GameRant - The Sims 4

New Steam Sims Competitor is Already a Big Hit

Sarah Fields — Tue, 26 May 2026 20:50:23 GMT

Paralives, the new Steam game competing against EA's massive The Sims 4, is seeing major success on the platform already. Though Paralives still has a lot of room left to grow, as the title is in early access, its success so far shows that fans of the life sim genre are excited for more.

The Sims 4 Bridgerton Event Start Time & Rewards

Ashely Claudino — Sun, 10 May 2026 17:49:22 GMT

The Sims 4 is collaborating with Netflix's Bridgerton with the release of two kits. To commemorate this crossover, EA is launching a celebratory event that will allow players to claim some freebies before they're able to get their hands on the kit items.

Sims 4 Players Are Building Totally Functional Tiny 3x2 Houses

Matthew Schomer — Wed, 06 May 2026 02:00:26 GMT

An unofficial new challenge in The Sims 4 has seen players trying to make the tiniest house possible and still have it meet all of a Sim's needs, compacted tightly into a neat 3x2 frame. Six squares isn't much space to build a living space in The Sims 4, but at least a couple of people have pulled it off, and the results are impressive.

How Modern Sims Expansions Made Motherhood More Than a Life Stage

Carla Carmona — Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:28 GMT

Some Simmers are drawn to the allure of the chaotic. The explosive affairs, the lifestyles of the rich and the famous — some players crave chaos. But there's a specific kind of chaos that every single Simmer knows by heart, and that's the chaos of family. Family and lineage are at the heart of The Sims, and the narratives players weave into a save file keep them coming back to witness the magic that can happen in the ordinariness of the game of life.

Sims 4 Player Builds Low Income Apartment in the Game

Matthew Schomer — Sun, 03 May 2026 19:00:16 GMT

A low-income apartment created in The Sims 4 has been turning a lot of players' heads, adding a burst of player-created reality to the glitz and glamor that the development team is known to produce. The creation possibilities in The Sims 4 are boundless, and while the latest additions help players to build literal palaces, many are looking for something with a lot more grit.

The Sims 4: Not So Berry Challenge Rules

Ashely Claudino — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:35:42 GMT

In Not So Berry Challenge for The Sims 4, players must attempt to play through 10 generations of Sims based on colors. Each one has themed traits and focuses on maximizing a specific career path and skills. Each generation incentivizes players to try out traits, activities, hobbies, skills, and careers that they might've never otherwise chosen when playing The Sims 4.

The Sims 4 Teases Major Update For Next Month

Ashely Claudino — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:00:24 GMT

The Sims 4 has revealed that its upcoming base game update will cover so many issues that they don't even fit in a single Laundry List post on the EA Forums platform. Despite its longevity, The Sims 4 is still a game that receives patches and hotfixes on a regular basis. Even though the game has been out for over a decade, it's arguable that it gets more content nowadays than when it was first released. Since the base game is very close to where it should be, the developers can focus on packs and kits, along with fixing the glitches that come from the interconnectivity of the game with the DLC and new features that are made available through free updates.

The Sims 4 Teases Big Update

Ashely Claudino — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 03:30:15 GMT

The Sims 4 community manager has mentioned that an update is expected to go live following the next Laundry List, which should drop in early May. The Sims 4 launched in September 2014, over a decade ago. If gamers were to compare the state of the game when it launched to what it is now, it is completely different, as the developers have continued to work on it over the last 11 years, so it could become what it is today.

Sims 4 Gets Big New Update on Consoles

Matthew Schomer — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:27:01 GMT

The Sims 4 players on PlayStaion and Xbox are catching up to their PC counterparts through a new update that brings the game's controversial Marketplace to consoles. Not everyone on PC has warmed to the presence of The Marketplace in The Sims 4, which offers a wide variety of for-pay custom creations, but console players may take a different view.

Sims 4 Baby Shower Ends in Absolute Tragedy

Jackie Arias — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 03:31:15 GMT

A Sims 4 player's baby shower ended tragically after all the guests mysteriously dropped dead. Longtime Sims fans know that the universe is filled with oddities, like aliens roaming neighborhoods, and it also allows players to put Sims through the strangest predicaments. But what happened during this baby shower in The Sims 4raised some eyebrows.