Game overview
The Sims™ 4
Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.
- Players now
- 22,945
- Recorded peak
- 44,139
- 24-hour change
- +27.81%
- Steam reviews
- 86.3% positive 202,621 reviews · via SteamSpy
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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.
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Player activity
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Latest news
All news on Steam ↗System requirements Windows
Windows
Minimum
Minimum:- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: 64 Bit Required. Windows 10
- Processor: 3.3 GHz Intel Core i3-3220 (2 cores, 4 threads), AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz (4 cores) or better
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 128 MB of Video RAM and support for Pixel Shader 3.0. Supported Video Cards: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or better, ATI Radeon X1300 or better, Intel GMA X4500 or better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 26 GB available space
Recommended
Recommended:- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: 64 Bit Windows 10
- Processor: Intel core i5 (4 cores), AMD Ryzen 5 or better
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1 GB of Video RAM, NVIDIA GTX 650, AMD Radeon HD 7750, or better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 51 GB available space
Game details Languages, features & support
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- USK rating
- 6
- Brazilian rating
- 12
- Steam Germany rating
- 16
- Features
- Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, In-App Purchases, Mouse Only Option, Playable without Timed Input, Save Anytime, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound, Remote Play on Tablet
- Languages
- English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Swedish, Finnish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean
- Website
- Official website ↗
- Support
- Support site ↗
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features
Can I Play This?
Steam declarations and Valve's Steam Deck compatibility result. Missing data is shown as unknown, never unsupported.
Steam feature declarations
Developer-declared accessibility on Steam
Features not declared by the developer are not labeled unsupported.
Structured language support (18)
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
| Italian | Yes | No | No |
| German | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish - Spain | Yes | No | No |
| Czech | Yes | No | No |
| Danish | Yes | No | No |
| Dutch | Yes | No | No |
| Japanese | Yes | No | No |
| Norwegian | Yes | No | No |
| Polish | Yes | No | No |
| Portuguese - Brazil | Yes | No | No |
| Russian | Yes | No | No |
| Swedish | Yes | No | No |
| Finnish | Yes | No | No |
| Traditional Chinese | Yes | No | No |
| Simplified Chinese | Yes | No | No |
| Korean | Yes | No | No |
Third-party requirements shown by Steam
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Game Insights
Player Health
Stable player base with low churn risk.
Multiplayer Viability
Strong player base for matchmaking.
Update Momentum
13 patches and 13 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.
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Update Timeline
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