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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.

The Sims™ Legacy Collection is a sandbox, building and immersive sim game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts.
Released on January 31st 2025 is available only on Windows in 17 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Traditional Chinese and Thai.

It has received 1,523 reviews of which 955 were positive and 568 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.1 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: i3 3220, Ryzen 3 1200, AMD FX6300
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 600, AMD Radeon HD 7000, Intel HD Graphics 620
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 17 GB available space

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March 2025
After reading negative review after negative review about the terrible performance upon release and all the work arounds people were doing just to load the game, I was pretty hesitant about buying this. But I wanted to play it so bad! I read all the patch notes up until 3/14/2025 and decided to go ahead and risk it. 12 hours in: I never experienced one single crash. No game breaking bugs. No weird resolution issues. The graphics look outstanding. Switching between towns is so quick compared to what I remember 25 years ago. After booting it up for the first time last night (which took a little bit) it now loads very fast each time I load the game. The only tiny glitch I have experienced is after doing the 'rosebud' cheat the mouse pointer will get stuck; this can be solved by hitting ctrl+s. I haven't played this game since it first released in 2000 and I honestly believe it holds up. People complain about the $20 price for a legacy game. Which I get it. But it comes with alllll the expansion packs! $20 for hours and hours and hours of fun? Yes, please!
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Feb. 2025
It's sad the product doesn't instantly work when you buy it, thanks EA. But here's how I fixed it: 1. Steam launch properties (on a 1440p monitor) -w -r2560x1440 2. To fix instant crash when creating a family + empty neighborhood (taken from EA forums - it worked): Go to - C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims Legacy Collection - Copy the folder named all "UserData" (Also UserData2,3,4 up to 8, those are the extra neighborhoods) -Paste all "UserData"(and UserData2,3,etc) in C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\Saved Games\Electronic Arts\The Sims 25 3. I also instantly crash any time a burglar comes and takes an item. I found out I can prevent this by temporarily making the game windowed while the burglar is present (alt+enter). This completely circumvents the crash. There one issue I haven't found a solution for, I cannot pan the screen around by hovering the mouse to the edges. The only thing that works is holding right mouse button and moving it that way. Unfortunate. All these issues aside...underneath the (modern) mess there is one of the greatest games ever created. I played the hell out of The Sims Deluxe when I was a kid. The game is legendary and was innovative for its time, and in my opinion it still holds up today. This is the only reason I'm willing to look past EA's poor Steam release and bugs.
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Feb. 2025
Good. But not as great as it could have been. Out of the two games The Sims 1 definitely could have used some updates to menu design atleast. Anyway this is still far better than installing and playing it the old way in my opinion plus its pretty cheap. Most importantly... +++ NO EA ACCOUNT REQUIRED +++
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Jan. 2025
right click on game. launch options. type w -1920x1080 good stuff, would be nice if they made it not super small for people who dont know how to fix it
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Jan. 2025
I bought the game, installed it, spent about 10 minutes making my sim look the way i wanted her too, bought a house, made breakfast, set the stove on fire, caught fire, then died. It took longer to make my sim than she lived, 10/10 it works great though.
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Frequently Asked Questions

The Sims™ Legacy Collection is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.

The Sims™ Legacy Collection is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.

The Sims™ Legacy Collection received 955 positive votes out of a total of 1,523 achieving a rating of 6.13.
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The Sims™ Legacy Collection was developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts.

The Sims™ Legacy Collection is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Sims™ Legacy Collection is not playable on MacOS.

The Sims™ Legacy Collection is not playable on Linux.

The Sims™ Legacy Collection is a single-player game.

The Sims™ Legacy Collection does not currently offer any DLC.

The Sims™ Legacy Collection does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Sims™ Legacy Collection does not support Steam Remote Play.

The Sims™ Legacy Collection is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for The Sims™ Legacy Collection.

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The Sims™ Legacy Collection PEGI 12
6.1
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568
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Online players
87
Developer
Maxis
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Release 31 Jan 2025
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