The Sims 4: Outdoor Retreat

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5.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 64 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 64
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 64
  3. Negative: 21 out of 64

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  1. Drewmeadyy
    Feb 17, 2021
    3
    The idea of a vacation world is cool but it doesn't add much gameplay to the sims 4 and in this vacation world there isn't much to do. Cool concept , but gameplay lets it down. Not an essential for the sims. 3/10 sadly
  2. gonzalo123
    Feb 16, 2015
    2
    I didn't like it. It hasn't the requeriments for me to be a content pack. This hasn't any logic. Granite Falls is boring, the idea is boring, and the whole pack is boring. Horrible.
  3. LauraPax
    Apr 12, 2015
    0
    Why does EA keep making these things? Could they really be making any money? I am stunned that they persist in putting out boring expenditure after boring expenditure and people still buy them. Sims 3 is amazing. It gets a 10. But Sims 4 is worse even than Sims 2 and the DL they put out is even duller.
  4. MostlyOkay
    Apr 3, 2015
    0
    Sims 4 sorely needed more content with such a lacking base game. This does not help.

    It adds a very specific spectrum of content that few will find entertaining, and even less will find worth the price. Add to that the annoyances such as the bear suit that sometimes appears in the main neighborhoods, and you may even find your experience worsened by this pack.

    For diehard EA supporters only.
  5. evii1975
    Jul 4, 2020
    3
    When this pack first was released, there was a lot of buzz surrounding it, most likely because it was the first expansion to the Sims 4 base game, however five years on, and with hindsight, seeing the flaws in this pack becomes a lot easier.
    The focus of this pack is being able to go camping at the new woodland vacation destination, Granite Falls. While this is a nice idea, and something    When this pack first was released, there was a lot of buzz surrounding it, most likely because it was the first expansion to the Sims 4 base game, however five years on, and with hindsight, seeing the flaws in this pack becomes a lot easier.
    The focus of this pack is being able to go camping at the new woodland vacation destination, Granite Falls. While this is a nice idea, and something which does mix up the game a bit- realistically how often are you going to go on vacation? As the years have gone on, the less and less I have used this pack and I've almost forgotten i even have it installed in my game.

    While the Create-a-Sim and Build/Buy features are quite a nice addition, they're not essential, and all stick to a very rustic, woodland theme. And the gameplay is very mediocre and forgettable, with little that will change your everyday gameplay and I would only recommend buying it if you have most/all the other game packs, or if it is on offer, however your $20 could be much better spent on game packs such as Dine Out or Parenthood, which add a lot of new gameplay, or Spa Day, which adds some of the best CAS and Build/Buy items that the game has had to date.    … Expand
  6. LindaRavz
    Feb 27, 2021
    0
    The DLC holiday city is like a cute village. but that's the end of it. There is no gameplay, there is nothing, there is nothing to do. boring. but the clothes are a little cool.
  7. Simsrose
    Oct 27, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I thought it would be like a campsite that you can go on vacation to with lots of different activities with it being a game pack but instead, it is very limited not much really for your Sims to do apart from the stuff you can do with the base game except it is in granite falls, the world doesn't add much to the game you can't visit any of the plots unless you are in one of the rentals.… Expand

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66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. GamingTrend
    Jun 30, 2016
    50
    The Sims 4 Outdoor Retreat has fun new items, a unique aspirations, and new activities. It is nice to bring your virtual people to the outdoors but fails to give longevity outside of a brief vacation.
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  2. IGN Spain
    Feb 10, 2015
    75
    The Sims 4 fans will enjoy this brand new game pack, that adds a few new features but ends up falling short in terms of new content.
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  3. NZGamer
    Jan 29, 2015
    75
    The new content is certainly welcome, but how much replay value the new area will generate still remains to be seen. In any case, the ability to crash your obnoxious Sim, permanently, at anyone's fancy digs is never going to get old.
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