- Publisher: Electronic Arts
- Release Date: Oct 2, 2025
- Also On: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
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Oct 14, 2025The Adventure Awaits Expansion Pack is a great addition to The Sims 4 collection - but ironically, it's not the Getaways that were the biggest draw, despite the heavy focus in promotions. It's actually everything else that's packed into this Expansion: Formative Moments, Imaginary Friends, Archery and Papercrafting, butterfly and moth collecting, and Gibbi Point and its side quests. With all these combined, despite the main draw not being a personal favorite, Adventure Awaits still feels worth getting.
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Oct 2, 2025Besides the aforementioned overeating at getaways and a glitch where Sims swimming at a waterfront property would swim through the dock, my experience with the Pack was also surprisingly bug free, which is a huge relief given its complex new systems. It may not appeal as much to players who prefer more micromanagement gameplay over observing autonomy, but I think The Sims 4 Adventure Awaits does have an adventure to be found for almost everyone.
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Oct 1, 2025Adventure Awaits isn’t just a pack for outdoorsy Sims; it also fleshes out the Child lifestate with elements that follow Sims throughout their lives. Packing in the series’ usual whimsicality in the form of unique Imaginary Friends and a ton of new skills and hobbies to partake in, Adventure Awaits has exactly the sort of depth and creativity a DLC should have. If we can get more Packs like this and Life & Death, The Sims 4 still has an incredibly bright future 10 years after its initial launch.