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Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.

The Sims™ 4 is a life sim, character customization and free to play game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts.
Released on June 18th 2020 is available only on Windows in 18 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Swedish, Finnish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Korean.

It has received 170,727 reviews of which 149,064 were positive and 21,663 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. 😎

The game is free to play on Steam.

The Steam community has classified The Sims™ 4 into these genres:

Life Sim Character Customization Free to Play Building Romance Simulation Sandbox Singleplayer Dating Sim Relaxing Casual Realistic Family Friendly Funny Immersive Sim Cute Fantasy Adventure Cartoony

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: 64 Bit Required. Windows 10
  • Processor: 3.3 GHz Intel Core i3-3220 (2 cores, 4 threads), AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz (4 cores) or better
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 128 MB of Video RAM and support for Pixel Shader 3.0. Supported Video Cards: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or better, ATI Radeon X1300 or better, Intel GMA X4500 or better
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 26 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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July 2025
Fun and better with mods, not bad game if you have a fat wallet for DLC's
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June 2025
It's a great game honestly, but I wouldn't give a single dime to greedy companies like this one.. Just patch the game already. Don't feel guilty about it.
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May 2025
I first played The Sims 4 back in 2014. When the base game dropped, I was hyped mainly because of the new build mode. It was such a solid upgrade from The Sims 3. But let’s be real, the early version felt kinda lifeless. The funniest part? When your male Sim gets abducted by aliens... and comes back pregnant. Bro, I’m not even kidding 😂 The Sims 4 gets way more fun when you have tons of DLCs or better yet, all of them. But EA really said ‘let me ruin your wallet real quick’ because those prices are wild. If I’m not wrong, getting every single DLC would cost you like $1000+. That’s not a game, that’s a financial decision 💸💀 So yeah, I only own a few DLCs. But honestly, the game’s still great. Your Sims’ life story totally depends on how chaotic or chill you play. Oh and I have this one save file that’s just pure chaos. No matter what I plan, everything goes off the rails. It’s like the Sims are trolling me on purpose 😂 I’d give The Sims 4 a solid 9/10. Absolute classic, especially if you love creating drama without ruining your real life.
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Feb. 2025
This is a great game to DOWNLOAD and play. With so many character options you can create any type of Sim, even a FIT GIRL! You can also REPACK your belongings and move a new lot anytime. This game is a TORRENT of nonstop fun that i would recommend INSTEAD of similar titles!
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Dec. 2024
As a life-time fan...? Player, a life-time player of the The Sims series starting from The Sims 2 on the family computer, to The Sims 3 on my "own" laptop, which was horribly underpowered for the task of running the game properly, to now playing and more importantly buying the fourth game with my own money. As of writing this review I own every DLC except for the most recent expansion pack and a few kits, and it's sad to say, but the game still lacks features from older titles I wish they would bring back, not all of them of course, there are some that can stay in their respective - let's call them - time capsules of game design. With the base game going free some time ago, I'm not exactly sure when it happened, it's at the very least prudent to try this game, no matter if you've or haven't played any of the previous titles. To end off this mess of a derailed train of thought, I will just say this - are there better things to spend money on than overpriced dlc for a 10 year old game? Sure, but why not do it anyway. And is there anything better I could've done with the 1300+ hours I've spent playing this game, with various levels of enjoyment throughout - owing to bugs, glitches and questionable design choices that have over time changed for better or for worse? Maybe, but I regret nothing.
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Frequently Asked Questions

The Sims™ 4 is free to play on Steam.

The Sims™ 4 is not on sale because is already free to play on Steam.

The Sims™ 4 received 149,064 positive votes out of a total of 170,727 achieving a rating of 8.63.
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The Sims™ 4 was developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts.

The Sims™ 4 is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Sims™ 4 is not playable on MacOS.

The Sims™ 4 is not playable on Linux.

The Sims™ 4 is a single-player game.

There are 103 DLCs available for The Sims™ 4. Explore additional content available for The Sims™ 4 on Steam.

The Sims™ 4 does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Sims™ 4 supports Remote Play on Tablet. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

The Sims™ 4 does not currently support Steam Family Sharing.

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The Sims™ 4 PEGI 12
Free to play Buy Now
Rating
8.6
149,064
21,663
Game modes
Online players
22,269
Developer
Maxis
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Release 18 Jun 2020
Platforms
Remote Play
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