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The Sims™ 4

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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.

Life Sim Free to Play Character Customization Building Simulation
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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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.

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Order Up! The Next Quality of Life Update is here! The Sims 4 избавится от бесконечной загрузки и белых экранов: обновление с 150+ исправлениями выйдет 27 октября While EA shuts down BioWare, developers of The Sims, Skate, and Battlefield say they've also lost their jobs
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
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.

Some source data is stale
Native Steam builds
Windows: supported
macOS: not-listed
Linux: not-listed
Steam Deck
playable
Valve compatibility test
The on-screen keyboard may need to be opened manually.
Input
Controller support: unknown

Steam feature declarations

single player remote play tablet

Developer-declared accessibility on Steam

Features not declared by the developer are not labeled unsupported.

stereo sound surround sound playable without timed input mouse only option save anytime
Structured language support (18)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesNoNo
FrenchYesNoNo
ItalianYesNoNo
GermanYesNoNo
Spanish - SpainYesNoNo
CzechYesNoNo
DanishYesNoNo
DutchYesNoNo
JapaneseYesNoNo
NorwegianYesNoNo
PolishYesNoNo
Portuguese - BrazilYesNoNo
RussianYesNoNo
SwedishYesNoNo
FinnishYesNoNo
Traditional ChineseYesNoNo
Simplified ChineseYesNoNo
KoreanYesNoNo

Third-party requirements shown by Steam

Requires 3rd-Party Account: EA Account (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA The Sims™ 4 EULA
Steam Store app details stale · checked 2026-08-28 Steam store page fresh · checked 2026-11-14 PCGamingWiki technical notes External link only; SteamIQHQ does not ingest PCGamingWiki content.
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Game Insights

Player Health

Healthy — 21.1K daily average.

Stable player base with low churn risk.

▬ -+0% trend

Multiplayer Viability

Healthy — 19.2K CCU.

Strong player base for matchmaking.

▼ Declining population

Update Momentum

Actively Updated — 2 patches in last 30 days.

13 patches and 13 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.

▲ 2 patches this month

Genre Benchmarks

Player Count Top 25%
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Activity Heatmap

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Update Timeline

Steam News observations with inferred categories. CCU and review comparisons are associations, not proof of causation.

Source: Steam News
Freshness: fresh
Observed Nov 14, 2026 10:35 UTC
Meaningful updates
43
Last 365 days
Last meaningful update
17 days ago
Median cadence
6.9 days

[p][b]Update: 10/27/2026[/b][/p][p][b]PC: 1.129.39.1030 / Mac: 1.129.39.1230[/b][/p][p][b]Console: 2.40[/b][/p][p][/p][h3][b]TL;DR:[/b][/h3][p]● [b]Free Elder Content:[/b] New Create a Sim hairstyles/outfits, vintage Build Mode items, four Styled Looks, and a Styled Room.[/p][p]●…

Oct 27, 2026 at 17:30 UTC Community Announcements By EA_Cade medium update proxy (inferred) External source
CCU association: Insufficient data Samples: 0 before, 0 after
Review association: Insufficient data Samples: 0 before, 0 after

Разработчики The Sims 4 опубликовали «Список неотложных дел», в котором рассказали о грядущем обновлении. Оно выйдет 27 октября и принесёт более 150 исправлений, а главной темой станет еда, приёмы пищи и напитки. Среди ключевых исправлений — устранение бесконечной загрузки при ра…

Oct 24, 2026 at 18:49 UTC PlayGround.ru - официальная группа medium update proxy (inferred) External source

Apparently the cliché "when it rains, it pours" also applies to corporate feculence. In addition to shutting down storied RPG makers BioWare, EA are reportedly cutting staff at The Sims developers Maxis, as well as Skate studio Full Circle and Battlefield 6 co-devs Ripple Effect.…

Oct 22, 2026 at 10:30 UTC Rock, Paper, Shotgun small update proxy (inferred) External source

[p]TL;DR:[/p][list][*][p]The Sims 4 October 27 Base Game update focuses on Food, Dining, and Drinks, delivering over 150 bug fixes, tuning adjustments, and brand-new features to improve your in-game culinary experience.[/p][/*][*][p]Resolved endless loading during lot placement,…

Oct 20, 2026 at 15:16 UTC Community Announcements By EA_Cade large update proxy (inferred) External source
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The Sims 4 получила сентябрьское обновление, посвящённое улучшению поведения симов, стабильности и качеству жизни. Разработчики переработали множество ситуаций, в которых персонажи принимали странные решения, а заодно добавили в базовую игру новую бесплатную подборку предметов дл…

Sep 23, 2026 at 12:59 UTC PlayGround.ru - официальная группа medium update proxy (inferred) External source

[p][b]Update 9/22/2026[/b][/p][p][b]PC: 1.128.90.1030 / Mac: 1.128.90.1230[/b][/p][p][b]Console: Version 2.39[/b][/p][p] [/p][p]Sul Sul, Simmers![/p][p]This month, we’re delivering a hefty Quality of Life (QoL) update, influenced directly by your feedback in our [url="http://disc…

Sep 22, 2026 at 17:23 UTC Community Announcements By EA_Cade large update proxy (inferred) External source
CCU association: Insufficient data Samples: 0 before, 0 after
Review association: 82.4% before / 86.1% after Samples: 653 before, 72 after

[p]Sul Sul Simmers 👋 [/p][p align="start"]We’d love to hear what’s been on your mind lately! We’re running a quick survey to better understand what kinds of CAS and BB items you’re most interested in seeing more of in the future. [/p][p align="start"]Whether it’s more clutter fo…

Sep 15, 2026 at 23:19 UTC Community Announcements By Bransli_SimsCommunity small update proxy (inferred) External source

[p]TL;DR:[/p][list][*][p][b]Improved Autonomy[/b]: Focus on improving Sims' autonomous behavior, including Sims maintaining eye contact during chats, using bathroom sinks instead of kitchen sinks, and low-energy Sims no longer waking up to do random tasks.[/p][/*][*][p][b]Bug Fix…

Sep 15, 2026 at 15:02 UTC Community Announcements By EA_Cade large update proxy (inferred) External source
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Review association: 83.5% before / 83.5% after Samples: 684 before, 406 after

[p]Become the most popular Sim with these absolutely iconic looks![/p][p][/p][p][b]MEAN GIRLS CAPSULE KIT[/b] [/p][p][img src="{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38096876/62f61bf88d5a6f234ee82191ec8d52a5bfd6a751.jpg"][/img][/p][list][*][p]Mix and match Y2K styles, get out your Burn Book, and dre…

Aug 27, 2026 at 21:07 UTC Community Announcements By Electronic Arts medium update proxy (inferred) External source
CCU association: Insufficient data Samples: 0 before, 0 after
Review association: 80.5% before / 83.2% after Samples: 789 before, 733 after

[p][b]Update 8/‌25/‌2026 PC: 1.127.41.1030 / Mac: 1.127.41.1230 Console: 2.38 [/b][/p][p]Sul sul,[/p][p]With this update we are bringing improvements to your Marketplace browsing experience. Previously, Marketplace images were downloaded every time you browsed. Now, they’re cache…

Aug 25, 2026 at 17:30 UTC Community Announcements By EA_Cade medium update proxy (inferred) External source
CCU association: Insufficient data Samples: 0 before, 0 after
Review association: 79.2% before / 82.7% after Samples: 746 before, 802 after

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many people play The Sims™ 4?
Healthy — 21.1K daily average. Stable player base with low churn risk.
Is The Sims™ 4 multiplayer dead?
Healthy — 19.2K CCU. Strong player base for matchmaking.
Is The Sims™ 4 still getting updates?
Actively Updated — 2 patches in last 30 days. 13 patches and 13 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.
How many players are currently playing The Sims™ 4?
22.9K players are currently in-game on Steam.
What genre is The Sims™ 4?
The Sims™ 4 is a Adventure, Casual, Simulation, Free To Play game.
Who developed The Sims™ 4?
The Sims™ 4 was developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts.
What platforms does The Sims™ 4 support?
Available on Steam for Windows.

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