The Sims 4: High School Years

 PC
Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Screen Rant
    Jul 28, 2022
    70
    The Sims 4 High School Years truly excels when it comes to building personalities for teen Sims, and wonderfully captures teen moments like asking your crush to prom or starting drama online. Although somewhat dampened by its large amount of useless set pieces, the world of Copperdale is quite beautiful and the perfect setting for high school. The lack of depth and functionality in some elements of The Sims 4 High School Years Expansion Pack is particularly disappointing because of how deep other features of the game go, but the title does an excellent job overall of encapsulating most of the key parts of adolescence.
  2. Dexerto
    Aug 2, 2022
    65
    The Sims 4 High School Years is executed well when looking at what’s on the surface, and the features included with the expansion have undoubtedly fleshed out the teen life state to keep things interesting for a while. However, elements that could be taken much further — such as a funfair full of rabbit holes and a classroom that includes situations that are just tied to pop-ups — keep it from truly flourishing as an Expansion Pack.
  3. Gfinity
    Aug 3, 2022
    60
    The hefty price tag and two-dimensional gameplay may keep some away, but the pack goes a long way for Sims 4 players that want every kind of world, career, and experience - and the extra aesthetics in High School Years.
  5. GamesHub
    Aug 1, 2022
    60
    There’s hope that the technical issues with The Sims 4: High School Years will be resolved, but frustrations abound during the launch window. The pack goes a long way towards defining the teen experience in digital form, but there are a few pimples to be popped before it can be considered truly worthwhile.
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  1. Polygon
    Aug 2, 2022
    Though I’m less interested in the dynamics of high school life, like getting my Sims to ask other Sims to prom or navigate socially awkward situations by the lockers, High School Years has a ton of extra content that I love. Namely, the Create-a-Sim additions and furniture options in the expansion pack are incredible — some of the best I’ve seen added with an expansion.

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User Score
2.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 4 out of 5
  1. realAmyD
    Aug 28, 2022
    2
    Die schlechteste Erweiterung von allen. Schule absolut hässlich ist nicht die selbe wie im Trailer, Schulalttag total langweilig, man schwätztDie schlechteste Erweiterung von allen. Schule absolut hässlich ist nicht die selbe wie im Trailer, Schulalttag total langweilig, man schwätzt nicht, man schummelt nicht, man sitzt einfach nur doof da, Kissenschlacht nicht auch für Kinder, auf dem Pier gähnende Leere, und alle paar Sekunden hat Sim Handy in der Pfote. Ich bin froh das ich es gewonnen und nicht selbst gekauft habe. Klar es gibt tolle Klamotten und Möbel für Teens aber das Zeug hätten sie auch in ein Accessoire-Pack packen können mit den paar neuen Interaktionen vielleicht noch ein Gameplay-Pack aber kein Erweiterungspack.… Full Review »
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