The Sims™ 4

The Sims™ 4

Maxis · June 18, 2020 · Life Sim, Free to Play, Character Customization, Building, Simulation

The Sims™ 4 is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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The Sims™ 4 price

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About The Sims™ 4

✦ AI summary

Build and customize Sims, homes, and entire neighborhoods in this life simulation sandbox where you craft unique stories and control every aspect of your virtual world. Express yourself endlessly with free-to-play access to deep character customization, home design, and immersive life scenarios that let you play out your imagination.

Unleash your imagination and create a unique world of Sims that’s an expression of you. Download for free, and customize every detail from Sims to homes and much more. Choose how Sims look, act, and dress, then decide how they’ll live out each day. Design and build incredible homes for every family, then decorate with your favorite furnishings and décor. Travel to different neighborhoods where you can meet other Sims and learn about their lives. Discover beautiful locations with distinctive environments and go on spontaneous adventures. Manage the ups and downs of Sims’ everyday lives, and see what happens when you play out scenarios from your own real life. Tell your stories your way while developing relationships, pursuing careers and life aspirations, and immersing yourself in this extraordinary game, where the possibilities are endless.

Download for free — The base game of The Sims™ 4 is free to download. Get a plethora of options for building homes, styling Sims, and customizing their personalities. Craft their life stories while exploring vibrant worlds and discovering more ways of being you.

Get more with EA Play — EA Play members can expand their career possibilities with The Sims 4 Get to Work Expansion Pack.

The Sims™ 4 — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

The Sims™ 4 in the rankings

DLC & expansions

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

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Players appreciate the game's fun and silly premise that provides casual entertainment, though they note it requires a significant time investment to download and has been negatively impacted by the addition of ads. The extensive DLC offerings are also a notable point of discussion among the community.

Recommended Oct 2, 2026
Just some chill vibes for real
Recommended Oct 1, 2026
it is the best game ever i highly recommend this game, its a little laggy for me but for you it might not be but please please please buy the kitty cat and woofy dog pack it makes your sims and you happy, i love this game and you will too please like this game on how much i love this game.
Not recommended Oct 1, 2026
not a free-player friendly game since you have to pay to even get customization which should be free. Don't download unless you wanna waste space.
Not recommended Oct 1, 2026
so many limits on building/cusomizaion. theres so much content locked behind paywalls, not worth it. just get paralives
Recommended Oct 1, 2026
Vert good classic game. very easy to mod so you can basically do whaterv you want
Recommended Oct 1, 2026
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