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The Sims 4 Releasedate: September 2 2014 (US)

The Sims 4 is the highly anticipated life simulation game that lets you play with life like never before.

Control smarter Sims with unique appearances, personalities, behaviors, and emotions. Experience new levels of creativity when you sculpt Sims with the powerful Create A Sim and design beautiful homes with tactile, room-based Build Mode. Use The Gallery to browse, share, and download new content without ever leaving your game. Control the mind, body, and heart of your Sims and explore your new gameplay possibilities in vibrant neighborhoods that bring your stories to life.

KEY FEATURES

Smarter Sims – Create and control smarter Sims with unique appearances, personalities, and emotions in The Sims 4.

Create unique Sims and customize their appearance, fashion styles, personality traits, skills, careers, and walk styles. For the first time, Sims both feel and express emotions. Your Sims experience a range of emotional states driven by your actions and influenced by other Sims, events, and objects within the game. Emotions offer you more choices and give you the opportunity to create gameplay moments with even more possibilities. Enjoy how your Sims interact and express their distinct personalities in social settings within the game.

Create and control the mind, body, and heart of your Sims and bring your stories to life like never before in The Sims 4.

Intelligence – Your Sims move and act more naturally than ever before, from multitasking to expressing their emotions by the way they walk. Choose the personalities of your Sims, select their aspirations, and explore the depth of their lifelong goals through your Sims’ thoughts, social skills, careers, and memories.

Powerful, Creative Tools – Create A Sim and Build Mode are more powerful, intuitive, and fun than ever before. You have the control to sculpt Sims with tactile precision. Effortlessly construct the home of your dreams with the all new, room-based Build Mode.

Vibrant Neighborhoods – Experience new gameplay opportunities brought to life within vibrant and dynamic neighborhoods. Choose among beautiful and diverse lots for your Sims to build their homes and explore activities. Expand your social circle and interact with other Sims in the neighborhood and hang out in community parks and venues.

Rich Rewards – Earn new objects, outfits, and traits by completing events, discovering collectables, and unlocking achievements.

Share Your Creations – The Gallery allows you to browse, share, and download new content without ever leaving your game. Get inspired by rich content created by The Sims community and add new experiences to your game.


The Sims 4 editions
 Bonus contentThe Sims 4The Sims 4 Limited EditionThe Sims 4 Premium editionThe Sims 4 Collector's editionThe Sims 4 Digital Deluxe
de sims 4The Sims 4yesyesyesyesyes
de sims 4 feestbeest materiaalLife of the Party Digital Content-yesyesyesyes
de sims 4 Tot in de vroege uurtjes materiaalUp All Night Digital Content--yesyesyes
de sims 4 digitale soundtrackThe Sims 4 Digital Soundtrack---yesyes
de sims 4 dierenhoedjesAwesome Animal Hats Digital Content--yesyesyes
de sims 4 creator's guideCreator´s Guide --yesyes-
de sims 4 usb plumbobInteractive USB-Plumbob---yes-
Price€ 59,99€ 59,99€ 79,99€ 99,99€ 69,99

The Sims 4 Limited Edition

De Sims 4 Feestbeest materiaal
Life of the Party Digital Content


The Sims 4 Premium Edition

De Sims 4 Premium Edition
Bonus content:

  • Creator´s Guide
  • Life of the Party Digital Content – Features the Flaming Tiki Bar and sleek, stylized outfits for your Sims.
  • Up All Night Digital Content – Features the Laser Light Show, fun decorations, and outrageous party costumes.

De Sims 4 Tot in de vroege uurtjes materiaal
Up All Night Digital Content


The Sims 4 Collector´s Edition

De Sims 4 Collector's Edition
Bonus content:

  • Interactive USB-Plumbob
  • Creator´s Guide
  • Life of the Party Digital Content – Features the Flaming Tiki Bar and sleek, stylized outfits for your Sims.
  • Up All Night Digital Content – Features the Laser Light Show, fun decorations, and outrageous party costumes.
  • Awesome Animal Hats Digital Content – Features a collection of fun animal hats for your Sims to wear and show off!
  • The Sims 4 digital soundtrack – A digital soundtrack featuring music from the game.

The Sims 4 Digital Deluxe

Get Life of the Party & Up All Night bonus content and more in the Origin-exclusive Digital Deluxe.

  • Life of the Party Digital Content – Features the Flaming Tiki Bar and sleek, stylized outfits for your Sims.
  • Up All Night Digital Content – Features the Laser Light Show, fun decorations, and outrageous party costumes.
  • Awesome Animal Hats Digital Content – Features a collection of fun animal hats for your Sims to wear and show off!
  • The Sims 4 digital soundtrack – A digital soundtrack featuring music from the game.

The Sims 4 FAQ

What is The Sims 4?
The Sims 4 is the only game where new Sims with unique personalities open up deep, rich, and sometimes weird possibilities in the stories you create. For the first time, it’s not about what they are, it’s about who they are, and they come to life through our brand new creative tools that are powerful, tactile, and easy to use. And, brand new to The Sims 4, players can share their creations with other players directly in the game with our all-new Gallery. The result is a stimulating new gameplay experience that powers a new era for The Sims.

When will The Sims 4 be available?
The Sims 4 will be available for PC starting September 2.

What platform is The Sims 4 available on?
The Sims 4 will be available for PC.

Will The Sims 4 be available on Mac?
We are currently focused on the PC version. We have no updates on Mac at this time.

What languages are supported in The Sims 4?
The Sims 4 will support English, German, French, Russian, Polish, Swedish, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, Chinese (Traditional), Japanese, and Korean.

What is the Gallery?
The Gallery lets you browse, share, and download new content without ever leaving your game. Get inspired by rich content created by The Sims 4 community and add new experiences to your game.

Is a persistent online connection required to play The Sims 4?
An internet connection is required to activate the game for the first time. However after that, a persistent online connection is not required to play The Sims 4.

Does The Sims 4 require an Origin client to play?
Yes. You will need an Origin account to install and register The Sims 4. Once installed, you don’t need to be online to play.

Will I be able to bring any of my Sims or content from The Sims 3 into The Sims 4?
No. The Sims 4 is built upon an entirely new technology. The content from The Sims 3 will not be transferable to The Sims 4.

Will I be able to use SimPoints to purchase additional content in The Sims 4?
SimPoints will not be supported by The Sims 4, but will continue to be a form of payment for The Sims 3 content in The Sims 3 Store.

What will The Sims 4 be rated?
The Sims 4 is not yet rated by the ESRB or PEGI. We’ll update the website once we’ve received our rating.

What are the PC minimum system requirements for The Sims 4?
We are working to make the game accessible to as many players as possible. We will let you know once we’ve locked in the specs.

Who are some of the people that are making The Sims 4?
The Sims 4 is in development at The Sims Studio in Redwood City, and the team making the game is comprised by veterans whose experience dates back to the inception of the franchise. We have folks like Robi Kauker, Lyndsay Pearson and Kevin Gibson who have been with the series since the beginning.