The Sims

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User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 804 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 577 out of 804
  2. Mixed: 172 out of 804
  3. Negative: 55 out of 804
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  1. ERB
    Jul 28, 2013
    6
    With more interactions this game should have been the game of the year 2000.
  2. Dazaras
    Aug 17, 2012
    5
    Fun at first, but quickly became boring. Beyond sending your sims to work and making sure they don't crap themselves, there is very little to do except expand your house. You don't need a big house for any practical purposes, so to me the game seems kind of... pointless.
  3. Uter
    May 23, 2003
    7
    I really don't see why this game is so popular. Perhaps it's because it's accessable to everyone. But the actual gameplay leaves a lot to be desired. There are pretty significant glitches that can occur, and it's not as open ended as I was expecting. Good fun, but not brilliant or a must play by any means.
  4. Zarniwooop
    Jul 28, 2014
    6
    I absolutely hated it.

    I was so excited for this as it was being developed by Maxis. But, my one and only full night really trying to love this game was a disaster. It was depressing. Get up, barely make it to work. Get home, barely make it to bed. This is already my life. Why on EARTH would I play this? I'll give it a 6 since it had few bugs and the underlying system was    I absolutely hated it.

    I was so excited for this as it was being developed by Maxis.

    But, my one and only full night really trying to love this game was a disaster. It was depressing.

    Get up, barely make it to work. Get home, barely make it to bed. This is already my life. Why on EARTH would I play this?

    I'll give it a 6 since it had few bugs and the underlying system was well-constructed. But, I really disliked playing this game.    … Expand
  5. CenkAlp
    Jan 3, 2018
    7
    Hikaye = 0
    Oynanış = 8
    Grafikler = 7
    Sesler = 8
    Keyif = 8
    Atmosfer = 6
    Süre = 6
  6. Chuakahswee
    May 4, 2004
    5
    Those who really hate Sims so much, you must be outta your mind. Get some expansion packs and make sure you check out The Sims 2 coming out this year(2004)
  7. ArrowToTheHead
    Jan 13, 2014
    5
    i remember playing it when it was released, and still dont get it...
    mechanics of the game where bad, to say the least(eat, s***, wash, or sleep? cant do it all since it all takes about same ammount of time)
    i believe it was a first try for drm crap...ppl could buy stuff like say a lamp for additional money....(real money) all that aside, and the mechanics (hopefully??) fixed today, its    i remember playing it when it was released, and still dont get it...
    mechanics of the game where bad, to say the least(eat, s***, wash, or sleep? cant do it all since it all takes about same ammount of time)
    i believe it was a first try for drm crap...ppl could buy stuff like say a lamp for additional money....(real money)
    all that aside, and the mechanics (hopefully??) fixed today, its still not more(or less) than an interactive dollhouse.
    now, thats fine, and i wont judge ppl who like it, but i guess im just not the right recipent.
    its for girls and generally more casual gamers(which is fine, really) so i never got to like it very much....(since im neither nor)
    after building my place, i usually quit and had no motivation to look back.
    id have loved to see an implementation, a mix if you want, of both the sims and sim city, maybe there were plans for that, but well....its ea....

    5/10    … Expand
  8. how_are_u
    Aug 22, 2014
    7
    The Sims is a bit fun, but not my kind of thing. There are, however, TONS and I mean TONS of ways to torture your Sims, and their reactions are priceless in fast forward. Wherever you like to be nice to them, and build a society, or just straight up torture them, you'll probably enjoy the game.
  9. Fany000
    Nov 16, 2018
    7
    Origin of the wellknown serie, which invented the whole new gaming genre. The idea of the game is great but in the end, the game is just too shallow or is the only meaning of the life to eat, sleep, work and having sex? But it is a solid base for improving as Maxis Games did with the following episodes.
  10. MatikTheSeventh
    Oct 10, 2020
    6
    I have played The Sims a few times as a kid, and I remember never getting bored with it. It has its charm, but the limitations of not dying of old age, there being no weekends make it shallow compared to Sims 2 and 3.
  11. sebastianali
    Jul 14, 2019
    7
    Es un juego muy original y adictivo pero la IA de los sims es un asco, ademas de que la version de PS2 es superior graficamente y no hay arbol genealogico. Tambien, las barras en este juego bajan muy rapido, siendo un juego muy frustrante.
  12. Gorbunov2004
    Aug 11, 2021
    6
    Игра как будто урезана контента не хватает, задумка офигенная управление камерой отстой полный неудобно, Все на экране такое мелкое что ужас!
  13. hyrts
    Jun 4, 2022
    6
    a fun computer simulation.

    The game series went to a horrible pay to win direction but whatever

Awards & Rankings

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#2 Best PC Game of 2000
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#7 Most Discussed PC Game of 2000
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#8 Most Shared PC Game of 2000

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Metascore
92

Universal acclaim - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 38
  3. Negative: 0 out of 38
  1. Game Fan
    94
    Besides bringing out the voyeur inside of me, I've found "The Sims" to be the most addictive and wholly enthralling game I've played in ages.
  2. Cincinnati Enquirer
    88
    The game is really fun despite all of the tasks you have to remember.
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  3. FiringSquad
    92
    A refreshing and at times thought-provoking human-scale simulation.
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