Check out the latest Sims 4 Sale, featuring Packs and DLC across all Platforms.
Looking to save up on new Sims Packs? Well you’re in luck!
Electronic Arts has published a new Spring Sale for 2023, featuring multiple EA titles and franchises – including The Sims 4! Considering that the Base Game is Free-to-Play, the latest sale features Expansions, Game and Stuff Packs, as well as few select bundles.
Let’s see the discounts!
The Sims 4 – Spring 2023 Sale
EA’s Spring Sale is available now across PC and Console platforms on the official retail websites. Down below we’ve listed all the deals that you can find across PC, Mac, Playstation and Xbox online stores:
PC & Mac Sale Deals
The best deals that you can find are available on the EA App, Epic Games and Steam stores. Including the following Sims 4 sale deals:
The sale ends on March 16th, 2023 on Steam and Epic Games. If you’re using the EA App, you can enjoy the sale until March 23rd, 2023.
Sims 4 Spring Sale: Playstation Deals
The discounts are a little bit different if you’re looking to save up on your Console. The Playstation Store
Here are some of the highlights from the Playstation sale:
Expansion Packs up for sale: Get to Work, City Living, Island Living, Seasons, Eco Lifestyle and Cottage Living (50% off)
Game Packs include:Strangerville, Dine Out, Star Wars, Parenthood, Outdoor Retreat (30% off)
Whereas My Wedding Stories is 25% off
Stuff Packs: Nifty Knitting, Laundry Day, Kids Room, Cool Kitchen, Moschino, Movie Hangout, Vintage Glamour, Fitness Stuff and Luxury Party
The Sims 4 Spring Sale for PS4 and PS5 ends March 15th, 2023.
Xbox Sale
You’ll need to be super quick if you’re playing The Sims 4 on Xbox One or Xbox Series consoles. The sale features a decent selection of Packs similar to what you’ve seen above, with minor caveats.
Cottage Living, Seasons and High School Years seem to be the only Expansion Packs excluded from the Sale.
If you’re looking to save up on The Sims 4 on Xbox, the sale ends March 13th, 2023.
What are your thoughts on The Sims 4’s latest Sale?
Find out when Growing Together releases in your area!
We’re only a couple of days away until the release of the 13th Expansion Pack for The Sims 4 – Growing Together.
The newest expansion for the game promises to deliver plenty of new gameplay for Sims across all ages. Including the newest addition to the life stage family coming to the Sims 4 Base Game – Infants!
There’s plenty to cover about Growing Together and its new World, Build / CAS Items and Gameplay. But first, let’s see when the Pack releases!
Sims 4 Growing Together: Release Date & Time
The Growing Together Expansion Pack is set to release on March 16th, 2023, worldwide across PC and Consoles. The Pack’s release time is set for 6PM CET / 10AM PT / 5PM BT / 1PM ET. We know, that’s a lot of time zones!
To make things easier for you we’ve included a handy countdown to the Sims 4 Growing Together release. As soon as the clock turns zero you’ll be able to download and play the newest Expansion Pack on PC, Mac, Xbox and Playstation consoles.
Countdown to The Sims 4 Growing Together
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The Expansion Pack is retailed at $39.99USD, or a price equivalent to your local currency. Furthermore, if you’re playing The Sims 4 on PC / Mac, you can purchase it on the EA App / Origin, Steam and Epic Store. Equally important Sims 4 Players on Console can get it on the Microsoft and Playstation stores.
What’s included in Growing Together?
There’s plenty of features coming with the Growing Together Expansion Pack. In the list below we’ll showcase some of the ones we find essential!
New World: San Sequoia
The pack features a new world called San Sequoia, featuring 3 new Neighborhoods with 4 lots each! Check out the World Map and Lot Sizes breakdown below:
The new Likes & Dislikes featured in Growing Together broaden the Sim Preferences and give meaning to conversations. There are 16 Conversation Topics and 18 Sims Characteristics that you’ll be able to choose to either Like or Dislike when creating a Sim in CAS.
The new Milestones Feature coming with Growing Together will keep track of all the big moments as your Sim grows up. The feature will support Sims aged from Infants to Elders, with unique Milestone moments for each one.
The feature has been confirmed to be Cross-Pack compatible. Meaning that you could expect unique Milestones for Werewolves, Seasons and other Packs!
There’s a wide array of new gameplay objects waiting for you on the Sims 4 Growing Together release day. From Treehouses and Family Portraits for the whole family to a new selection of objects for younger Sims. Including Infants!
Preview of Family Portraits in Sims 4 Growing Together
Something new for adults?
Indeed! Unfortunately, all they get are work layoffs and midlife crises. It’s going to get tough growing up in The Sims 4!
We’re very excited to bring you the latest information, guides and overviews on The Sims 4 Growing Together – after it releases March 16th. Stay tuned on our website for the latest updates on the upcoming Expansion Pack.
Are you excited for The Sims 4 Growing Together release? Join the conversation section down below and let us know!
With The Sims 4 Growing Together Expansion Pack launching in March, we thought it would be a great idea to create a fun little challenge for the community!
Inspired by Disney and the Disney 100 celebrations, we want players to create their ultimate Disney Inspired rooms!
Now, this could be for a younger Sim such as an Infant or Child, or maybe even an older Sim who wants to have the Disney inspired room they always dreamed of! It doesn’t even need to be a bedroom. It could be a study/office space, a cute and cosy book nook, living space, games room and more!
Of course, if you are looking for ideas, you can take a look at our Disney inspired prompts post here!
The Giveaway
Additionally, we will also be giving one lucky player a chance to win a pack of their choice! This also includes the new The Sims 4 Growing Together expansion pack. The winner will be chosen by the Sims Community Team from the entries that we receive. The winner and our favourite builds will be featured in the follow-up showcase post for this challenge!
Note: This giveaway is open to players on PC, Mac, Xbox and PlayStation!
So what does this The Sims 4 Challenge involve?
The challenge itself simply involves furnishing the pre-made shell in a Disney style. You can find all the information for this The Sims 4 challenge below.
Part One: Obtaining the Shell
Firstly, you can download our Base Game friendly challenge shell from The Gallery using the information below:
Gallery ID: LeeksEverywhere
Lot Name:Disney Room Shell
Part Two: Get Creative!
So, the secondary part of this challenge is where the real fun begins! It simply means, let your imagination run wild. Think outside the box and furnish the challenge shell. In brief, you can choose any Disney movie, television show, character(s), franchise, or video game as your inspiration.
The Sims 4 Challenge Rules
One entry per person
Must be Disney Inspired
You can use any Packs or Kits that you own
Debug items and Move Objects On can be used
No Custom Content
No Budget!
Open to players on all platforms
Frequently Asked Questions
Windows and Stairs can be changed, as can their placement within the shell
You may change the wall and floor coverings
You can not add additional walls or change the platform area. However, you may add a wall to the platform area, as shown in the image below.
Lastly, once you have completed both of these steps, you can submit your Sims 4 challenge entries in one of the two following ways.
Twitter – Upload your image to Twitter using the hashtag #SCDisney! Feel free to tag Sims Community in your posts too!
Discord – Head over to our Discord server and head to the Disney Shell Channel. You can find this under the Announcements & News category. Make sure to upload your image with the caption #SCDisney! Any images without the hashtag will not be included in the showcase post.
Click the button below to join The Sims Community Discord
Closing date for entries: Saturday 25th March 2023 at 10am PST/6pm BST/ 7PM CET. A spotlight post will be released shortly after entries have closed. Don’t worry, it will be in plenty of time before Infants arrive!
Are you looking for another Sims 4 challenge? We’ve got you covered in our dedicated Challenge area!
With The Sims 4 Growing Together coming very soon and a free base game update adding infants to the game, families are at the forefront of Simmers’ minds. However, no family is truly complete without a pet. Luckily, there are a variety of unique and interesting pets, both in the base game and in DLC packs, to complete your Sims families! We’re going to show you how to get a pet in The Sims 4!
How to Get a Pet in The Sims 4: DLC Packs
You’ll have the most immersive experience with pets if you own some DLC packs. Check out all the different animal companions your Sims can have in various expansions and game packs! We tell you how to get a pet in The Sims 4!
Cats & Dogs
Of course, we’ll start with the obvious: cats and dogs! The world’s two most popular pets and for good reason! Unsurprisingly, cats and dogs come with The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs expansion pack.
There are a few different ways to acquire a cat or a dog. They can be created directly in CAS, right down to their breed, unique fur markings, and even clothing. This is the best option if you really want to customize the perfect pet to your liking. Sims can also adopt a pet through the phone or computer. A pet social worker will bring the pet over to your house for your Sims to meet. They can spend some time getting to know the pet to see if they’re a good fit for the family before deciding to adopt them.
If your Sims live in Brindleton Bay or have the Cat Hangout or Dog Hangout lot trait on their home lot, they will also see stray pets wandering around the neighbourhood. Interact with them and befriend them. Once befriended, they can be adopted into the household.
Raccoons and Foxes???
It might be a strange way to get a pet in The Sims 4, but yes, Sims can own a pet raccoon or fox. Kind of. They also come with The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs expansion pack. The catch? They’re basically still just cats and dogs.
Raccoons are a breed of cat that can be selected in CAS. Foxes are a breed of dog. They have all the same customization options as cats and dogs. Also, players can change their voice to make these “breeds” sound more like a raccoon or a fox.
CAS is the main way to acquire a raccoon or a fox but there is a small chance you may find one available for adoption as well when you adopt a pet through the phone or computer.
Foxes also appear as wild pests in The Sims 4 Cottage Living but these foxes cannot be kept as pets.
Cows & Llamas
If your Sims are looking for larger pets to take care of, look no further than cows and llamas! Both of these animals come with The Sims 4 Cottage Living expansion pack! They are super easy to acquire, too! Just purchase an animal shed, place it on your lot, then click on it to purchase a cow or llama for the shed.
Cows and llamas make great, lovable pets. Also, they come with the added bonus of providing wool and milk for your Sims to sell or use in knitting, cross stitch, and cooking!
Chickens
Additionally, The Sims 4 Cottage Living offers chickens if your Sims prefer to have some smaller, more feathery animal companions. How to get a chicken pet in The Sims 4? All you need to do to get some chickens is purchase a coop, place it on your lot and buy a few chickens for it. If you purchase both a rooster and a hen, you may find hatchable eggs you can incubate in the coop to hatch more chickens.
Chickens are very fun, social creatures to keep as pets. Also, they provide your family with fresh eggs every day which you can sell or use in cooking.
Bunnies & Birds
While bunnies and birds can’t be kept as house pets, Sims can place a bird stump or a bunny stump on their home lot and befriend them. They come with The Sims 4 Cottage Living.
Sims can gift bunnies and birds to become their friend. Befriended bunnies and birds will bring gifts for your Sims and help you in your garden. Bunnies will eat weeds and birds will eat bugs so you don’t need to weed or spray the garden yourself.
Rodents
Rodents come with The Sims 4 My First Pet Stuff pack. They are pretty adorable little critters who get up to all kinds of mischief. From throwing dance raves in their habitat, setting off small explosions, and even going on vacation and bringing back postcards for your Sims, they are certainly not boring pets! Also, they can be befriended and kids can study them to do their homework.
To acquire a rodent, purchase a rodent habitat that houses a rodent of your choice (a hamster, rat, hedgehog, or the voidcritter Bubalus) and place it on your lot.
Familiars
Sims looking for a more magical pet can become a spellcaster and acquire a familiar in The Sims 4 Realm of Magic! To obtain one, become a spellcaster and purchase one from Caster’s Alley in The Magic Realm. Click on it in your inventory to bind it to your Sim as their familiar. Also, they’re part of the Magical Artifacts collection.
There are a variety of familiars to choose from and your spellcaster Sims can summon them at will. They will hover behind your Sim and follow them around. They’re both encouraging and powerful creatures! They will give you little pep talks whenever you learn a new spell, potion, or gain a spellcaster rank or magic point. Also, your familiar will resurrect your Sim if they die so they offer protection against spellcaster overload.
Insects
Bugs aren’t exactly our idea of a fun pet to own but if that’s your thing, The Sims 4 has you covered. Several different DLC packs come with creepy crawlies for your Sims to collect and raise.
Outdoor Retreat comes with an insect collection. The insects are not interactive pets but they can be kept and displayed in a little terrarium like a pet. To acquire them, vacation to Granite Falls and explore the world for insects to catch.
Eco Lifestyle goes a step further and allows you to raise beetles, worms, and crickets in your own insect farm. Purchase an insect farm for your lot and fill it with your bug of choice. Feed and nurture them to harvest them for bio fuel or… food. Gross.
Also, The Sims 4 Seasons offers honey bees for your Sims to raise. While they pack a nasty sting and are rather high maintenance, they are very useful pets to have. Place them in a garden and your bees will pollinate your plants, helping them to evolve in quality more quickly. They also provide honey and beeswax (with Eco Lifestyle) for selling, cooking, and crafting. To get them, just place a bee hive on your lot!
Dust Bunnies
Okay, hear us out! You shouldn’t overlook dust bunnies because they’re absolutely adorable! They come with The Sims 4 Bust the Dust Kit and honestly, the kit is worth the $5 price tag for the dust bunnies alone. When a house gets too dusty, dust bunnies will start to appear around the house. You can pick these weird, wonderful little critters up, pet them, name them, hug them, and become their friend. If you do become friends with a dust bunny, you can officially befriend it and that dust bunny will stay in the house as a pet even after you vacuum up all the dust. Why keep a dust bunny around? They can find all kinds of valuables for your Sims, including simoleons!
To get a dust bunny, let your house become dusty enough for them to spawn. Then interact with one until you can befriend it!
How to Get a Pet in The Sims 4: Base Game
Simmers are a little more limited with pets in the base game. Most of the base game pets aren’t as interactive as the pets that come with DLC packs but your Sims can still keep some animal (and alien) companions in the base game!
Frogs
Frogs are a base game collection. They aren’t very interactive but they can still be displayed in a little terrarium like a pet. The fun thing about frogs is that you can breed them! They have a pretty complex genetics system, too. Breeding your frogs can help you finish your frog collection faster.
To acquire a frog, look in watering holes and stumps around the world, or catch frogs at one of the ponds in the park.
Fish
Fish are another base game collection that can be kept as low maintenance pets! DLC packs expand the fish collection but there is still a wide variety of fish to catch in the base game.
To acquire some fish, go fishing at any fishing spot out in the world. When you have a fish in your inventory, purchase and place a fish bowl in your home and click it to add your new catch to it. Some DLC packs like Spa Day, Dine Out, and Cats & Dogs have larger aquariums that can hold up to 6 fish.
Cowplants
The cowplant is a bizarre yet lovable staple of The Sims series. This oversized carnivorous plant resembling a cow behaves much like any other pet. Name it, play with it, pet it, and feed it to keep it happy! Er, you really want to keep it fed, by the way. For your own safety.
Like frogs and fish, space aliens are their own collection in the base game. Also, they are low maintenance due to the lack of interactions available on them. Some varieties of space aliens can be displayed as live pets inside terrariums. Others are dead specimens preserved inside jars.
To acquire a space alien, purchase a rocket ship launch pad and build your own rocket! Then blast off into space and hope your adventures lead you to a strange new pet to take home. Perform the Expand Cargo Bay upgrade on your rocket ship to increase your chances of bringing home better loot… including space aliens!
Around 400 items coming with in the latest Expansion! See what’s new in Build and CAS.
We’re only a few short days away from the release of The Sims 4 Growing Together! The 13th Expansion Pack for the game is set to release on March 16th across PC and Consoles.
To celebrate the ocassion, The Sims Team is preparing simmers with a full list of items prior to the pack’s release. The list of items that was released on TheSims.com includes a full Create A Sim and Build Mode catalogue of objects. Without further ado, let’s break down what’s new!
Sims 4 Growing Together – CAS Items
The Create A Sim catalogue for the latest expansion pack is quite vast. Covering new items for Sims across all ages – from Infants to Elders!
There are new Hairstyles, Skin Details, Head and Body Accessories as well as a large selection of clothing options.
Check out the full breakdown of new CAS items:
New Create A Sim items
Build Objects in Growing Together
More than 190 new Build Items are included in the Growing Together catalogue, including:
Gameplay Items such as a Treehouse, Splash Pads, Family Portraits and much more
New Furniture for Living Rooms, Counters for Kitchens, Kids and Study Items etc.
New Windows and Doors!
Wallpapers and Floor Tiles
…and so much more!
Check out the full breakdown of Build Objects below. Note that the list of items published doesn’t contain World Environment and Debug objects. Expect these items to be revealed shortly after the release of the pack!
New Build Mode Objects
You’ll be able to enjoy these new objects in just a few short days! Expect a countdown for Growing Together pinned on our Home Page soon.
Until then, let us know what you think about the new Growing Together Items coming in the conversation below.
Stay tuned for more updates on the release of this Expansion Pack!
The Sims 4 Growing Together livestream covered much more than just the Growing Together expansion. Additionally, it covered the free base game update coming on March 14th, including infants! Having a new life stage in the game is exciting for many reasons but one of the most exciting things about this new life stage in The Sims 4 is that they are fully customizable in CAS! We got a detailed look at The Sims 4 infants in CAS in the developer livestream, so let’s check it out!
The Sims 4 Infants: CAS
Obviously, infants can be adopted or brought into the family via pregnancy. Additionally, they can be created using the new surrogacy options coming to the base game. Also, they are creatable directly in CAS! Infants being available in CAS are exciting because this is the youngest age group we’ve ever been able to create in CAS in any main title.
Of course, infants have a wide variety of tops, bottoms, full-body outfits, leggings, and accessories to choose from. Also, players can customize their infant’s outfit from head to toe. For additional storytelling, infants can also wear baby glasses and baby helmets. The baby helmet comes in a variety of adorable designs for The Sims 4 infants in CAS.
Additionally, players can customize their infant’s hairstyle in CAS. Also, there are a variety of lengths, styles, and textures to choose from. Of course, from lots of hair to just subtle baby wisps and even cute pigtails. Indeed, there’s something for all.
Infant Hair & Skin Details
Of course, it’s not just clothes, hair, and accessories available. Additionally, they have a variety of skin details! In fact, players can apply stork bites to their infants’ faces and bodies to give them a truly unique appearance. Also, stork bites will fade as infants get older, just like in the real world. However, there are new birth marks for older ages if players want their The Sims 4 infants in CAS to keep their unique skin markings as they get older. Also, all the new skin details come in a range of swatches to ensure they show up visibly and look natural on all skin tones.
Hairstyles
Stork Bites and Birth Marks
T
Teeth
Misc New Clothing
Check out some of the infants clothing previews that were shown off during the livestream! Also, we got a good look at many of clothing assets for The Sims 4 infants in CAS.
Tops and Bottoms
Outfits
Accessories
Of course, we can’t wait to customize our own Sims 4 infants in CAS on March 14th!
The SimGurus are sharing lots of Growing Together content!
It’s safe to say that The Sims fandom is hyped for The Sims 4 Growing Together expansion pack. The SimGurus continue to keep that hype train running today with some more information and screenshots. From a new adoption mechanic to public baby changing stations, there’s plenty of new images and information to keep us excited for March 16th!
SimGuruNinja revealed a new interaction on infants, called Adopt Sim. An adult Sim can use this interaction to officially adopt an infant! They even get an adorable adoption certificate. Being able to adopt infants directly in Live Mode opens up so much more storytelling opportunities. We hope this option will be available on newborns and older children, too, in The Sims 4 Growing Together. Here’s a closer look at the image:
— GooGooGagaGuruMorgan (@SimGuruMorgan) March 6, 2023
SimGuruMorgan had plenty to share about The Sims 4 Growing Together. She showed off an infant playing inside a playpen and confirmed that playpens are customizable fence pieces that can be used like a regular fence. However, they come with baby proofing options on them. We also see a new toy box, some lovely curtains, and we get a good closeup of the toy the infant is playing with.
— GooGooGagaGuruMorgan (@SimGuruMorgan) March 6, 2023
The new public infant changing table has us excited! Here’s a look at it being used in the game! These are going to make great additions to public bathroom builds! You can take a closer look at the screens below!
Misc. Objects
Other new objects include the splash pad objects, new chair designs, and new public venue décor designed specifically for the new community centre lot type.
In Growing Together, we added some fun new Build/Buy assets for Recreation Centers & Libraries—you might have spotted them during the Livestream in our builds. Just a preview – I won’t show all the Rec Center/Library objects. 😉 pic.twitter.com/OIq5EMp1R3
— GooGooGagaGuruMorgan (@SimGuruMorgan) March 6, 2023
Here are some of the new objects designed for the community centre! We can see Simmers using these for a variety of different purposes!
The Splash Pad Play area in Gilbert Gardens is amazing! But you also have all the pieces to build your very own splash pad play area at home! Or why not at a public pool or your very own Recreation Center? 🐳 pic.twitter.com/9hDPAcrGTu
— GooGooGagaGuruMorgan (@SimGuruMorgan) March 7, 2023
The splash pad is an uneditable area in The Sims 4 Growing Together but we have conformation that the splash pad objects will also be available for Simmers to place on a lot! Imagine all the backyard fun and custom water parks Simmers will build!
Modeling did some extra hookup with Whalebert so that if you want you can also place him in a Fountain. ⛲️ pic.twitter.com/uHOfGYhTm2
— GooGooGagaGuruMorgan (@SimGuruMorgan) March 7, 2023
Also, SimGuruMorgan shared that Whalebert can be placed in fountains! How cool!
SimGuruNova showed off some more Build/Buy assets. Specifically, these rocking chairs! We love getting a sneak peek at some of the catalogue descriptions. They are always hilarious!
And finally, we get a look at the new infant play mat coming with this expansion! Thanks for the catalogue description and swatch previews, SimGuruNova! Get a closer look at the objects below!
The Sims 4 Growing Together: GLITCHES!
Thankfully, the following will not be a feature of the expansion. SimGuruNinja shared some developer screens of a glitch during early development where facial hair was displaying on infants. We’re super glad this bug was caught early and squashed, but we appreciate getting a good laugh out of it!
They grow up so fast.
(What we came to lovingly refer to as “Beard Baby” was a bug that showed up in early development on infants. Cracked us up.) pic.twitter.com/OTVRvWuS2o
Learn more about the Milestones Feature and Cross-Pack Compatibility!
The recent live stream for The Sims 4 Growing Together was jam-packed and full of new information. There’s also been some new information about the game straight from developers!
In this post, we are going to focus on the upcoming milestones feature as well as cross-pack compatibility.
Growing Together with Sims 4 Milestones
Milestones are a new feature coming with the upcoming expansion pack. The aim is to help document those standout moments in your Sims lives.
This new panel is located in the Simology panel under the traits section and depending on your Sims age, can be broken down into several different categories or different milestones.
While no specifics were shared as to what counts as a milestone, it was easy to get an idea from the stream as to some of the interactions and events that contribute to them. Of course, you’ll also see them pop up as a purple notification in the top right-hand side of your screen too!
You’ll also notice that some Milestones in Growing Together will reward your Sims with physical rewards such as a Marriage Certificate for when your Sims get married.
Milestones for Infants
For infants, milestones can be broken down into Fine Motor, Gross Motor, Social, Firsts, and, Life. This can include events like rolling over for the first time, learning to reach, having their first visitor, and more.
First Look at the new Milestones section of Simology
You’ll notice that some milestones aren’t fully colored in like others. These in particular show milestones that could be next for your Sim. They also give you an idea of the direction your Infants progression is going in. However, as you complete more milestones, you’ll be able to unlock various rewards and interactions.
Milestones do give you a real sense of seeing just how much your Sims have developed over time. Especially it’s shaping up to be a great feature for all kinds of players. Just think of how you can integrate this feature into storytelling!
Older Sims and Milestones
On the other hand, an older Sim would have their milestones broken down more into Life and Firsts. These could include the first time your Sim WooHoo’s or getting their first job. Getting married and having a baby. There are so many possibilities to be discovered when Milestones launch in the Growing Together expansion.
You can also take a more in-depth look at your Sims Milestones via an additional screen. It does appear that you can also look back at those your Sims have earned during their lifetime too.
A more in-depth look at your Sims Milestones
Milestones are a great way, especially for infants to track the progress of their Sims as well as being a way to look back at those big events. You can truly see just how much they have grown up over time just like in real life.
A fun fact about milestones is it appears that there is no limit to how many your Sim can have! As confirmed by SimGuruMorgan on Twitter in response to another player. While the Simology panel will only display so many, you’ll be able to view all Milestones in more depth via an additional pop-up.
There is an open up button on the UI to see them all if you don’t have space in the Simology panel. There isn’t a limit on how many you can get.
— GooGooGagaGuruMorgan (@SimGuruMorgan) March 4, 2023
While there is still a lot to be discovered about Milestones, this new Growing Together feature will be fun to explore when the pack launches!
Cross-pack Compatibility with Growing Together
However, Milestones are not the only thing that players are looking forward to in the new expansion. For those players who have a variety of additional content, cross-pack play is something that many look forward to discovering.
It’s not just interactions between packs that players are curious about. For example, if infants will be able to interact with pets or not but also when it comes to milestones too.
Growing Together Milestones
SimGuruNova has been active on Twitter these past few days sharing more information from Growing Together. Upon sharing sneak peeks at some new objects and the world of San Sequoia
It has been confirmed that there will be some Occult-themed Milestones coming in a tweet between both SimGuruNova and SimGuruMorgan.
occult milestones!! in case you were curious about more crosspack support on Growing Together features 🙂 https://t.co/as3uHWY7lc
It’s not just milestones that you’ll see coming too! There are also some new Toddler Quirks as well!
The designer for Toddler Quirks did some extra work around Occults and Toddler Quirks. You’re more like to get these quirks if you’re the corresponding occult:
Merfolk – Obsessed with Water Werewolf – Destructive Vampire – Aggressive Spellcaster – Loves Books
— GooGooGagaGuruMorgan (@SimGuruMorgan) March 4, 2023
Additionally, while specifics have not been confirmed, there will be new cross-pack compatibility with The Sims 4 Parenthood game pack.
I don’t know if there are Milestones specifically from Parenthood or not, but there are a lot from other expansions. I do know we did a lot of cross-pack compatibility work with various features in connection with Parenthood.
— GooGooGagaGuruMorgan (@SimGuruMorgan) March 4, 2023
With just over a week to go until The Sims 4 Growing Together releases, there is plenty of time for more information to be revealed by the SimGuru’s.
What are your thoughts on the upcoming Milestones feature and cross-pack compatibility? Let us know in the comments section below!
As always we will keep you up to date with all the latest news and information related to the new expansion pack, infants update, and more right here on Sims Community!
The Sims 4 Growing Together livestream showed off a lot more than just content from the Growing Together expansion pack. Additionally, it spent a lot of time going over the new infants in both CAS and Live Mode! Obviously, players are super excited to see how infants will behave during gameplay, so let’s get right into all the latest info on Sims 4 infants gameplay!
The Sims 4 Infants: Attachment
An infant developing her attachment
A fundamental part of an infant’s experience is developing an attachment to the Sims around them. Infants are trying to gauge whether or not the world is safe place. They learn that the world is either safe or unsafe through how their caregivers care for them. Infants with attentive caregivers who attend to their needs immediately when they vocalize discomfort will learn that the world is a safe place for them to be. They trust that other Sims will be there for them when they need help. However, infants who are left to cry for a long time before anyone comes for them learn very quickly that the world is not safe and that other Sims can’t be trusted.
There are benefits both in the infant life stage and afterwards if an infant has a strong attachment. When they cry, they won’t feel neglected if it takes a little longer for a caregiver to attend to their needs. They have a strong attachment so they trust that a caregiver will come for them soon. However, infants with low attachment will be extra sad when their cries are going unanswered.
Attachment Reward Traits
A caregiver showing affection to an infant
There are three possible traits an infant can age up with depending on their attachment through infants gameplay in The Sims 4.
Top-Notch Infant: These infants were extremely well cared for. They have a very positive outlook on the world and trust other Sims very easily thanks to that early childhood bond with their caregivers.
Happy Infant: These infants formed a good attachment with their caregivers. They see the world as a good place and find it easier to trust other Sims.
Unhappy Infant: These infants were neglected and as a result of this neglect, they see the world as a cruel, unforgiving place. They don’t trust that other Sims have good intentions and are highly skeptical of others.
Players will know how their infant’s attachment is developing through their moodlets.
Infant Activities
Food Exploration
New food menu and tracker
There are many ways caregivers can bond with their infants and start forming a strong attachment through infants gameplay in The Sims 4. One of the best ways is by having your infant try new foods! There are a variety of different foods infants can explore. They’ll decide whether they like the new food, dislike it, or they might be unsure about it and need to try it a few more times. Also, the devs showed us an infant with the Cautious trait trying mashed peas for the first time. Since she had the Cautious trait, she was unsure about the new food. Helping your infant explore new tastes is a good way to bond with them and form attachment.
Bath Time and Play Time!
Giving an infant a bubble bathChild interactions on an infant
Bath time is another great bonding opportunity for infants gameplay in The Sims 4. We saw Eliza Pancakes give her infant a bubble bath, which made her daughter feel loved and cared for. Infants will sit in a special baby bath seat in the bathtub when a caregiver bathes them.
After her bath and trying mashed peas, the infant in the livestream spent some time interacting with toys and her older brother! We saw her child-aged brother play peek-a-boo with her, which was adorable. Additionally, the devs confirmed that Sims of all ages and even cats and dogs will be able to interact and play with infants!
Goodnight!
Options to soothe an infant to sleep
Even bedtime is an opportunity for bonding with infants. Infants might have a hard time falling asleep on their own. A caregiver can do various things to soothe their infant to sleep. Also, some of the new infant cribs can be upgraded to add a baby mobile. The baby mobile plays music which makes it easier to soothe a fussy infant to sleep.
We can’t wait to experience all the new Sims 4 infants gameplay ourselves on March 14th!
Paradox Tectonic has teased their upcoming Life Simulation. Check out the first info!
Paradox Tectonic has unveiled the big project that they’re working on – a new Life Simulation!
Tectonic’s GM Rod Humble has been working on the project since 2019. He’s known for his appearances in The Sims 2 FreeTime, as well as being the Executive Producer and Vice President of the Studio. Rod had a lot of involvment in The Sims 2’s lifecycle, and worked on the development of The Sims 3.
Today, he is back with a whole new Life Simulation!
Life By You – First Look
During the Paradox Interactive Show, the hosts introduced Paradox Tectonic and their announcement with this:
We’ve been asked questions on what our studio in Berkley, CA – Paradox Tectonic has been up to. We’re happy to tell you that it’s a new game. But not only that – but a new genre. This is super exciting and new to us that we can explore and take further.
We’re going to tell you a lot more about this game going forward during Spring. We’re going to start with a little teaser trailer here at Paradox Announcement Show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNhV-Gnjdy8
Paradox Tectonic and Rod Humble will do the full video game reveal on March 20th. Until then, check out the first Screen previews of the game!
House Building in Life By You
Check out the first look at some of the new tools coming in Life By You. Allowing you to create Houses from scratch.
Also, is that a car that we see on the driveaway?
Open World and Cars?
Following your characters around the world / neighborhood seems to be possible in Life by You! There are certain venues that you can spot on the right that sell motor vechiles.
Most of the areas within the world seem fleshed out and accessible!
Life By You – Cars!
Vast Environments
There are huge areas within the teased world that characters can explore. If you look close enough, you can spot a character doing Yoga and another character hiking!
Characters Gameplay
We’ve got a first look of the characters in Life by You! Specifically, the homes that they live in and furniture that they use.
In this screenshot below you can see a vibrant kitchen and a character preparing food!
Kitchen By You!
Living Room and Interactions
The preview below showcases two characters having flirty interactions. There’s also a child walking down a huge hallway.
Check out the preview of new living room furniture!
Life By You – Gameplay Teaser
The last scene showcased a beach, inviting players to find out more on March 20th.
The Beach in Life by You
More News to come!
We’re really excited to see what Rod Humble and Paradox Interactive have prepared for us. We’ll keep you posted more on the information about Life By You in our dedicated news category. Stay tuned!
The Sims 4 Growing Together livestream on Friday didn’t just cover the new Growing Together expansion pack. Also, it dedicated a whole segment to base game additions coming in the next update, including the long-awaited infants! The Sims 4 infant traits will give your infants a unique personality. In addition, infant traits also determine how each individual infant reacts to the world around them. Let’s dive right into all the new traits for infants coming to the base game!
Sims 4 Infant Traits
Infant Traits
Players will be able to select one out of six new traits for their infants when they age up from newborns.
Cautious
Sensitive
Calm
Intense
Wiggly
Sunny
Additionally, these Sims 4 infant traits reflect various temperaments of infants in the real world. We got to see the most of the Cautious trait in the livestream since the devs selected this trait for their infant. Cautious infants will appreciate being near familiar Sims and places but can take longer to warm up to new experiences. Also, a cautious infant will be less inclined to like new foods straight away; they’ll need to try it a few times before they decide if they like it or not.
A Cautious infant unsure of the new food she just tried
Moreover, we didn’t see the other traits in action but the devs did talk a little bit about some of the other Sims 4 infant traits. They mentioned that Intense infants will have big emotions and be very fussy and difficult to calm down. Sunny infants are little angels who are always happy and very easy to care for. Also, wiggly infants will have a hard time falling asleep on their own. They’ll need a caregiver to help lull them to sleep with lullabies or other soothing bedtime interactions.
Eliza Pancakes soothing her infant to sleep
Furthermore, the aim with the Sims 4 infant traits was to make raising infants a unique experience each time. Also, depending on the temperament of your infant, your Sims will have to employ different parenting strategies to keep them happy and help them thrive. We think they nailed it and we can’t wait to play with these traits ourselves on March 14th!
Some interesting news are coming today for those who are looking for a fresh new simulation game! In case you haven’t caught on, we’re talking about Paradox Tectonic Life by You!
Last week we reported on the news about a big announcement from the game development studio behind Cities: Skylines. Paradox Interactive has announced a showcase for March 6th featuring showcases for different games lead by different studios within Paradox.
It’s been confirmed that one of their studios Paradox Tectonic is lead by Rod Humble. Who previously worked at EA / Maxis as an Executive Producer for The Sims 2. He also later claimed the role of Executive Vice President of The Sims at EA before stepping down in 2010. In March 2019 he formed an internal studio called Paradox Tectonic and now they’re announcing Life by You, which could be the first Sims 4 competitor.
Rod Humble as seen in The Sims 2 FreeTime, via Mod The Sims
Life by You – New Simulation Game from Paradox Interactive
Insider Gaming reported on the new details from the upcoming Paradox Interactive show, including the news about the new game called Life by You.
Life By You is a life simulator game from Paradox Tectonic. Insider Gaming wasn’t given much in the way of information, but Paradox will be announcing an upcoming show centered around the game to air on March 20. That is when platforms and features will be fully revealed, per sources.
Cities Skylines – A City Building Simulation from Paradox Interactive
If Paradox Tectonic Life by You is any good as the city building sim from Paradox Interactive, we’re in for a treat. Still, it’s too early to tell what Paradox Tectonic is cooking up. Best thing to do is to tune in for the Paradox Interactive Showcase – which begints at 6PM Central European Time!
What are your thoughts on the upcoming Paradox Tectonic game, Life by You? Join the discussion below and stay tuned for more updates after the show!
Adults get more opportunities (and more risks) in The Sims 4 Growing Together!
Ever heard of a Sims 4 Midlife Crisis?
The Sims Team talked a lot about Infants and young Sims life stages in the latest Growing Together livestream. Still, adults had an interesting segment in the livestream where developers talked more about new features for Adults and their Careers.
You can expect several new features as your Sims step into adulthood in Growing Together, including:
Sims 4 Midlife Crisis
Midlife Crisis is a new thing that can happen to Adult Sims as they grow up through that life stage! These basically function as temporary Aspirations that after completion, your Sims can continue with the previous one. There are 4 different Midlife Crises that the developers mentioned.
One of the new Midlife Crises featured in the stream was Desire for Adventure:
Midlife Crisis Feature Preview
The devs confirmed that this feature is optional, meaning that your Sims can just “wait throught it”. If you decide to play it through you’ll notice that the Crisis will last shorter and you’ll get beneficial moodlets after it’s over.
Workplace Rival
This is something that can happen if you’re in a Career. Your Sim sometimes won’t be able to get a promotion because of a Workplace Rival. You’ll have to resolve it at work or invite the rival over to try and resolve it.
Workplace Rival
Both ways of resolution will bring new interactions that will give you a chance to settle the beef. If you’re at work, you can see the interactions by clicking your Sim icon.
@GrimSuruDoi hinted that if the Workplace Rival Sim dies by any chance, they won’t stand in your way for promotion anymore.
Burnout System
Not specifically related to Careers, but there’s a general new feature for Adult Sims that will affect Careers as well. The developer shared the following:
If you’re going too hard on particular Skill building or working too hard, your Sim may indicate to you that they need a break. They’ll need to do something that’s different and creative. However, if they’re just doing creative things, they’ll need to do something else to take a break from that.
Lay-offs in The Sims 4!
“We’ve added the opportunity to get laid off!” laughed the game developers, while also confirming that getting fired is a new feature.
When you go to work, there’s a chance that the company is going through “restructuring”. Meaning that there’s going to be lay-offs. You may be able to do just fine – working a little extra hard during that period.
If you do get laid off, we added some interesting options afterwards. If you have friends, they might come in to check on you. There’s also some other features when searching for jobs after just being laid off.
What are your thoughts on the upcoming features for Adult Sims? Join the conversation below!
Stay tuned for more information about The Sims 4 Growing Together. Until then, take a look at some of the Gameplay Objects coming!
Each event brings a unique new reward. Take a look!
With so much to discover and learn about the new expansion pack during the recent live stream, it’s time to take a look at the new social events coming with Growing Together.
While we don’t know the full details of each specific event, players were able to get a quick overview of what they were.
The three new social events that are coming with The Sims 4 Growing Together are:
Family Reunion
Baby Shower
Slumber Party
With three new social events, it opens up even more gameplay and storytelling opportunities for your Sims in Growing Together.
Growing Together with Family Reunions
The Family Reunion event will cost your Sims $200, but can also open up a variety of ways to tell your Sims stories. Described as an event that can consist of guests from both your family tree, close family members, and even friends, it’s all about celebrating what family means. Take photographs, share a meal, and have fun.
First look at the Family Reunion event screen
Successful family reunions will reward you with various photo collage frames to help your Sims commemorate the occasion!
Baby Shower
Another highly anticipated new social event coming in Growing Together is Baby Showers. So grab your family and friends and celebrate the new addition to your family! It’s also important to remember that your Sim doesn’t need to be pregnant to hold this event, either.
A glimpse of the Baby Shower Event Screen
Upon successful completion of the Baby Shower event and obtaining a gold level status, you will be rewarded with a new bassinet.
ARTICLE UPDATE:@SimGuruMorgan shared a new screenshot of a new bassinet!
Baby Shower Social Event – Reward Object
This bassinet can be unlocked by completing the goaled Baby Shower event.
Slumber Parties return in Growing Together!
Nothing beats a good old slumber party! Better still, your Sims get to use the new sleeping bags that come with Growing Together!
Even though this social event is not a goaled event, Sims will be able to stay up late, eat snacks, tell stories and more! Who knows what could happen!
Slumber Party event overview screen
SimGuruMorgan revealed the item that you unlock with the goaled Slumber Party Event. Take a look at the Toddler Sleeping Bags and their variants!
Slumber Party Social Event – Reward Object
With three new social events coming in upcoming expansion, there will definitely be plenty of ways to integrate these into our game play. However, they also open up more story telling ideas. By using any of these new events or the Temporary Stays will give you endless possibilities for stories!
What do you think of the upcoming social events in The Sims 4 Growing Together? Let us know in the comments below, and stay tuned for more information about the upcoming expansion pack!
Go in-depth with new Gameplay Objects coming with Growing Together!
There’s so many gameplay objects that have been revealed during the Growing Together livestream. From large items like Treehouses and Movie Theater to Changing Tables and Marriage Certificates. There’s a lot of gameplay items to unpack!
Without further ado, let’s see the preview of interactive new items:
Growing Together Gameplay Items
Suitcase with useful interactions!
The brand new Suitcases are more than just for looks! This objects from Sims 4 Growing Together allows players to change outfits and use it as a regular dresser.
Kyle with the Suitcase
The Suitcase will be an elemental part of the new Temporary Stay Over Events. However, you’ll also be able to find the object in Build Mode!
Preview of Suitcase interactions
You can also drag the Suitcase anywhere while in Live Mode.
Milestone Unlocked Objects
Big milestone moments in your life which are tracked through Simology panel might also bring new milestone objects!
It was revealed in the livestream that
Having a new child, going to school for your first day will give you some decorative items! This includes Marriage Certificates, Baby Prints, School Drawings and more.
Milestone objects
Sims can have interactions to reminisce on them depending on how they felt on that event and their age.
Treehouses
Sit down, there’s a lot to uncover about Treehouses!
Building a Treehouse
Sims can build a Treehouse together with their friends and family! When it’s purchased it’s fully unbuilt. When a Sim starts to build they have to be a Teen or older. Children can also join to help out the process.
Treehouse Interactions
Once it’s fully built, it becomes fully functional. Sims can go up and down via the ladder. They can play on the balcony and sit on the bench, as well as interact with the enclosure.
Treehouse Decoration States
You can decorate the treehouse with four different decorations, including:
Fairy Tale Castle Decorations
Island Getaway
Pirate Hideout
Space Explorer
These states will match with the Play Pretend styles your young Sims can do!
Space ExplorerPirate HideoutFairy Tale CastleIsland GetawayDifferent Treehouse Decorations
There are options in Build Mode that allow you to search for objects that can be placed in a Treehouse! Search for “Placeable on Treehouse“ in the Build Mode search bar for a list of specific objects.
Yup, the telescope is one of those objects!
Telescope on Treehouse placement
Treehouse WooHoo
Yes, Sims can have WooHoo on the Treehouse! More information on that after the Pack release!
Kids Bikes
@GrimSuruDoi revealed some new information about Kids Bikes during the stream:
Kids need to learn the bike first! Once they’ve done that, they can use it as a vechile for travelling. Just like Sims adults can!
Bike for Kids – Interactions Preview
Growing Together features six new Kids bikes with different variants. Each bike has slightly different accessories, with variants differing in:
Horn
Light
Noise Maker
and more! These can give you specific advantages and features for Kids. Just make sure they learn how to ride it first.
Child Sim learning to ride a bike
Child Sims who are trying to learn how to ride a bike might slip sometimes and lose their tooth. Better watch out!
Keepsake Box
The new Keepsake box is a box where you can pass on certain items from the family onto generations. Essentially, it serves a purpose of being an inventory for family memories.
Keepsake Box interactions
If you are an elder close enough with somebody else in your family, you can pass the box to that Sim!
The box has sentimental values that you can choose through the Ponder interaction, featuring:
Ponder the Meaning of Family
Friendship Bracelets!
The developers confirmed that if you have Nifty Knitting and / or cottage living, you can also stitch them!
But if you don’t – they can be made regularly through the Kids’ activity table.
Friendship Bracelet Variants
Friendship bracelets can be exchanged with other Sims within your lot that meet the criteria!
Changing Tables
This Expansion Pack brings Changing Tables to the mix. Here, you can easily change Toddler and Infant diapers.
Woops!
The trash can that you see up on top was added in as a seperate object. If you don’t have a trash can nearby then diapers will accumulate around the tables.
Public Changing Tables?
@TheHenfordHen spotted that the ability to change diapers in a public venue. However, more info is definitely needed!
Events Cannon
This draggable cannon is made specifically for the events in The Sims 4 Growing Together!
Photo Collage Frames
An interesting reward from the new Family Reunion Event will allow you to unlock different photo frames! There are large and small photo frames that you can use and stack on top of each other.
All it takes for you is to drag wall photos onto the new frame to a position you want!
New Family Portrait Frames!
The Movie Theater
Featuring new Simlish Movie titles!
Movie Theater Rabbit Hole in San Sequoia
Water Gameplay Objects!
All of the objects shown below are available in the Build Mode catalogue. You can design your own water park area, considering there’s more splash pads and variants!
Splash Pad Objects!
The developers confirmed Cats & Dogs will also have interactions with the Splash Pads.
New Game Tables
There are two new games available at the Game Tables: Simbles and Puzzles!
You’ll be able to set the new game table activities by simply interacting with it.
Simbles and Puzzles!
Puzzles Gameplay
There are several premade puzzles your Sims can complete alone (or together). Or, you can take a photo from reference and have that photo be a puzzle for your Sims to complete!
Sims can be mischevious throughout completing a puzzle and Steal a Piece. After completing the puzzle, you can clean it up or frame it.
Puzzle photo from reference!
Infant Back Carriers, Sleeping Bags and more!
There’s more objects waiting to be revealed. As stated by SimGuruNinja and SimGuruMorgan, some objects from the pack haven’t been shown in the livestream. Such as the Back Carriers, Sleeping Bags for Stay Overs and more!
