The Sims 4: Eco Lifestyle

 PC
Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. GamesRadar+
    Jun 9, 2020
    90
    Mostly cool looks and hard work make for an eco-friendly expansion that inspires.
  2. Impulsegamer
    Jun 16, 2020
    86
    I felt like this game was just setting things up for trolling because I couldn’t help but spend most of my first few hours in this expansion looking for ways to wreak havoc, but once I buckled down and focused on the expansion I found it to be a lot of fun. My only real problem I see is the price tag as it sits at a whopping 39.99 U.S. and 49.95 AUD in Australia. You do get a lot in this expansion but that price is hard to swallow. If you love the Sims then you will love this expansion.
  3. God is a Geek
    Jun 25, 2020
    85
    The Eco Lifestyle expansion feels new and fresh even this far into the game’s lifespan. Another game-changer for The Sims 4, and a true home run for Maxis.
  5. IGN Spain
    Jun 8, 2020
    83
    This DLC goes straight to the top of our favorite The Sims 4 expansions (only surpassed by Seasons)
  6. COGconnected
    Jun 17, 2020
    82
    While I, at first, began playing with a bit of wariness, the Sims 4: Eco Lifestyle, really improved on the everyday gameplay. Yes there are a few minor issues with gameplay and the facade of living in a full bustling neighbourhood is a bit disappointing but there’s a ton of new features to be played with and so many new ways you can tell a story with your favourite Sims.
  7. TheSixthAxis
    Jul 13, 2020
    80
    Despite the game's bugs, The Sims 4: Eco Lifestyle is a welcome surprise that surpassed my expectations. Even if you're like me and the idea of off-the-grid living doesn't interest you, there's still enough in this pack that makes it worth a look - just don't expect as much replayability as The Sims 4: Seasons.
  8. Digital Spy
    Jun 16, 2020
    80
    The Sims 4: Eco Lifestyle is an impressive expansion that emphasises not only green living but also community. The biggest success stems from how the core features come together in a cohesive way to make your neighbourhood feel connected, backed by Evergreen Harbor's memorable world.
  9. We Got This Covered
    Jun 16, 2020
    80
    The Sims 4: Eco Lifestyle brings with it a sense of community I've never felt in The Sims before. Your sim's actions have consequences in the world, both for better or worse, and this new expansion gives players a ton of new ways to play. Eco Lifestyle is refreshing and unique, even if some of its new clothes are horrendously ugly.
  10. Screen Rant
    Jun 10, 2020
    80
    Apart from some minor issues with gameplay and the initial lack of depth to the neighborhoods despite how full they look, The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle is a unique, choice-based experience that offers tons of new features allowing players to tell new stories with their Sims. The features in this pack can affect every other world available in the game, making it, like Seasons, feel like a pack many Sims fans soon won't be able to play without.
  11. GamingTrend
    Jun 30, 2020
    65
    Overall, Eco Lifestyle has been an average experience, though to be fair I am not overly interested in the concepts presented in the expansion. In general I have a lot more fun in packs with nightlife, celebrity, magic, and supernatural concepts, and it has been that way for me throughout all of The Sims games. It is pretty neat that your actions have an impact on the map and you see changes, be it negative or positive, but I personally didn’t feel the need to do anything else once I had my neighborhood cleaned up. Evergreen Harbor itself isn’t a very interesting map to live on, and I don’t see myself continuing on with the Sim or game I started on it.
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  1. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Jun 10, 2020
    Eco Lifestyle adds some of the most interesting stuff to The Sims 4 I’ve ever seen. I just wish they had taken it a bit further towards its natural conclusion.

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User Score
3.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 28 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 28
  3. Negative: 18 out of 28
  1. rena95
    Jun 11, 2020
    5
    The Sims 4 base game is the weakest and every pack fail to deliver the idea behind its name no matter how! Its limited and it feels likeThe Sims 4 base game is the weakest and every pack fail to deliver the idea behind its name no matter how! Its limited and it feels like something is missing. Almost 6 years and still the same.
    Dlcs will not fix a bad base game. In fact every dlc for The Sims 4 looks bad comparing to The Sims 2 or The Sims 3. Thats because how bad the base game is.    … Full Review »
  2. AllNewSuperfake
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    There are a lot of good games out there. Great games however used to be rare, and I haven't seen one in quiet some time.

    The major feature    There are a lot of good games out there. Great games however used to be rare, and I haven't seen one in quiet some time.

    The major feature of a great game? It's different for everyone. No, I'm not talking about tastes, I'm talking about games that deliver a different experience depending on the player. Games where two people meet and talk about the same game, but they have completely different stories to tell. The best games used to give you a simulated environment that responds to your actions, and the result was the story. The Sims used to be such a game.

    Here we have the opposite. The Sims 4 is a game designed to get boring so that you are ready to buy more stuff. More, not really new: New furniture and new themes used to mean new animations, new "voiced" actions, and of course new functionality. That is no longer the case. New gameplay is puzzled together with text windows, overblown particle effects and formatted into "quests" that turn what used to be a freeform sandbox into a shopping list, hunting for medals. The "voice" samples get reused just like the animations, and while you can saturate each of your sims' needs in roughly 15 way by now - with 15 different skills - it always looks the same and feels the same. The basic experience hasn't changed one bit, and a dozen DLCs did not make the world feel bigger.

    The "emotions" eradicated what used to be different personalities and unexpected behavior, and instead of simulated "individuals" you know have a bunch of good looking dolls who all seem to have the same parents and behave the same, react the same - in short: Have become predictable, and therefore just boring.

    Does this pack change this? Can we see that the developers have heard that criticism that has been written and spoken and streamed for six years now?

    Of course not. The only language EA understands is money. So don't give it to them.    … Full Review »
  3. maquisl
    Jul 24, 2020
    2
    They should rename it "The Glitch lifestyle". One of The Sims worst EP. It has way too many glitches, a balcony that you can't use and aThey should rename it "The Glitch lifestyle". One of The Sims worst EP. It has way too many glitches, a balcony that you can't use and a gameplay that lasts 2 days. It's bad.… Full Review »
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