The Sims 4

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4.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2630 Ratings

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  1. PenetratorGod
    Sep 1, 2023
    0
    Too much DLC. It's funny that the game is free on Steam. Because you have to buy 70 DLCs to get the actual game. I can't stand EA.
  2. HHaendchen
    Aug 31, 2023
    2
    Very pretty looking simulation but lacking gameplay features to an extent that I do not consider it a game. It is nice for building houses and creating sims but it is not actually playable as the Sims and worlds are very shallow, all alike and repetitive. The game can be very buggy as well. Also the DLC system is out of hand and way too expensive. You have to pay over 1000 US Dollar if youVery pretty looking simulation but lacking gameplay features to an extent that I do not consider it a game. It is nice for building houses and creating sims but it is not actually playable as the Sims and worlds are very shallow, all alike and repetitive. The game can be very buggy as well. Also the DLC system is out of hand and way too expensive. You have to pay over 1000 US Dollar if you want to play the whole game.… Expand
  3. eplate2
    Jul 24, 2023
    4
    I guess i just don't really understand the appeal of a game like this. I think it's super repetitive to take over the life of a sim and live a standard human life while you build up a networth to buy more...furniture? I dunno, I hate it
  4. arostislavna
    Feb 29, 2020
    4
    Good mod support which makes it the definitive way to play, awful DLC monetization, and awful neoliberal globalist propaganda.
  5. pjonsson
    Feb 1, 2023
    0
    Has been turned into woke trash. Should have an R rating now and definitely not for children.
  6. MNecromancer
    Jul 31, 2022
    2
    It's just worse than Sims 3 in every way and all of the content seems to be locked behind these weirdly expensive expansions. I don't know who's buying these though. I'm a couple of days in and I don't feel the need to ever pick this one up again.
  7. Heos_PL
    Jul 18, 2022
    0
    It is just big machine to earn money from underage gamers, nothing more.
    You can add ever 999+ genders but it wont change that this is s$%^y game.
  8. Swimming4Ten
    Jul 15, 2022
    0
    Sims 4, isn't the Sims any more, it hasn't been for years, this game feels like a micro transaction, the base game, and the rest of the expansion packs. The game has no replayability, and it will get boring eventually, if you need to watch a YouTube video that says "10 ways to make the Sims 4 fun again" the game isn't fun to begin with. While the newest generation of Sims players whoSims 4, isn't the Sims any more, it hasn't been for years, this game feels like a micro transaction, the base game, and the rest of the expansion packs. The game has no replayability, and it will get boring eventually, if you need to watch a YouTube video that says "10 ways to make the Sims 4 fun again" the game isn't fun to begin with. While the newest generation of Sims players who haven't played the past games will gladly spend thousands on a broken game. I will wait for paralives. Cause we all know it's gonna steal the Sims audience.… Expand
  9. BlackWidow
    May 26, 2022
    1
    Despite this game being the best selling game in the series, it is the "worst" game in the series. Everything that simmers loved about TS2 and TS3 are gone. Here is just a small list of how EA butchered TS4...

    No Open World. No Burglars. No Story Progression. No cars. No Teen Prom. No High School Diploma. No Private Schools. No Auto Roof. No Grocery Shopping. No School Buses. No    Despite this game being the best selling game in the series, it is the "worst" game in the series. Everything that simmers loved about TS2 and TS3 are gone. Here is just a small list of how EA butchered TS4...

    No Open World. No Burglars. No Story Progression. No cars. No Teen Prom. No High School Diploma. No Private Schools. No Auto Roof. No Grocery Shopping. No School Buses. No Create-A-Style. No Real Consequences To Actions. No Astrology Signs. No Street Addresses. No Emergency Services Beyond Fire Dept. No Cemeteries... and lastly; No Real Difference Between Teen, Young Adult & Adult. All 3 age groups are exactly the same; Same Height. Same Voice. Same Appearance. What a ******* Joke!

    The "only" thing TS4 has going for it is "Create-A-Sim" and "Building." That's it. The actual gameplay is boring, shallow, and unrealistic. If it weren't for all the TS4 modders, House builders, and YouTubers, TS4 would be dead. No one would even play it.

    As for updates, it's all garbage. They are trying to implement Story Progression, but it's not working. It's still lame. And guess what EA is releasing for TS4 this summer... more kits! Yay! NOT! Move on EA. Give us TS5 already and make it like TS4 should have been.    … Expand
  10. vicos341
    Feb 12, 2022
    0
    EA's decision not to release the GP in Russia is a spit in the face of the Russian LGBT community, support for discriminatory laws and playing on the side of homophobia. LGBT people need visibility
  11. MaximRay
    Feb 12, 2022
    1
    Решили не выпускать дополнение потому что в России есть законы против ЛГБТ но я то живу в Украине и у нас не запрещено. Разработчики называют Россией все СНГ страны.
  12. VanyaBarsch
    Feb 12, 2022
    0
    #weddingsforrussia
    EA is a vile Russian company. They are canceling the game set in Russia and the CIS countries, referring to supposedly laws that do not exist. This is just disgusting behavior! There are many LGBT people and those who support them in Russia and the CIS countries. To cancel this set in the CIS and Russia means to offend them all.
    Shame on EA! A shame!
  13. seventh_day
    Feb 12, 2022
    0
    EA is a company of hypocrites and liars! Russophobes who do not care about their players from the CIS countries. #weddingsforrussia
  14. Wolfroz
    Feb 12, 2022
    0
    I like the game itself, but i don't like EA policy. You can't just ripping off a huge part of your community and think that they will be ok with that. Read the law or explain youself better to us!
    We deserve the proper answer!
  15. DARWIN200102
    Feb 12, 2022
    0
    When did it become normal to infringe on an entire country?! Deprive a huge and important part of the content, like weddings? #Sims4 we also want to develop our history, create families!
  16. fluffy_persik
    Feb 11, 2022
    0
    EA had no problems releasing The Sims 4 in Russia, where a player can have gay couples. They had no problems releasing many packs with gay couples and pride content too. This is kinda hypocrite to deprive Russian players of this pack now. If you really wanted to show your support to LGBTQ+ people in Russia you would release this pack no matter what. Now people who supported you for yearsEA had no problems releasing The Sims 4 in Russia, where a player can have gay couples. They had no problems releasing many packs with gay couples and pride content too. This is kinda hypocrite to deprive Russian players of this pack now. If you really wanted to show your support to LGBTQ+ people in Russia you would release this pack no matter what. Now people who supported you for years and who loved your game (including queer Russians!) are punished for something that non of us did. The Sims 4 in Russia was rated 18+, so it's totally legal to have there gay couples and so on, like Brant and Brent in Cats and Dogs are pretty much gay in the Russian version, we have all Pride flags and so on. I'm so sorry for those Russian queers who had an opportunity to represent themselves in one of the fewest games where it was possible, but it seems like EA doesn't care about them.… Expand
  17. Imateo
    Feb 11, 2022
    0
    EA BANNED my country for reason you wanted to show some homo lovestory but on stream shown hetero story... EA has no legal restrictions on the release of a new game set in Russia, as they tried to convince the entire gaming community of this! STOP LIE! EA fight for the inclusion of LGBT, BUT EXCLUDE WHOLE NATIONS!!! Fight for the minority by victimizing a majority. EA contradicts its ownEA BANNED my country for reason you wanted to show some homo lovestory but on stream shown hetero story... EA has no legal restrictions on the release of a new game set in Russia, as they tried to convince the entire gaming community of this! STOP LIE! EA fight for the inclusion of LGBT, BUT EXCLUDE WHOLE NATIONS!!! Fight for the minority by victimizing a majority. EA contradicts its own rules of positive play, prescribed on their website by such Russophobes actions! #weddingforrussia ❤… Expand
  18. Wondux
    Jan 3, 2022
    4
    Honestly, the 3rd game was better than this. It was boring to me. Areas to explore are very limited. The game only added new graphics in order to make easy money and removed some good aspects in the process.
  19. aelleana
    Dec 9, 2021
    1
    Please stop making the DLCs, focus on sim5 with an open world. Make a game worth the price please EA.
  20. SweetTato
    Dec 8, 2021
    3
    The Sims 4 is quite a stepdown from the previous Sims games. I am disappointed by the amount of features that are missing here but were present in past entries. It seems like EA has shifted their focus towards the creative side of things, such as the Sims creation and building, and has left the day-to-day gameplay side of things dry. I love looking at the game, but not playing it myself...
  21. Rnoviok
    Dec 5, 2021
    1
    this game is a joke with hundreds of dlc's that do nothing in general this game is crap
  22. Danil_L
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    неа , не, НЕТ! не куплю это барахло, эго тупо создали чтоб доить деньжищи.
  23. Ragegoberts
    Jul 2, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. trash vane made only if you ean a spend all your money on stuff that was in previous games, kill ypursleves EA i hope you'l families die of a bad disease and your children die too trash… Expand
  24. GutiOut
    Jun 20, 2021
    0
    June 20, 2021. CLP$ 678.600. Reportable. They only need to add loot boxes or "packs".
  25. Eldoreth
    Apr 23, 2021
    0
    An embarrassment and a shame. Inferior in almost every way to two previous generations of the game.
  26. BFG-1337
    Apr 21, 2021
    1
    Only good thing about this game is the sim creation tool, everything else is just garbage, why?
    The gameplay consists of "eat, shower, job, repeat"
    The sims are constantly stressed and constantly need something, JUST SHUT UP!
    Sims 1 is better than this in every aspect, its only outdated
  27. cernael1
    Apr 12, 2021
    2
    I remember the first time I launched Sims 3 . I was astonished, it was awesome! The ability of walking in the world freely was the best part of the game. And they took it away from us. I was both angry and sad when I started to play Sims4, I thought it is just a bad joke. The animations can be better but it does not make the game better. The only better thing is a building mode. But thisI remember the first time I launched Sims 3 . I was astonished, it was awesome! The ability of walking in the world freely was the best part of the game. And they took it away from us. I was both angry and sad when I started to play Sims4, I thought it is just a bad joke. The animations can be better but it does not make the game better. The only better thing is a building mode. But this is a life-simulation game primarily, not a building game! The game does not contain any big challenges (and no, it is not much improved with the buying of the other packs) and one gets bored soon, it is incredibly boring.… Expand
  28. fordfan8800
    Apr 11, 2021
    0
    a good idea but horribly executed, likely i got mine through gamepass ultimate through EA desktop but the interface is completely and totally complicated. just trying to build a basement was like trying to control a nuclear reactor and requires you to watch a video on youtube about how to build a basement. it should work like this:
    1. set a room as a staircase for the basement
    2. build    a good idea but horribly executed, likely i got mine through gamepass ultimate through EA desktop but the interface is completely and totally complicated. just trying to build a basement was like trying to control a nuclear reactor and requires you to watch a video on youtube about how to build a basement. it should work like this:
    1. set a room as a staircase for the basement
    2. build the basement, following the floorplan to the staircase room
    3. put what you want into the basement

    the video didn't even help, it just confused me even more.

    likewise the sim's are basically robots. they don't do what they need to, surely if they need to go to the toilet or have some food they could do it themselves instead of me sending them a command. what's this i hear about "autonomy" and how the sims can run themselves, sometimes they will do things on their own, such as sleep... on the couch. despite there being a bed.

    i really wanted to like the sims. it would seem like my kind of game, a game where you didn't need to do much aside from upgrade the house and send commands to do more complicated things such as deciding what they will eat so when i tried it i only played a few hours before giving up.    … Expand
  29. Roosa
    Mar 28, 2021
    1
    After playing the sims franchise since 2007 and having been playing the sims 4 on and off since 2014 when it first released. The sims 4 even after all these years feels lacking to it predecessors. Completely unplayable for me now. If you want to play a life simulation game I'd say you're better off with the sims 2 or 3.
  30. LindaRavz
    Feb 27, 2021
    0
    Worse than The sims 3 and that's for sure! Sims are too much stupid, too much just standing around somewhere, and they're always trying to communicate with someone they don't know, which looks strange. Still in the game is very, very boring.
  31. Game_Matrix
    Feb 26, 2021
    4
    Got it for 4 euros on sale. And absolutely regretting it. It's because, all the content that I wanted in this game is in form of an overpriced DLC, and i don't like playing incomplete games.
  32. Frankeyowski
    Feb 22, 2021
    1
    Druga najgorsza gra i najnudniejsza w jaką grałe. Nie polecam nikomu, ta gra powinna kosztować 10 złotych. Jak mogłem kupić tą grę
  33. Drewmeadyy
    Feb 17, 2021
    4
    The sims 4 base game is missing a lot of content, where's the open worlds, why are the babies just objects and where are the cars? I want to like this game as there are many aspects of it which i do like which makes it addictive and can play hours on end. The expansions packs are pricey and some fail to add much to the game. 6 years and minor improvements. The game isn't awful by an meansThe sims 4 base game is missing a lot of content, where's the open worlds, why are the babies just objects and where are the cars? I want to like this game as there are many aspects of it which i do like which makes it addictive and can play hours on end. The expansions packs are pricey and some fail to add much to the game. 6 years and minor improvements. The game isn't awful by an means , but the game has so much potential and its a shame its being wasted. 44/100… Expand
  34. m148
    Feb 2, 2021
    3
    The Sims 4... where do I start? I started playing Sims games when The Sims 3 just launched and I loved that game to death. I do not want to compare The Sims 3 and 4, because they are two different experiences, however The Sims 4 IS a successor to The Sims 3 and it should be treated accordingly. Before I get into the negatives of The Sims 4, I want to talk about the positives. First of all,The Sims 4... where do I start? I started playing Sims games when The Sims 3 just launched and I loved that game to death. I do not want to compare The Sims 3 and 4, because they are two different experiences, however The Sims 4 IS a successor to The Sims 3 and it should be treated accordingly. Before I get into the negatives of The Sims 4, I want to talk about the positives. First of all, create-a-sim and build/buy mode are both amazing. If you are looking for a game in which you want to build houses and create detailed looking people, then The Sims 4 is your game. Secondly, the gallery aspect of the game is also a very nice touch. In the gallery you can download sims, houses and community lots from other people. This is a nice feature to have, because it really allows you to share your creations with the world. These are the two positives I can name if I talk about The Sims 4. Now I need to talk about the bad parts and there sure are enough to talk about. So what are the issues with The Sims 4 ? The big problem with The Sims 4 for me is shallow game play. This can be divided into several categories, but the shallow game play is the main point in which The Sims 4 fails miserably. The lack of an open world, 90% of worlds are set dressing, the sims which do not have a personality at all, the budget cuts in animating simple stuff like opening an elevator door, sims 's actions have zero consequences, relationships between sims feel shallow, etc. These points help make the game play less and less realistic and also less interesting. I am not interested in a SIMULATION game if this game is not realistic. The Sims 4 feels like a game that was meant to make money by doing as little as possible. This can truly be seen in the $300+ USD worth of expansion packs. If these expansions actually gave a ton of content, I would not complain, but even with ALL the content installed, The Sims 4 still is an extremely boring game if you bought it for the game play. I think The Sims franchise has lost that bit of magic that it once has. Now it's just a part of EA 's money grabbing machine.… Expand
  35. mdang90
    Feb 2, 2021
    4
    being a simmer since 2001, I've been playing from The Sims for over 15 years and I have to say The Sims 4 is a mess :) Everytime 1 single new content released, I gave it a chance and I felt so disappointed over and over and over again.... Just because The Sims 4 is not The Sims anymore!
    a boring gameplay, meaningless content, bunch of decoration only items, no charming NPC .... everything    being a simmer since 2001, I've been playing from The Sims for over 15 years and I have to say The Sims 4 is a mess :) Everytime 1 single new content released, I gave it a chance and I felt so disappointed over and over and over again.... Just because The Sims 4 is not The Sims anymore!
    a boring gameplay, meaningless content, bunch of decoration only items, no charming NPC .... everything makes me get bored super quickly. I nearly have nothing to do with this game although the create-a-sim and build system are cool and easier to catch up!
    All the production care about seems to be money    … Expand
  36. Koricito
    Jan 22, 2021
    0
    Es sin dudas, el peor de la saga. Es un retroceso a lo que las sagas anteriores ofrecieron. Sin mundo abierto, poco gameplay, y sims que parecen robots. EA realmente ha lucrado con esta entrega dando pack de expasiones realmente vacios y malos, vendiendo todo por separado. Espero que en los sims 5 logren mejorar todo el mal que le han hecho a la saga de los sims. Mientras tanto seguiréEs sin dudas, el peor de la saga. Es un retroceso a lo que las sagas anteriores ofrecieron. Sin mundo abierto, poco gameplay, y sims que parecen robots. EA realmente ha lucrado con esta entrega dando pack de expasiones realmente vacios y malos, vendiendo todo por separado. Espero que en los sims 5 logren mejorar todo el mal que le han hecho a la saga de los sims. Mientras tanto seguiré jugando a los sims 3 y 2.… Expand
  37. vomov
    Dec 25, 2020
    0
    Initially, EA made the Sims 1, which was a good base game. Later, they expanded on the game, for which people were happy to pay.
    When the Sims 1 got bloated, they went to Sims 2; new engine, graphics, possibilities, etc. And they added expansions later. People paid, EA wins.
    When the Sims 2 got bloated, they went to Sims 3. Again, new, better, etc., with the addition of some odd    Initially, EA made the Sims 1, which was a good base game. Later, they expanded on the game, for which people were happy to pay.
    When the Sims 1 got bloated, they went to Sims 2; new engine, graphics, possibilities, etc. And they added expansions later. People paid, EA wins.
    When the Sims 2 got bloated, they went to Sims 3. Again, new, better, etc., with the addition of some odd mechanics. However, it had less content, so it required some expansions to be fun. People complained, sales dropped

    Now, EA had a choice:
    1) Make a great game with new everything, and expand on it later. This would be the obvious, money-making choice.
    2) Continue with the Sims 3 idea, without enough content. This would be the bad choice.
    EA went for option 3: make the basic architecture of a game, but don't fill in anything. Then charge money for everything. The result is obvious; low sales, low reviews.

    It's not that we're spoiled after playing the other Sim games with all the expansions, it's that this new thing is practically unplayable; there's nothing to do. It is not fun. After seeing sales drop in Sims 3, I'm surprised they went this way.

    The answer to the current state of EA is simple; fire the managers, and let game designers make the choices again. Managers want money, now. They want Origin, because they don't want to pay Valve for putting games on Steam, but they also ignore the massive sales Steam brings. They want copy protection, and ignore that pirates will always find a way, while normal (non-pirating) people are the victims aggressive protection (also, note that Steam lowers piracy). They finally expect people to pay NOW for possible DLC LATER. Seriously, fire all of them, and start over making proper games.    … Expand
  38. fatbird-ratesga
    Dec 22, 2020
    1
    the game is lacking for gameplay. build mod and create a sim is the best in all of the sims games but without a gameplay what's the point of "like simulation"?
  39. neckezz
    Dec 22, 2020
    4
    This game is a big miss, it's just leagues down from Sims 3, **** expansion which costs a lot of money.
    The only good thing about this game is sim creation. Also, the graphics can be better.
    If you want to play sims, and you don't care about music and graphics, download Sims 3.
    Shame on EA, money-hungry bastards.
  40. Fallconex
    Dec 17, 2020
    4
    I can't think of anything NEW that this game brings to the genre. The only point of 4th part is to make more profit and bring newcomers.
  41. kaana948
    Dec 14, 2020
    4
    not gonna lie: playing this easier than playing sims 3 because game works wery well

    but thanks to the ea, the game and sims themselves lost their soul they don't feel like real characters and ea literally tries to sell everything like seasons? pay for it pets? pay for it? and worst things is that they are not good than the old sims games' dlc's
  42. GODSPEED7
    Dec 6, 2020
    1
    This is, as usual with EA, a very barebones experience. To get ANY kind of complexity or interesting features, EA has made certain to strip it out of the base game and offer it in one of their expansion packs.

    There are (as of this review), 10 Expansion packs, costing 52 $ each. Add an Extra 31 other minor Game Packs and Item Packs costing anywhere from 26 $ to 13 $ each.. I only    This is, as usual with EA, a very barebones experience. To get ANY kind of complexity or interesting features, EA has made certain to strip it out of the base game and offer it in one of their expansion packs.

    There are (as of this review), 10 Expansion packs, costing 52 $ each.
    Add an Extra 31 other minor Game Packs and Item Packs costing anywhere from 26 $ to 13 $ each..

    I only have a couple of the expansions, because at that point I got sick and tired of EA's way of milking its player base. Even with a few major Expansion packs and about a dozen minor ones and item packs... the game is lackluster. You never really feel you can really customize your character to something you want. Everything just feels barebones to the max, EA has done EVERYTHING to give you the bare minimum.

    I had not played any of the Sims games since the Sims 1. That one only had 8 Expansion packs... the Sims 2 had more, the Sims 3 had more than the Sims 2 and now the Sims 4 has more than the Sims 3... yet it feels even more barebones than the Sims 1 was.

    The Sims 4 is one of those big money makers for EA; you can tell, because they don't even include Expansions or packs in EA Play service. Even EA Play Pro only has 2-3 packs. So even if you pay their monthly service, they are too cheap to offer you a full Sims 4 experience.

    I'm sick and tired of EA's bullcrap capitalist ways. I'm done with EA.

    Even if this means I won't get the Mass Effect Remastered experience, I decided EA is a blacklisted company in my books. They do not give a crap about the games they make, all they care is to rip you off and make you pay big money for what is litteraly very much nothing.

    F*** OFF EA!    … Expand
  43. Zomgclaude
    Nov 27, 2020
    1
    A perfect game if you want to purchase an empty shell.
    There is tons of content available, but it is conveniently segregated from the main game. It has been compartmentalized into bite size DLCs that all sell for the price of a full meal.
    Looking at the digital store today during Black Friday, it would cost well over $450 to purchase the entire game. The good people at EA are completely    A perfect game if you want to purchase an empty shell.
    There is tons of content available, but it is conveniently segregated from the main game. It has been compartmentalized into bite size DLCs that all sell for the price of a full meal.
    Looking at the digital store today during Black Friday, it would cost well over $450 to purchase the entire game.
    The good people at EA are completely off their rockers.    … Expand
  44. Lelik_mc_kawai
    Nov 20, 2020
    0
    вроде те же симы, вроде что то новенькое, новый графический уровень, но уже что то не то! цена за фул игру свыше 50 тысяч рублей, серьезно? оставьте себе такой "шедевр!"
  45. Colonial
    Nov 2, 2020
    1
    dearest sim community, my girlfriend & I would like to express our extreme dissatisfaction at the **** tier door selection in this subpar game
    thank you,
    peaches & cream
  46. 1942YT
    Oct 25, 2020
    2
    Bare bones cash grab that actually is a down grade from previous installments. Only improvement is the graphics. The only way to play this game is to download lots of mods and this only keeps it fun for a little longer. Also, the packs are just like the game, lacking gameplay, most are full or rabbit holes or are broken. Besides, EA does not care about the consumer, at best they will giveBare bones cash grab that actually is a down grade from previous installments. Only improvement is the graphics. The only way to play this game is to download lots of mods and this only keeps it fun for a little longer. Also, the packs are just like the game, lacking gameplay, most are full or rabbit holes or are broken. Besides, EA does not care about the consumer, at best they will give you a lack luster pack as compensation when the community becomes upset.… Expand
  47. Mikey252
    Sep 23, 2020
    2
    Unnecessary amount of updates. The Sims is only a game I play intermittently and only for an hour or two at a time. Every single time I want to play I have to wait. Sometimes it's just not worth it and I end up going months without playing.
  48. bvrdto
    Sep 5, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 1 would be too generous considering the path it is taking. Save your money and buy a good PC and Sims 3 instead.… Expand
  49. philippus_i
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    This "game" is more of a tech demo because of the complete lack of gameplay, even after six years of patches and over 700+ dollars worth of DLC. Its missing most of the features from previous entries, and at launch it didn't even have pools, a series staple feature from The Sims 1. All improvements with making sims and building houses is cosmetic. The sims also have no personality and allThis "game" is more of a tech demo because of the complete lack of gameplay, even after six years of patches and over 700+ dollars worth of DLC. Its missing most of the features from previous entries, and at launch it didn't even have pools, a series staple feature from The Sims 1. All improvements with making sims and building houses is cosmetic. The sims also have no personality and all interactions feel repetitive. What's most insulting is the offensive lack of skin tones and makeup that works well with all skin tones. Many darker skin tones have texture issues after years of release. It took a full on bullying campaign for them to promise to include more and fix the issues with existing ones.… Expand
  50. Lex_x
    Jul 19, 2020
    3
    Прежде всего хочется заметить, что игра отошла от жанра симулятора, к которому относятся предыдущие 3 игры серии, The Sims 4 скорее можно отнести к жанру "песочница". Игрок имеет некий инструментарий и вынужден сам создавать себе развлечения, но инструментарий довольно скуден, поэтому без пользовательских модификаций игра наскучит в первые 2-6 часов. Единственным хорошим решением, можноПрежде всего хочется заметить, что игра отошла от жанра симулятора, к которому относятся предыдущие 3 игры серии, The Sims 4 скорее можно отнести к жанру "песочница". Игрок имеет некий инструментарий и вынужден сам создавать себе развлечения, но инструментарий довольно скуден, поэтому без пользовательских модификаций игра наскучит в первые 2-6 часов. Единственным хорошим решением, можно назвать графику. По факту у разработчиков был выбор: уходить в реализм или в мультяшность. Мультяшная графика отлично подошла серии.
    В остальном полная лажа. Игра скучная (даже дополнения не спасут, лишь добавят 2-3 часа геймплея), настроение персонажей почти ни на что не влияет, а если и влияет, то незначительно. Персонажи почти не отличаются характерами, так что выбор черт значения не имеет. И минусов много. Их явно не уложить в 5 тысяч символов, но главное я уже назвал: игра пустышка. В сравнении с 3 частью это шаг назад, к тому же ценник, как оригинальной игры, так и дополнений не соответствует содержанию.    … Expand
  51. ShefardAlex
    Jun 28, 2020
    0
    The most disappointing game, even with add-ons
    And even with mods.
    After part 3, it was expected that the game would be without rat holes, without hidden objects, more opportunities. What we got, a closed world ... worse than the second .. How do you say so? And so, the developer decided that focusing on weak computers is cool. But after some add-ons, I took my words back, increasing    The most disappointing game, even with add-ons
    And even with mods.
    After part 3, it was expected that the game would be without rat holes, without hidden objects, more opportunities.
    What we got, a closed world ... worse than the second ..
    How do you say so? And so, the developer decided that focusing on weak computers is cool. But after some add-ons, I took my words back, increasing requirements, but at the same time, everyone, in each addon, has a smaller, fewer lots, no animations of cars as in the creative part, fewer lots than in the second part, less animations and elaboration than in the second parts. Business is worse than the second part, and worse than the second part, children are worse than the second part. Everything is WORSE. BETTER GAMES FROM 2005. And the most disgusting, downloads of 15 minutes, in a game focused on old PCs, on the damn 2070 and 7700k. WTF. Reloading stories is a separate spit in the soul. No more mysticism, istria. empty generic NPCs dressing random clothes and looking awful, without history, there are no more NPCs and their dynasties of stories, there were Goths and died, there is nothing more after them, but it's ordinary to say nothing about ordinary NPCs, they are just dummies.    … Expand
  52. Eeedora
    Jun 28, 2020
    1
    This GAME almost 6 years ago,
    many reason for make new Sims game,but
    there are more more DLC DLC DLC ............it is easy money tree?
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    too many DLC,
    bad AI,
    little game map,
    wrost of game sims.
  53. Marcusshsp
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    A EA simplesmente lança o jogo incompleto e e vai lançando DLCs com o preço de um jogo completo. Se eles quisessem lançar as expansões de forma justa, cobrariam muito mais barato
  54. margaridaoms
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    It gets very boring after a while, it lacks everything that was good in the other sims games.
  55. Piotr_R
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    You can't officially change the language of the game. The game publisher assumes you only ever speak one language and want to play your games in one language only. The steam version doesn't seem to have a similar issue so if you want to pay a second time for a mediocre experience that's one way out of this impas.
  56. Linton_Lee
    Jun 5, 2020
    0
    EA being EA, everything is DLC. shame. I hate the pop-up sims 4 dlc ads so much when you launch the game.
  57. liebenmin
    May 15, 2020
    0
    The developing team clearly cares only about the profit, not the content they are providing for a quite solid price. This lack of love and passion for their product is showing in everything: lackluster DLCs and an absence of details make a sloppy game overall.

    Do not buy this game.
  58. woodbc21
    May 8, 2020
    2
    This game is full of glitches. It spends more time crashing and not working more often than not. Updates distube the files on this game very easily. Users in the community are always talking about losing files and the game completely crashing itself and they loses on their progress. Thisis a wast of time and money
  59. makeshiftjesus
    May 6, 2020
    1
    CW/ bleeped out cursing. I don’t want this reported bc then I’d be even more mad lmfao. Where do I start with this stupid game? Firstly, I wanna break it down. I’ve loved this game since sims 3. I might not be a veteran, and a bit late to the party, but I loved the idea of creating the perfect me for different lifestyles. But, it’s changed. And here’s why. Sims 4 is boring. It’s the mostCW/ bleeped out cursing. I don’t want this reported bc then I’d be even more mad lmfao. Where do I start with this stupid game? Firstly, I wanna break it down. I’ve loved this game since sims 3. I might not be a veteran, and a bit late to the party, but I loved the idea of creating the perfect me for different lifestyles. But, it’s changed. And here’s why. Sims 4 is boring. It’s the most painful and boring game. I guess you could argue that’s just how a life simulator is. But I remember having so much fun going to clubs and restaurants and bars in sims 3, at my own will. Call me a hater, but the fact we didn’t get open world in the “newer” sims is laughable. And yeah, this complaint has been beaten into the sims 4 developers minds but they certainly have a fun time defending their precious ugly a** baby from criticism. I found it so funny that when I was first watching video for the Sims 4, they praised the character creator for its amazing abilities. Instead we got some cool sliders on the bodies and nothing else. What happened to the customization? Sims 3 let’s me pick accurate and unashey POC skin colors, and now I get absolutely disgraceful skin tones that people have complained about since they appeared. But it’s been a good few years, and alas no improvement! Because the Sims team and EA doesn’t care about its fans. It’s so heartwarming to look at these amazing surveys and actually get excited before remembering, oh right, it’s EA, it won’t happen. I looked at the website and saw school, accurate relationships, improved babies, and I got tears. I was finally going to get the sims 4 we all deserved. Instead they come out with the WORST pack I’ve seen. A eco pack. For 35 DOLLARS. If you are spending 35 of your hard earned money for rehashed ideas from two other packs fluffed with stinky old cheese.... I’m sorry but please save it for something else. I’ve never been more embarrassed for a company. The fact it passed so many people and they looked at it and thought “This won’t look like an obvious cash grab at all!” Because that’s all they think. They don’t care about us. Why would they when people still throw money at the company like h*rny straight me. I also find it soooo hysterical that there are literal fans, working for no money or limited money from patreon, are making BETTER packs and expansions for FREE or for cheap, better than the f*cking devs. I could not be more proud of a community for actively owning the sh*t out of this team that constantly uses “non realistic/ impossible” as a reasonable excuse. The fans give us matching furniture, realistic teens/babies with skin problems and moody days, actually good and relevant clothing other than the disgusting style Maxis gives us, beautiful skins colors and amazing hair. It’s so sad these people work so hard to make the game actually enjoyable content that is being eaten up by EA. I can’t get over the blandness and ugly and boring Sims 4. We’ve gotten unfinished packs, unmatched devs, awful buildings, horrendous packs, all for what. We have suffered so long and I just. This is the last **** straw. I can’t kept waisting my money on a game I know won’t improve. It’s heartbreaking to me that I put so much hope only for EA to piss and sh*t all over my dreams. I genuinely hope that people on the Sims team learn to read feedback. It would be beautiful to see actually good builds, good packs, and content that makes even 15 bucks f*cking worth it.… Expand
  60. enbyenvy
    Apr 28, 2020
    4
    The only problem I have with this game is the pay gap with male bodies vs female bodies.

    I have both male and female working in the space unit--they are currently at the module cleaner level. M is getting paid 37/hr while FM is getting paid at 33/hr. Seriously???? How hard is it to get equal pay FOR THE SAME JOB? I'm going to bet it happens with other careers(I'm not sure though).    The only problem I have with this game is the pay gap with male bodies vs female bodies.

    I have both male and female working in the space unit--they are currently at the module cleaner level. M is getting paid 37/hr while FM is getting paid at 33/hr. Seriously???? How hard is it to get equal pay FOR THE SAME JOB? I'm going to bet it happens with other careers(I'm not sure though).

    The game itself is really fun, I also wish there was a graveyard or something to reflect the whole town's death as the game progresses.    … Expand
  61. fridge24
    Apr 13, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Never wrote any reviews but after that i had seen ohh God, I have to write it. I was playing in The Sims 3 I gotten a lot of awesome feelings!This is Game is the best all of the entire line of games The Sims.So what I see here...1)Very small maps of worlds2)Inability to edit them3)Closed world4)Grafics for five years old children, everything is artificial not natural5)Plasticine faces6)Fake of objects and etc. You back to 2004?Cmon we are in the future we have more resources and brains for **** amazing Video Games!What happened to you EA Games? Its pity.… Expand
  62. Hunterblaster
    Mar 19, 2020
    2
    It is a good building simulator. However, The Sims title has always been known as a life simulator, and I can't call it The Sims 4. Traits for your characters do not affect gameplay in any way - they change your emotions from time to time by adding so-called buffs and that is it. Story progression is not a thing either - it was there in The Sims 3, for instance (your neighbours could getIt is a good building simulator. However, The Sims title has always been known as a life simulator, and I can't call it The Sims 4. Traits for your characters do not affect gameplay in any way - they change your emotions from time to time by adding so-called buffs and that is it. Story progression is not a thing either - it was there in The Sims 3, for instance (your neighbours could get married, adopt children, etc). Do not buy the game unless you are into architecture and building only.… Expand
  63. flakerZ
    Mar 15, 2020
    4
    It's been almost 6 years since the release, and still being the same cashgrab as it always was. What's the point of playing this, anyway? No story nor gameplay, ugly cartoon-ish graphics, disgusting emotion system that was made exclusively for advertisements, limited features compared to the older iterations (people's beloved openworld, create-a-style, etc.). There sure are some advantagesIt's been almost 6 years since the release, and still being the same cashgrab as it always was. What's the point of playing this, anyway? No story nor gameplay, ugly cartoon-ish graphics, disgusting emotion system that was made exclusively for advertisements, limited features compared to the older iterations (people's beloved openworld, create-a-style, etc.). There sure are some advantages over The Sims 3 and The Sims 2, like quite powerful CAS and Build Mode, but these were made just to excite a new player for near 5 days until the game will have been started to glitch a lot, and they'll begin to look forward to the older games, which are A LOT more superior. For veterans of the series, mainly nothing of The Sims 4 would be as addictive as the previous games.… Expand
  64. SrCre
    Mar 10, 2020
    0
    [ ] Perfect
    [ ] Awesome
    [ ] Good
    [ ] Good Bad
    [x] Fail

    Não vejo necessidade em escrever um longo texto analisando uma arte, a nota é apenas um conselho para saber o quanto ela vale para sua vida.

    I see no need to write a long text analyzing an art, the note is just a piece of advice to know how much it is worth in your life.
  65. PrincessRose
    Feb 27, 2020
    0
    I bought sims 4 when it was discounted to around $12AUD and bought pets for $25.

    It's sort of fun at first but becomes boring very quickly. Tiny closed in world, horrible load screens all the time. Sims completely vanish when they go to work and school. Lack of customisation. A base game should be fun and enjoyable and not feel so empty and lacking and not need eps that end up    I bought sims 4 when it was discounted to around $12AUD and bought pets for $25.

    It's sort of fun at first but becomes boring very quickly. Tiny closed in world, horrible load screens all the time. Sims completely vanish when they go to work and school. Lack of customisation.

    A base game should be fun and enjoyable and not feel so empty and lacking and not need eps that end up costing a lot. And because of being so bland I wont be spending another $ on Sims 4 and I worked out all EP's game and stuff packs bought at full price cost $910AUD total. I could buy so many good complete games for that price.

    A EP should enhance and add to the game play not make the game feel boring and unplayable without it.

    I bought sims 3 Ep's most at full price and didn't mind as I enjoy the game so much.

    The only good thing is the game doesn't crash at all.

    I wanted black curtains for my emo sim but nope that is not an option, it's so limited I can't make and decorate the house the way I want. And you can't play multiple sims efficiently. I wanted to have 1 sim stay at home and write books while I sent the other sim off to make friends. But nope when you go somewhere else the sims at home stop doing what you assigned them to do and are instead wasting time watching TV.

    You have to keep your sims all together to be able to control them all.

    So many steps back. There is so much I miss from Sims 3, the open world, CAS, vehicles, horses being able to control multiple sims at different locations at the same time, story progression.

    Never played the first sims.

    Sims 2 was alright.

    Still absolutely love sims 3 and it's the only one worth playing and bought every EP for it. And will still keep playing it.

    Sims 4 is not even as good as sims 2 and will not buy any more ep's for it as it's not going to change what I hate about it. Not going to play it again.

    Terrible money grabbing game that is not fun and so much content needed to buy that should be in the game already. It doesn't even deserve a 1.    … Expand
  66. Joe2126
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    Oh boy, EA ruining another Maxis game here we go again. Now I know it is rather late to be expressing my concerns with the series after this game's release 5-6 years ago but I just want to talk about how this series has gone terribly wrong ever since EA introduced the fourth instalment.

    This game is the prime reason as to why fans are losing faith in the developers because they feel the    Oh boy, EA ruining another Maxis game here we go again. Now I know it is rather late to be expressing my concerns with the series after this game's release 5-6 years ago but I just want to talk about how this series has gone terribly wrong ever since EA introduced the fourth instalment.

    This game is the prime reason as to why fans are losing faith in the developers because they feel the need to turn the product into a cash cow. Some how this has succeeded but it isn't because of EA but it's because EA is now involved in very dodgy influencer marketing. As a marketing student, while EA is doing an amazing job at inflating profits by doing so, the problem is that in the end they will have no source of credibility or a positive reputation to continue the series after this instalment. I'm always keeping up to date with what they do with the sims 4 because it is a marketing lesson but it seems that to have any source of fun with this game you need to purchase a few of the many expansion packs on offer (32 of them). To get this game with all the expansions you'd be paying over £400, how generous! and what's criminal about what they've done is that this DLC only adds very little to the game. With other games, DLC will usually add a whole new plot or chunk to the game but not with the sims 4 because pets and a weather system has to be separate.

    Now why are people throwing money at EA when they know this is a ludicrous money making scheme? it's because of the marketing. It has nothing to do with EA being EA. YouTubers are promoting this game the same way Ninja promotes Fortnite only difference being is that Epic's Fortnite is FREE and probably offers more fun to a consumer when comparing it to the sims 4. YouTuber's who promote the sims 4 get all the expansions from EA for free because they know that these opinion leaders will encourage their followers to buy the game and that's what it all boils down to. Then, because of the strength of these opinion leaders, their followers will anticipate the next money grabbing DLC that EA throws out to them because the opinion leaders are going to make a radical cool video expressing how excited they are for all the new features that their audience has to pay for while they get it for free.

    Even when YouTuber's criticise EA's money making schemes, the opinion leaders will of course, defend EA the same way that politicians defend companies involved in bad schemes.

    It is clear now that EA Is ruining the sims as a series and its gotten so bad that people are still playing the sims 3 and 2 even though they are no longer supported. They aren't ruining it through "forgetting to add Toddlers at base game", they are ruining it by being extremely greedy and somehow their marketing works. But if they make a next sims game, it will not make as many profits due to the amount of DLC available for this game and that fans will go into an uproar of buying the same old DLC all over again.    … Expand
  67. Tasknyldz
    Jan 16, 2020
    0
    The sims 3 better than the sims 4! Where is the open world ? Every time ı see, wait screen ! That's crap!
  68. Smtm1819
    Dec 27, 2019
    0
    I've had all 4 games and this is the worst. Dont like the controls at all. Also i absolutely adored being able to customize everything in the other game but u cant do that here its horrible. Fortunately I still have the sims 3 so I've been playing that instead. Love that game.
  69. zasalka
    Oct 20, 2019
    0
    Disgusting game, especially relationship system is COMPLETELY WRONG! I don't know who will play this (except for 11 y.o girls)
  70. Pardoow
    Sep 8, 2019
    2
    Not a bad game itself, probably would have given it a 6 or such, but the amount of dlc’s should tell you how much is missing from this game. I got this game for free, and I still feel bamboozled. Unless you **** money, it’s not finished or original, it’s a rehash from the others, but putting interesting stuff as an 20 part expansion
  71. audra1776
    Sep 3, 2019
    4
    I LOVED The Sims 2. I banned myself from playing because I was addicted, so I never played Sims 3. Recently allowed myself to play Sims 4. I'm glad that it wasn't as addictive as Sims 2 because that made it easy to give up. I'd give it 5 stars if I had never played The Sims before, because, overall, on its own, it's not bad. But there are tweaks they made to v4 that made it not asI LOVED The Sims 2. I banned myself from playing because I was addicted, so I never played Sims 3. Recently allowed myself to play Sims 4. I'm glad that it wasn't as addictive as Sims 2 because that made it easy to give up. I'd give it 5 stars if I had never played The Sims before, because, overall, on its own, it's not bad. But there are tweaks they made to v4 that made it not as gripping.

    The CAS was pretty cool. Even though it lets you move shape vectors around (to design the curve of a cheek, for example), somehow I wasn't able to create the avatars I wanted. In Sims 2 I used to be able to make myself and my friends pretty easily, and it was fun to play with all these people who really looked like people in my life. You could do funny things with them. But in Sims 4, despite the advanced tech, I couldn't make avatars that were recognizable as me or my boyfriend. The one thing better about Sims 4 was that you could design your avatars' bodies with more variation. For example, it was nice to be able to use the contour manipulator to give my females smaller breasts, and to make all the characters' body shapes more realistic.

    It's difficult to say what was less compelling about the game, all around. The aspirations part changed. It should have been better, but somehow it wasn't. There wasn't a feeling of, "I want to accomplish THIS" or "I must accomplish THAT" ... the whole thing felt a little more apathetic than v2. I suppose that's realistic, because the world has become averse to rewarding accomplishments for fear of making the underachievers feel bad. Somehow The Sims 4 has captured this new "We're ALL blue ribbon winners!" feeling.

    Differences that I noticed are:
    - there are no cars - that bit was fun before
    - there are no diving boards - realistic to life now ... no biggee, really
    - there is no private school, and no doing homework - your kid just all of a sudden is at school and it's treated the same way going to work is. This was kind of a bummer, because I thought schmoozing with the headmaster was kind of fun. I presume that the designers wanted to abolish social caste distinctions, but The Sims was a world where anybody COULD get to private school and get a nice house and a maid and a helicopter if they worked for it. That was fun. Now it's lame.
    - The first kiss, first woo hoo, and proposals used to trigger a little close-up movie scene, which was fun. Now they don't.
    - The neighborhood doesn't seem to be as big. There were less empty lots to choose from.
    - House-building and decorating used to be my favorite thing. It's still pretty good in v4, but they made it more complicated.
    - The characters now spend way too much time talking to each other. They're always gabbing, gabbing, gabbing. When you want them to get stuff done (like eating when they're starving) it's annoying to have to keep trying to control them from talking. On the plus side, the animations are well done. It's kind of cool how a character can take a plate of food, sit on a bed, and talk to a toddler playing nearby. Even though I can appreciate the tech, I don't like the result in the game play.
    - The characters have a lot more options now. I understand how this would seem like a good thing, but it's not. Too many options slow the game down. For example, when you clicked on a character in v2 you had, I dunno, maybe 12 options for ways to interact with them. Now, in v4, you have a ton more options. While I do like the color-coding and the grouping them in motive categories, I think having this many options actually makes the game less fun. Similarly to how you have to constantly control your Sims from talking to each other, the multitude of character action options forces you to spend too much time clicking in order to get them to do what you want.

    All in all, I think The Sims 4 is a fun game to try if you've never played The Sims before. However, for me, I was hooked for about a week, and then I hated it. There was a lot of work required for not much reward. I liked Sims 2 better.    … Expand
  72. Larrynautik
    Aug 4, 2019
    0
    The game became so buggued now that it's absolutely implayable. Example amongt a ton of others : if a kid has a toy in his hand or in his inventory, and you try to make him take a bath, he will start the interaction, and cancel it before ending it.... because the toy just bugs the action.

    The developper has reached a stratospheric level of amateurism about bugs issues. This bug is known    The game became so buggued now that it's absolutely implayable. Example amongt a ton of others : if a kid has a toy in his hand or in his inventory, and you try to make him take a bath, he will start the interaction, and cancel it before ending it.... because the toy just bugs the action.

    The developper has reached a stratospheric level of amateurism about bugs issues. This bug is known by them since 2 years, and nothing is done.    … Expand
  73. Zerobyte
    Aug 4, 2019
    4
    10 Points
    -3 Points because it's an EA game and has TOO many Dlc which are too expensive
    -3 Points because it's just fun for a short while
  74. Jppf08
    Jul 3, 2019
    0
    This is truly the worst Sims game ever created by EA. They are destroying Will Wright's legacy in my opinion. The gameplay is extremely superficial and shallow. The Sims, originally a fun, witty and detailed life SIMULATOR, is nothing more than a doll house where the simulation aspect only happens in your imagination.
  75. Shalder
    Jun 30, 2019
    1
    Why the **** has this Stupid **** been the Top Torrent of All Video games for 5 ****ing Years. I Never even Heard about this game or Seen it in Any other Media other than the ****ing Torrents List. Why the **** would Anyone want to Play the Sims in the First place, Who wants to Tell their Character to go and Take a **** that's the Stupidest ****ing thing in the World. What a Waste ofWhy the **** has this Stupid **** been the Top Torrent of All Video games for 5 ****ing Years. I Never even Heard about this game or Seen it in Any other Media other than the ****ing Torrents List. Why the **** would Anyone want to Play the Sims in the First place, Who wants to Tell their Character to go and Take a **** that's the Stupidest ****ing thing in the World. What a Waste of ****ing Time & Space, When will there Ever be a ****ing Game more Popular than "Take a **** Simulator 5"? I Really don't ****ing Understand. There are Games where you Blow **** up, There are Games where you Build **** There are Games where you Kill Bad guys, & then there's the Most Popular Game of All Time Forever & Ever until the End of Time "Take a **** Simulator" It's Really Frustrating & Confusing to me, Good games come out, like RE 2 Remake, Many thousands of Seeds at one Point, but it Never caught up to "Take a **** Simulator". The Witcher 3 was a Cultural Phenomenon, Everybody was Talking about it, YTP Videos about it with Many Millions of Views, at One point it had Many thousands of Seeds, but Never Caught up with "Take a **** Simulator". WTF? I'm Sure the ff7 Remake is Gonna be Yuge, another Cultural Phenomenon that Everybody will be Talking about & Playing, but I Wonder if it will Ever have as Many Seeds as "Take a **** Simulator", Makes me Want to Blow my ****ing Brains out, What the **** is Wrong with you Idiots?… Expand
  76. Doniazade
    May 31, 2019
    1
    There is a lot of content, but the awkward game mechanics and massive number of bugs/issues constantly bog down the gameplay experience. Your sims are still incredibly dumb even after four games, the controls are utter garbage (unrebindable and pause on 0 instead of space, for instance), everything is sanded down to be as PC and inoffensive as possible and the game generally lacks 'soul'.There is a lot of content, but the awkward game mechanics and massive number of bugs/issues constantly bog down the gameplay experience. Your sims are still incredibly dumb even after four games, the controls are utter garbage (unrebindable and pause on 0 instead of space, for instance), everything is sanded down to be as PC and inoffensive as possible and the game generally lacks 'soul'. Different skills and activities are also very poorly balanced - among the creative skills writing is basically a money printing license while music is basically useless even though they take similar amounts of time and effort. This really limits what your sim can do if you're aiming to be as successful as you can. Of course, there's also the trait system which can turn your sim into a perfect inhuman cyborg with no needs beyond fun and bladder in relatively short order.
    If you're not a fan of The Sims I would not recommend starting now. If you are you're probably already playing this so whatever.    … Expand
  77. huntershaw111
    May 23, 2019
    2
    Customers: "Oh hey look a new Sims game, what do you have for us this time?"
    EA: "Build your Sim family! Build your Sim family house! Uhhh...buy the rest of the game through DLC!"
    Most of Customers: "Wait what? Hold on, where's the rest of it?" EA did NOT go easy on the expansions. Expansions are supposed to expand currently complete games, not complete unfulfilling incomplete    Customers: "Oh hey look a new Sims game, what do you have for us this time?"
    EA: "Build your Sim family! Build your Sim family house! Uhhh...buy the rest of the game through DLC!"
    Most of Customers: "Wait what? Hold on, where's the rest of it?"

    EA did NOT go easy on the expansions. Expansions are supposed to expand currently complete games, not complete unfulfilling incomplete messes. Examples:
    -Weather and Seasons are their own Expansion
    -Events for hosting parties are an expansion
    -Family Pets are an Expansion
    -Interactions for Jobs/Careers are an Expansion
    -THE CITY FOR THE CITY WORLD IS AN EXPANSION
    -An expansion for house objects (yeah that's right, we took out half the available items)
    -Restaurants and Night Clubs are separate expansions

    -Current Cost for the full game: est. $520
    -Honestly there is no fixing this void of content unless about a third to half the "DLC" are given to you through free giveaway events.    … Expand
  78. koyukon
    May 22, 2019
    0
    I did't like it. I couldn't create myself in CAS. Easy in sims 2 and 3, impossible in 4. I feel like I only have negative things to say about it so i'll just move on.... Sims 5 needs to be innovative and different.
  79. Aaaa5555
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    Прошло много лет, а дополнения симс 4 все еще стоят 2к рублей. Не смотря на то что с выпуска симс 4 уже прошло 5 лет. В то время как в стиме постоянно происходят распродажи. И того же ведьмака 3, который вышел тоже около 5 лет назад уже можно приобрести за копейки со всеми дополнениями. А Ведьмак признанный шедевр в отличии от симс 4.
    Как уже многие писали, новые симсы хуже старых. По мне    Прошло много лет, а дополнения симс 4 все еще стоят 2к рублей. Не смотря на то что с выпуска симс 4 уже прошло 5 лет. В то время как в стиме постоянно происходят распродажи. И того же ведьмака 3, который вышел тоже около 5 лет назад уже можно приобрести за копейки со всеми дополнениями. А Ведьмак признанный шедевр в отличии от симс 4.
    Как уже многие писали, новые симсы хуже старых. По мне так нет ничего лучше симс 2. Симс 2 путешествия, времена года и петомцы. вот лучшие игры которые вы выпустили. К тому же в базовой версии еще и был крутой сюжет.
    Я думала что симс 4 такой пустой только на старте. я думала игру будут дополнять и улучшать, но ничего подобного. И редактор который все хвалят мне абсолютно не нужен, старый был норм. Мне нужен разнообразный геймплей. Мне казалось что в симс 2 его недостаточно, но как же я ошибалась. В СИМС 3 и 4 его вобще УБРАЛИ,
    Вы теперь не можете открыть свою булочную и печь пироги, не можете замтить с вампиром в ночном клубе, не можете создать робота и сделать из него одновременно и зомби и вампира и веревульфа.    … Expand
  80. longuigon
    Feb 12, 2019
    4
    The problem with EA is that they make their money ambitions way too obvious. It's 2019, I'm waiting for The Sims 5.
  81. MNaccarato
    Feb 9, 2019
    4
    Everything about this game is disappointing. Everything I remember that made me enjoy the Sims franchise is missing from this iteration. No open world, the neighborhood is terrible, there’s no personality to the game. The story goes nowhere. There is NO story. This is just another money grab for a company like EA. Everything I enjoyed about the Sims series of the past has been utterlyEverything about this game is disappointing. Everything I remember that made me enjoy the Sims franchise is missing from this iteration. No open world, the neighborhood is terrible, there’s no personality to the game. The story goes nowhere. There is NO story. This is just another money grab for a company like EA. Everything I enjoyed about the Sims series of the past has been utterly ripped out and stripped down. No cars, no open world, no uniqueness to this iteration. Every expansion and stuff pack I buy I feel robbed. I thought maybe it was because I was getting older, maybe I didn’t enjoy these games anymore, but nope I can play part 3 for hours at a time. I don’t mean to be so harsh, but sometimes the truth is just that harsh. If you’re considering this game, just buy part 3 and save yourself the disappointment and don’t expose yourself to this. There are a few things that are done well, yes it look amazing, yes it runs smooth, yes the Create-a-sim is the best and easiest ever, building lots has never been more streamlined and impressive, the Gallery feature is a perfect addition, but beyond those few things you will find yourself bored after just 30 minutes with every new game you try to start. The people responsible for creating this iteration should lose their jobs and feel remorse for what they’ve done to such a strong gaming community. EA just wants to make as much money as possible and take advantage of the average consumer.… Expand
  82. Mat4014
    Dec 29, 2018
    0
    this game gave me massive **** spree for few minutes (not rlly)

    THE GAMEPLAY IS WORSE THAN SIMS 3

    TODDLERS WERE ADDED VIA GOD DAMN PATCH (same with pools)

    AND MADE ME WANNA KILL MYSELF!

    but good create a sim tho (needs create a style to make it better)
  83. shabazz0401
    Dec 2, 2018
    4
    The Sims 4 is a mediocre game at best. It lacks many of the customization options that made the previous Sims games so good, and removed many classic features from The Sims 3. The sims themselves are two-dimensional and lifeless, and only have 3 traits each, which mostly just give them random buffs instead of adding personality to the game.

    Positives- The create-a-sim is heavily    The Sims 4 is a mediocre game at best. It lacks many of the customization options that made the previous Sims games so good, and removed many classic features from The Sims 3. The sims themselves are two-dimensional and lifeless, and only have 3 traits each, which mostly just give them random buffs instead of adding personality to the game.

    Positives- The create-a-sim is heavily improved from The Sims 3, and uses clicking and dragging to sculpt sims bodies, rather than vague and confusing sliders. The loading screens have been drastically shortened, and are only a few seconds long. Build mode has also been improved, since you can now click and drag rooms and walls easily. The UI is streamlined and far nicer looking than in previous games.

    Negatives- Many features from previous games in the series have been excluded from The Sims 4. This includes cars, open worlds, ponds, create-a-style, movable babies, editable worlds, 5 traits, and memories. The sims themselves are have far less personality than they did in TS3 and especially TS2. The "emotion" system that was heavily advertised for the game is broken and unbalanced. The worlds have been drastically shrunken down, and there are loading screens between literally every lot, even lots in the same neighborhood. The huge, beautiful worlds from previous games have been replaced with tiny neighborhoods with 2D backdrops. The worlds cannot be edited at all, and feel very lifeless and tiny. The game is plagued with "simulation lag" issues, meaning that sim interactions are delayed for up to hours on end, and time frequently skips, which can sometimes make the game nearly unplayable. Babies are now just objects, and can no longer be picked up or moved out of their crib. Teens are now identical to adults, both in height and appearance, aside from going to school and being unable to get married/have children. Due to the closed worlds, cars, which had been in every other sims game since TS2, have been excluded, and sims now teleport EVERYWHERE, which quickly breaks immersion. Many NPC characters from previous games have been removed, including burglars, police officers, firefighters, and the social worker. Starving children now disappear in a burst of sparkles since there are no social workers. The Cats and Dogs expansion pack, which, as it's name suggests, only includes cats and dogs, was very devoid of features when compared to previous Pets packs. Whereas The Sims 2: Pets and The Sims 3: Pets included many small pets along with cats and dogs, small pets are a completely separate pack in TS4- My First Pet Stuff, which may very well be the first ever DLC FOR A DLC! This goes to show how greedy EA has become, and how they only care about money at this point.    … Expand
  84. Buseto_Kaiba
    Aug 14, 2018
    3
    The worst The Sims game ever, at least at my opinion, without the free roaming that you already have on the others games, and without many things, like cars. for me, this game is ridiculous, and btw it's fully of loadings.
  85. ireviewbadgames
    Aug 12, 2018
    0
    What a disaster- Electronic Arts continually displays a complete lack of **** for the consumer. When the game was released, people made an absolutely staggering lost of all the features and basic game-play elements that Sims 4 lost compared to previous iterations. . . and what a surprise, we see those features and basic game-play elements coming back as paid DLC. . . how interesting.What a disaster- Electronic Arts continually displays a complete lack of **** for the consumer. When the game was released, people made an absolutely staggering lost of all the features and basic game-play elements that Sims 4 lost compared to previous iterations. . . and what a surprise, we see those features and basic game-play elements coming back as paid DLC. . . how interesting.

    Stop supporting EA, stop buying their games and encouraging this behavior. Every time you do, the gaming industry takes one more step towards the edge and when it comes around for Sims 8 Deluxe, you're buying DLC just to build a house or put on a shirt. Remember Sim City.    … Expand
  86. Otisnemes
    Jul 24, 2018
    4
    The fact that you can't dress your sim, or pick the colour that you want for every piece of clothing, sets the tone for the rest of the game.
  87. chillbaron
    Jul 18, 2018
    4
    The worst entry of this legendary title. A lazy, shameless and greedy move by EA. Not only the game feels incomplete, but they also butchered the world mechanics that once made this title great in other entries. They expect me to pay for expansions? Hell no!
  88. Legendb2015
    Jun 6, 2018
    0
    Another despicable release by EA, I think the current 1224 red vs 566 green user reviews show that gamers are fed up with these predatory "DLC" practices. Its obvious the "DLC" is cut from the shallow main game release to be sold to you later at predatory prices just to get that "full" experience. Vote with your wallets people, do NOT buy DLC in games anymore...if a game is obviously cutAnother despicable release by EA, I think the current 1224 red vs 566 green user reviews show that gamers are fed up with these predatory "DLC" practices. Its obvious the "DLC" is cut from the shallow main game release to be sold to you later at predatory prices just to get that "full" experience. Vote with your wallets people, do NOT buy DLC in games anymore...if a game is obviously cut up and shallow like The Sims 4..do yourself and the rest of gamers a favor...REFUND IT and give it bad reviews/shout outs on metacritic/youtube/promotional videos/twitter/reddit/facebook and EVERYWHERE you can to get more people like us..the smart ones that know to steer clear of EA games. Its gotten so sick with this company that now they are selling DLC FOR DLC. "DLC" shouldnt even be called "DLC" anymore it should be "CFM"..."Cut From Maingame". Crooks! Avoid EA like a plaque.… Expand
  89. WillyR1
    May 9, 2018
    0
    A EA desenvolveu uma incrível habilidade de estragar grandes franquias. Decepcionante!
  90. Kire_92
    Apr 24, 2018
    4
    The Sims games have been part of my life for a long time. I started playing the first one when it was released in 2000 and have played every new release after that. Every game in the series have made big improvements, compared to previous versions, and made it a more enjoyable game with new and exciting mechanics. Every game… except The Sims 4.

    The Sims 4 takes a few minor steps forward    The Sims games have been part of my life for a long time. I started playing the first one when it was released in 2000 and have played every new release after that. Every game in the series have made big improvements, compared to previous versions, and made it a more enjoyable game with new and exciting mechanics. Every game… except The Sims 4.

    The Sims 4 takes a few minor steps forward in some areas but takes giant leaps backwards in others. The positives are not many, tough they are worth mentioning. The best change is that it’s now easier and simpler to create a sim and you have greater control over the appearance. And when you play the game your Sims can now multitask, which is a nice change, but not a huge change and don’t make a big difference. Besides that the game runs much smoother than The Sims 3 and you don’t need a good computer to play the game. But that’s about it when it comes to the positives. Sure there are some other new changes like the graphics and the new mood system. But those are neither better nor worse than previous games. They are simply just different and don’t change the game in any meaningful way.

    The negatives on the other way are plentiful. Simply put there is less content in every area. There are less traits, less careers, less customizable settings (can’t for example customize how many days every age period should be), less furniture’s/stuff, no open world (which is a HUGE step back), can’t customize clothes, no cars/transportation and on it goes. There is simply less of everything.

    But my BIGGEST complaint about the game is the removal of story progression. In this game your neighbors don’t do anything with their life except grow old and die. They don’t get new jobs and promotions, they don’t marry and have kids, they don’t move out and new Sims move in, they don’t make new friends and live an active life. This makes the world feel bland and boring. The only thing that happens is that when a whole family is dead the game generates a new one and move them in. And the way the other Sims in the world act in public areas feels extremely fake and forced. When you go to a public location a lot of Sims spawn in and join in the activities, which is how the game should be. But if you choose to leave and go to another location the majority of the people in the previous location have now also decided to follow you and go to the same place. Which makes it feel like that the only reason other Sims are there is to fill up the background and that they are there for your amusement and not because they want to. Which makes the whole game feel fake and chatters the illusion of a life simulation with real individuals.

    This game is a huge disappointment and the only reason I could recommend someone to buy this over the Sims 3 is if their computer can’t handle the Sims 3. Overall it feels like the developers didn’t even try to make a new and exciting game. If they at least would have tried to make something new I could understand that it lacks content compared to previous titles. For example if they made it into an online game or changed the mechanics completely, then I at least could understand the reasoning. But there is no excuse for what has happened to this game and in the end it feels like a money grab without any vision or passion.    … Expand
  91. VMuraviev
    Mar 3, 2018
    1
    It is unbelievable that you have to pay £30 and then after a few hours it crashes. And no I don't have a bad computer (£2550 in fact). I mostly agree with the other reviews saying that the only good things are 'make a sim' and house builder.
  92. Amcat
    Feb 22, 2018
    2
    Apogee of excuses, laziness and greed from developers and the publisher for the whole time of the franchise.
  93. kisa122
    Jan 26, 2018
    0
    No cars, no open worlds, just like the sims 2, colors coustomizing is worse than the sims 3 - EA, what the hell? A lot of usseles DLC's, like "The Laundry"!? Toodlers was added by force, because everybody was mad. It's very dissapoitment how EA was trying to make players stupid. Money Money Money....
  94. SpazeGoat
    Jan 7, 2018
    2
    Bought this when it first came out, decided to give it another try recently. Just insanely gutted and completely bad. I can't believe this game still has bugs after all this time. They are charging $40/expansion pack now, which have also been gutted. They have 10 "stuff" packs, all are $10 each. Apparently, EA doesn't mark down prices. You get so little for your money, it'sBought this when it first came out, decided to give it another try recently. Just insanely gutted and completely bad. I can't believe this game still has bugs after all this time. They are charging $40/expansion pack now, which have also been gutted. They have 10 "stuff" packs, all are $10 each. Apparently, EA doesn't mark down prices. You get so little for your money, it's insulting. Still, judging by the amount of uploads to the community, people are shelling out hundreds for this game. For a company that nets over $1 BILLION every year; it's truly shameful.

    That's EA, they buy popular franchises. Strip them, chew them up, spit out a polished alpha version of the game, then nickel and dime their customers for every little bit of content. Rinse and repeat until people have had enough and stop buying. Then they retire the series and it's never heard from again.    … Expand
  95. vault2wasteland
    Nov 24, 2017
    0
    This is not a terrible game by any means but it does smell like a cash grab. Features have been stripped down, you can't visit more than a tiny slice of land without a loading screen and objects like sprinklers are mysteriously missing. I was given this game by a friend who knew I loved sims 3 (bought the dlc heavily discounted and did not want to pay full price for a stripped down simsThis is not a terrible game by any means but it does smell like a cash grab. Features have been stripped down, you can't visit more than a tiny slice of land without a loading screen and objects like sprinklers are mysteriously missing. I was given this game by a friend who knew I loved sims 3 (bought the dlc heavily discounted and did not want to pay full price for a stripped down sims 4). I was very wary of this game and kept noticing things that were missing. I started playing because I had nothing else to play and then next thing I knew I had spent 40 hours on the game. Eventually I got a bit bored and eventually was gifted Get Together and Get to Work and that added to the game but definitely not worth the $50 asking price (Get to Work only has 3 careers) . I say this is a pretty good game to eat up some hours but definitely not worth full price. I do love the improved graphics and flow of the game. Sims can now talk while eating and they can walk through each other rather than getting stuck or insisting they can't get past. I think the get to work and get together dlc should have been included in the base game because $89 for sims 4 plus $50 for get to work plus $50 for get together is an absolute joke (just like the 'Australia tax' on games in general).

    Edit: (score dropped) EA should quit making games and go into the casino business. They know what they did. Loot boxes and micro transactions can go to hell, EA is destroying gaming. This is too far and it's time to make a stand.    … Expand
  96. blizpix
    Nov 14, 2017
    1
    Hoo boy. I created an account just to say how much I hated this game. I have steered clear for three years since this game came out, since I was very happy with sims3 and thought sims4 sounded like a disaster. But then sims3 has been causing my computer problems, and sims4 got some content added in, and I figured it was time to check it out. I'm glad I got this on sale, because SWEET BABYHoo boy. I created an account just to say how much I hated this game. I have steered clear for three years since this game came out, since I was very happy with sims3 and thought sims4 sounded like a disaster. But then sims3 has been causing my computer problems, and sims4 got some content added in, and I figured it was time to check it out. I'm glad I got this on sale, because SWEET BABY JESUS it is terrible.

    I won't go into all the nitpicky details of stupid design choices. The bottom line is: this is an extremely unfun game. Everything feels clunky and awkward, I'm not sure if that's due to the general empty vibe the game gives off, but there is very little flow to gameplay. It's hard to describe how the sims4 base game is inferior to the sims3 base game. It's not the lack of open world (though that is a feature I sorely miss), I think it's just the depth of gameplay and little fun details. The sims3 felt fun, light hearted, and playful, but very complex. The sims4 just feels very flat, there's very little depth to gameplay. I gave sims4 a chance and played about 10 hours, but I have already uninstalled the game and just wish I could get my money back.

    I am literally counting down the days until they make a REAL sims game, so here's to hoping sims5 will receive the time and care to properly produce it, to make it an improvement on the already established game concepts that work in sims2 and sims3. In the meantime, I'll be playing sims3, even if it causes my computer to kill itself.    … Expand
  97. Bagoas
    Sep 26, 2017
    0
    Depressingly bad. It's no longer a "life simulation" game but (per EA's own words) the Sims franchise is now a "time management" game... a shallow, wrist-slitting, boring, truncated, iPad-oriented, numbing, braindead-and-drooling-pools-of-saliva stupid... "time management" game. EA has gleefully destroyed this franchise and scraped it flaming and wavering in stink on our faces.
  98. Mavic
    Sep 11, 2017
    0
    Disappointed.
    I was hyped about sims 4 CAS and new build mode options, but when the game actually came out, a lot of things were unnecessarily removed.
    First of all: Open world. I loved the fact we had open world in The Sims 3, it made the game more realistic (it is a life simulation game after all) and it was a huge step forward. And now with better graphics and all, we got back to,    Disappointed.
    I was hyped about sims 4 CAS and new build mode options, but when the game actually came out, a lot of things were unnecessarily removed.
    First of all: Open world. I loved the fact we had open world in The Sims 3, it made the game more realistic (it is a life simulation game after all) and it was a huge step forward. And now with better graphics and all, we got back to, what? The sims 1?
    Second of all: Freestyle modifications like Create a style tool in build and CAS mode were removed. After all these years it's impossible they didn't notice we like to create our own style and for example, be able to create L type stairs. If you don't want us to do this, AT LEAST import it in game and give us more options/designs to choose from. EA couldn't care less about their fans opinions and wishes.
    Third: Prices. Base game doesn't have cars, toddlers or anything and it is instead added in patches? Base game is basically like bread, and if u want a burger you are forced to buy all expansions (which are about the same price as the base game?). There is NO discount if you buy more expansions, so if you like the game and want to play it, you will end up spending at least $300 for all expansions.
    I don't know what the point of giving us a few upgraded things and removing all the awesome stuff was, but to me it seems terribly greedy, since I believe all of this will be added again in the sims 5 so people will think "oh, wow we have open world with great graphics and so many options i need this", which should've been there in the first place.
    Everyone hates EA for a reason(s). Extremely greedy and don't care about their fans wishes at all    … Expand
  99. Kaneris
    Sep 8, 2017
    0
    This game is a uncomplete peace of ****
    Not even with 350€ in DLC's the game feels complete.
    The personalization sistem is horrible in a game that's all about that. Saint's Row 2 did it way better and that game is from 2008. (you can't even change the high of your Sims...) The vanilla game is so empty that your Sim can only visit 4 locations: A gym, a museum, a coffee and a park.    This game is a uncomplete peace of ****
    Not even with 350€ in DLC's the game feels complete.

    The personalization sistem is horrible in a game that's all about that. Saint's Row 2 did it way better and that game is from 2008. (you can't even change the high of your Sims...)

    The vanilla game is so empty that your Sim can only visit 4 locations: A gym, a museum, a coffee and a park. Two of the DLC's locations are good, the others are terrible. (40€ every single DLC)

    DON'T BUY THIS GAME: CRACK IT
    You will delete it after 5 hours of terrible, slow, bad configurated, bad pathfinder gameplay.    … Expand
  100. RandomWhorie
    Jul 26, 2017
    2
    Los Sims es uno de esos juegos en los que me doy cuenta de lo prosaico que es jugar a videojuegos además de una pérdida irremediable de tiempo, pero curiosamente desaparece esa sensación cuando dejo de jugarlo.
    Viendo intranquilamente como los muñequitos hacen sus necesidades y piden más caprichos que requisitos para portar el anillo en el Señor de los Anillos. Que si deseo ser el mejor    Los Sims es uno de esos juegos en los que me doy cuenta de lo prosaico que es jugar a videojuegos además de una pérdida irremediable de tiempo, pero curiosamente desaparece esa sensación cuando dejo de jugarlo.
    Viendo intranquilamente como los muñequitos hacen sus necesidades y piden más caprichos que requisitos para portar el anillo en el Señor de los Anillos. Que si deseo ser el mejor del mundo, que si quiero ser un guaperas sex symbol del país, o quizás un superdeportista de élite como Cristiano Ronaldo.
    Después de cagar el muñequito puede que necesite ir al trabajo, o se haya roto por 500.550ª vez el lavabo y haya que llamar a un fontanero u fontanera por aquello de la igualdad de género. Pero no suficiente con ello además te pide que ligues o se pone tristón, lo que quiere es fo ll ar.
    Y aquí llega lo interesante: parir sin parar un solo segundo, deberían de construir un hospital solo para la mujer del semental al que puedes controlar.
    Fruto de ello los hijos heredan sus genes y por tanto sus necesidades en ser algo en la vida: es posible que alguno te pida que quiera ser Cristiano Ronaldo, y yo le diré que si pero que estudie.    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 75 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 75
  2. Mixed: 42 out of 75
  3. Negative: 2 out of 75
  1. Cubed3
    Jul 23, 2020
    60
    While an enjoyable title that has been polished up and seems generally very modern, it cannot be expected that The Sims 4 is not going to be compared to The Sims 3. In this respect, it seems that while the game took a few steps forwards, it also took a few steps backwards by abandoning features that were very helpful and appreciated in the previous versions. It does have new features that people have been waiting for, such as emotions and more personality for the Sims. As for now, for some players it may not quite be worth to abandon The Sims 3 for it, but for new players looking for a first experience with the franchise, they may have an easier time navigating than former The Sims 3 players. People that have previously enjoyed the latter may be disappointed by the menus (Sim creation, building, or navigating town), as they have been so massively oversimplified that they are now actually confusing.
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  2. Pelit (Finland)
    Oct 25, 2014
    80
    The Sims 4 is once again a new beginning. Needs more content and soon, please. [Oct 2014]
  3. CD-Action
    Oct 24, 2014
    40
    The Sims 4 is just a foundation of a game. How would you react if you bought a new Elder Scrolls game and realized that half of the cities are unavailable (because TES6: World Adventures is around the corner), there are only 4 weapons (TES6: Accessories), you can’t ride horses (TES6: Pets), there are only 12 quests (TES6: Careers), 2 guilds (TES6: Friends) and 3 spells (TES6: Supernatural)? [Nov 2014, p.50]
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