<![CDATA[ Latest from PC Gamer AU in The-sims ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/life-sim/the-sims Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:10:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ 'Sims don't plan anything' says former Sims 4 developer, though he always wanted to program them to: 'it's always shot down, rightfully so' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/sims-dont-plan-anything-says-former-sims-4-developer-though-he-always-wanted-to-program-them-to-its-always-shot-down-rightfully-so/ vpwWtSvmgyGVqELbC5GmQD Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:10:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'I took those files and deleted them': Former Sims 4 developer says he totally rewrote the sims' AI in the middle of development and 'that was a scary thing to do' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/i-took-those-files-and-deleted-them-former-sims-4-developer-says-he-totally-rewrote-the-sims-ai-in-the-middle-of-development-and-that-was-a-scary-thing-to-do/ 3J2GYTJj6i5Gi37PdwiJBD Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:39:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Sims announces a Creation Club-style Marketplace and Maker program enabling content creators to sell their work directly to players ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-announces-a-creation-club-style-marketplace-and-maker-program-enabling-content-creators-to-sell-their-work-directly-to-players/ WkGEco8kVb8NuXg2sbJ5df Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:15:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ All the Sims 4 Royalty & Legacy cheats you need to attain a noble lifestyle without the effort ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/sims-4-royalty-legacy-cheats/ VcQRa9d5KiW5DxDyu4BYgK Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:30:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to become a noble in The Sims 4 Royalty & Legacy ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4-become-a-noble/ 24fr9uDturSuP6Rk33uYfL Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:02:27 +0000 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:07:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to complete Anansi's Trials in The Sims 4 Royalty & Legacy ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4-anansis-trials/ PDeyrapbb2pWqauPeZnMid Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:01:25 +0000 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:07:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ A public peeing scandal couldn’t stop my rise to power for long in The Sims 4 Royalty & Legacy ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/a-public-peeing-scandal-couldnt-stop-my-rise-to-power-for-long-in-the-sims-4-royalty-and-legacy/ DNxtNix6pd6sFkks7AtG6K Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:00:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ It's been 7 years since the last Fallout game, so one gamer took matters into their own hands and made an entire Vault in the Sims ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/its-been-7-years-since-the-last-fallout-game-so-one-gamer-took-matters-into-their-own-hands-and-made-an-entire-vault-in-the-sims/ pdxMV3czvvFK52zn3z93xc Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:26:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Of course there's a tiny Bridgerton reference in The Sims Royalty & Legacy expansion because it's basically a Lady Whistledown simulation ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/of-course-theres-a-tiny-bridgerton-reference-in-the-sims-royalty-and-legacy-expansion-because-its-basically-a-lady-whistledown-simulation/ HETQtiTZR4TZA4QBw2uT9U Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:18:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ As a Sims 4 Build Mode freak, today's free update is way more important than the new expansion ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/as-a-sims-4-build-mode-freak-todays-free-update-is-way-more-important-than-the-new-expansion/ CG8CtknstBjFRcuZLdED8i Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:47:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Sims 4's most notorious sex mod gets launched 400,000 times a day, which is more people than I realized were even playing The Sims every day ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4s-most-notorious-sex-mod-gets-launched-400-000-times-a-day-which-is-more-people-than-i-realized-were-even-playing-the-sims-every-day/ YdDNs3dGwz9W6ypDNau9fT Thu, 22 Jan 2026 20:52:40 +0000 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 20:52:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Sims 4 Royalty and Legacy: all the confirmed features in the next expansion ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4-royalty-and-legacy-guide/ EgGpzrXpcBS45tJW4pQzic Fri, 16 Jan 2026 20:17:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Over half of The Sims development team is working on The Sims 4 and 'the next evolution' so I guess it's time to start speculating again ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/over-half-of-the-sims-development-team-is-working-on-the-sims-4-and-the-next-evolution-so-i-guess-its-time-to-start-speculating-again/ EDYxxDohUvMunLamFkVq6 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 20:49:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ It's not the news we wanted but it's what we expected: EA has finally admitted Project Rene is a 'mobile-first' game ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/its-not-the-news-we-wanted-but-its-what-we-expected-ea-has-finally-admitted-project-rene-is-a-mobile-first-game/ JEdaXW5SCykGFHtnRs9333 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 20:40:02 +0000 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 20:49:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Are you a proper Sims buff? See if you can name all 97 expansion, game, and stuff packs in our quiz! ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/are-you-a-proper-sims-buff-see-if-you-can-name-all-97-expansion-game-and-stuff-packs-in-our-quiz/ 9G2Damjgg9fPrXNeqTdrv Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Sims' biggest sex mod creator says that around 300,000 people use it—that's more than some of Steam's top games: 'It doesn't make sense to me' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-biggest-sex-mod-creator-says-that-around-300-000-people-use-it-thats-more-than-some-of-steams-top-games-it-doesnt-make-sense-to-me/ 6rKgkhGokthz3aji3CPcGn Thu, 27 Nov 2025 12:24:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rumors about a Sims 4 remaster are probably bunk, but we do already know EA is quietly cooking up some unified multi-platform Sims Hub ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/rumors-about-the-sims-4-remastered-are-probably-bunk-but-we-already-know-ea-is-quietly-cooking-up-some-unified-multi-platform-sims-hub/ VUpXofDsQGBDsihQ9iH7uZ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:41:55 +0000 Fri, 21 Nov 2025 17:02:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ The life sim revolution was supposed to happen this year but it completely evaporated ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/the-life-sim-revolution-that-was-supposed-to-happen-this-year-completely-evaporated/ tRxboiDaXUMjagG9gx9RXM Fri, 07 Nov 2025 19:01:42 +0000 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 19:02:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ EA's bug-blasting mission in The Sims 4 continues, with its latest patch preventing Sims from WooHoo-ing in broken steam rooms and rampaging werewolves from getting distracted by Tiktok ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/eas-bug-blasting-mission-in-the-sims-4-continues-with-its-latest-patch-preventing-sims-from-woohoo-ing-in-broken-steam-rooms-and-rampaging-werewolves-from-getting-distracted-by-tiktok/ 7Sh6D7SNCRextfssA8aiun Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:32:58 +0000 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:36:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ After the Saudi-backed EA buyout, OG Sims director says diversity isn't just 'critical,' it's 'existential for the business': 'Love is love and people are people' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/after-the-saudi-backed-ea-buyout-og-sims-director-says-diversity-isnt-just-critical-its-existential-for-the-business-love-is-love-and-people-are-people/ c7fFf3xPHm8ntBEcAXAhfd Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:43:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'This isn't a one-time effort': The Sims patch set to fix over 150 of the community's most reported bugs, from making kids look more like their parents and ensuring nude Sims no longer wear hats ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/this-isnt-a-one-time-effort-the-sims-patch-set-to-fix-over-150-of-the-communitys-most-reported-bugs-from-making-kids-look-more-like-their-parents-and-ensuring-nude-sims-no-longer-wear-hats/ 4HqpTKZdAxR9Smrm8KfERj Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:09:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ As The Sims content creators depart over EA's $55 billion Saudi-backed buyout, the dev team promises the game 'will always be a space where you can express your authentic self' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/as-the-sims-content-creators-depart-over-eas-usd55-billion-saudi-backed-buyout-the-dev-team-promises-the-game-will-always-be-a-space-where-you-can-express-your-authentic-self/ MdxW3mCYo52eExCq4L3BGH Fri, 24 Oct 2025 22:24:54 +0000 Sat, 25 Oct 2025 01:58:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Some of The Sims 4's biggest content creators have just stepped down from EA's creator network in the wake of the $55B Saudi-backed buyout: 'This situation is a nightmare for our community' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/some-of-the-sims-4s-biggest-content-creators-have-just-stepped-down-from-eas-creator-network-in-the-wake-of-the-usd55b-saudi-backed-buyout-this-situation-is-a-nightmare-for-our-community/ eKbjrRZoaM7yjY6hwZJzGe Thu, 23 Oct 2025 15:34:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Server shutdowns claim another victim: The Sims Mobile will disappear for good in January ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/server-shutdowns-claim-another-victim-the-sims-mobile-will-disappear-for-good-in-january/ dxP9QzLBpJU8AAaHDiA5xi Mon, 20 Oct 2025 17:03:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ After creating countless boring hotels, I've made a list of Sims 4 custom venue ideas for more tailored getaways and stories ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/sims-4-custom-venue-ideas/ Rxu7kevWYgSNdFkVvgbKzT Thu, 09 Oct 2025 18:03:46 +0000 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 18:20:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ It's been 20 years and I still have no idea how The Sims has managed to convince so many artists to rerecord their biggest hits in a gibberish language ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/its-been-20-years-and-i-still-have-no-idea-how-the-sims-has-managed-to-convince-so-many-artists-to-rerecord-their-biggest-hits-in-a-gibberish-language/ z6rncYLpwxp4sptzBSXNRM Sun, 05 Oct 2025 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to get an Imaginary Friend in The Sims 4 Adventure Awaits ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/sims-4-adventure-awaits-imaginary-friends/ 4eD7oBgCqCn6KWXgjfSMXE Thu, 02 Oct 2025 23:12:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Sims 4 gets a much-needed update to the increasingly buggy base game, as EA assures players that 'your concerns are heard' over issues like deformed pets and missing ghost children ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4-gets-a-much-needed-update-to-the-increasingly-buggy-base-game-as-ea-assures-players-that-your-concerns-are-heard-over-issues-like-deformed-pets-and-missing-ghost-children/ MbUGBfZH7w85eaJaF4HZWd Sun, 21 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Sims 4 has finally added the ability to disable your hundreds of DLC packs which feels like both a good and bad thing ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4-has-finally-added-the-ability-to-disable-your-hundreds-of-dlc-packs-which-feels-like-both-a-good-and-bad-thing/ wfxyL9oMQbEfck5Z8fULWZ Wed, 20 Aug 2025 11:34:53 +0000 Wed, 20 Aug 2025 12:09:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'It's not player friendly': EA boss says making The Sims 5 is 'not a good idea for our community' because players have over 10 years of spiritual, mental, and financial investment ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/its-not-player-friendly-ea-boss-says-making-the-sims-5-is-not-a-good-idea-for-our-community-because-players-have-over-10-years-of-spiritual-mental-and-financial-investment/ JzQJiotsmeL9eAFPAa3Wvc Fri, 01 Aug 2025 15:04:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Sims 4's rampant pregnancy bug was apparently caused by 'performance optimizations' and has now been fixed ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4s-rampant-pregnancy-bug-was-apparently-caused-by-performance-optimizations-and-has-now-been-fixed/ tKkAW6rRmM7iDfKSkc5UD6 Sat, 19 Jul 2025 14:45:51 +0000 Sat, 19 Jul 2025 14:47:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature expansion adds emotionally draining fairies and a whole lotta green ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/sims-4-enchanted-by-nature-release-date-and-trailer/ FZpmdKb7H4duwdPud5wY6U Fri, 27 Jun 2025 00:11:50 +0000 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 00:40:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ After another disappointing Project Rene leak I wish EA would finally step in and say anything at all to Sims fans ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/another-disappointing-looking-project-rene-leak-makes-me-wish-ea-would-finally-step-in-and-say-anything-at-all-to-sims-fans/ vDQAg6Mob5CjZ3kBwhjQQG Tue, 01 Apr 2025 21:24:37 +0000 Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:41:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ The best part of The Sims 4 Businesses & Hobbies expansion is just coming up with fun small business ideas ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/sims-4-small-business-ideas/ yi2cBwkFbsaqeMHxoGNcHP Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:31:23 +0000 Sat, 08 Mar 2025 02:54:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to get disruptive customers to leave in The Sims 4 Businesses & Hobbies ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/sims-4-disruptive-customers-how-to-leave/ cB83HRFcZHqkE2YECd2Bd8 Fri, 07 Mar 2025 22:32:02 +0000 Sat, 08 Mar 2025 02:55:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Sims 4 is finally bringing the burglar back to the series after a decade away ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4-is-finally-bringing-the-burglar-back-to-the-series-after-a-decade-away/ WR7AdrSM9Mp22pb4E6JFGT Tue, 25 Feb 2025 19:52:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ This Sims 2 mod makes all your sims very horny but that's not actually the best part ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/this-sims-2-mod-makes-all-your-sims-very-horny-but-thats-not-actually-the-best-part/ pQiZngdkWcseiF88fg2kCM Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:32:58 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 19:59:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ This cheat mod makes The Sims 2 feel like a god game and it turns out I am a cruel, cruel god ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/this-cheat-mod-makes-the-sims-2-feel-like-a-god-game-and-it-turns-out-i-am-a-cruel-cruel-god/ iZKFeNyQ7g2d2ui5QpitbA Mon, 24 Feb 2025 19:37:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Sims 4 Businesses & Hobbies expansion includes a ton of cross-pack play that I'm pretty psyched for ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/sims-4-businesses-hobbies-expansion-release-date-trailer-gameplay/ f87LKBzoDsaTJsZx9tPwBZ Thu, 06 Feb 2025 19:19:59 +0000 Mon, 24 Feb 2025 15:05:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Sims 2 has the most unhinged drama in the entire series that finally seduced me away from my beloved Build Mode ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-2-has-the-most-unhinged-drama-in-the-entire-series-that-finally-seduced-me-away-from-my-beloved-build-mode/ mooKC6CYgQvNGeycT7rFQ6 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 21:58:24 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 23:04:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Psychologist says 'there's a real sense of effort' to The Sims 4's emotional realism, from Maslow's Hierarchy to personal pep talks ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/psychologist-says-theres-a-real-sense-of-effort-to-the-sims-4s-emotional-realism-from-maslows-hierarchy-to-personal-pep-talks/ c8SieDdAvvcD97NsUo4RGg Wed, 05 Feb 2025 18:47:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ After The Sims 1 + 2 rereleases stumbled out to mixed reviews, EA issues a patch that boldly declares they 'should now launch in most situations' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/after-the-sims-1-2-rereleases-stumbled-out-to-mixed-reviews-ea-issues-a-patch-that-boldly-declares-they-should-now-launch-in-most-situations/ 4u7gDUQpsLYpg4Yv8fwJkJ Wed, 05 Feb 2025 18:39:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Will Wright says the original Sims AI was actually too good: 'Almost anything the player did was worse than the Sims running on autopilot' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/will-wright-says-the-original-sims-ai-was-actually-too-good-almost-anything-the-player-did-was-worse-than-the-sims-running-on-autopilot/ uheZVLStYMrvwReCHJzqNH Wed, 05 Feb 2025 00:26:35 +0000 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 01:32:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Sims 2 cheats: all the console commands you need for the Legacy Collection re-release ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/sims-2-cheats-money-needs-move-objects/ GXQ8PftZH4n87FRPY9nvrA Tue, 04 Feb 2025 19:02:57 +0000 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:46:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Sims 1 and 2 Legacy Collections launch to 'Mixed' reviews on Steam as EA investigates 'various issues' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-1-and-2-legacy-collections-launch-to-mixed-reviews-on-steam-as-ea-investigates-various-issues/ nAx7kUNPjZ2hMdDhwia5KT Sun, 02 Feb 2025 20:16:28 +0000 Sun, 02 Feb 2025 20:17:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Sims 1 cheats: a confirmed list of working Sims re-release cheats ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/sims-1-cheats-list/ P5GBEQ7t5z7KmwmHuvsLMB Fri, 31 Jan 2025 21:57:34 +0000 Tue, 04 Feb 2025 19:07:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Sims and The Sims 2 re-releases finally arrive today after weeks of hints and leaks ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-1-and-the-sims-2-re-releases-finally-arrive-today-after-weeks-of-hints-and-leaks/ fzJ3TSZjrhfYCYbhfN6jpj Fri, 31 Jan 2025 16:43:07 +0000 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 16:43:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Teasers for The Sims 1 and 2 re-releases continue with this official Y2K-inspired Sims site that's giving me severe nostalgia whiplash ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/teasers-for-the-sims-1-and-2-re-releases-continue-with-this-official-y2k-inspired-sims-site-thats-giving-me-severe-nostalgia-whiplash/ 4XhourfJqZptWuCpmsDRZK Thu, 30 Jan 2025 18:24:05 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 18:24:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Sims 3 just got its first patch in over a decade and fans aren't quite sure what it means ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-3-just-got-its-first-patch-in-over-a-decade-and-fans-arent-quite-sure-what-it-means/ CUX2wQzaT5PZqdprGCkqHT Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:18:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sims boss Lyndsay Pearson says 'leaks are unavoidable' and 'you're going to end up with crossed wires occasionally' as EA stays clammed-up about Project Rene ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/sims-boss-lyndsay-pearson-says-leaks-are-unavoidable-and-youre-going-to-end-up-with-crossed-wires-occasionally-as-ea-stays-clammed-up-about-project-rene/ D3ov97ug4J47xx7aE6VhjN Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:38:19 +0000 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:45:37 +0000