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Create Sims and homes, then manage their needs, relationships, and careers as everyday plans turn into household chaos.
Released 31 Jan 2025
Build and Furnish Homes
Balance Sim Needs
Earn Promotions Through Friends
The original game you know and love. For Windows 10/11. Create a neighborhood of Sims and guide their lives through careers and romance. Or create chaos with open-ended gameplay that lets you shape their destinies.
Developed by MAXIS · Published by Electronic Arts





Create Sims, choose their personalities and careers, and place them in a neighborhood you shape. Build and furnish homes, then guide your households through everyday life.
Keep Sims’ needs in balance while they work, build skills, make friends, and pursue romance. Relationships can help unlock career promotions, so household routines and social plans compete for your attention.
The game is open-ended, letting you set your own goals and decide how your Sims’ lives unfold. The collection includes The Sims and seven packs that add features such as parties, dating, vacations, pets, celebrities, and magic.
Players who enjoy the game often highlight its nostalgic charm, distinctive music and humor, and the unpredictable mishaps that emerge from managing Sims’ daily lives. Some also enjoy building homes and find the demanding needs and social systems engaging. Experiences with the re-release vary: some reviewers report smooth play, while others describe launch, crash, or display problems.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Controller required | No |
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| Metacritic | 92/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |