main objectives in the game, each showing two interest symbols and rewarding you with three aspiration points when completed by collecting matching symbols from action cards.
Action cards: These represent activities, items, or events your Sim can engage with, each showing two to four interest icons and sometimes a Plumbob symbol that replenishes one need.
Iconic Sim cards: These feature well-known Sims characters, each with a single interest icon. They can be collected for one aspiration point if their symbol matches the location you visit.
Location cards: These form the main board, and each location tile has three different interests and one need symbol. The symbols on these cards show which action cards or iconic Sims are available and which of your Sims’ needs will be depleted when you visit.
Home card: Where you will store your scored/completed aspirations, action cards, and current aspirations.
Needs tracker: How you keep track of your needs, if they all turn red, that’s game over.
Your home card and needs tracker.
Gameplay
Player order is decided by which player has most recently played The Sims.
On your turn, you’ll choose one of two actions – Go Out or Go Home.
Go Out
There are a few different things you can do on your turn.
This is what the board should look like once you are ready to start playing.
Visit somewhere on the board: Each location displays up to 3 interest symbols (e.g., tech, social, money) and 1 red need icon (like hunger or energy). This is what you will need to make go down when you visit it.
Pick an action card: Once you go to a location, choose an action card from the rows that matches one of the interest symbols shown at the location you are visiting.
Meet iconic Sims: Every unique Sim has one personal interest symbol. If the location you’re visiting shares that symbol, you can befriend that Sim, which will add them to your collection.
Refresh the card pool: After selecting your action card (and possibly a sim), refill the empty spot from the deck.
Mingle with other players: This is optional, but it’s a fun touch! If another player is already at the location you chose, you’ll “mingle.” Roll the plumbob dice to see whether you steal an action card from someone else, trade a card, or do nothing.
Complete an aspiration: If you’ve collected 3 action cards that match the symbols on one of your aspiration cards, you complete that aspiration! Score the points and lock them in.
A better look at the Plumbob pieces.
Go Home
You can stay in and focus on recovery if your needs are getting low. Go Home actions include:
Replenishing two needs: Turn any two needs on your card from red back to green.
Draw or discard an aspiration card: Great if you’re stuck with really unhelpful ones. Check your new cards, and if the symbols match the action symbols you have collected, you can bank the points immediately.
The Aim Of The Game
The goal of The Sims Board Game is to be the first player to earn 8 aspiration points. You score by completing aspiration cards (3 points each) by collecting matching interest icons from action cards, and by befriending unique Sims (1 point each).
Like any board game, it does involve some level of strategy. You need to manage your needs, choose optimal locations to gather symbols, and plan around your current aspiration goals. Timing when to go out, when to go home to recover needs or draw new goals, and when to mingle with other players adds a dynamic layer of decision-making.
The Sims Board Game box art.
Review
This is a well-thought-out and well-designed game, which manages to simplify what is arguably the most complex life simulation game on the market.
I was really pleased to see it wasn’t just townies from The Sims 4 that were featured as well, the game has 25 years of lore and history, so it’s nice to see some of that get a little nod.
Because I am so used to thinking of The Sims as a solitary game, I was apprehensive about this edition to the franchise. However, having seen how much care has gone into the development, from giving nods to old townies to just the quality of the actual game pieces, I think The Sims board game is going to be a hit with die-hard fans and people new to The Sims.
A shot of the game in action!
Release date
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For any Sims fans in the US, The Sims Board Game will be available at Target from the 20th of July!
In the UK, The Sims Board Game will be available from the 18th of September, with pre-orders open now on Amazon.
The estimated manufacturer’s suggested retail price for The Sims Board Game goes for $19.99USD, or a price equivalent to your local currency.
Bring the beloved and delightfully unpredictable world of The Sims to life and experience a fresh new take on game night! Join your friends and family — and memorable Sims from years past — as you chart your journey. Will you create chaos and try to outrun Grim or aim for career success? What will you do next when you have to start all over again? The possibilities are endless as you explore familiar venues, connect with iconic Sims, and achieve your aspirations to claim victory! Recommended for 2-5 players, ages 12 and up.
THE SIMS BOARD GAME: A game for Sims fans – and their friends! Create, travel, socialize and achieve your aspirations in this tabletop adaptation of Sims!
BASED ON THE HIT VIDEO GAME SERIES: The popular video game is now a player vs. Player social game. There are so many iconic Sims references that make each game unique. This game is for the avid Simmer, a new time Simmer and everyone in-between.
REAL SIMS REFERENCES: Inside the Box You Will Get Icon Cards, Everything Cards, Aspiration Cards, Variety of Venue Cards & House Cards, Sliding Needs tracker & a Plumbob Turn Tracker
GAMEPLAY: Each game lasts between 30-40 minutes, for extra Simming fun why not increase the points target?
Take a look at other articles we have done on The Sims Board Game here.
Goliath Games also dropped an official teaser trailer, which you can watch below.
Are you excited to be able to bring The Sims Board Game to family game nights? Let us know!
Are you ready for an upgrade to your Ghostly Sims with The Sims 4 ghost powers? Ghosts have been an integral part of gameplay since the inception of The Sims, and especially in The Sims 4. The Life & Death Expansion Pack expands on this and enhances the game by introducing ghost powers and abilities. Your Ghost Sim can now earn Experience Points and progress through the Ghost Mastery Panel to unlock otherworldly abilities that let them influence their world for the better or worse. With this change to the Afterlife, our Sims might not have to be so afraid of facing Grim after all.
The Sims 4 Ghost Powers: Life and Death Guide
The Sims 4 Ghost Powers and the Ghost Mastery Panel
The Sims 4 ghost powers from the Life and Death Expansion pack are unlocked through the seven-level Ghost Mastery Panel. This feature may be familiar to Simmers who use Werewolves or Vampires in their gameplay, as it seems to use the same skill tree layout as seen in other occult-related packs.
The seven levels in this skill tree are Wispling, Ethereal Novice, Phantasmal Ascendant, Spectral Luminary, and Transcendent Wraith. The Ghost Mastery panel offers a Good, Neutral, and Evil skill tree path, allowing your Ghost Sim to hone their powers.
Stamina & Ghostly Abilities
When your Sim performs ghost powers in The Sims 4, they earn Experience Points, which can be used to purchase abilities in the Ghost Mastery Panel. These powers come at a price, however. Each time your Sim performs a ghostly ability, your Sim sacrifices a bit of their Stamina.
To increase your Experience Points without much effort, after enabling cheats, use the cheat stats.set_stat rankedstatistic_ghostpowers_ghostxp [x], entering your desired amount of Experience Points. (Ex: enter stats.set_stat rankedstatistic_ghostpowers_ghostxp 5000 to reach the Transcendent Wraith Ghost Mastery level)
Ghost Sims with Healthy Stamina can use their Ghost Mastery interactions with ease, while Ghost Sims with Low Stamina will start to feel Tense or Uncomfortable. After purchasing the ability, Ghost Sims can take a Spectral Slumber to refill their fading Stamina. You can view this in the information in the Simology Panel.
Can’t wait for your Sim to recharge? To instantly refill your Ghost Sim’s Stamina, enter the cheat testingcheats on and use the Cheat Need… Make Happy interaction when clicking on your Sim. This will replenish your Sim’s needs and bring their Stamina back to Healthy.
Ghost Powers for Good
There are two ability paths for your Sim to explore within the Good skill tree: Comfort and Helpful. Each good interaction grants your Ghost Sim Goodwill Essence.
Embrace the good side by completing enough good interactions in The Sims 4, and unlock the Transcendent Wraith Ghost Mastery level to unlock the Benevolently Bless interaction and be granted the power of the Ultimate Blessing. This will allow your Ghost Sim to bestow the gift of boundless fortune on living Sims. Your Ghost Sim also unlocks the Mark of Good tattoo that can be applied in Create a Sim or directly by clicking on your Sim.
Comfort Abilities Level 1: Solace Embrace
Unlock the Detect Current Mood interaction to learn about Sims’ moods outside of your household, and use the Solace Embrace interaction to remove their negative feelings with a calming hug. The Solace Embrace ghost power is only available for your Sims friends and other Sims they are close to.
Comfort Abilities Level 2: Euphoric Presence
Radiate a positive aura from your Ghost Sim to influence the emotions of nearby living Sims who are in the same room. This ability allows your Ghost Sim to Radiate Assuring Aura, Radiate Happy Aura, and Radiate Fun Aura. Nearby Sims can’t help but be happy to be around Ghosts who use this power!
Comfort Abilities Level 3: Dream Weaver
Give living Sims a good dream, restoring their Energy needs faster. By performing the Weave Good Dream ghost power, your Sim can help others start their day off on the right side of the bed.
With this ghost power, your Sim can instantly improve the quality of crafted items, nurture plants, and restore freshness to spoiled food. They can use this power in The Sims 4 Life and Death to increase the quality of their own items, and even help other Sims by enhancing their crafts from beyond the grave with the Nurture Plant, Improve Quality, and Restore Freshness interactions.
Helpful Abilities Level 1: Dispeller
Unlocks the Dispel Material ghostly ability to instantly remove trash, dirty dishes, puddles, messes, and more, sending them away to the Netherworld. Performing this interaction in front of other Sims will make them happy and increase their social relationship with your Ghost Sim.
Helpful Abilities Level 2: Novice Maintenance
This allows your Sim to transcend the Handiness Skill barrier, giving them a chance to clean, repair, and upgrade instantly. Select an object and choose the Instantly Upgrade, Instantly Clean, and Instantly Repair interactions to use this ghost power. This ability has three tiers, with each tier enhancing the interaction’s success rate. Your Sim may fail to instantly enhance the object until this ability is fully upgraded.
Helpful Abilities Level 3: Grim’s Ride-or-Die
At this point, your Sim has earned some street cred in the Afterlife and is known around the realms as a Good Ghost. With this ability, your Sim has been gifted the power to save a Sim from getting reaped by fist bumping Grim with the Save a Life interaction. While this isn’t always successful, your Sim will have a much better chance at saving their loved one with this power.
Helpful Abilities Level 4: Altruistic Caretaker
This ability unlocks the Bestow Longevity and Give Need… interactions. Fill others’ Energy, Social, and Fun needs and extend the living Sims’ lifespans by channeling the needs of those your Sim is close with, or offering them the comfort of longevity.
Ghost Powers for Evil
There are two ability paths within the Evil skill tree: Scare and Chaos. Pick your poison when you purchase abilities from the Ghost Mastery Panel. Each evil interaction grants your Ghost Sim Fear Essence.
Choose the dark side by completing enough evil interactions and ghost powers in The Sims 4 Life and Death to unlock the Transcendent Wraith Ghost Mastery level to access the Cast Otherworldly Curse interaction and be gifted power of the Ultimate Curse. Your Ghost Sim can cast a malevolent curse on living Sims, causing things to go wrong for them every day. Your Ghost Sim also unlocks the Mark of EvilTattoo that can be applied in Create a Sim or directly by clicking on your Ghost Sim.
Scare Abilities Level 1: Spooky Spectacle
This creates eerie effects to scare nearby Sims; Unlock the Ghostly Bang interaction when clicking on yourself or on the ground, and the Flicker Lights interaction by clicking on the floor of a room or directly on the light object.
Scare Abilities Level 2: Object Manipulation
Sinister Haunt possessable objects or Haunt musical instruments, gaining fun and skill. Your Ghost Sim can possess most items, but items like tables can’t be possessed if they have other objects on them. Children, toddlers, and infants will enjoy these haunting displays, while older Sims might have a different, more negative reaction.
Scare Abilities Level 3: Haunting Shriek
Let loose a terrifying scream to gain fun and elicit fear in nearby living Sims, by clicking on yourself or other Sims. The Haunting Shriek ghost power from The Sims 4 Life and Death can scare other Sims so badly that they can lose bladder control or even pass out!
Scare Abilities Level 4: Levitator
Shake around a living Sim to drop Simoleons or items from their inventory with the Levitate interaction, and see what falls from their pockets. Watch out, though, this can make other Sims Angry and lead to a Fight! This ghost power is not available to use on pregnant living Sims.
Chaos Abilities Level 1: Conjuror
Summon trash, puddles, and spooky objects on the ground to cause chaos. Use the Conjure Material ghost power to conjure substances out of thin air and spawn them anywhere you please.
Chaos Abilities Level 2: Dark Presence
Emit a dark aura from yourself to influence the emotions of nearby living Sims through the Emit Emotional Aura and Emit Distressing Aura interactions, available by clicking on your Ghost Sim. While the aura is active, nearby living Sims will feel an intense negative mood. This ghost power can only be performed by your Ghost Sim every few hours.
Chaos Abilities Level 3: Dream Corruptor
With the Corrupt Dream ghost power, give living Sims a nightmare while they are sleeping. Sims will awaken with negative moods like Terrified or Tense from being unrested.
Chaos Abilities Level 4: Devourer
Use The Sims 4 ghost powers Manipulate the needs and lifespan of living Sims. Your Sim can use the Absorb… interaction to absorb living Sims Energy, Fun, Social, and Hunger needs, or the Drain… interaction to drain living Sims’ Energy, Fun, Social, Hunger, Bladder, and Hygiene needs, with an extra boost for manipulating terrified Sims. Your Sim can siphon a Sim’s life essence, shortening their lifespan. The Siphon Life Essence ghost power is only available to use on each living Sim once.
Neutral Ghost Powers
The Sims 4 Life and Death also adds a skill tree with Neutral Ghost Powers that don’t impact the greater good like the Good and Evil Ghost Powers. These abilities will help your Ghost Sim get the most out of their Afterlife.
Level 1: Ghostly Traverse
Teleport anywhere and enter homes uninvited. Use the Traverse interaction by clicking the ground to teleport, and the Spectral Unlock interaction on residential front doors to enter residential buildings without an invitation.
Level 2: Fear the Night
Evoke the heightened fear by performing ghost powers at night for extra Fear Essence. According to the legend, there may be a mysterious merchant wandering around Ravenwood who will pay top Simoleon for Essence in The Sims 4 Life and Death.
Level 3: Suppress Living Needs
A two-tiered ability that slows down your Ghost Sims’ hunger, bladder, and hygiene needs. The more you Experience Points you put towards this ability, the less you will need to tend to your Ghost Sims’ needs. Now you have one less thing to focus on in the Afterlife!
Level 4: Powerful Endurance
If your Sim is tired of getting tired in The Sims 4 Life and Death, the Powerful Endurance ability is the one for them. This ghost power allows your Sim to use less Stamina when performing their ghostly abilities.
Level 1: Transcendent WooHoo
Ready to heat it up and get it on in the Afterlife? Turn living Sims into a temporary ghost to possess an everyday object of their choosing with them for an ethereal WooHoo.
Level 2: Spectral Slumber
Possess an object, allowing your Sim to nap inside it and restore energy faster using the Spectral Slumber interaction. Warning: Sleeping in cramped or gross places may leave your Ghost Sim feeling restless.
The Sims 4 ghost powers have been a vast improvement to the gameplay, thanks to the Life and Death Expansion Pack. Having playable Ghost Sims with their own mischievous or loving interactions brings another level of excitement, and lets us play with our favorite Sims for even longer.
It’s been a few days now since The Sims Team revealed the upcoming Enchanted by Nature Expansion. Of course, there is now the return of fairies and a whole host of new features on the way. With so much excitement, we were curious to see what some of The Sims 4 Enchanted by Natures reactions were from the community!
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Let’s Catch Up
If you haven’t already seen the trailer, you can check it out below to get an idea of what is on its way.
This sparkling and shimmering reveal is packed full of details just from the trailer alone. Showcasing not only a new occult for players to experience, but also new ways to live alongside nature and experience it in a whole new way.
Additionally, we’ve now also seen the Create A Sim Spotlight for The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature pack. This is the first of several spotlights ahead of the pack’s full release. This showcased a number of the new clothing options, as well as traits and aspirations that are on the horizon for players.
The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature Reactions
There has been a wave of reactions from the community since the reaction. With many players intrigued to find out more about Enchanted by Nature, especially with the gameplay trailer and more on the horizon.
Firstly, we took to the Sims Community Discord and asked the community there what their thoughts were.
Those who responded to our question in our dedicated Sim Your Summer Channel shared a combined excitement for the upcoming pack alongside a few potential concerns.
Many answered with fond memories of experiencing fairies back during The Sims 3 and how it’s nice to see that they’re making a long awaited return to The Sims 4. Some members also so went on to say how they look forward to finding out more about the apothecary skills, being able to grow plants indoors and exploring nature/living off the grid in new ways.
On the other hand, there were some responses that shared concerns about the potential of recycled content or new features being too similar to things we have in the game already. Keeping in mind there is still a lot that we as a community still don’t know yet about the pack, it was more so in a way that further information would be able to clarify more of the reasonings.
Amongst other The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature reactions from our Discord, was that do fairies belong in an expansion pack, or would they be better suited to a game pack like we have seen with most other occults? Again, this would be a question that will likely get a clearer answer over time once more details are released.
Flying High on Socials?
Alongside our Discord server, we also took to our Bluesky, Threads and X social media accounts to ask the community what they really felt about the upcoming expansion pack.
Will the pack exceed the expectations that may well be present into the run-up to the launch? Maybe the new spotlight style insights will help players make a more informed decision whether they’ll be starting a new journey in Innisgreen.
Out of the replies that we received to our post, many players were happy about the return of fairies and would likely be adding their new expansion to their collection. Again, sharing fond memories and excitement of seeing fairies return to the game.
Those who have currently either decided they won’t be getting Enchanted by Nature or are still unsure, shared some of their concerns, or why they were holding off for now. Most notably, it came down to concerns about similarities to other pieces of additional content we have in The Sims 4, reused elements of the game, for example various animations and rehashed content, as well as worries whether this new expansion actually expanded and opened up new gameplay.
Truthfully, it followed suit with the replies that we saw over on BlueSky. Many players seemed to be excited not just for the addition of fairies but also what appears to be new gardening gameplay as well as Create A Sim. The latter being influenced by the recently dropped CAS Spotlight.
As for more cautious concerns, it was more from the point of view that the only new addition was the fairy type and not much else. However, there’s still a lot that, as a community, we haven’t seen of the new expansion.
One last fun bit of trivia that came from our threads’ post was how players are looking forward to re-creating characters from the likes of Winx Club and those from various popular books such as A Court of Thorns and Roses.
Mischievous Fairy Focus on X
Last but certainly not least is the community over on X (formerly Twitter) and this was where we saw the most replies to our question.
With over one hundred replies to explore, there was a vast variety of responses. While many followed suit with what The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature reactions we had seen on Threads and Bluesky, those on X shared some additional points that we hadn’t seen.
Having gone through the replies, here’s a quick summary of the main points both good and cautious that players shared in response to our question:
The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature feels more like a Game Pack than Expansion, with fairies being the only thing that is interesting
The new Create A Sim clothing options (mainly the non-fairy options) feels underwhelming and childish in ways yet some players stating it does have potential for more
Concerned about how it will bring something new to the game other than fairies, as well as what will it actually expand on?
Gameplay feels like features we’ve seen in previous packs, just with a “new look” to work alongside fairies
Would like to have seen some new animations created for the new expansion
Intrigued with what has been shown so far but waiting for more information about Build Buy and Gameplay
It’s not a pack that is interesting or fits my play style however, happy for those who are looking forward to it
Gameplay needs to be interesting for fairies but would love to see some gameplay with more depth in another pack as it feels like a wasted opportunity/feels empty
Even though the points mentioned by those who replied to our question were more on the negative side, it was done so in a way that was constructive and respectful. This mixed alongside those who are excited about the new expansion, sharing how they are looking forward to The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature in general.
An Overall Glimmering Round-Up
In a general overview, based on the responses we’ve seen across our social media accounts, it seems that for many players while fairies coming to The Sims 4 after such a long time will be worth the wait, there are still a number of players with genuine concerns about the upcoming release.
It’s still quite early on in the reveal process. We’ve currently seen The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature reveal trailer, some information shared via blog posts and the first spotlight which focuses solely on upcoming Create A Sim clothing options, new aspirations and trait additions. Currently, we are waiting on the Gameplay reveal trailer, Build Buy Spotlight and World Spotlight. It seems that a lot of players are holding off on any firm decisions about the expansion until those moments.
What are your thoughts on The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature expansion pack so far? Drop us a comment below with your thoughts and feelings!
We have our first look at some brand-new Build-Buy additions!
The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature Build-Buy trailer has just dropped across social media by the official Sims Team! Throughout the trailer, we get a glimpse at some of the new build-buy items coming with the new Expansion pack, along with some new gameplay footage. According to the roadmap, this is the second of six events before the packs launch, the next being the official Gameplay Trailer!
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Build Mode Items
Throughout the trailer, we get a look at a number of items, many of which are new walls, windows, fences and gates. Check them out below!
Buy Mode Items
We also get a glimpse of some of the new functional and non-functional items included with The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature! While we only get a brief look here, there is no doubt that the pack will release with some of the buy mode staples. Take a look at the new beds, couches, showers and shelves below!
Gameplay Objects
The reveal trailer last week revealed the ability to care for house plants and create elixirs, but something this trailer gives us a better look at is creating nature presses. This popular pastime involves pressing plants and flowers and waiting for them to dry before framing them for display!
Fairy Gameplay
The first piece of footage we saw of Enchanted by Nature was of the fairy house during the Hottie’s Play The Sims Livestream back in May. From this new teaser, we can see that fairies can bathe/play in sinks!
The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature Build-Buy Trailer
You can check out the full trailer featuring all new Build-Buy items and features below:
What’s Next?
According to the official roadmap for Enchanted by Nature, the Gameplay trailer should be expected next, followed by a new look at the new world of Innisgreen!
What are your thoughts on the latest Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature Teaser? Stay tuned on Sims Community to be the first to know when the new pack info drops!
LGBTQ+ History of The Sims – A Legacy of Storytelling and Design
For the past 25 years, The Sims has been a genre-defining sandbox game allowing players to explore every corner of identity, including sexuality, relationships and gender expression. While many games have lagged when it comes to LGBTQ+ representation, The Sims quietly, and then loudly and proudly, cemented itself as one of, if not the most, queer inclusive franchises in the history of gaming.
From the moment two female Sims shared an autonomous kiss at E3 in 1999, to the introduction of customisable pronouns, unique sexual orientation, and gender identities in The Sims 4, the series has offered players a unique experience in which they can experiment with and celebrate who they are and who their Sims are. The Sims has not only reflected the real-life social progress seen over the first quarter of the 21st century, but it has also helped simulate it and break down barriers in the gaming industry.
Throughout this piece, I will take you through the queer history of The Sims,examining how the game has shaped its community and how the community has, in turn, shaped the game.
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The Sims (2000) – “You Might Say They Stole The Show”
When the first game launched in 2000, few could have predicted just how influential the game would become, even to the surprise of Maxis and EA. Created and helmed by Will Wright and developed by Maxis, the game was unlike anything on the market at the time. Beneath its seemingly ordinary pastiche of American life, The Sims offered something that, for the time, was quite radical.
The inclusion of same-sex relationships is mostly attributed to one of the game’s programmers, Patrick J. Barrett III. Before Barrett joined Maxis, there were extensive conversations about whether same-sex relationships and interactions would be included in the game. After all, the game was meant to reflect all aspects of everyday life in modern America, so why would they not include it? After fearing public and publisher pushback, the team decided to exclude this aspect. When Barrett joined the team in 1998 he was unaware of this decision, so during his supervisor’s short trip away, Barrett worked on the programming for the social interactions in the game all while following the design handbook that pre-dated the decision to exclude queer relationships. No one questioned Barrett’s work, including the creator of the franchise, Will Wright, who was happy to see same-sex interactions reintroduced.
With the game ready to be shown to the public, Electronic Arts showcased it at E3 in Los Angeles in mid-1999. The demo of a wedding scene shown to the public was supposed to be “on-rails”, due to time limitations and the number of Sims in the scene, Barrett didn’t have enough time to control every Sim. This led to the talk of the convention, a same-sex kiss between two female guests at the wedding. This played out in front of a live audience filled with both gamers and press, and soon lines for the demo of The Sims were forming and became the game that anyone and everyone talked about.
“You might say they stole the show” – Patrick J. Barnett III
At a time where video games, and wider media, either ignored or stereotyped queer identities, The Sims offered quiet validation through freedom of choice. It didn’t need to shout about representation – it simply allowed it.
The Sims 2 (2004) – Till Death
With the success of The Sims and its subsequent Expansion Packs, development began on The Sims 2. Similar to its predecessor, there were no labels for sexuality, no storylines that acknowledged queerness in any form, and very few moments in which the game highlighted LGBTQ+ identities. The franchise remained quiet about its inclusive nature, but players knew it was there.
In The Sims 2, same-sex Sims could now perform ‘joined unions’, a feature that mimicked marriage, containing all the same gameplay elements as marriage, the only difference being in name itself. In every practical sense, this was marriage. In many ways this reflected the legal landscape of the mid-2000s, where queer couples were, then more than ever, fighting for the right to marriage equality. The Sims 2 became a place in which players could imagine what a more inclusive world might look like.
The political landscape was shifting. In April of 2001, the Netherlands became the first country in modern history to legalise and recognise same-sex marriage. In the United Kingdom, civil partnerships were given royal assent in 2004, just months after the release of The Sims 2. The future for same-sex relationships and LGBTQ+ representation in the media was looking brighter than ever.
The Sims 3 (2009) – The New Normal
The Sims 3 took things a step further by officially allowing same-sex marriage. At the point of release in 2009, only 7 countries had permitted same-sex marriage nationwide, alongside a handful of US states. Though lacking explicit LGBTQ+ identities, The Sims 3 normalised queer relationships through gameplay, creating a safe space for more authentic storytelling.
Furthermore, if two same-sex sims are married, then the partner will be listed as a ‘co-parent’ to any adopted children. The Sims 3 also introduced same-sex biological children in the Into the Future Expansion Pack. If two Sims in a relationship, regardless of gender, travelled to the hospital in Oasis Landing, they would have the option to engineer a biological baby for §5000.
The Sims 3 was the first game in the franchise to feature a pre-made same sex couple with the Shear Family from The Sims 3 Roaring Heights Store World. This world also featured the franchise’s first confirmed ‘lavender couple’ with both Sims in the Davies-Welles family having secret love affairs with partners of the same sex.
The Sims 4 (2014) – More Mechanics, More Choice
The Sims 4 released in 2014, and EA and Maxis were willing to take a more deliberate approach into LGBTQ+ representation, moving beyond just same-sex marriage towards activly celebarting queer identnties as a core part of the game.
Two years after launch in June of 2016, Create-A-Sim mode received a huge overhaul, allowing players to meticulously customise a Sim’s gender identity with new options for physical frame, clothing preferences, pregnancy toggle, and even how they interact with a toilet. Voice types were also expanded, allowing Sims to choose any of the 6 voice options regardless of assigned sex. This update allowed players to create Sims who could be considered transgender, nonbinary, genderfluid, or any option they saw fit for the story they wanted to tell.
The Sims 4 June 2016 Update: Gender Customisation Overview
The evolution continued with the pronouns update in May 2022, letting players select how their Sims are referred to both by the game and by other Sims. In July of that same year, CAS received another huge feature added, sexual preference! Throughout the Sims franchise, the Sims themselves were always considered pansexual by the game and could autonomously fall in love with anyone regardless of gender. With this update, Sims could be straighter than ever with the ability to assign both romantic and sexual orientations and the option for romantic exploration. In 2024, this feature was expanded to allow for more customisation of romantic boundaries, allowing for open relationships and polyamorous Sims.
Inclusivity didn’t just come in the form of gameplay options. We have also received a handful of pride updates, with the most recent allowing for more pride flag options, as well as new clothing and build-buy items that all have a pride theme. The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs Expansion Pack featured the first same-sex couple in The Sims 4 with the Hecking Family.
SDX Drop (April 2025)
Despite a cultural and political shift, mostly due to the rise in right-wing media and social media platforms, Maxis and EA have consistently celebrated and supported Pride Month with new additions every year and cementing the Sims as an inclusive space.
The Community – Creators and Storytellers
While The Sims as a franchise has gradually evolved to include more explicit queer representation, it is the community of players that truly make the game what it is; a vibrant, living space LGBTQ+ storytelling and identity. From the earliest days where the game’s systems merely hinted at queer possibility, the players and creators stepped in to fill the games, turning The Sims into much more than just a game.
Mods and custom content (CC) were among the first tools for queer expression. Players have created clothes, Sims, builds, and objects that express who they want their Sims to be. Beyond the modding scene, the community became a safe space for storytelling. Queer legacy challenges, shared on various forums and social media platforms, have allowed players to chronicle their gameplay that focus on coming out, queer living, and individual identity. Platforms such as Tumblr and YouTube became hubs for sharing stories. Many online creators identify as LGBTQ+, and have been platformed by The Sims Team, such as Juno Birch and her wonderfully wacky Sims 2 videos.
Most importantly, the community-led creativity has influenced the official Sims Team, and cues have been taken from what players want and need, incorporating feedback and celebrated identity without prejudice.
In 2023 at the Game Developers Conference, Executive Producer Phillip Ring shared insights into the demographics that make up Simmers worldwide. From this report, we can see that 45% of players identify as something other than strictly heterosexual. 15% of players identify as a label other than cisgendered. This isn’t accidental; Maxis makes a conscious effort in its marketing to engage a diverse audience.
One of the game’s greatest strengths lies in its open-ended design. Rather than prescribing narratives like most big game franchises, it invites payers to create their own stories, including those that center queer experiences. This freedom has allowed generations of players to experiment with gender and sexual expression in a safe and affirming environment.
For many young people, myself included, The Sims was a crucial tool for self-discovery. Much like the frogs that drink the chemicals in the water, perhaps the Sims “turned me gay”. Probably not, but without it, I wouldn’t have had that space to discover who I truly was, as media in the 2000s was lacking in positive, non-stereotyped inclusion.
The Sims 4 My Wedding Stories Game Pack
The Sims is not only a game, but a cultural touchstone for representation, one that continues to grow and evolve as society’s understanding continues. Here’s hoping that Maxis and EA don’t fold in the face of the rising right-wing that consistently attempts to silence and destroy communities. To all the grifters, bigots, and TERFs – this franchise has demonstrated the power of community even in the face of oppression and misunderstanding. This is not a space for you.
We want to wish a happy pride month to all the queer and ally Simmers, past, present, and future. Here’s to love and the freedom to be exactly who you are!
Happy Pride Month! Make sure to stay tuned to The Sims Community by following us on socials for all news and updates!
In the universe of The Sims, you learn to expect the unexpected and in the world of unexpected partnerships, today The Sims Youtooz Collaboration has made its announcement online!
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What is Youtooz? Explained
Now, you might be wondering what is, who or are Youtooz?
Youtooz are described as collectibles made for the internet’s greatest. Having collaborated with a wide variety of well known games/franchises such as Minecraft, Genshin Impact, Elden Ring, PlayStation and Marvel Rivals to name a few.
However, you’ll also find collaborations between various television shows, movies and even musical acts such as Ghost, SpongeBob SquarePants and the movie Ballerina.
That’s not all! When exploring the Youtooz website you can also discover upcoming collectibles from the likes of Neopets, Hatsune Miku, Five Night at Freddy’s and more notable names.
The collectibles appear to come in a variety of styles, from pin badges to plushes and vinyl figurines.
The Sims x Youtooz
The Sims Youtooz Collaboration is exciting for many reasons. It’s something different, and the likes of a collectible series such as this has been something that’s popped up in the community many times over the years.
Now, let’s have a closer look at what Youtooz revealed on social media!
The Sims Youtooz Collaboration has given use two images to ultimately teaser the full reveal of the collection.
First up, The Sims familiar shade of green shadow image.
It’s easy to identify which well-known characters these are from the franchise. We’ve got the Grim Reaper on the left and the Cow Plant on the right-hand side. Based on what YouTooz has on their website, it’s likely these will be part of a vinyl figure range.
As for the second image in this The Sims Youtooz Collaboration, there’s a little bit more here to unpack this time.
Most importantly, these will form part of the plush side of the collection, and we can tell straight away that we’ve got the famous Plumbob and also Freezer Bunny. However, they both have a couple of extras.
The Plumbob has the addition of a plant “mask” as such that looks like it may be removable. It also somewhat reminds us of The Mother Plant from The Sims 4 Strangerville.
As for the Freezer Bunny, they also have some kind of mask however, it’s harder to tell specifically what it is.
The Sims Youtooz Collaboration Release Date?
While no firm release date has yet to be revealed by either The Sims or Youtooz, we should expect more information throughout The Sims Franchise Summer Roadmap!
However, eagled eye players may have spotted an added bit of information about the collection over on the Youtooz Instagram. Amongst their recent Stories, the one for The Sims collection had an important note regarding setting a reminder.
So, if you are interested, Friday 27th June 2025 at 12pm PT/8pm BST is when Simmers’ should keep their eyes peeled for further information then from Youtooz about the collection.
While this smaller bit of information is promising and not too far away, it looks like the Simming community will have a little while longer before being able to purchase The Sims Youtooz Collaboration.
Now, Over To You
What do you think about this newly revealed collaboration? Are you excited about it? Is there something from The Sims series that you’d love to see as either a vinyl figure or plush, maybe even as pin badges in the collection? In case you missed out on the news, The Sims Board Game is also joining The Sims Official physical collection. Stay tuned for more!
Let us know your thoughts and feelings in the comments below and over on our social media!
The Krafton Team releases two stability improvement updates for InZOI.
Game development studio has released two new InZOI Updates through the Steam launcher. Players of InZOI can feel a bit safer playing the early access version of this new life simulator with several crash fixes and stability improvements.
You can download the new InZOI Updates by simply opening up the Steam launcher. The launcher should automatically start the game update for you with the newest game version. If it doesn’t, right click and check for updates!
See what’s been fixed in the official InZOI Patch Note releases below:
[v0.2.4] InZOI Hotfix Details
Hello, Creators.
We would like to inform you that the following hotfix has been applied to inZOI. Please refer to the details below for more information.
◆ Hotfix Details
Patch Date: June 20th, 2025
Game Version: 20250620.4868.W
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where eyebrow presets were not displaying when selecting the Eyebrows category in Create a Zoi (CAZ).
Fixed a crash that could occur intermittently when launching the game on systems with AMD graphics cards.
We’ll continue working to make inZOI more stable and enjoyable for everyone.
Thank you, as always, for your continued support and valuable feedback.
The inZOI Team
[v0.2.3] InZOI Hotfix Details
Hello, Creators.
We would like to inform you that the following hotfix has been applied to inZOI. Please refer to the details
below for more information.
◆ Hotfix Details
Patch Date: June 20th, 2025
Game Version: 20250620.4836.W
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where Zoi would frequently engage in negative conversations when their personality chemistry was incompatible.
Fixed an issue where the game could occasionally crash during gameplay.
Fixed a crash that could occur when clicking the Hair category in Create a Zoi (CAZ) after installing an incomplete hair mod.
Fixed an issue where related features did not function as intended when applying Data Asset mods in-game.
Fixed an issue where mistranslated text appeared when a Zoi is angry in the Spanish version.
We’ll continue working to make inZOI more stable and enjoyable for everyone.
Thank you, as always, for your continued support and valuable feedback.
The inZOI Team
Have you gotten a chance to test out the newer InZOI Updates released this month? Let us know your experience in the comments down below!
With Paralives Early Access Build to release on December 8th, we’re leading up to the release with new reveals and details by the development team at Paralives Studio. Léa Sorribès, one of the full-time 3D and 2D artists at Paralives Studio, recently released a new post regarding the Paralives Babies and Toddlers Content that was recently created in an effort to expand customization for smaller Paras!
These new assets fit perfectly with what we’ve already seen regarding the style of the game and how it will look graphically, walking a line between realistic proportions and a comic book-like cartoony style. They also show true genetic variation where you can see individual features that make them unique, shying away from where life simulations often make the youngest stages very similar in appearance and lacking customization.
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Paralives Babies and Toddlers Content: Hairs
The release showed six new hairs we haven’t yet seen for babies and toddlers in Paralives. For the youngest of Paras, seemingly newborns and young toddlers, we have a selection of short hairs from very thin and peach fuzz-like to soft tight coils.
And for Paras that are at the age of toddlerhood, we have a messy mop of curls, a classic bowl cut, and puffy space buns! We also get a peek at possibly having pacifiers, either as accessories or as an in-game mechanic!
Paralives Babies and Toddlers Content: Clothes & Shoes
We got a few categories of clothing, since these are only a preview of some assets that will be available, and we’ve gotten peeks at everyday or casual wear, swimwear, sleepwear or pajamas, and even a costume!
We get both a long and short-sleeved onesie, both pink but likely will be recolorable, and one with duo-tones and the other with a sweet strawberry print!
They also featured a pair of multicolored overalls and another strawberry piece of clothing, specifically a lovely dress with a coral skirt! Likely and per previous sneak peeks we’ve gotten, they will also likely be recolorable in some way.
For sleepwear and cozy wear assumedly for toddlers, we have a pair of long footie pajamas and a tank and underwear!
And we do get a toddlers’ swim category! These include a blue rash guard and a simple striped one piece for those first swimming lessons!
We do get a very cute dog onesie costume, created by Game Artist Sonia M’Hamdi! Léa also specified in the post that it is recolorable, allowing for customization and a multitude of breeds!
And lastly, the teeny tiniest little baby shoes! It looks like toddlers will have an array of options including slip-on boat shoes, a simple pair of sneakers, and sandals!
Paralives Babies and Toddlers Content: Genetics
We also got a closer look at each individual baby and toddler’s face featured in this Patreon post! Léa specified that Sonia created new presets and facial features, and confirmed that babies and toddlers will be customizable with sliders in the Paramaker, which does seem like that players will be able to create Paras as young as newborns or babies in the Paramaker!
Final Thoughts
As long-time life simulation player, I am eager to get my hands on Paralives when it drops in Early Access. I’m especially excited seeing this because I feel that the life simulation genre, even when games have a focus on family gameplay, sometimes lack in features or customization for the youngest age stages. This makes the release on December 8th even more exciting since the team is putting in so much work into little details!
Paralives will be releasing on December 8th on Steam for Windows and Mac in Early Access! The Early Access Build will be $39.99USD or your local equivalent. Follow The Sims Community for updates on the progress of Paralives and any new sneak peeks!
Select Expansion Packs, Game Packs, and Stuff Packs are on sale for a limited time!
The Sims 4 Summer Sale is here! Are you looking to add some packs to your game in preparation for the upcoming release of the Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature expansion pack which releases on July 10th? If so, you’re in luck. Select packs are now on sale during the Sims 4 Summer Sale across multiple storefronts including the EA App, Steam, and the Playstation and Xbox stores.
The sale is on now and ends July 10th!
Note: As of this writing, the sale has not reached the Epic Games Store, but we’ll keep you updated on if and when it’s included.
Sims 4 Summer Sale For Desktop and Console
Sims 4 Summer Sale on EA App/Steam
If you’re a PC Simmer you’re in luck because the best sales are for you! Expansion Packs are on sale up to 60% off depending when they were released while all Game Packs and Stuff Packs 30% off. The sale is consistent across the board between the EA App and Steam.
As Enchanted by Nature has yet to release, it is naturally not part of the Sims 4 Summer Sale. As usual, kits are also not included in this sale.
Expansion Pack Deals
Expansion Sales Rundown:
Businesses & Hobbies – 20% off
Life & Death – 38% off
Everything released from Lovestruck to Cottage Living – 50% off
Everything released from Snowy Escape to Get to Work – 60% off
Game Pack Deals
All Game Packs no matter when they released are all 30% off during the Sims 4 Summer Sale.
Stuff Pack Deals
Like the Game Pack sale, all Stuff Packs are 30% off during the Sims 4 Summer Sale no matter when they released.
Sims 4 Summer Sale on Xbox
Fortunately for Xbox Simmers, the sales on the Xbox Store are almost identical to that of the EA App and Steam. The most minor or differences is that Life & Death is 35% off, not 38% like the desktop equivalent. Aside from that, all of the deals are the same across the board; expansion packs, game packs, and stuff packs.
Sims 4 Summer Sale on Playstation
Unfortunately, this isn’t the case for Playstation Store players as their sale is much more limited on which packs are on sale.
Expansion Packs
Life & Death – 35% off
City Living – 50% off
Cottage Living – 50% off
Island Living – 50% off
For Rent – 50% off
Growing Together – 50% off
Seasons – 50% off
Get to Work – 50% off
Eco Lifestyle – 50% off
Get Together – 50% off
Game Packs
Parenthood – 30% off
My Wedding Stories – 30% off
StrangerVille – 30% off
Dine Out – 30% off
Outdoor Retreat – 30% off
Star Wars Journey to Batuu – 30$ off
Stuff Packs
Laundry Day – 30% off
Home Chef Hustle – 30% off
Luxury Party – 30% off
Vintage Glamour – 30% off
Fitness Stuff – 30% off
Cool Kitchen – 30%off
Nifty Knitting – 30% off
Kids Room – 30% off
Sadly not nearly the amount of packs on sale for Playstation as there are elsewhere.
Sims 3 Sale on Desktop
For those interested, all Sims 3 DLC (expansions, stuff packs, store worlds) are currently 50% off as well during the Sims 4 Summer Sale. This deal can be found on both the EA App and Steam. If you’re looking to finish your collection of packs for the previous version of The Sims, now is the time to do it.
We’ll keep this list updated if any changes are made to different store fronts during the sale such as more being added to the Playstation Store or the inclusion of the Epic Game Store in the Sims 4 Summer Sale. Read our ideas for great companion packs to buy during the sale to prepare for the release of the Enchanted by Nature expansion coming July 10th.
Keep in mind that the Sims 4 Summer Sale ends that same day, so you’ll have until July 10th before the deals end.
In The Sims 4, you can act out just about every scenario you imagine and create fantastical worlds to explore, but what if we put a limit on this? What if we could only build our Sims’ house one tile at a time? Well, the viral One Tile Box Challenge puts these questions and your savvy Simming abilities to the test.
The Sims 4 One Tile Box Challenge Guide
Rules and Requirements
According to Simmer Felister Moraa, who scoured the internet and compiled a list of all the rules they could find for the challenge (thank you!), the standard rules for the One Tile Box Challenge in The Sims 4 are:
One Tile Box: Start with a one-tile box and build tile by tile until you have a fully functional home.
No Front Door: Your Sim must remain trapped in their box for the duration of the challenge, so they can’t have a front door. You can build a backdoor into a fenced-off backyard area.
Zero Funds: The maximum starting funds are zero. After entering the testingcheats on cheat, enter the cheat money 0 to empty your Sims’ household funds.
No Cheats: Except for the zero funds cheat mentioned above, you’re not allowed to use any other cheats for the duration of the challenge.
No Outside Jobs: Your Sim is not allowed to take any outside jobs at any time. Your Sim is basically locked in a box and must work from home to earn money.
No Convenient Traits: Some creators state that you’re not allowed to use convenient traits, such as Loner. You do not have to add inconvenient traits, such as Overachiever.
One Sim: There may only be one Sim in the household for the duration of the challenge.
Moraa also states the following Building Guidelines for the One Tile Box Challenge:
Walls: You can adjust your walls to be any height.
Restrictions: You can’t build a house with a second floor or an open outdoor area. However, a fenced-off outdoor area that fits the space and prohibits communication with other Sims is allowed.
Fully Functioning: “Some players state that the final home must be 32 tiles, while others say it must be 64 tiles. Since there isn’t any clear information about this, I recommend building a fully functional home with a kitchen, living area, bathroom, and bedroom, regardless of its size.” (Moraa, Must Have Mods)
Layout: As long as your box includes the essential rooms, you do not have to stick to a boring old cube layout.
One Tile Box Challenge Goals
The goals for the challenge are simple:
Keep Your Sim Alive: First and foremost, ensure all your Sim’s needs are met without leaving the box or using cheats.
Build a Fully Functional House: Build a fully functional house, complete with all the basics, such as a kitchen, living area, bedroom, and toilet.
Become Successful: You must earn enough money from your work-from-home jobs to build a fully functional home.
Time to Set Up the Household
Unlike other challenges, the One Tile Box Challenge is pretty quick and easy to set up. I made my Sim, Roxie Jenkins, in Create A Sim and randomized her traits (making sure none of them were convenient for the challenge) just to challenge myself a little more. I moved her into the Twin Oracle Point lot in Newcrest, put her in a one tile box, set the household funds to zero, and hit play.
To start making Simoleons, I had my sim use the Camera on her Phone to use the Take Selfies and Take Photos interactions. Your Sim can take up to five photos at a time, and can sell them from their inventory. The amount your Sim will make varies based on the quality of the photos. Adding filters, changing poses, and changing the orientation are all ways you can try to increase the photo quality.
After selling enough pictures from her inventory, my Sim had enough money to expand her box by another tile. In The Sims 4, expanding a room costs 120 Simoleons.
Taking Care of Needs
The Take Photo and Take Selfie interactions require the game to pause while your Sim poses for the perfect shot. Pausing time in the game to take several batches of pictures worked in my favor for this challenge because I was able to make a good amount of money before my Sim even had a slight need decrease. Eventually, my Sim needed to go to the bathroom, though. I expanded the room with another 120 Simoleons, added a toilet, and the Like The Good Ol’ Times Classroom Desk with The Kindermaid Chair. At this point I’m thinking I’ll make the most of my money by writing books on a computer, so I’ll need a desk.
My Sim’s Social need started to decline as well, and (since her life has consisted of, like, four tiles and a toilet up to this point) she didn’t have any contacts to chat with. To solve this issue, I used the Phone and opened up the Cupid’s Corner app, available with The Sims 4 Lovestruck Expansion Pack. I set up a profile for my Sim and added a few of her matches to her contacts list. This let my Sim call and chat with other Sims and filled up her Social need.
Eventually, Roxie made enough money to add on to her then six-tile box and satisfy her basic needs. Unfortunately, I randomized her personalities, so Roxie is High Maintenance, and she is not a fan of The Ambassador toilet. She is constantly Uncomfortable. I made sure to add the In Wall Mailbox, so she can sell crafted items from home through Plopsy.
Making Simoleons from Home
Now that Roxie has saved up to get everything required to eat, sleep, and tend to all of her needs, she can finally start thinking about other ways to make money. First, I purchased the Beginner’s Yarn Basket for 55 Simoleons to make and sell knitted items. I also bought the Barely Better Digital Camera, so Roxie can take better quality pictures and make more profit from her photos.
It costs five Simoleons to list an item on Plopsy, but hopefully it will be worth it! Roxie knitted and listed four items to start. She sold another several batches of pictures in the meantime, and was able to not only expand the kitchen, but also create a separate bathroom with tile flooring.
Roxie also saved up and added the Tall Modernist Frame windows for 40 Simoleons as well as some candlelight throughout her boxy house. Yay, she’s not trapped in the dark anymore!
I also decided to utilize The Sims 4: Seasons Expansion Pack and purchased the Pile of Presents. With this, Roxie can use the Sneak a Present and Open Present interactions to get random items added to their personal or household inventory. These interactions are greyed out for a few hours after using them, but they’re a great way to make quick money.
By the Third Day, she was able to buy a Digitalistic and, using The Sims 4 Businesses and Hobbies Expansion Pack, began Designing Tattoos for 50 Simoleons each. These designs ended up being worth around 110 Simoleons each, so she sold them from her inventory instead of adding them to her Plopsy shop. She needed the instant cash.
Finally, Roxie was able to start writing the books she had always dreamed of because she was able to buy a computer! She spent a few hours of the day writing a children’s book and used the Self Publish interaction at the mailbox, so she can start making royalties.
Even though Roxie was working hard to make money other ways, her biggest financial win was when she got the Land-Coral Garden picture from the present pile. She sold this and was able to separate the bedroom, upgrade the kitchen, and started to decorate her home with wallpaper. While decorating isn’t necessary for the One Tile Box Challenge, it’s one of my favorite things to do in The Sims 4, so I couldn’t not decorate a little.
Finding the Right Business for the One Tile Box Challenge
At this point, I would like to point out that Roxie has only made about five Simoleons from her book royalties, and most of her knitted listings have expired. Those are not the quick money makers. On Day Five, Roxie had sold enough Tattoo Designs, pictures, and presents to expand the house again, adding the office and living room. I also separated the dining room from the kitchen. Roxie technically has all of the required rooms to complete the One Tile Box Challenge, but they are not fully functional, and the house is not finished. Making good progress, at least!
Roxie continued to write books and list her knitted crafts, but mainly focused on Photography and Tattooing to earn an income from home. After realizing Writing isn’t for her, and her crafts are a waste of wool, Roxie expanded her office and decided to try a different work-from-home business: floral arrangements.
Since she’s trapped inside, I added the A-OK-Bloomer Vertical Garden and a Garden Pot so she can grow and tend to her flowers. Roxie planted a few seeds and used the rest of the flowers from the Vertical Garden Flowers to make floral arrangements on the Violets Are Blue Flower Arranging Table.
Over the next two days, Roxie gives it her all and makes beautiful flower arrangements that she sells for a nice profit from her inventory. She continues her other money-making hobbies like Photography, Knitting, Tattoo designing, and Writing, and still sneaks presents from the pile to sell. On Day 10, I added a fenced-in outdoor area for Roxie to enjoy and did a bit more decorating around the house.
The exterior walls and roofing were finished, landscaping was added, and even a pathway was created to prepare for when Roxie finally gets her front door. I was just about to call it quits and say I finished the challenge, but I spent all of Roxie’s Simoleons on the recent upgrade, so I wanted to make sure she was set financially first.
Of course, Roxie isn’t the best cook, so she ends up setting herself and the backyard on fire trying to use the ChowBella Portable Pizza Oven. That set us back a bit. Roxie didn’t have the money to replace any of the burned items and was, understandably, not happy that she recently caught on fire.
Fortunately, on Day 11, luck was on Roxie’s side, and she got the InvisiView Flat-Screen HDTV from the present pile. After she sold that for 2,595 Simoleons, she was able to quickly replace her burned furniture and continue focusing on her floral arrangement business. With this money in the bank, a fully functional house, and a steady income, I completed the One Tile Box Challenge in The Sims 4.
Thoughts and Tips for the One Tile Box Challenge
The One Tile Box Challenge was a fun and different way to play and build in The Sims 4, for sure. It took a total of 11 Sims days to complete, and my house consisted of 222 tiles. It was satisfying to gradually expand the house and add the bare minimum items my Sim needed before being able to upgrade them and decorate the house.
As far as difficulty goes, it was not a very hard challenge. It’s pretty easy to make a lot of money by selling photographs and, eventually, things like paintings or tattoo designs. It would be more challenging if the challenge restricted income to more time-consuming or interesting ways. If I were to make my own change to the challenge, I would make selling pictures, paintings, and tattoo designs off-limits after your Sim has purchased a way to meet each of their needs, or sooner. I would also restrict the use of the Pile of Presents, since that was a very easy way to make quick cash that my Sim didn’t really earn.
If you are looking to complete the One Tile Box Challenge quickly, I recommend avoiding using Plopsy unless your Sim is highly skilled in their craft. It can take quite a while to make a sale on Plopsy in The Sims 4, and it can be expensive to make these crafts on top of the Plopsy listing fee. For a quick financial turnaround, I recommend making your craft and selling it directly from your Sim’s inventory.
Join Simmers around the world and try the viral One Tile Box Challenge! Do you think you can succeed? Have you already given this challenge a shot? Let us know your thoughts below!
When I create a new Sim I prefer to start with the basics, before the make up – the Sims 4 face and body type. First the facial features: eyes, ears, mouth and nose, just like the song. These types of CC CAS (custom content in Create A Sim) are called presets. Until writing this, I didn’t know they had a name of their own.
Molly the Dolly (loosely based on Molly the Dolly from The Big Comfy Couch), holding the Cheshire kitten, talking with her friend, Truly Scrumptious, known for her songs and the candy empire she inherited from her Father. They have a cozy life with odd cats dropping by. Truly has a brother, who will later be the star (for a very short time) of a murder mystery which Truly and Molly will solve. The cats might even help.
Some of the presets (or any CC) will replace your base game (or packs, kits, oh my!) files. If you don’t want that (I prefer not to do that) read the descriptions before you download the files. Some CC may offer an alternative – non-default files. This will leave the base game (default) files untouched. The new files will install alongside them instead of replacing them.
The new version of default files usually add more colors, and other features. The default files include the mesh for the CC. The mesh is like the skeleton the CC is built on. CC files need a mesh. Without a mesh they load as invisible in your game.
Disable CC for Random Sims
If you use CC you do NOT want to appear on random NPC Sims you need to disable those files for random Sims.
If this REALLY bugs you… (it REALLY bugs me) find a block of time you can go through all your CAS CC and use my list below. Any CAS CC files can be unchecked for random Sims, not just the odd ones you don’t want to be surprised with. CC for building, furniture, anything not for creating a Sim, can be left aside.
set aside the oddball CC like zombie skins, florescent shirts, the CC you don’t want just any Sim showing up with
save them to their own folder (lets call it oddball CC)
open oddball CC folder in Sims 4 Studio and uncheck “allow for random” at the very bottom of the options list. (See my screenshot below).
I left this CC checked for random because it was a pair of suit pants. Fairly generic.
Note: Ravasheen has tutorials for beginning Sims CC makers. Even if you just download CC there are good things to understand about the files and how they are made. To start you can save yourself errors by understanding why your CC files need a mesh.
Find Premade Sims (with Presets)
You may have seen fully created characters from other Simmers. These should list the custom content they used to create the Sims, with links to the sources.
Quite a few of the presets were just wonky looking once I tried them. Great if you want to create a weird looking Sim. But, I’d strongly suggest loading them all into their own file in your Mods folder. Save yourself hunting them down if you don’t want to keep them.
The Sims 4 comes with its own set of sliders in CAS. Try them, explore what you already have, before you download slider mods. I’d rather work with sliders. But, sliders aren’t perfect either. Installing a lot of sliders could make designing your Sims feel like soup with their features and body parts just too fluid.
If you download so much CC that it becomes an unending scroll to find it (or if you have too many eye or hair colors and don’t want to delete them, yet) the easiest solution is the Mod – More Columns in CAS from weerbesu. You can have up to 6 columns. But, 5 seems to work best at this time.
CAS Character Inspiration
All dressed up and no where to go? Make use of your non-default bodies, skins, and faces. With more features in CAS can you make yourself as a Sim? Maybe your cat?
Create people from your own life, friend or foe.
Make a family with similar features, but not clones.
Create Sims from other races, genres, and religions.
Make an alien, or monster, or fantasy, half animal creature.
Make a time traveling Sim, must blend in all over history.
Create the complete opposite Sim from what you usually make.
What does an evil Sim look like? A childish Sim? A gloomy Sim?
Build a Sim especially bred for a career as if by natural selection.
Take beauty ideals to the extreme. Then ugly, fat, skinny…
Make your own version of holiday creatures like Santa Claus, Tooth Fairy…
Create a model to feature in your lookbook (a CC fashion show).
Fiction for Inspiration
Use your favorite games to design Sims. See how close you can get to re-creating them or find existing creations to customize. I like Stardew Valley. Try The Stardew/ Simdew Valley Challenge. I also have a character in AQ3D (Adventure Quest 3D). I’ve played her with dark blue hair for about 10 years. I’m going to create her as a Sims for my upcoming post about the Dungeons and Dragons mod for Sims 4.
My Sims: Truly Scrumptious and Molly the Dolly Lookbook
Truly Scrumptious and Molly the Dolly chatting at home in the kitchen. Truly wearing her doll on a music box outfit and hairstyle. Molly in her usual work around the house outfit. Molly does most of the work around the house, she’s very tidy and likes repairing everything.
At some point you must have seen Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and maybe you remember the scene with Truly Scrumptious acting as a wind-up “doll on a music box that’s wound by a key”.
I’ve been digging for anything useful for creating a doll Sim. Some of the CC is for creepy, scary dolls. Not what I was looking for. But I’ve listed them here for you to explore.
Please let me know what you have found too. I can always find time for more CC shopping!
Few architectural styles can remind me of warm summer days like Cape Cod. It is seen throughout America and sparks imagery of lazy days and beach walks. It is also a staple of Brindleton Bay, a world that came with The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs. Seeing as summer is incoming, if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, I felt the urge to build something that was inherently tied to the season. Well, in my mind at least.
And so, I bring to you a guide of sorts on Sims 4 Cape Cod Architecture! Featuring an extensive history research and how to replicate this style in your game.
Cape Cod Architecture was given the name by Reverend Timothy Dwight IV in 1800 when he visited the Cape Cod peninsula. However, it has existed long before that.
It is thought that Cape Cod homes date back to the late 17th century when the style was brought over to America (or more specifically New England) by English colonists. It was adapted from the small, one storey, rectangular homes that Pilgrims had been building in England and the Netherlands to be more fitting for the harsh New England winters.
The original Cape Cod home had 4 rooms, or 6 if you were lucky with two small rooms in the roof. There was a central chimney and all the rooms were built around it to preserve the heat. Much of the design was centred around keeping out the elements. The roofs, made of cedar shingles to preserve heat, were steeply pitched to force rain and snow off. The biggest windows faced the south to capture as much sunlight as possible. Finally, there were heavy wooden shutters to keep out the cold wind.
The materials that were used in this architecture style included:
Oak/pine beam framing and flooring
Brick fireplaces
Shingles
Clapboard/cedar shake roofs
Wooden shutters
Cape Cod architecture was built up until 1850. Families wanted bigger homes then just 4-6 rooms and construction methods had evolved for more complex structures to be built.
However, between 1922 and 1955 there was a Cape Cod revival. This was largely in part due to the housing boom after soldiers returned from the World Wars. Veterans needed homes for their families and due to the Great Depression, materials were expensive. Cape Cod homes used inexpensive materials so the style took off again.
Royal Barry Wills was a pioneer in changing the style to fit with contemporary times during this revival. The changes that were made included adding porches, decks, additional wings for expanding families, dormers to let in more light plus increase the upstairs bedroom sizes and garages. Improvements in heat technology meant chimneys could be offset as they were no longer required to heat a house.
To further encourage families about the wonders of Cape Cod houses, the style began appearing in magazines. It showed off the simplicity and inspired individuals about the benefits of the home. Wills also expanded the style by publishing his own designs in newspapers and magazines. He won a number of awards for his success, which included building around 2,500 Cape Cod homes.
In present day, there are three different sizes for Cape Cod homes; half, three quarters and full. The size is determined by the window placement. A half size has a window on each side of the door, three quarters has two windows on one side and one on the other and a full size has two windows on both sides of the door.
The houses are no no longer restricted to just New England and can be found all over America. They are most prominent in Cape Cod, Nantucket, the Hamptons and Rhode Island.
Features
The features of an original Cape Cod home include:
Symmetry (of windows)
Steep roofs
Central chimney
Windows at the door
Flat design
One and a half stories
Simple exteriors
Sims 4 Cape Cod Architecture Replication
Within the Sims 4, we have the perfect world to recreate Cape Cod architecture. Brindleton Bay, a world based off of New England and coastal towns in Maine. The pack comes with numerous assets that work well for the style and Brindleton Bay is a very pretty world to build in.
As the world was inspired by New England, the Maxis-made builds where inspired by the architecture there, which included Cape Cod. Therefore, my own Cape Cod build wouldn’t stick out like a sore thumb if I built here.
For the lot, I picked a 30×30 that used to be the museum, Deadgrass Discoveries. I felt this was the perfect size lot and as I have very little use for museums in the game, it wasn’t much of a loss.
I built it as a vacation rental because there isn’t one in Brindleton Bay. As well as that, Cape Cod homes are typically associated with American summers and holiday homes. The population in the area Cape Cod, increases by around 5-10 times in summer as individuals flee from the stuffy cities to their luxury and airy beach homes.
The specific house I chose to build would likely have been built in the Cape Cod revival. It has a much larger footprint compared to a historical Cape Cod. It’s also less symmetrical with a more complex floor plan. This is in part due to the fact that I mimicked the style of Cape Cod more typically found on Nantucket, an island 30 miles off the coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts.
Nantucket Cape Cod homes are characterised by their grey shingles and painted shutters. I used both grey shingles and painted light blue shutters.
I also chose to include lots of decks, porches and balconies as these revival homes would include features such as these as the owners wished to be close the outdoors from their home. Sitting outside under shelter to watch the sea come in and out.
As for landscaping, Cape Cod homes tend to lean more towards being stylish and simple. Tall hedges are used to separate spaces and flowers tend to be native to the area where it’s built in. I tried to keep all of this in mind when building, I tend to struggle more with landscaping then exteriors and due to the simplicity it was rather difficult. I prefer to jam-pack my builds filled with flowers but for this, I tried to create an effortless and straightforward appearance with the bushes and flowers.
This was the final design I settled on. I would classify this as a full size Cape Cod because there are two windows on either side of the door. I added lots of hydrangeas because they are prominent in Nantucket. The soil pH in New England is slightly acidic so I used cornflower blue to show that consistency throughout.
Conclusion
While I’ve never visited the north-eastern coast of America, these Cape Cod homes remind me of sleepy days spent by the beach. The sea air going through your hair. It all felt nostalgic for a Cruel Summer and just heightened my excitement for the upcoming season. The style is one I’ve been fond of for a number of years. It has drawn me to Brindleton Bay before and I hope with added knowledge, it draws you too.
With how many DLCs have released for The Sims 4 any time a new pack is announced my first thought is, “which packs will this work well with this?” At first look, The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature does not seem to have the level of interaction with previous packs as the likes of Businesses & Hobbies. However, there are quite a few packs that I can already see working well as companion packs for Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature. I’ve chosen two packs of each type that I think will really enrich the experience for players.
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Expansion Packs for Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature
Eco Lifestyle
With Enchanted by Nature being all about… well… nature, it would be impossible to not immediately think of the Eco Lifestyle expansion. Since Enchanted by Nature is all about living a natural life and living off the land, all of the ‘Off the Grid’ elements of Eco Lifestyle will further the depth of that style of play. Raising insects for food, collecting water with the dew collector, and growing even more plants on the standing hydroponic planter.
The ‘Green Fiend’ and ‘Freegan’ traits could have just as easily been included in Enchanted by Nature because of how perfectly they fit the theme. ‘Green Fiend’ sims don’t want to use a lot of utilities and ‘Freegan’ sims would much rather reuse items instead of buying new. Perhaps the most important part of Eco Lifestyle that will help nomadic sims is dumpster diving. This will be a great source of items and food that they wouldn’t be able to get living off the land otherwise.
Eco Lifestyle will definitely be one of the great companion packs for Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature because of the different ways they feature off-the-grid living.
Cottage Living
I think everyone can agree that Cottage Living and Enchanted by Nature are absolutely perfect for each other. Cottagecore meets Fairycore. What more could one ask for? The aesthetics alone are worth having both packs, but the gameplay will mesh incredibly well too.
Both of these packs have a focus of living off of the land, but in different variations. Cottage Living focuses on a more “simple living” approach like growing your own crops and raising livestock while Enchanted by Nature is a more “nomadic living” approach where you’re foraging for food and fully enveloped in the nature around you.
As your nomadic sims truly live in the wilds of Innisgreen, they can still befriend the wildlife of Cottage Living, grow oversized crops for sustenance, and take a visit to Henford-on-Bagley to do favors for the locals for some quick cash or supplies. For the mycophiles, there are plenty of various mushrooms to forage in Cottage Living that fit perfectly into the Enchanted by Nature lifestyle as well.
In all, this may be one of the best packs for Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature.
Game Packs for Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature
Outdoor Retreat
Outdoor Retreat is another case where two packs feel like they were built specifically to better each other. Enchanted by Nature will give our camping sims a lot more to do so that they truly feel like they’re roughing it. Ever since Outdoor Retreat was released, I felt it wasn’t enough of the camping vibe. With the addition of sleeping on the ground, bathing outdoors, foraging for food, and beyond, it will finally feel like a true wilderness camping trip.
The apothecary skill and career in Enchanted by Nature feels like an extension or a new and improved version of the herbalism skill introduced in Outdoor Retreat. The herbalism skill allows sims to forage for different plants, identify them, and create poultices with various effects. With what we’ve heard of the apothecary career, it sounds similar, but much bigger and more involved. This is especially true since it has a true career path for your sims to follow. I’m already dreaming up a sim in the Neuropath career while also owning a small business (thanks to Businesses & Hobbies) that sells poultices and cures.
Even though it released over a decade ago, it feels like they really took inspiration from several parts of this pack thereby making it one of the best packs for Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature.
Realm of Magic
Even though we don’t have the ability to make hybrid supernatural sims in Sims 4, I still think Realm of Magic is a pack you’ll want with Enchanted by Nature. While your fairy sim forages for different plants to make apothecary cures, your spellcaster sim could be foraging for different resources to make magic potions. Potions are yet another thing your sims could then sell in a small business that is selling poultices and cures like I mentioned previously. A one-stop-shop for all things holistic healing.
It’s unknown if there will be any unique interactions between spellcasters and fairies, but one can hope. Only time will tell.
At first glance it might not seem like one of the better packs for Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature, but I think the double dose of magic could be a lot of fun for players.
Stuff Packs for Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature
Tiny Living
Tiny Living is a great stuff pack to accompany Enchanted by Nature because of how simple the new expansion will make it. Since your sims will be living off the land, they most likely won’t have a brick-and-mortar home. If they do, it probably won’t be much at all. This means you’ll easily meet the requirements for the best benefits of the Tiny Home lot type making life a breeze.
You’ll get a ton of benefits for having a micro home as long as the long has anywhere from 4-64 tiles. Yes, you’ll need to have a tiny shed or something like it for the lot to count as a tiny home. The benefits are well worth it for your natural living sims.
The new ways to live off the land make it incredibly easy for your sims to live in tiny and micro homes to reap the benefits. There aren’t many stuff packs I see as companion packs for Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature, but this is definitely one of them.
Crystal Creations
Fairies will, of course, bring about tons of magic on their own, but with Crystal Creations they can be even more magical. With this stuff pack installed alongside of Enchanted by Nature, your fairy or apothecary sims will be able to cut crystals and create jewelry that they can then charge under the power of the moonlight. These charged pieces feature varying effects and will work nicely with the fairy powers and apothecary cures that benefit your sims and those around them.
If you want as much magic as possible for your new fairy sims then this is one of the packs for Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature for you.
Kits for Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature
Blooming Rooms
Enchanted by Nature is introducing new indoor potted plants for sims less inclined to spend time in the sun. The Blooming Rooms kit adds plenty of plants to decorate your indoor gardens to flesh out what will be provided in the upcoming expansion. These packs working in tandem will be great because every player knows any open space when decorating is just asking for another plant to fill it.
Greenhouse Haven
I don’t want to sound like a broken record at this point, but if you haven’t heard, Enchanted by Nature is adding a lot of plants to the game including new indoor varieties. Greenhouse Haven will help you create the perfect space for them. Unlike Blooming Rooms, this one doesn’t feature new plants. Instead, it adds decorative gardening clutter and greenhouse build pieces to cultivate an indoor plant oasis.
These items will work wonderfully with all of the indoor plants coming with Enchanted by Nature. You can use these decorative items not only as greenhouse items, but for your sims new interactive plant rooms as well. Enchanted by Nature increases the usability of this pack by bringing more of these items into your sims home instead of relegating them to a separate greenhouse as they were before.
So there you have it, my picks for the best packs for Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature. Hopefully this gives you some inspiration and gameplay ideas for the upcoming expansion pack. But what do you think? Are there any other packs you think would make great companion packs for Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature?
Further Reading
We’ll be covering any and all news about Enchanted by Nature leading to its release and beyond. We have tons of details HERE and over 100 screenshots of the first trailer HERE.
