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InZOI: System Requirements and Release Info

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The next Life Simulation is coming soon! Here are the best features expected in InZOI

After the announcement of The Sims Franchise’s next game entries we felt inspired to make linear content about InZOI and other life Sims along with our regular Sims News and Updates. There’s some good competition in the life simulation game market so far already, including a cozy fleshed out life Sim – Paralives. As well as InZOI, a life simulation in development by a huge studio, known for its famous battle royale release PUBG Battlegrounds.

With InZOI, Krafton wants to take you through a simulated fun experience of controling characters and their everyday lives. We’ve listed all the official game features, highlighted key features and tools coming, as well as included special video previews and look into InZOI’s future life sim technology.

Let’s begin:

Official InZOI Game Features

InZOI Key Game Features

Experience various aspects of life!

inZOI is a life simulation game where the player can alter any aspect of their world to create unique stories and experiences. Just like in the real world, you can find jobs to make a living while forming deep relationships through interactions. With a complete community simulation of every character acting on their free will, you can experience unexpected events to feel the various emotions life has to offer. With inZOI, we hope to share the message that “life itself is the true gift, and every journey has its own meaning.”

Live the life of your dreams!

inZOI provides a variety of creative tools, so that players can visualize the life they’ve always dreamed of. Developed using Unreal Engine 5, the game’s realistic graphics allows the players to let their imagination run free, with easy creation of different resources. Customize your character’s appearance and outfit and build your custom home using a wide selection of freely-movable furniture and structures. You can also adjust different parts of your property and surrounding roads as well as aspects of your residing city for a fully customizable experience.

InZOI: Official Game Screenshots

InZOI is full of rich and unique social experiences that you can discover around the different worlds. Including new hobbies, following your Sims to work and meeting new Zois around the town.

Take a look at how InZOI defines Live Mode in this detailed official in-game screenshots gallery:

System Requirements: PC Release of InZOI

InZOI is very rich in texture and lightning work. Featuring ray-tracing, demanding technology for innovative build tools and all 3 worlds to manage by you. Compared to what you might’ve seen in The Sims 4 series, this game will be a lot more demanding and different in its visual and technical delivery.

Here are the minimum and recommended Windows PC settings to play InZOI:

InZOi System Requirements for PC

PC Minimum System Requirements

  • System: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10/11
  • Processor: Intel i5 10400, AMD Ryzen 3600
  • Memory: 12 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 2060 (8G VRAM), AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 60 GB available space
  • System: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10/11
  • Processor: Intel i7 12700, AMD Ryzen 5800
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 3070 (8G VRAM), AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 75 GB available space

InZOI Console Release Confirmed

During the Frequently Asked Questions segment of InZOI Reddit AMA, the developers further confirmed that InZOI will be getting its full next gen release. InZOI is expected to go in development and release for Playstation 5 and Xbox Series consoles exclusively.

No other platforms have been confirmed so far. Hopefully integration with Mac devices and MacOS is in the works sometime in the future.

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InZOI Frequently Asked Questions

A lot of controversies have surrounded the announcement of Krafton’s InZOI Life Simulation game. Such as same sex marriage availability, which have quickly been resolved in InZOI’s full FAQ segment. Answering to additional questions such as player controls, Canvas online player gallery, DLC plans and more.

InZOI Frequently Asked Questions

When will the game be released?

We are currently working towards an early access release date of ‘late 2024’ You can Wishlist the game now on steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2456740/inZOI/

What’s the name of the currency and language in InZOI?

The confirmed currency in the game is called ‘Meow’.

What is the name of the cats seen in the game?

Psycat is the cat you most likely have seen. She is your supervisor at AR Company. Another important cat is named Cupid. He also works at AR Company and has a (not so secret) crush on Psycat!

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What is Canvas?

When you create Zois and build houses in inZOI, you can upload them to Canvas to share your creation with other players. You can also download uploaded characters and houses to use in your gameplay.

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The Online Canvas Platform is already out as a website, but currently under further development.

What transportation is in the game?

Cars will be available with an auto drive and manual driving option. There is also public transit in the form of a bus system in Bliss Bay and the metro system in Dowon.

InZOI Car
Drive your car straight to the beach!

What jobs are in the game?

Each city has different career or job options. In Dowon, currently available careers are Firefighter, K-Pop Trainee, K-Pop Entertainment Employee, Convenience Store Worker, and Deli Worker. In Bliss Bay, current professions are Amusement Park Worker, Furniture Store Employee, Surf Shop Worker, Fast Food Restaurant Employee.

How will I control my Zois?

Controlling your Zoi can be done primarily through WASD, with the option to point and click “go here” to move your Zoi as well.

Will InZOI have same sex romance/marriage?

Yes. InZOI will support same sex marriage and romance.

What cities are planned for the game?

Dowon, a city based on urban South Korea; Bliss Bay, a city based on the beachside, United States ; And lastly Cahaya, inspired by Indonesian vacation resorts are all planned!

InZOI World Tools
Each new World will allow individual town customization, weather, environment and more!

What languages will the game be localized in?

As early access is planned for late 2024, English is currently the main focus of localization at this time with other languages planned to come later.

Will the game be multiplayer?

We are currently considering various multiplayer features, such as the ability to meet up with other online players or invite them over to your home. But specific details have not been decided.

How much will the game cost? Will there be expansion packs?

The monetization model is currently undecided, including plans for expansion packs and DLCs.

InZOI Gameplay Preview
Plenty of world objects are fully playable for your Zois. Such as the rollercoaster!

Can I play the game on other platforms? Mobile, tablet, Chromebook, Switch, etc?

No other platforms are currently planned outside of Steam at the time of Early Access.

Will the game support mods?

We are considering ways to implement modding and CC to make them convenient for creators.

InZOI Game Tools

InZOI is Krafton’s huge life simulation entry, supported by plenty of custom-made ingame tools and programs that’ll help you unlock your creative potential. Down below we’ll list just some of the highlights from InZOI’s set of game tools:

InZOI Game Tools

3D Printer

You’ll be able to create a 3D object straight from an image! InZOI demonstrates strong artifical knowledge with their 3D Printer Tool. Converting a .jpeg or .png image straight into an appropriately polygoned 3D model.

You can see the 3D Printer tool in action via this official in-game preview:

InZOI Character Creator

InZOI’s Character Creator is one of the most realistic tools you’ll see in the video game industry. Allowing for detailed customization of every single character asset including hairstyles, outfits, patterns and more.

InZOI characters have their own set of personality Trait that will guide their tendencies and autonomy as you play through the game. There’s a whole different segment being developed by Krafton to deliver Lifetime Goals. In InZOI, they’re called Desired Life.

Further developments and improvements to all life stages and character types will be added along the way. The team plans to add wide creator support across all stages, unlocking different personalities and assets for each stage.

Build Mode

Bringing unique patterns and object designs is just some of the new possibilities in InZOI’s Build Mode. Each object comes with a different set of presets and 3D mesh variants depending on their usage. For example, a Computer Desk will be seperated into the Table, Table Legs and Miscellaneous additions that you can change and customize.

Going deeply into your Lot creation is very important to. Abilities to customize both Residental Lots and Venues seem to be a well-laid out thing in this Life Simulation platform, with more Build Tools to be revealed as we get closer to the release.

InZOI Build Mode: First Look
First Look into Build Mode Tools from InZOI

World Edit Tools

InZOI will launch with 3 worlds in the beginning. With each world being highly customizable in terms of environment editing, object placement and town management. You can customize things like visual aesthetics, how maintained the city’s infrastructure is, its Billboards and more. Teasing into different options to set different climates and weather throughout each new World coming to InZOI.

Yes, weather effects and gameplay including Rain, Snow and even Temperatures will make their way into InZOI!

Character Creator Review

I’ve got a chance to play Krafton’s seperate release on Steam called InZOI Character Creator. The development team behind this life sim made InZOI’s Zoi Creator available for free playtesting for seven days – from August 20th to August 26th, 2024.

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During this time of playtesting the new Character Creator features I discovered that the game could run on High settings. However, I needed to update my driver settings first. Make sure your AMD or Nvidia Graphics Card has the latest software installed to support your builtin Graphics Card. InZOI runs on the latest technology from Unreal Engine 5 which is why staying up to date to latest card updates is always important.

I even dabbled through the Unreal’s Live Link Face App through my smartphone. Connecting my face scan to the the face of my character in InZOI. Mimicking any expression I make in real time!

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InZOI already has a fully fledged face scan technology.

There’s a lot more options to talk about and tools included with each segment coming with InZOI, but we’ll talk more specifics in individual articles on bigger topics coming very soon on Sims Community!

InZOI Release Date

InZOI is first planned to release on PC through the Steam platform. For now this life simulation game is set to release in a vague time frame set to Fall 2024. But, we’re expected to know more about the detailed release date soon.

This life simulation is confirmed to arrive first on Windows PC. With talks about the game coming out on PS5 and Xbox X sometime in the future. No Mac port for the game has been confirmed as of now.

InZOI Release Date

Are you interested in InZOI?

We’d love to cover more InZOI news and articles in the near future linear with our regular Sims 4 content. Let us know if any of the current game information has kept you on your toes to purchase InZOI when it comes out!

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First Details about The Sims Movie

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Expect lots of Sims Lore. And plenty of Freezer Bunnies!

Yesterday we’ve got an official confirmation about The Sims Movie and the production being a collaborative work between Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap production company and Electronic Arts.

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EA dreams a Barbie-sized success for The Sims Movie. / Image: Barbie, Warner Bros. (2023)

The Sims Movie intends to hit the big screens across the world, teasing possible references and Sims lore included in the film’s storyline.

In an interview with Variety, Kate Gorman, EA vice president and General Manager for The Sims Franchise, has confirmed first storyline details and movie references you should expect in The Sims Movie.

The Sims Movie Interview Quote

So what will “The Sims movie” be about exactly?

“What I will tell you is it’s very much rooted in ‘The Sims’ universe,” EA’s vice president and general manager of “The Sims” franchise Kate Gorman told Variety. “And what we want is to have a truly authentic ‘Sims’ experience brought to a theatrical release. So what you’ll see from us is that we have been wanting to get this right. We wanted the right partners and to make an impact the size of something like a ‘Barbie’ movie is exactly what we want. And we know there’s so much love and nostalgia, probably beyond what we would even realize, for ‘The Sims’ and so many people like us have played throughout generations. So we want this to be an experience that reflects all that amazing history and play of so many people in this world, but also is something that you can share across generations and to be part of pop culture and culturally relevant.”

Variety later confirmed that Kate Gorman and EA Entertainment’s Laura Miele used different terms for The Sims Movie release, having to confirm that no ways of distributing the film have been finalized yet.

While speaking with Variety, Gorman referred to “The Sims” movie as a theatrical release and Miele called it a “big screen” title. However, after this story was published, representatives for EA said those distribution plans have not yet been finalized.

– Variety

Expect Sims Lore References

Speakimg to Variety, Gorman confirmed that The Sims Movie will be rich in lore and game storyline references. For example, the Freezer Bunny which got popular after The Sims 2 release will make its appearance.

Freezer Bunny: The Sims Movie Speculation
Image source: The Sims Wiki

Storylines like What happened to Bella Goth also are wildly popular in the Sims community, with many players being devoted to Bella’s family history lore and progression through different Sims game releases.

The Machinima Community showed its best talents by exploring storyline through The Sims 4, and what could’ve happened to Bella Goth afterwards. One of examples being Rémi Marocelli‘s Bella Goth Machinima Stories and Spin-Off Series.

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Here’s what EA stated about game lore being implemented into The Sims Movie:

The Sims Movie Interview Quote

Gorman also promises “there will be a lot of lore” included in the project, something players who have been wondering whatever happened to Bella Goth are sure to appreciate.

You will see a lot of ‘The Sims’ universe come to life and you will see a lot of the classic experiences that our players have in the games come to life in the movie,” Gorman said. “And that’s what we really want to deliver on, is just an authentic ‘Sims’ experience, and really have the most expansive ‘Sims’ offering we’ve ever had to bring that delight and share the experience of playing ‘The Sims’ with so many people or their friends or families who may not have actually played ‘The Sims,’ but you can help tell that story through watching a [movie] about ‘The Sims’ universe.”

That means Easter eggs galore. “There will be Freezer Bunnies,” Gorman promises. “I’m sure a pool without a ladder is somewhere in there, but we haven’t finalized any of those details. But that’s the idea, is to say that it lives within this space. It’s a nod to all of the amazing play and creation and fun that people have had over the last 25 years within ‘The Sims.’”

Source: Variety

The Sims Movie in Simlish?

Should The Sims Movie have an extra layer of immersion with Simlish subtitles or even voice over synchronization? The Sims managers are optimistic to get those conversations going into the production of this film.

As for the fan campaign on social media to get the film made in “The Sims” in-universe language Simlish and include subtitles, Gorman says: “It’s fun. It’s a great idea, and it’s something we’ll definitely talk about.

The Sims Movie Simlish

Do you want The Sims Movie on the big screen?

We’ve created a fun and simple community poll where you can vote about your interest in the upcoming The Sims Movie release. Would you be interested in seeing the movie in theaters?

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What are your thoughts on the first features revealed for The Sims Movie? Join the discussion below and let us know your thoughts about the upcoming hollywood release of your favorite Sims characters coming to life.

The Sims 4 Lovestruck Cheats Guide

Progress in Romance quickly and unlock new Traits and Skill Gains!

Feeling a little lovestruck? The Sims 4 Lovestruck, to be exact. If you’re an avid Sims player, then you’ve probably used a cheat code once or twice (and by once or twice, I mean maybe a couple of hundred times) so you’re probably curious about all the cheat codes hidden away for all of us to discover and utilize in our gameplay. Have no fear – the Sims 4 Lovestruck Cheats guide is here for you so that you can just load up your game, type them in and enjoy your gameplay!

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Image: EA/Maxis

How To Enable Cheats in The Sims 4

PC/Mac

Before you enter any cheats, you need to enable cheats first.

To enable cheats on PC and Mac systems:

  • Press CTRL+SHIFT+C simultaneously to bring up the cheat box
  • Type testingcheats true in the cheat box
  • Press Enter to activate advanced cheats
  • Close the cheat box by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+C simultaneously again

If you entered the cheat correctly, a message will appear under the cheat box informing you that cheats have been enabled.

Playstation

Reminder that enabling advanced cheats on PlayStation 4 and 5 consoles will permanently disable trophies on that save file!

To enable cheats on PlayStation 4 and 5 systems:

  • Press L1+L2+R1+R2 simultaneously to bring up the cheat box
  • Type testingcheats true in the cheat box
  • Press X to activate advanced cheats. The game will warn you that doing so will disable your trophies and ask if you’re sure. Press X again to confirm that you want to enable cheats.
  • To close the cheat box, press L1+L2+R1+R2 simultaneously again

If you entered the cheat correctly, a message will appear under the cheat box informing you that cheats have been enabled.

Xbox One & Xbox Series X

Reminder that enabling cheats on Xbox One and Xbox Series X consoles will permanently disable achievements on that save file!

To enable cheats on Xbox One and Xbox Series X systems:

  • Press all four back triggers simultaneously to bring up the cheat box
  • Type testingcheats true in the cheat box
  • Press A to activate advanced cheats. The game will warn you that doing so will disable your achievements and ask if you’re sure. Press A again to confirm that you want to enable cheats.
  • To close the cheat box, press all four back triggers simultaneously again

If you entered the cheat correctly, a message will appear under the cheat box informing you that cheats have been enabled.

Sims 4 Lovestruck Cheats
Image: EA/Maxis

The Sims 4 Lovestruck Cheats

Trait Cheats

There are two new traits that you can add quickly through The Sims 4 Lovestruck Cheats.

Romantically Reserved Sims prefer taking things slow and building emotional connections. These Sims are cautious and deliberate in their romantic pursuits, often hesitating before becoming romantically involved with anyone. Conflicts with the Lovebug, Romantic and Unflirty traits.

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Lovebug Sims fall in and out of love very quickly and are always eager to find new romance around every corner. They love love and want to experience every aspect of it. Conflicts with the Romantically Reserved and Unflirty traits.

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(You’d think the trait would be entered as trait_Lovebug but no – its Lovestruck! Make sure you have it right when entering it)

Skill Cheats

The newest skill addition included with this pack is the Romance skill. When entering this cheat, replace the X with any level of the skill you wish your Sim to have, i.e, 4 (10 is the maximum level)

Stats.Set_Skill_Level Major_Romance X
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Image: EA/Maxis

Career Cheats

Your Sim can become a consultant for the Cupid’s Corner dating app with the Romance Consultant Career. If you want them to get a quick promotion or demotion, enter either one of the cheat codes below. Use them multiple times to promote/demote until you reach the level you want.

Promotion:

Careers.Promote RomanceConsultant

Demotion:

Careers.Demote RomanceConsultant

Adding the career:

careers.add_career RomanceConsultant

Improving the selected Sim’s work performance:

careers.add_performance

Romantic Relationship Cheats

Using cheats to change the levels of a romantic relationship has been around for some time, but here’s a refresher of the cheat for you:

Adjusting Romantic Relationship Level:

modifyrelationship [Your Sim's first and last name] [Desired Sim's first and last name] 30 LTR_Romance_Main

Remember to not include the square brackets when typing this cheat and customize the number to be as high or low as you wish it to be. (0 lowest, 100 highest)

The Sims 4 Lovestruck Cheats

Aspiration Cheats

There are two new aspirations included with The Sims 4 Lovestruck, Romantic Explorer and Paragon Partner. You don’t need cheats to activate these as you can change aspirations for your selected Sim whenever you want. Don’t want to go through all the trouble of completing each and every task to complete the aspiration? Use this cheat:

aspirations.complete_current_milestone

Bonus! Hidden Objects/Live Edit Objects Cheat

The Sims 4 Lovestruck adds a new world (Ciudad Enamorada) and with that world, comes a lot of new hidden objects such as the decor you see around the city that you might not find in the Build/Buy catalog without entering this cheat. By using these Sims 4 Lovestruck cheats, you’ll also gain access to all the hidden objects from the base game and all the packs you own!

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bb.showLiveEditObjects

Once entering and activating both cheats, go over to the search bar in Build/Buy mode and enter ***DEBUG*** and you’ll find the entire debug section! PC & Mac players; I suggest getting TwistedMexi’s Better BuildBuy Mod to categorize the debug items better!

If you’re still a bit confused about the hidden objects cheat and how to utilize them, check out our The Sims 4: Navigating the bb.showliveeditobjects Cheat guide!


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The Sims Hub: First AI Powered Features coming to The Sims 4

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The entire Sims games catalogue is getting “Powered and Supercharged by AI”

The official EA Investors Release for The Sims Franchise has brought a look at the first features and tools coming with The Sims Hub AI Platform. A spot where you can convert objects, scan fashion and familiar faces around you, as well as connect with the community through The Sims Hub’s platform – “Powered and Supercharged by AI”.

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All this marketing talk goes beyond building a social hub for The Sims player community. EA wants to add advanced gallery tools, ability to create custom objects, transfer your favorite items from previous Sims games and more. The Sims Hub promises to be a “cross-platform” additional tool that will support multiple Sims game releases.

See what to expect from The Sims Hub and its cross-game support of new AI features:

The Sims Hub

These experiences will be united and connected with common creator tools. A shared gallery. A single marketplace. The ability to port objects from one experience to another. And, a unified social network that will seamlessly connect players across each and every Sims product.

Our vision and aspirations for The Sims Hub are on the cutting edge of entertainment. And our ability to realize this ambition wouldn’t even be possible a few years ago. We’re in this incredible moment.

First, the brand is bigger than it’s ever been. Second, the core of the experience met perfectly with emerging trends. And finally, thanks to major shifts in technology, especially AI, we can scale this experience beyond anything we’ve done before. These are all important catalysts for achieving ambiton. Along with developing inguinity with our developers.

I’d like to highilight a few of the projects they’re pushing on.

Super Charged Discovery Tool

The first is a “super charged discovery tool” that’ll help players find the content they love more easily. I’m sure the amount of content generated by The Sims 4 is astounding. There are a 100 million assets in the global UGC Gallery.

The Sims AI Features

Photo Search

What you see here is an AI Application that uses a photo based search feature. Typically a player would enter text. Find a red house with white trim. This is fine, but the approach has many limitations compared to what the team’s new solution is. For example the words can be mispelled or in a different language.

If you’re looking for an image, why wouldn’t you use an image to find it? This feature is actually working today with a plan to release soon.

Item Creation

The same AI powered image search can unlock creation capability. Picture uploading an image of a model wearing a certain outfit. Clothes, shoes, jewelry – all of it. Using images to create content will dial up the power of our players. This is a novel model never experienced with the scale of The Sims platform and player community.

Another thing we love about it is that this imaged image search overcomes language barriers. Keep in mind that the majority of Sims players are outside of the US. So, our ability to connect with players around the globe as seamlessly as possible is always a goal for us.

Other Sims Hub Features

As we’ve simplified the creation process we’ll also amplify the creators and their content through our rich dynamic social feed. A place where you can follow your favorite creators, see how other players are using your content and discover what other are downloading.

This creator-powered pipeline will ultimately reshape the game and unlock a whole new type of creator economy.

The Sims Hub AI Features

Video Demonstration

The AI Powered Tools coming to The Sims have been vaguely demonstrated during their presentation. Which you can discover in the video linked below:


We first reported about new AI Tools coming to The Sims possibly through The Sims 5. Considering any rumors about The Sims 5 have been debunked, with confirmations about further standalone development expected for Project Rene we can safely say that these AI Tools are now coming to life.

Things like Custom Animation scans, face scanning technology and others are expected to make their way through The Sims Hub.

Hopefully things like in-game achievements, possibility to share in-game memories online and more make their way into The Hub too.

What are your thoughts on The Sims Hub AI Features? Drop your comment below!

The Sims Universe: Official EA Presentation

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All eight minutes of the official investors presentation about The Sims!

Behold the future of The Sims Franchise! We’ve got frequent MySims releases, new Project Releases and new Sims 4 Pack Types coming our way real soon. However, have you heard about The Sims Labs and its powerful new AI features coming to The Sims games across the board?

We know you’ve probably heard a lot of talk about Artificial Intelligence before. But this one will help you import objects and items across different franchise games, import various styles from real life into The Sims and make your character more you. Or whoever you want it to be!

Take a look at the full video presentation from EA linked above, revealing the upcoming Sims Franchise release map and new AI Supercharged Tools coming to The Sims Hub.

BREAKING: Look into The Sims Franchise’s Release Timeline

EA is introducing The Sims: Project Stories!

The Sims Universe forecast doesn’t stop beyond what was just announced in today’s Sims Franchise look into the future. EA and Maxis have just announced a new line of Sims Franchise release products expected to come out in the next months and years to come. Including a promise of more MySims games for Nintendo Switch, the introduction of a new spin-off called The Sims: Project Stories and more about the game’s central hub.

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The following information was shared by The Sims Franchise’s manager during EA’s Investor Day presentation, which gave a glimpse at the up and coming releases for The Sims series.

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Sims Franchise Releases

Upcoming The Sims Franchise Releases

The Sims 4

It will carry forward the tremendous engagement in volumes of content to make The Sims 4 the foundation of our future gross strategy. We’ll be updating the core technology foundation for the product and will release fun and exciting content for many years to come.

The Sims Project Rene

We will release an entirely new Sims experience. Allowing players to connect, create and socialize together like never before.

MySims

We will next build out the MySims line, the cozy game spin-off that appeals to younger generations. We just announced that we are releasing MySims for Nintendo Switch. And there will be more to come!

The Sims Project Stories

We’ll be launching a new standalone mobile game. Which will be a platform for creating and sharing stories in The Sims Universe.

The Sims Hub

These experiences will be united and connected with common creator tools and shared gallery. A single marketplace. The ability to port those objects from one experience to another. And a unified social network that will seamlessly connect players and fans across each and every Sims product. And the potential for the significant growth for The Sims Audience doesn’t stop there!

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Forecast of The Sims Growth

“Our best years are ahead” reassures EA during their presentation, revealing how much content and growth they expect to reach in the coming Fiscal Year 25 and beyond. Citing the possible success of multiple franchises we mentioned above.

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What are your thoughts on the news of future Sims releases coming to The Sims Franchise? Join the conversations below!

The Sims Project Rene: Focus on Multiplayer and Storytelling

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This individual Sims game release will strongly focus on storytelling and multiplayer experiences.

After the announcement of The Sims 5 not becoming a thing with the development of Project Rene, The Sims Team explained further their plans for making their next Sims game its own standalone experience. Making it known that the series installment end with The Sims 4, bringing something entirely different for players across PC, Consoles and Mobile with Project Rene. The next project in development at Maxis seperately from The Sims 4 and other teams.

It seems that some goals revolving the development of Project Rene have shifted since its initial announcement in October 2022. Wording around Project Rene and what it is as a game was defined as both a singleplayer and multiplayer video game. However, the current testings and talks about the video game rely heavily around using the word multiplayer and not explaining much what the single player aspect of Project Rene would be.

The Sims Project Rene

Instead, the shift that defined the statement in Variety’s article is that The Sims Team is still not ready to abandon the current catalogue of Sims 4 releases. Instead, they’re trying to incorporate more of multiplayer features into Project Rene.

So much so that the general manager for The Sims Franchise has stated that they’re learning on their past success (and mistakes) of The Sims Online. Which first came out in 2002 and held its live service for PC devices up until 2008. Allowing players to message each other directly, build skills together, go out to a Sims nightclub and more.

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Text source: Variety

The video game publisher also teased that “Sims” players will soon find out more about the elusive “Project Rene” that “The Sims” team has been working on for years — which was long rumored to be a code name for “The Sims 5” — including how it will incorporate multiplayer into “The Sims” world. The franchise has tried and failed at that effort before with “The Sims Online,” which launched in 2002.

The Sims Online
The Sims Online (2002)

“We have a lot of learnings from ‘The Sims Online.’ We know that there is an opportunity to play in a very social, real time, multiplayer environment within our gamespace,” Gorman said. “We haven’t delivered that experience with ‘The Sims 4’ or any of our other titles yet so we’re looking at what that means and could look like. We know simulation is at the core of everything we do and we want to make sure our players still have that experience they want, but in a world with real players and NPCs. We’re still gathering learnings and working on it but stay tuned.”

Upcoming Project Rene Reveal and Playtest

Maxis studio is getting ready for its first playtest under The Sims Labs name. The first one being a multiplayer meetup with select players where you’ll be able to perform and interact new features.

The team also shared some first image looks from Project Rene so far:

Continuing its development alongside other exciting new projects within The Sims franchise, Project Rene is focused on building ways for friends to meet, connect, and share while playing together in an all-new world.

There will be a small invite-only playtest for Rene this Fall 2024, giving an early look at a multiplayer experience that explores joining friends and other players at a shared location.

You can be the first to playtest the new multiplayer aspect of Project Rene by signing up through The Sims Labs / EA Playtesting website.

So that’s it, it’s just multiplayer?

Most probably not. Project Rene flexed improved features such as detailed hair customization, object physics, pattern customization and editing features that simply can’t exist in the world of The Sims 4. Putting that to good use with new gameplay in a singleplayer scenario would be ideal. Considering that Project Rene has been announced as a free-to-play game, we wouldn’t be surprised to see unlocking single player gameplay through multiplayer challenges and scenarios within this game.

Project Rene: Gallery of Early Previews

Some processes of a free-to-play game like Project Rene must have monetized corners somewhere in longer to make the game sustainable. Lyndsay Pearson revealed that experiences like Seasons could be free in the game, but events like winter sports and ice dancing could be charged within a pack.

Project Rene DLC Plans

Statement from September 2023

Well, beyond regular updates to the core game, we will sell content and packs, but we want to change that mix a little bit. Let me give you a theoretical example. In The Sims™ 4, the only way to experience any weather was if you purchased Seasons. Now, in Project Rene, we might introduce basic weather to the core game for free for everybody. And then a pack for purchase might be focused on winter sports and could include activities like ice dancing or a snowman-building competition.

Building this way means that down the line, we could use wind or rain or clouds for other pack themes as well. Now, it’s a little early to know exactly where we’ll draw the lines, but it’s important for us to lower those barriers to play and give everyone the broadest shared systems because that feels like the best foundation to grow from.

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Along with Project Rene you should expect more releases across The Sims Franchise.

What are your thoughts on the current state of Project Rene‘s development goals and feature plans? Join the discussion below!

Coming this week to The Sims 4

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Content Drop, New Event and game improvements coming to Base Game!

The Sims 4 Base Game is getting a huge patch drop release tomorrow, September 18th, 2024 across Desktop and Console platforms. The new update doesn’t just prepare the game for the launch of new Kits – it’s also an entirely new content drop of its own! Preparing the game as well for the new in-game event that’s set to launch on September 24th, 2024.

New The Sims 4 Content Update

The Sims Team teased in their Future of The Sims Franchise release that tomorrow’s Sims 4 Update won’t just deliver a huge list of bug fixes and game improvements, but also be its own free content update drop:

Sims 4 Update

In May 2024, we announced that we’ve assembled a team to invest in the core game experience, including tackling technical issuesWe’ve invested further into these efforts to focus on previously reported issues, quality assurance and game optimization for future releases. Batches of fixes will continue to be released roughly every two months until further notice. On September 18, 2024, our players can expect another major release of fixes alongside an exciting base game update.

Alongside the huge list of bug fixes and game improvements coming to The Sims 4 and its DLC catalogue, the team further confirmed there’s going to be an exciting base game update as well.

The Sims 4 Update Release Teaser

Game Improvements coming to The Sims 4

The team released a huge list of tens of fixes coming to the game. One of them being feature fixes such as apartment customization in The Sims 4 For Rent. All the way down to actual feature upgrades such as micromanaging your wedding in The Sims 4 My Wedding Stories.

Improvements to Sims 4 My Wedding Stories

  • There are new interactions on the wedding arch that will allow you to set which Sims to sit on either side of the aisle.
  • You will now be able to pick which Sims perform the requested behavior when clicking on the wedding arch and do Ceremony Activities. This will allow greater control of what is happening in the wedding.
  • After telling guests to do a ceremony activity, they’ll stop doing other things autonomously.
  • Music specific interaction is now available on the wedding arch in order to control when wedding music plays.
  • Sims gather around without getting stuck as the wedding couple dances.
  • Sims will properly perform “Exchange Vows with Officiant and Kiss“ interaction after performing “Gather at the Aisle“ interaction.
Sims 4 My Wedding Stories Fixes

The future Patch Notes also promise to deliver smoother outdoor lightning shadows in Ultra settings. Hoping to bring back some of the visuals that unfortunately got demoted all the way back in 2015 for game’s performance reasons. Seems that the DirectX11 Upgrade for the game is already making good results for the game’s stability.


The next update for The Sims 4 is set to release on September 18th, 2024 at 10AM PT. To make things easier for you we have a handy countdown to the release of the next Sims 4 Patch across PC, Mac and Consoles:

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Countdown to The Sims 4 Patch Release

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The Sims 4 Kits: Storybook Nursery and Artist Studio

Two Kits are set to come out on September 19th, 2024 at 10AM PT. The Sims 4 Storybook Nursery and Artist Studio Kits are both build kits with new items that help fulfill the Kit’s theme. Storybook Nursery has new changing tables, playmat variants and room decor while Artist Studio brings a new woodworking table, new easel and other items to help accent your Sims’ creative space.

You can find more screenshots and previews of these Kits in our coverage article. Both are priced at $4,99USD individually, and you’ll be able to purchase them on official storefronts and game websites that distribute the Kits on Desktop and Consoles.

For clearer information when the new Sims 4 Kits will release in your area, we’ve included another handy countdown for September 19th!

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Countdown to The Sims 4 Kits Releases

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Coming up next: Reaper’s Rewards Sims 4 Event

Just next week you’ll be able to enjoy additional new Build Items, CAS Accessories and potentially new gameplay additions through The Sims 4 Events system. The Reaper’s Rewards Event is set to launch (hopefully this time) globally on September 24th, 2024 across both Desktop and Console platforms.

Sims 4 Event Features

Help Grim out and earn free items in the Reaper’s Rewards Event

The Sims 4 Event: Reaper's Rewards Event

The event will follow a possibly similar user interface and playthrough of the first Sims 4 Login event. Where you open The Sims 4 in a consecutive amount of days throughout different weeks to unlock new rewards.

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What are your thoughts on this week’s Sims 4 releases and forecast for the next? Join the discussion and stay tuned for further overviews of each release!

It’s Official: The Sims Movie is Greenlit

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EA turns on the green light for the next hollywood blockbuster – The Sims Movie!

After months of speculation about the new movie entry from The Sims and its speculated producer Margot Robbie, we’ve finally got an official confirmation about the current project and future plans for The Sims Movie.

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The official blog post regarding The Future of The Sims Franchise confirms the production and first creators behind The Sims Movie. Confirming the involvment of Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap production company and Electronic Arts into the project.

The Sims Movie, in production with Amazon MGM Studios

The press release confirmed that The Sims Movie will be produced in partnership with Amazon MGM Studios, who are helping realize the project onto the big screens. The film will be directed by Kate Herron, as well as co-written by Briony Redman. Producers involve Vertigo Entertainment and LuckyChap, with executive producers including Herron and Redman.

We’re VERY excited to share that in partnership with Amazon MGM Studios, our team is working on a film based on The Sims. Kate Herron will direct, as well as co-write with Briony Redman. LuckyChap and Vertigo Entertainment will produce alongside The Sims team, with Herron and Redman executive producing.It’s still too early to share more about the movie but stay tuned for updates as we mark our 25th birthday next year!

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More details about The Sims Movie are set to be revealed next year, as we approach The Sims Franchise’s 25th anniversary in February 2025.


What are your thoughts on The Sims Movie and what do you want to get played out on the big screen? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!

We also have a new info category dedicated to all things The Sims Movie.

The Sims 5 Isn’t Happening

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Instead, expect a multiplayer experience and new enhanced ways of playing The Sims 4.

According to an exclusive press interview, EA doesn’t plan to halt the production of The Sims 4 and get ready for the next title and new generation of DLC. The EA vice president and general manager for The Sims Franchise Kate Gorman revealed to variety today about the future they have for The Sims 5. And how they exactly define the next Sims game actually transforming and enhancing from the already existing Sims 4 games into new experiences.

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Preview of Project Rene

The Sims 5 Isn’t Happening

EA stated that with Project Rene and the next experiences for The Sims, they plan to expand the way you play The Sims 4 but never replace it. Nor the DLC progress and all the possibilities you’ve explored so far in your save games. Instead, the next experiences will add on top of The Sims 4 experience and be possible to be their own standalone experience.

You can read more in the official Variety interview down below:

The Sims 5 Statement

EA’s vice president and general manager of “The Sims” franchise Kate Gorman told Variety the main reason behind this decision to not publish a 5th edition of the game was the concern players (there are more than 80 million worldwide, per EA) would have to start all over again after a decade’s worth of gameplay in the existing “Sims 4.”

“The way to think about it is, historically, ‘The Sims’ franchise started with ‘Sims 1’ and then ‘Sims 2,’ ‘3’ and ‘4.’ And they were seen as replacements for the previous products,” Gorman said. “What we’re really working with our community on is this a new era of ‘The Sims.’ We are not going to be working on replacements of previous projects; we’re only going to be adding to our universe. With that, you’ll see there are more ways to experience ‘The Sims’ on different platforms, different ways to play, transmedia, and lots of great offerings within this universe. So absolutely, we’re still continuing to support ‘TS4’ more than ever. Still continue to deliver expansion packs and updates and fixes. But what this is to say is, the way we’re going to do things going forward is a little different. And it’s really exciting and it’s really the most expansive iteration of ‘The Sims’ yet.”

For clarity, when asked specifically if there will not be a “Sims 5,” Gorman added, “it’s not ‘Sims 5’ as a replacement for ‘4.’”

“What this means is that we will continue to bring HD simulation experience and what people would want from a ‘5’ — but it doesn’t mean that we’re going to start you over, reset all your progress, and really feel like you’re going to lose all of that amazing play you put into ‘4,’” Gorman said. “I think as we think about the future of it, we want you to continue all of those families and generations. Those creations are your progress, your attachment. We don’t want to reset your progress. And so it’s not about as much of what the numbers are in the games, but know that the future of the franchise looks more like keeping your progress, keeping things across titles, and really having an ongoing experience, and not a start-and-stop experience between products.”

Project Rene / The Sims 5

What’s being considered for The Sims 4

The Future of The Sims Franchise preview from today gave a glimpse at the new social features expected to arrive for The Sims 4 sometime soon. It seems that The Sims 4 is being built upon and enhanced throughout the next few months, and we’ll have to wait and see how EA delivers it to the players.

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Future Products for The Sims 4

When we talk about The Sims as an entertainment platform driven by our community, it’s because we see the future of The Sims as more than any one title. We’re expanding the franchise to better serve the diverse needs of the growing number of Simmers around the world. The Sims will move beyond linear, sequential Sims releases and offer more options for players than ever before. We’re focused on creating a variety of games and experiences that will touch different categories across the simulated life genre including cozy games, social and collaborative based gameplay, mobile narrative games and continued depth, improvements, and modernization of The Sims 4, which will continue to be a foundational Sims experience.

We’re creating new and innovative experiences that connect with players on their terms, wherever they are and however they choose to play. These explorations are being tested via The Sims Labs including individual features from Project Rene, a story driven mobile test, enhancements to The Sims 4 with discovery and search tools, creator tools, and more.  


What are your thoughts on the current plans of continuing with The Sims 4 and adding upon to new experiences? Let us know what your forecast is in the comments below!

The Future of The Sims Franchise

Talks about Project Rene, future Sims 4 Development and more for the community!

The Sims Team has just released a lengthy official blog post about the future of The Sims Franchise. Acknowledging The Sims 4’s 10th birthday mark and giving a teaser at what’s to come with future projects and DLC releases in the long run.

With the announcement of The Sims 4 Creator Kits and strengthening the core of future Sims 4 Pack releases, the team has also revealed some first screens and information for The Sims 5 not happening, along with looks into what to expect from the future of Project Rene. The preview screens are just a glimpse at what players can expect in The Sims Playtesting and future game previews. Another playtesting sessions for multiplayer has also been confirmed for later this fall through The Sims Labs.

The team also confirmed the long rumored talks about The Sims Movie, confirming a list of producers and creators working on the upcoming film release.

Read all about Project Rene, The Sims Movie and the road ahead for the franchise in the official press release below:

Sims Franchise

Sul Sul, Simmers! 

We have so muchnewsto share with you about The Sims franchise! We’ve been in the lab expanding The Sims into an entertainment platform driven by you, our community, that includes exploring experiential ways to play The Sims and new ways we’re supporting creators. Our passion for creating products full of fun, creativity and discovery has led us to new experiences all moving at the speed of pop culture. Keep reading to learn what we’ve been cooking!

Get ready to party like it’s the year 2000!

Before we jump in… wow, it’s been nearly 25 years since the world was first introduced to The Sims. Since then, more than 500 million of you have become Simmers, embracing the delightful chaos that comes with playing “fate” – guiding your beloved Sims through life’s ups and downs and endless possibilities (so many deleted pool ladders! 😆). You’ve shown that no one does life like The Sims – unleashing your imagination to craft one-of-a-kind stories, worlds, and adventures that seamlessly blend the real world with the Sims world.

We remain committed as ever to reimagining the way people play with life and giving millions the chance to connect over their shared love of The Sims as we push the boundaries of reality. So far in 2024,Simmers have spent more than 1.2 billion hours playing The Sims 4 and experimenting with life scenarios and choices without real-world consequences (759+ million hours spent in live mode!). Whether it’s designing your dream home (303+ million hours in build mode!), customizing your Sims (640+ million Sims!) and worlds, reimagining the latest reality TV drama, or even taking on the 100 Baby Challenge (65+ million babies made!) your creativity continues to amaze us. You’ve shown that if you can dream it, you can Sim it! 

Watching Simmers unite over their self-expression and curiosity expressed within The Sims has been our greatest joy. We love that you share our mischievous humor and find laughter every step of the way as you bring your visions to life (whether you’re successful or not)! We can’t wait to celebrate 25 years of The Sims with you and plan to kick things off with an episode of Behind The Sims in January 2025. There’s so much to look forward to in the coming months, and we just can’t help but share some with you now…!

The Hollywood rumors are true: The Sims is headed to the BIG SCREEN!

We’re VERY excited to share that in partnership with Amazon MGM Studios, our team is working on a film based on The Sims. Kate Herron will direct, as well as co-write with Briony Redman. LuckyChap and Vertigo Entertainment will produce alongside The Sims team, with Herron and Redman executive producing.It’s still too early to share more about the movie but stay tuned for updates as we mark our 25th birthday next year!

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You Make The Sims!

Our incredible community is the only reason we’ll celebrate 25 years of The Sims. Everything we do is for you, because you are what makes The Sims. As we build towards the future, we’re exploring more ways to involve, engage, and reward our community. 

It’s with great pride and enthusiasm that we’ll continue expanding the ways we spotlight your incredible stories, creations, and ideas. Since its launch, more than 1 billion Sims 4 creations have been downloaded from the gallery and more than 116 million pieces of content uploaded, with millions more assets uploaded and downloaded across the broader Sims community. In addition, we’ve been collaborating with all types of Simmers on multiple projects, ranging from in-game creation through lot building and worlds to collaborations on Kits, base game updates, packs and beyond. These collaborations have meant a lot to us but more importantly to our community and we aren’t done yet!

Allow Us to Proudly Introduce…

The Sims 4 Creator Kits: Designed and produced entirely by creators in collaboration with The Sims 

Discover global creators whose content is a MUST see – no matter where you play! 

Creativity has long been a core value for The Sims franchise, and we obsess over seeing and showcasing the incredible talent and artistry that lives within our tight-knit community. This push to expand the ways we support creators has led us to The Sims 4 Creator Kits. These kits are designed and built by community creators to create new collections featuring unique styles and fresh storytelling potential. These Creator Kits will mark the first time that a full collection of in-game assets have been crafted by a creator and officially published by The Sims development team, making them available for all players. 

For The Sims 4 players who crave more variety in customization and design, look for The Sims 4 Creator Kits to start rolling out in November 2024 across our Sims channels and available alongside our current collections of Kits. 

This is a big step forward in delivering creator-made content that’s console-friendly and curated with safeguards that will expand your game with more on-trend aesthetics and styles. We’ve been working with some familiar faces for a while now to elevate their work and allow their creations to reach even more of you to enjoy. Stand by for more updates!

The Sims Creator Program: How we’re collaborating with global creators

Join us to get inspired and create like never before!

The Sims Creator Program

The Sims Creator Program is the next evolution of how we work with both established and up-and-coming creators around the world. With this official program, creators will gain access to a range of exclusive perks, including early access to upcoming Packs, direct communication with fellow creators and The Sims team, free swag, opportunities to collaborate, and more.

We’re looking for creators who regularly create original The Sims content across social platforms and various types of creators who might be new to The Sims, including those who are crafting mods or custom content, or nurturing communities across various platforms. Whether you’re a more established voice or an emerging creator, we welcome you to apply to join us.

Read more here to learn how we’re working to better serve creators, streamline onboarding, and more!

The SimLabs – Innovating, improving and evolving across our live and future products

Let’s build the future of The Sims together!

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ICYMI! Our Sims franchise of games today and into the future will deliver on many gameplay and storytelling styles for the growing number of you around the world, and we’re excited for you to see what we’ve been working on! Creating this vision involves innovating across multiple products to deliver new experiences, and through The Sims Labs we’ll explore new experimental ways to play The Sims. 

Over the next few months, you might start to see The Sims Labs show up when we’re trying out different things for Sims products, systems and featuresThis is your friendly reminder to sign up for a chance to playtest in The Sims Labs here, and if you fit the requirements we’re looking for, you will receive an email with further instructions. In the meantime, here’s a sneak peek at some of what we’ll be testing coming up soon!

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All footage is pre-alpha and will differ from final release

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All footage is pre-alpha and will differ from final release

The Sims Franchise – Live and Future Product Updates

When we talk about The Sims as an entertainment platform driven by our community, it’s because we see the future of The Sims as more than any one title. We’re expanding the franchise to better serve the diverse needs of the growing number of Simmers around the world. The Sims will move beyond linear, sequential Sims releases and offer more options for players than ever before. We’re focused on creating a variety of games and experiences that will touch different categories across the simulated life genre including cozy games, social and collaborative based gameplay, mobile narrative games and continued depth, improvements, and modernization of The Sims 4, which will continue to be a foundational Sims experience.

We’re creating new and innovative experiences that connect with players on their terms, wherever they are and however they choose to play. These explorations are being tested via The Sims Labs including individual features from Project Rene, a story driven mobile test, enhancements to The Sims 4 with discovery and search tools, creator tools, and more.  

For now, keep reading for the latest news about our live and future products!

MySims: Cozy Bundle – Two lovable games return with adorable adventures and fun for everyone!

Coming soon to Nintendo Switch: Retro re-releases of MySims and MySims Kingdom

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So many of our players have been asking for the return of MySims. We’re thrilled to share that we’re reinvigorating the MySims product line, beginning with two lovable games available soon on Nintendo Switch. With the MySims: Cozy Bundle, we’re honoring our Sims legacy as we prepare for our 25th birthday with this charming fan-favorite spin-off. You can expect two beloved games, MySims and MySims Kingdom, in which you can explore familiar worlds that are full of puzzles to solve, discover locations, meet lots of characters with big personalities and build, paint and decorate! Get ready to customize cozy worlds, style your cute Sims, and get re-introduced to everyone’s favorite MySims Kingdom triceratops, Bobaboo!

With this retro re-release you can expect Nintendo Switch controls and touch screen support, upgraded graphics, as well as much-requested special content from the original PC release returning to MySims. And, look out for adorable MySims merch coming to shopthesims.com also in November 2024!  

Preorder MySims: Cozy Bundle now in the Nintendo eShop, at retail and on Nintendo.com to start playing when it launches for Nintendo Switch on November 19, 2024.**

Project Rene – Expanding the ways to play in The Sims 

Be among the first to see the new world as playtesting continues!

Continuing its development alongside other exciting new projects within The Sims franchise, Project Rene is focused on building ways for friends to meet, connect, and share while playing together in an all-new world.

There will be a small invite-only playtest for Rene this Fall 2024, giving an early look at a multiplayer experience that explores joining friends and other players at a shared location. Sign up for the chance to playtest in The Sims Labs here and be among the first to play in the new world! We’ll continue to share more information on the game’s development and milestones along the way.

The Sims 4 – Testing new features as we invest in improvements and modernization efforts 

We’ve been expanding all the ways to play with life in The Sims 4 for 10 years, creating an expansive simulation experience. We have big plans to continue building upon and improving this powerful life simulation game played around the world by more than 80 million people! 

In May 2024, we announced that we’ve assembled a team to invest in the core game experience, including tackling technical issuesWe’ve invested further into these efforts to focus on previously reported issues, quality assurance and game optimization for future releases.Batches of fixes will continue to be released roughly every two months until further notice. On September 18, 2024, our players can expect another major release of fixes alongside an exciting base game update.

The Sims 4 developers are hard at work investing in meaningful new features and base game updates. We continue to explore new ways to play; to surprise and delight; to evolve the game in both appearance and gameplay experience. The ‘Happy at Home’ event was our first foray into a new way to play and we were encouraged to see how many of you enjoyed this new feature. We recently announced that coming up next is the Reaper’s Rewards Event, where you’ll have the chance to play alongside Grim himself and earn exclusive new rewards on September 24, 2024!

We’re excited about the road ahead for The Sims 4, and can’t wait to share what we have planned next for this game!

The Sims FreePlay – A new region inspired by mountainside towns is coming soon!

For more than a decade, The Sims FreePlay has captured the delightful unpredictability and playfulness of The Sims on mobile platforms. We remain as committed as ever to elevating our game to be an unrivaled town-builder experience, continuously improving the experience with new content, gameplay, and visual improvements.

Our next content updates will open an entirely new region inspired by mountainside towns. It may be the coziest region created for the game yet, perfect for exploring as we head into the holiday season! 

Here’s to celebrating the best of The Sims, past, present, and future! Vadish, Simmers! 


Thoughts on the future ahead for The Sims Franchise?

As always, stay tuned on Sims Community to be the first to know about future Sims releases and game developments!

EA is introducing The Sims 4 Creator Kits

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A seperate release series independent of future work from The Sims Team!

EA and Maxis have made a surprise announcement today about the introduction of new type of DLC for The Sims 4. Introducing Sims 4 Creator Kits, a new line of Kit content created exclusively by the community team. These type of Kit releases will be independent from the usual line of releases from The Sims Team, meaning that you should expect more of the same type of official Expansion Pack, Stuff Pack, Kits and hopefully Game Pack releases soon for The Sims 4.

EA and Maxis are sure about their future with The Sims 4 and upcoming developments, so it seems they’re ready to kick it up a notch with more bite sized paid releases. Learn more in their official statement below:

Sims 4 Creator Kits

Introducing The Sims 4 Creator Kits

The team made a surprising announcement stating that a new line of Sims 4 DLC called creator Kits will start with their first rollout. Beginning November 2024 across all supported platforms including Xbox, Playstation, PC and Mac.

The price is expected to be $4.99USD, or a price equivalent to your local currency. The Creator Kits will be benefiting both the community creator of the Kits, along with the creator bringing new CAS and Build items through an official licensed product that can be used by Console players too.

Designed and produced entirely by creators in collaboration with The Sims 

Discover global creators whose content is a MUST see – no matter where you play! 

Creativity has long been a core value for The Sims franchise, and we obsess over seeing and showcasing the incredible talent and artistry that lives within our tight-knit community. This push to expand the ways we support creators has led us to The Sims 4 Creator Kits. These kits are designed and built by community creators to create new collections featuring unique styles and fresh storytelling potential. These Creator Kits will mark the first time that a full collection of in-game assets have been crafted by a creator and officially published by The Sims development team, making them available for all players. 

For The Sims 4 players who crave more variety in customization and design, look for The Sims 4 Creator Kits to start rolling out in November 2024 across our Sims channels and available alongside our current collections of Kits. 

This is a big step forward in delivering creator-made content that’s console-friendly and curated with safeguards that will expand your game with more on-trend aesthetics and styles. We’ve been working with some familiar faces for a while now to elevate their work and allow their creations to reach even more of you to enjoy. Stand by for more updates!

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The Sims Team has already showed impressive collaboration work with Sixam CC in their The Sims 4 Storybook Nursery Kit. Coming out September 19th, 2024!

Sims 4 Creator Kits

The first official Sims 4 Creator Kits are expected to be announced on November 2024. Stay tuned on Sims Community to be the first to know about their reveal!

What are your thoughts on these news? Join the discussion below!

OFFICIAL LEAK: Upcoming The Sims 4 Kits Preview

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Storybook Nursery and Artist Studio Sims 4 Kits have leaked in full!

The upcoming Sims 4 Kits that have been teased in the latest “To Be Continued…” Roadmap for the last quarter of 2024 are here!

Thanks to the tip and great discovery from our reader anadius, we have the full assets and images from the upcoming Sims 4 Artist Studio Kit and The Sims 4 Storybook Nursery Kit.

Both Build Kits for The Sims 4 are expected to release on September 19th, 2024 across PC, Mac, Xbox and Playstation supported consoles.

The Sims 4 Artist Studio Kit

Sims 4 Artist studio Kit

Check out the official render above for The Sims 4 Artist Studio Kit! Down below you’ll see the official in-game screenshots showcasing the new Kit items.

The Artist Studio Kit for The Sims 4 flexes a new easel, along with clutter and objects to make your creative space look more lived in, colorful and playfully messy. And, after a long time the fans should expect the return of the woodworking table in a new design!


The Sims 4 Storybook Nursery Kit

Sims 4 Storybook Nursery Kit

Your little ones will be able to enjoy a themed set of items coming with The Sims 4 Storybook Nursery Kit. Check out the full preview in the official screenshots below:

The Storybook Nursery Kit has two set of different nursery themed items, ranging from goth to fairytale-like objects. Reminds me of the two styles we got with The Sims 2 Teen Style Stuff Pack back in the day!


The Sims 4 Kits Release Info

Both The Sims 4 Storybook Nursery Kit and the Artist Studio Kit will release on September 19th, 2024 at 10AM PT across all platforms. Each Kit is retailed at $4.99USD, or a price equivalent to your local currency. You’ll be able to purchase these 5 dollar kits on official platforms such as the EA App, Steam, official Console stores and other online retailers.

Possible Clues and Hints for The Future

The Sims 4 Season of To Be Continued has teased several new game updates coming free to The Sims 4. If you look closer to one of the new images from the Storybook Nursery Kit, you might notice a baby pacifier attached to one of the youngest of Sims in the picture frame:

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Could this be one of the new features coming in this quarter’s game update?

The biggest release players are waiting to happen during this season is The Sims 4 Life and Death Expansion Pack. Expected to be announced on October 3rd, 2024. It seems that the Artist Studio Kit has already teased grim new concepts that could be expected to come to realization in this Expansion Pack release. But time will tell what exactly will be the new features of this 40 dollar DLC!

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What are your thoughts on the upcoming Sims 4 Kits? Share your opinion down below and stay tuned for breaking Sims 4 News!

The Sims 4 Roadmap: September to December 2024

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Deadly new Expansion Pack, new Kits and an in-game event to look forward to!

It’s finally here – the new Sims 4 Roadmap has just been released for the game. Covering the upcoming releases for The Sims 4 Series from September to December 2024. This time around The Sims Team has confirmed the official names of the new content coming out, along with teasers for said content.

Let’s dissect everything and see when the new Sims 4 Content is expected to come out in the latest Sims 4 Roadmap:

New The Sims 4 Kits

The Sims Team has confirmed two new Sims 4 Kits set to release this month. You can expect two new Build Kits for the game including:

  • The Sims 4 Artist Studio Kit
  • The Sims 4 Storybook Nursery Kit

Both of these Kits are set to release on September 19th, 2024 across official supported platforms including Desktop and Consoles.

Give your little nooboo a sophisticated start with the Storybook Nursery Kit or build an inspiring retreat to help your Sim’s creativity flow with the Artist Studio Kit

Sims 4 Roadmap: Kits Releases

The Sims 4 Reaper’s Rewards Event

The second season of Sims 4 Events is coming to the game, allowing you to unlock special new CAS and Build items (and maybe even gameplay) themed around this online event. Just like the last event, this one is expected to require you to login to your Sims 4 game regularly in order to unlock new objects, items and gameplay for your game.

The Reaper’s Rewards Event is expected to come to The Sims 4 on September 24th, 2024.

Help Grim out and earn free items in the Reaper’s Rewards Event

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The Sims 4 Life and Death Expansion Pack

The latest Sims 4 Roadmap has just confirmed the next Expansion Pack for The Sims 4. After rumors that the next Expansion Pack will revolve around death, we got an official sneak peek that confirms those rumors.

The Sims 4 Life and Death Expansion Pack will be fully announced on October 3rd, 2024 with the official full release set for Halloween on October 31st, 2024.

Speaking of Grim, the fan-favorite hooded figure will make an appearance in the Life and Death Expansion Pack.

The Sims 4 Life and Death Expansion Pack

Free Sims 4 Game Updates

According to the last tease of this Sims 4 Roadmap season, the game will be getting more than one free content update. Although we don’t know exactly what’s expected in this update release, we can speculate new features and additions that will complement the release of the Life and Death Expansion Pack. And possibly beyond!

The Sims 4 Roadmap: Free Updates

You can also see the official Sims 4 Roadmap in motion in the official video down below:


What are you looking forward to the most in the last Sims 4 Roadmap for 2024? Join the conversation below and stay tuned for the latest game updates right here on Sims Community!

The Sims 4 Laundry List: September 3rd, 2024

New Sims 4 Patch is expected to drop in the next few days!

The Sims Team has published a brand new Sims 4 Laundry List, covering bugs and issues that are expected to be resolved within the next Sims 4 Game Update. There’s plenty of fixes to expect with this one covering issues from the latest Expansion Pack, all the way down to tens of different types of DLC and Base Game content released for the game.

Here’s the latest Sims 4 Laundry List and what you should expect to be fixed with a new game update coming out in the next few days:

Sims 4 Laundry List

Sul Sul Simmers!

Welcome to The Sims 4 Laundry List, where we share the top community concerns we’re currently investigating and aim to resolve in an upcoming patch.

As part of our commitment to tackling technical issues, the dedicated team continues to prioritize community-voted fixes with each update. This is our third release in this series, with more planned for the future.

The extended list below is directly informed by which issues have the most community reports through AnswersHQ. There are more topics that have been reported by players that aren’t listed here but may still be in the process of being solved. Some topics can require an extended investigation on our end, so even though these fixes may be in active review, it’s not a guarantee that we’ll have an immediate fix for it in the upcoming patch.

With each new patch, please remember to remove any external game mods and custom content if you are experiencing issues as the first step in troubleshooting, as they may conflict with the updates.

Thank you for your patience and valuable player reports.

Catch you in the next Laundry List – Happy Simming!

Here’s the list of community concerns we’re investigating for the upcoming game update:

Mac

  • [AHQ] Thought bubbles of Sims will no longer appear through walls and floors.

The Gallery

  •  Pack filters now properly work for Home Chef Hustle in The Gallery and library.

Base Game:

  • [AHQ] Outdoor lighting will no longer affect inside the room through ceilings.
  • [AHQ] Clay and Future Cubes will no longer get left on lots during events.
  • [AHQ] Frogs, mice and fishes in tanks are now visible when placed in laptop mode. Welcome back, friends!
  • [AHQ] Sims will put their tablets and homework back into their inventory instead of placing them in the world as long as they are standing or sitting.
  • [AHQ] The call is not coming from inside the house–you’ll stop getting invitational phone calls from your own Household Members.
  • [AHQ] “Complete a Daily Work Task” want now properly completed after finishing a daily work task.
  • [AHQ] Child sim now has the option to quit their “After School Activity“.
  • [AHQ] Family fortune – “Heal Negative Sentiments” task will now properly complete.
  • [AHQ] Sims will return from work or school and switch into the same Everyday Outfit they had on instead of defaulting to the first Everyday Outfit in the CAS list. 
  • [AHQ] Certain cabinet/shelf combinations over kitchen sinks will no longer prevent Sim from washing in the sink.
  • [AHQ] Outdoor shadows now move smoothly without jumping on the screen on ultra graphics settings and at different Live Mode speeds.
  • [AHQ] Camera jittering is no longer observed in Build Buy mode after using Terrain Tools.
  • [AHQ] When recent neighborhood stories mention a Sim that died in another neighborhood, switching to the respective Sim household will now have an urn present.
  • [AHQ] Upgrading washer/dryer now completes Nerd Brain aspiration.
  • [AHQ] Sims will now hold the acarajé dish the right way while eating.
  • [AHQ] Autonomous check infant no longer causes new random cold weather outfit to be generated for infant.
  • Infant no longer stretches when crawling in deep snow.
  • [AHQ] Teen Sim is able to take vacation days while working in the lifeguard career.
  • [AHQ] Event goal UI will continue to show even after editing from the calendar.
  • Fixed a CAS flow issue that would incorrectly allow siblings to be engaged.
  • [AHQ] Teen goal oriented aspiration now gets completed properly after getting promoted at work.
  • Investigated missing Doodlepip splines.
  • [AHQ] “Become friends with“ want is no longer observed for sims with relationship equal or above friends.
  • World icons on the world selection screen will no longer move when middle-clicked.
  • Locked seed packets are unlocked in BB when using the gardening skill cheat stats.set_skill_level Major_Gardening 10.
  • [AHQ] Female Sims’ stomachs will no longer become invisible when paired with Masculine cargo pants in certain color swatches.
  • “Likes/Dislikes“ Sim preferences are now available for Sims created via CAS story in CAS mode.
  • Sim animation will no longer pop when sitting on a stool and asking another Sim an inappropriate question.
  • [AHQ] Sim thumbnails are no longer low resolution on the Resume Button.
  • Re-fixed issue where Skill List gets out of Alphabetical order, specifically when switching between Sims.
  • [AHQ] ‘ymTop_TshirtRolled_Yellow’ top no longer clips with bottom assets in CAS.

Affecting Multiple Packs

  • [AHQ] In apartments, University dorms, and penthouses: Walls and doors will now cut away properly in wall down/cutaway viewing mode. Adjusted checks for exterior walls and inactive units.
  • [AHQ] Vampire scars are no longer observed while creating a genetics-based spell caster Sim, and any scars generated can now be removed (mouth, eye, cheeks and brow details).
  • [AHQ] Werewolf/Vampire Sims will swap to occult form and vice-versa after the animation instead of before or during.
  • [AHQ] Nails no longer cause shoulder tears on ‘yfTop_EP08SweaterScarf_Solid’ and ‘ymBody_EF90Djellaba_Solid’ outfits.
  • Leather Pants no longer overlap with low boots.

Cats & Dogs

  • [AHQ] Feline friends rejoice!  “Give Catnip Treat” action to cats will no longer cancel. 

City Living

  • [AHQ] Strange wall patches and gaps are no longer visible in Wall Down View in San Myshuno Apartments.
  • [AHQ] Food stalls in San Myshuno no longer disappear after coming out of CAS and Manage Worlds screens.
  • [AHQ] Snow no longer appears inside the Planet Honey Pop building.

Cottage Living

  • [AHQ] Finchwick Fair results notification will stop triggering during Sports Day Competition results.

Crystal Creations

  • [AHQ] New item highlights on the Accessories tab will properly disappear after checking out the new item(s).

Dine Out

  • [AHQ] Interactions are now available on culinary pot racks.
  • Removed instances of duplicate menu items in Restaurants.
  • [AHQ] Photo of experimental food no longer changes upon adding frame.

Discover University

  • [AHQ] Sim will return from visiting the law class as a guest speaker–in both judge or private attorney branches–whether through the phone or the building interaction.
  • [AHQ] Sims without the Active Trait will no longer get trait-related buffs when playing with a soccer ball.
  • [AHQ] “Contribute Knowledge”  will now satisfy Writing Aspiration on a Research Archive Machine goal counting towards the “Senior Scholar” milestone Academic aspiration.
  • [AHQ] Servo’s graduation portrait now shows an accurate picture.

Eco Lifestyle

  • [AHQ] NPC’s will stop stressing you out by constantly making de-stressing decoctions autonomously in the neighborhood or in the active Sim’s lot during Self-Sufficiency N.A.P.
  • [AHQ] Notifications for a NAP will no longer trigger with the option turned off and will only  send the notification if the Eco Footprint feature is enabled.
  • [AHQ] Stacking sun rays/aurora will no longer get stuck loading.
  • [AHQ] Blue void lines are no longer observed in Evergreen Harbor.

For Rent

  • [AHQ] You can now select and edit wall heights on Residential Rentals without having to delete and replace the walls.
  • [AHQ] Ownership no longer disappears from objects after “Move Household“.
  • [AHQ] Kettle and Pressure Cooker no longer randomly disappear from inventory. 
  • [AHQ] The “Do You Be-leaf in Concrete?“ red/orange swatch and green/gray swatch displays properly.
  • [AHQ] Work From Home Sims in the Handyperson career will be properly paid.
  • [AHQ] On rental properties, when someone dies you are now given a headstone/urn.
  • Panya (NPC property owner) visits will count towards the “Have the Property Owner Visit your Unit“ goal for the Discerning Dweller Aspiration.
  • Lot Traits and Lot Challenges will stay selected for Residential Rental lot units when converted from Residential or Venue lot.
  • [AHQ] “Venue Funds Transfer” button will no longer appear for community lots.
  • Able to enter a vacation rental unit by using phone and last exception no longer triggers when loading the save.
  • When objects are being repossessed the Utility BIlls and Unpaid Taxes will properly update in Bills Info Panel.
  • Unit Details text will not overlap when hovering on Residential Rental lots in Map View.
  • When bills are delivered, if you are in another world it will now process utilities correctly.

Get to Work

  • [AHQ] Sim targeted by the Simray will be changed to the proper blue skin tone.
  • [AHQ] Child eyebrows will update to match their hair color in CAS.

Growing Together

  • [AHQ] San Sequoia world map will properly load into all lots and avoid corrupted white screens.
  • [AHQ] ‘Left-Side Work of Modern Art Window’ is now properly transparent.

Horse Ranch

  • [AHQ] “Care” pie menu interaction, “Put In Inventory”, and “Trade For” interactions now available on goats/sheep after moving to a new lot.
  • There is now self-interaction on the Sim to walk to Dreadhorse Caverns.

High School Years

  • [AHQ] Teen sims will no longer randomly stop taking exams.
  • [AHQ] Teen Sims will be able to travel to prom even if Principal Mei Prescott is not alive.
  • [AHQ] Sims will get paid full amount of simoleons for WFH tasks for Simfluencer/Video Game Streamer career

Laundry Day

  • [AHQ] Sim only has to wash only once (not twice) for clothes to be clean or pristine.

Lovestruck

  • [AHQ] Error Code 123 no longer occurs in certain circumstances when traveling to another location.
  • [AHQ] Error Code 121 no longer occurs when moving in a household for the “Finding Love After a Breakup” Scenario.
  • [AHQ] Gallery Sims will properly appear in Cupid’s Corner with the pack game option setting set to “enable Gallery Sims”.
  • [AHQ] Gallery Sims are available again in Cupid’s Corner and the game no longer sometimes infinitely loads when traveling after adding one to your Sim’s contacts.
  • [AHQ] Sims will have the option to pay bills when they are due.
  • [AHQ] A Sim who was met on a Blind Date and then canceled on now can be asked to Create a Date. Previously, the interface was blank.
  • [AHQ] Teen Vampires now can complete a regular, daytime Date.
  • Vampires without Sun Resistance now can go to Cupid’s Counseling regardless of the time of day.
  • Ghost partners can go to Cupid’s Counseling.
  • All Vampires are available for Seductive Dances, not just Vampires with Sun Resistance. 
  • [AHQ] The short, curly beard ‘ymFacialHair_EP16BeardCurly’ no longer changes the shape of the Sim’s jaw.
  • [AHQ] The door of the Nadir household’s penthouse office has returned, so poor Aziz can get back to his writing.
  • [AHQ] Sims from Cupid’s Corner whose location was listed as “Not Shared” now can be socialized with on a Lovestruck Date or Hangout.
  • Married Sims no longer propose to other Sims.
  • Ghosts are available for Seductive Dances and “Watch Stars/Sky with…”.
  • The ‘Dr. June’s Weather Control Device’ will no longer offer snow in Ciudad Enamorada. Warm winters are here!
  • Lovebug and Romantically Reserved Traits are available as Likes/Dislikes as well as Turn-Ons and Turn-Offs in Create a Sim.
  • When selecting “Cuddle in Bed” multiple times in a row on a bed, Sims no longer lock up with their arm outstretched.
  • Flowers given to a Sim will show up in the recipient’s inventory.
  • Sims will no longer read “Seduction by the Sea” indefinitely.
  • Sims will no longer stargaze inside when visiting the Rattlesnake Juice Bar in Oasis Springs.

My Wedding Stories

  • There are new interactions on the wedding arch that will allow you to set which Sims to sit on either side of the aisle.
  • You will now be able to pick which Sims perform the requested behavior when clicking on the wedding arch and do Ceremony Activities. This will allow greater control of what is happening in the wedding.
  • After telling guests to do a ceremony activity, they’ll stop doing other things autonomously.
  • Music specific interaction is now available on the wedding arch in order to control when wedding music plays.
  • Sims gather around without getting stuck as the wedding couple dances.
  • Sims will properly perform “Exchange Vows with Officiant and Kiss“ interaction after performing “Gather at the Aisle“ interaction.
  • [AHQ] You can now sell wedding cakes to local bakers! “Sell to Local Bakery“ action is available now on wedding cakes.
  • “Take your seats” interaction will no longer show up 3 times.
  • [AHQ] No lines will appear on Sim’s neck after applying the nail asset ‘yfAcc_ManiGP11Patterned_blue’.

Nifty Knitting

  • [AHQ] Legendary Knitting will now count for Excellent Knits Aspiration.

Paranormal

  • [AHQ] More spawners like the specters, weird dolls, occult markings, etc now trigger during Paranormal Investigation for Occult Sims.
  • [AHQ] Paranormal Investigation Gigs no longer showing blank Goal Bar.

Party Essentials

  • [AHQ] Fun and Dancing Skill tooltips now appear for ‘The Minimalist’s Dance Floor’.

Seasons

  • [AHQ] Sim will now receive a vacuum along with the vacuum dock as a Holiday gift.
  • [AHQ] The “lose weight” New Year’s resolution will now be properly completed..
  • [AHQ] ‘Holiday Decoration Box’ will no longer become unowned after moving to another Residential lot or Residential Rental lot–take those holiday memories with you!
  • [AHQ] Can now complete the “Countdown to Midnight“ tradition on all TV’s.

Snowy Escape

  • [AHQ] Platform roof on 2-4-3 Wakabamori lot no longer has roof visual glitches/transparency.
  • [AHQ] Fun and Social motives no longer reduce while Hiking together. Exercise is fun. Everyone knows that.

Tiny Living

  • [AHQ] Butlers can now sleep on Murphy beds (at their own risk, of course).

Werewolves

  • [AHQ] Skin details (like acne or freckles) will no longer appear on Werewolves’ in their wolf form.

Thoughts on the latest Sims 4 Laundry List? Stay tuned on Sims Community to be the first to know when the upcoming Sims 4 Update drops!