The Sims 4 is unlikely to release a 2021 roadmap any time soon
It is unlikely that The Sims 4 will release a six month roadmap, similar to the one that was published last year, in April 2021.
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The Sims 4 Laundry List for April 2021 has been released
The April 2021 Laundry List for The Sims 4 is out now. Here are some of the bug fixes in progress for the upcoming patch.
Voice actor shares how Sims fight in Simlish video, but is it a hint?
If The Sims Twitter accounts RTs something, was it even shared if somebody does not speculate about what it might mean for future content? Wait, do not answer that.
Sims 4 new pack speculation: Announcement soon?
We are one week into April already and while there is no official date for when the next Sims 4 update will be, there is some speculation about a new pack announcement.
There’s a batch fix for Sims 4 CC chairs that broke after bunk beds update
Broken barstools and chairs be gone. If your custom content broke after the recent Sims 4 update in March 2021, there is now a batch fix available for repairing them in one go.
The Sims 4: So, Generations and Cars coming or not?
Will The Sims 4 get cars or a Generations themed expansion in the near future? Maybe. Probably. Possibly. When is the future? Well, good question.
Sims 4 player starts petition to make pronouns more inclusive
The Sims 4 has made a lot of progress towards inclusion over the last few years, but gendered language is still a part of the game and players hope to see some changes in the future.
How to fix Sims 4 CC chairs broken by the March update
We do not know yet if there will be a batch fix for the CC chairs that broke as a result of The Sims 4 bunk beds update in March 2021, but if you want to have a go at fixing them yourself, here is how to do it.
Sims 4 Relax in Bed interaction: A bit limited when combined with others
Simflix and chill? Sure, okay. But in a peak simulation of life, perhaps The Sims 4 is subtlety reminding us that other people definitely aren’t relaxing.
More hair colour swatches for The Sims 4 soon?
New swatches for hair colours and some new hairstyles for The Sims 4 are most likely coming with the next base game update in April.
Sims 4 March 2021 update: Broken mods, CC and known other issues
The Sims 4 has had an update, so mods and custom content might have a few issues. Here’s the latest from what we can gather on which mods and custom content is broken, fine and updated after The Sims 4’s update for March 2021.
Sims 4 March 2021 update: Official patch and tuning notes
The Sims 4 has a bunk beds and trait improvements update for March 20201. Let’s run through those official patch and tuning notes together.
The Sims 4 confirm bunk beds, trait improvements and live stream for 23 March update
Yes, there will be bunk beds, but there are a few other things coming to The Sims 4 base game with the March 2021 update.
Yes, you must back up your files before The Sims 4 bunk beds update
The Sims 4 should be getting bunk beds for the base game in a free update this week. This is a PSA to your mods and custom content folder ahead of the update.
The Sims 4: Paranormal Stuff: We get weird with IRL psychic Patti Negri
Psychic-medium and “good” witch, Patti Negri, chats to us about the addition of paranormal gameplay and why it might be a good thing for our real world.
Sims 4 announce release date for bunk beds base game update
After nearly seven years, it appears The Sims 4 base game will finally get the highly requested bunk beds. There is also some speculation that there is a Generations style expansion set to follow soon.
There’s a Sims 4 survey about Kits, but only if you bought them
The Sims team wants your feedback on the new Sims 4 Kits, but only if you have bought any of them.
Sims 4: There’s a golf course in Newcrest that you cannot visit
Two Sims 4 base game neighbourhoods have golf courses in them. But your Sims can’t visit or interact with them as venues.
Sims 4 TOOL mod is getting an option to use it Build mode
The Sims 4 TOOL mod is about to get an update that allows players to use it in Build Mode for the first time. We’ve given the early release version a quick spin, and it’s looking pretty amazing so far.
Revealed: What your Sims say in English
An exclusive investigation has revealed that it’s not all “sul, sul” and “dag, dag” in the land of The Sims.
Sims 4 Paranormal Stuff shift-click cheat to spawn spectres
Want to interact with spectres in The Sims 4 Paranormal Stuff without the burden of a Haunted House or the Paranormal Investigator career? Well, you can.
Sims 4 build tips: Using IRL interior design tricks to make it pop
From foundations to future cubes, building in The Sims 4 does not have to be a mega challenge. There are some quick and easy tips and tricks you can use to make your builds and designs stand out.
Sims 4 Laundry List: March 2021 edition
The first Sims Laundry List is set to be published on 10 March 2021 and players will be keeping a beady eye on what it does – and does not – contain.
There is a Sims 4 dairy cow mod, it is udderly amoozing and free
In a huge moooove for The Sims 4, modders have come together to create a milkable dairy cow for the game and it is now available for free.
Save your Sims 4 Cafe builds with this custom content floating counter
Functional and fab, these floating counter tops for The Sims 4 will make building those cute Café hatches so much easier and so much more stylish.
Dear Sims 4, I love you, but we need to talk about how you talk
The new Sims 4 Kits has caused quite a stir. From the leaks in the game code to the Twitter controversy after an erroneous response… it is time for us tot talk about The Sims 4…well, how The Sims 4 talks, anyway.
Sims 4 Bust the Dust: Goodbye motherlode, hello Dust Bunny
If you would like to explore The Sims 4 without cheats, but you do not like the idea of failing because of the temptation, meet your new best friend – the Dust Bunny with the cash money.
How to disable the dust system in The Sims 4 Bust the Dust Kit
If the filth life gets a bit much in the new Sims 4 Bust the Dust Kit, you can simply disable the system through the game options.
Sims 4 Kits: The questions Sim Gurus have answered so far
Three new Sims 4 Kits dropped on Tuesday, but that’s unlikely to be the case in the future. Sim Guru Frost and Sim Guru Ninja have been hard at working answering Simmers’ questions about the new DLC.
Sims 4 Kits likely to be released one at a time in future
The Sims 4 released a new type of DLC on Tuesday, a sort of micro-content called Sims 4 Kits.
Sims 4 Country Kitchen Kit: Generations hint in descriptions?
All the speculation about a Sims 4 Generations pack being in the works and possibly coming soon, might very well be spot on.
Sims 4 Kits revealed: Deep dive live stream replay video
There will be a Sims 4 live stream on Tuesday to take deep dive into the new Sims 4 Kits which released on Tuesday.
Sims 4 Kits released: Price and video trailer announced
The new DLC for The Sims 4, called Kits, have been released and are available for purchase from 2 March 2021.
Sims 4 Bust The Dust Kit: Dust bunny image and dust system details
The Sims 4 Bust the Dust Kit will include dust bunnies and from the looks of it, they are too adorable to vacuum up.
Sims 4: Concept art and world maps from early development
To know where we are going, we need to know where we began. Well, that seems like a suitable motivational introduction to looking back at some early concepts for worlds in The Sims 4.
Sims 4 Kits confirmed: All the details we know so far
A brand new type of content offering will be hitting The Sims 4 soon. Full details about The Sims 4 Kits will be revealed on 2 March 2021, as confirmed by The Sims on Thursday.
The Sims 4 21st anniversary object descriptions reference farms
Maybe it is just a nod to previous packs, but two objects that released with The Sims 4 21st anniversary update make reference to farming.
Sims 4 new content: Kits called Bust the Dust and two more
The Sims 4 will soon get what appears to be micro-content packs called Kits – with three of them seemingly ready to drop.
Bunk beds coming to The Sims 4 in March 2021
Those bunk beds that The Sims mobile got before The Sims 4? Well, the March update will be adding bunk beds, finally.
Sims 4 February 2021 update: Broken mods, CC and known other issues
The Sims 4 has had an update, so mods and custom content might have a few issues. Here’s the latest from what we can gather on which mods and custom content is broken, fine and updated after the February 2021 patch.
Sims 4 February 2021 update: Official patch and tuning notes
It is patch day for The Sims 4 base game. The February 2021 update is the usual monthly update as well as a celebration of the 21 years since The Sims first started reticulating spines.
The Sims 21st anniversary live stream: Watch the recap here
The Sims will host a live stream on 25 February 2021, to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the popular franchise… precisely 21 days after the milestone.
Sims 4 Better Exceptions is here to save your mods on update day
Better Exceptions is a mod that will make Sims 4 update days much more bearable. Created by TwistedMexi, who you might know from the Better BuildBuy or the TOOL mod, this is an invaluable addition for any player who uses a lot of CC or mods in their game.
New HwaSa X Sims 4 collab sparks fashion or modelling pack speculation
It might just be a promotional video for a collab with HwaSa, but the text that appears at the bottom of the promo has some players wondering if there is some fashion forward content waiting in their futures.
Sims 4 base game CC: A standalone slide at last
A standalone, base game slide for The Sims 4 is, somehow, not part of the game after all this time. Luckily, there is custom content for that.
The Sims 2: How to fix the flickering screen on Windows 10
The Sims 2 seems unlikely to return to Origin, but but if you have a copy installed and you are dealing with the dreaded screen flicker, there is a way to play in peace.
Let PlantSims stay PlantSims with this mod for The Sims 4
If you want something a bit more permanent from your PlantSim in The Sims 4, there’s a mod that does just that. And there is even one that’ll let them keep their Sim hair.
How to build that Sims 4 sunken lounge with a surrounding pool
If you are reading this when it is not summer in your part of the world and you’re longing for those lounging by the pool days, live vicariously through your Sims. It’s super simple.
Sims 4: Fixing Last Exceptions and broken mods easily
TwistedMexi’s Better Exceptions mod has gone through a lot of updates since it was first released. And now there is a whole video to help you get your head around just how useful it is.
Sims 4: How to build round rooms and curved walls – sort of
We might be taking a few liberties with the definition of room here, but for the sake of brevity, we hope that you’ll bear with us and forgive us our grammatical sins.
Sims 4 career idea: Renovating houses – without an expansion pack
Just because there is not an actual house flipper career in The Sims 4 doesn’t mean you can’t create one yourself – without even using mods. Here’s how.
The Sims burglar music that still horrifies and haunts players
They’ve inspired some on point cosplay and still haunts the dreams of Sims players who started playing the game over two decades ago.
RVSN: Sims 4 modder working on living their custom content dream
You might know RVSN’s work from The Sims Resource. Modular furniture, complete with witty and pun-filled descriptions and object names, Ravasheen is a Sims 4 creator whose tiny furniture comes with big dreams.
Cowabunga! There’s a Sims 4 mod for a milkable cow
Time to milk the puns until the cows come home, thanks to this team of creators who have made a cow mod for The Sims 4. Not even a bit sorry for all the terrible puns about to follow.
The Sims 4 revolution will not be televised, it will be Tweeted
Cars, babies that are not objects, burglars and the hula zombie… Sims Twitter is starting a revolution and it’s coming for The Sims 4.
New Sims 4 Paranormal Stuff cabinet has clutter slots inside
So cute. This cabinet, which was included with The Sims 4: Paranormal Stuff, allows you place some clutter objects inside of it.
The challenges with a ‘free the baby’ Sims 4 update
Babies in The Sims 4 has been high on the wish list for many players. Freeing them from their cribs without destroying save files is quite a challenge, though.
Sims 4 custom content: Learn how to do it on a live stream
Want to learn how to make custom content in The Sims 4 in a hands on way? One Sims 4 modder is hosting a live stream for just that.
Giving SimCity Bella Goth the car she can’t have in The Sims 4
Back in the days of SimCity 4, players could buy a car for their Sim and even drive it around. Yes, SimCity, the game that’s about building a city and not about playing with Sims.
Bonehilda is getting her coffin back in The Sims 4
Bonehilda will be getting her home back in The Sims 4, thanks to a modder ‘s efforts to create her iconic cosy coffin.
Simple gardening CC for The Sims 4 to save you hours
Love gardening but don’t love the process of gardening in The Sims 4 so much? No worries, there’s a bit of custom content to make the process a little bit quicker.
Sims 4 speculation: Body hair for the 21st anniversary?
We do not know for sure what the gifts for the celebration of 21st anniversary of The Sims might be… but we do have a theory about what The Sims 4 might be getting.
The Sims 21st anniversary: Your gift is coming on 25 February
There is something coming for the 21st celebration of The Sims, but we’re going to have to wait a while to find out what.
Sims 4 houses: Real-life renders of iconic lots
We’ve all taken a bit of inspo from real life houses to build our dreams in The Sims 4. But what if Sims 4 houses were rendered in real life?
Simple Sims 4 mod means no more shoes while sleeping
Finally, no more slippers or any other shoes when Sims take a nap or sleep on their beds. And it works with The Sims 4 base game, too.
To The Sims, on your 21st birthday: A poem
The Sims franchise is celebrating its 21st anniversary in 2021. We have composed a terrible poem, as a homage to the game that has given us so much life, despite us playing with life with no regard for the virtual people and their inability to use pool ladders.
How it started: Custom content in The Sims 1 – Face edition
Custom Content has been part of The Sims for as long as the game existed. But things were not always quite as sophisticated as they are today. Well, I guess we used to have our internet connections cut whenever somebody picked up a telephone, so….
Sims 4: How to find custom content and mod duplicates
Stuck with a Sims 4 mods or CC folder that not even Marie Kondo would want to take on? If you have duplicate or conflicting content that you just cannot find because you are a disorganised mess… there is hope and help at hand.
Dreaming about Sims 4 bunk beds? Dreams come true
Whether The Sims 4 will ever add in bunk beds feel like far less of a concern when there are custom content creators doing amazing work and creating beautiful sets like these.
An unlikely theory about a new Sims 4 pack: Pokemon of sorts
In an alternate universe, we have an unlikely theory about a Sims 4 pack that could turn you into the very best… like no one ever was.
Sims 4: How to make your own CC floors in under 10 minutes
If there is a floor tile you want that’s not in The Sims 4, make it yourself. It is super simple. And while photo-editing software is helpful, you do not even need it to make your own tiles.
Sims 4 hints and speculation: Food or cooking clues from Sim Gurus?
Whether it relates to new DLC or an update to celebrate The Sims franchise crown birthday this year, we just can’t ignore all the food-related hints from the Sim Gurus anymore.
The Sims 4 now has a ‘colour wheel’ for everything thanks to a mod
Swatch it up in The Sims 4 with sliders in Create A Sim that work on clothing, hair and a whole bunch of other CAS assets thanks to this mod.
The Sims 4 is poking fun at their own pack leaks through Sims’ nightmares
The Sims has always brought the jokes through the game’s copywriting and these new messages that pop up when a Sim has a nightmare brings a whole lot of funny references.
Getting it on with Guidry the Ghost: WooGhoouling
Yes, you can get it on with Guidry the Ghost in the new Sims 4 Paranormal Stuff Pack. You can have his babies, too, but they won’t be ghosties.
Temperance the Angry Ghost: New NPC in The Sims 4 Paranormal Stuff
She’s coming for you in the new Sims 4 Paranormal Stuff Pack. She is Temperance… and she is very, very angry. She’s also mean. and destructive, just not the nicest Sim to be around, even by ghastly ghost standards.
Bonehilda babies and how she looks in the flesh
Bonehilda can have little Bonehildas in The Sims 4. They won’t be skeletons, though…because thanks to a quirk of the game… Bonehilda herself is not actually a skeleton.
Sims 4 Paranormal Stuff Pack: Build/Buy object descriptions
If you want a giggle, the object descriptions in The Sims is always worth a read. Who knows, you might even spot a hint or two in the new items that came with The Sims 4: Paranormal Stuff.
Is it The Sims 5? A Sims spin-off? Interesting new jobs at Maxis
There are some new adverts popping up that give the strongest suggestions yet that development for The Sims 5 (or whatever the title might be) is very much on the go.
The Sims 4 builds: Cape Town’s Mount Nelson recreated
While this is not an exact copy of the Mount Nelson hotel, this build in The Sims 4 comes pretty close to looking like the real thing…. and it would make the ideal setting for a Paranormal Investigator to get cracking.
Sims 4 Paranormal update seems to cause Bonehilda water puddles
Bonehilda’s campaign for justice might have gone a bit too far with all Sims seemingly suffering the fate of creating a puddle after drinking water following the January base game update.
Do you say Live or (a)Live Mode in The Sims? A Guru answers
You know the mode in The Sims where your Sims do Sims things? You know, Live Mode….how is it pronounced?
Guidry the Ghost: Special interactions in the Paranormal Stuff Pack
Guidry the Ghost is your gentleman guide if your Sim wants to pursue the new Paranormal Investigator career. He even comes with his very own interactions.
The Sims 4 is judging you for cheating to get the new Scared moodlet
All we wanted to know was how Sims would react when they are not just scared, but terrified after the most recent Sims 4 base game update. Instead of answers, we got judgment.
Sims 4 update: Good news for those Sims who want to opt out of fame
If you prefer starting your Sims saves without the burden and demands of fame, there’s good news. The inability to keep that box ticked was a bug.
Sims 4 Paranormal Stuff Pack: How to watch the deep dive live stream
Get ready for a spooktactular live stream with The Sims 4 Paranormal Stuff Pack deep dive on Friday, 22 January.
Sims 4 January 2021 update: Broken mods, CC and known other issues
There is a new patch out for The Sims 4, so mods and custom content might have a few issues. Here’s the latest from what we can gather.
Sims 4 January 2021 update: Official patch notes
It is patch day for The Sims 4 base game. The pre-Paranormal Stuff Pack patch is here. And so are the patch notes.
Sims 4 Paranormal Stuff: Freelance Paranormal Investigator career details
The Sims 4: Paranormal Stuff will include a brand new freelance career. Here’s what we know about what will take to become a Paranormal Investigator.
Add a bit of realism to The Sims 4 with this cellulite skin overlay
If you want to add some more realistic skin details to The Sims 4, this subtle cellulite overlay is a great find.
Sims 4 January 2021 Paranormal update: How to prepare your game
The Sims 4 base game will get an update on 21 January, ahead of the release of the new Paranormal Stuff Pack. Here’s what we know so far and how to prepare your game before updating.
Sims 4: Paranormal Stuff – What we know about Bonehilda’s return
Bonehilda is making a comeback in The Sims 4, but players are not too stoked about how her reincarnation has been added.
Sims 4 Paranormal Stuff: Questions Sim Gurus have answered so far
The new Sims 4: Paranormal Stuff Pack looks like it will pack (sorry) quite a punch. We’re picking out some of the common questions players have asked and the Sim Gurus have answered.
Sims 4 another new pack speculation: Farming…finally?
We’re either taking things far too seriously or there might be something afoot with Sims obsessively reading a book about farming.
The Sims 4 will add a “Scared” emotion to the base game
Sims will now be scared rather than tense for a bunch of mood buffs thanks to a base game update being released ahead of The Sims 4: Paranormal Stuff pack.
The Sims 4: Paranormal Stuff Pack – a look at the first video trailer and screenshots
The ghost is out of the bag. The new Sims 4 Stuff Pack is all about Paranormal…stuff. And Bonehilda.
The Sims 4 Paranormal Stuff Manifests on January 26th, 2021 [Official EA Blog]
This looks hauntingly good. The new Sims 4 Stuff Pack is called Paranormal Stuff.
Sims 4 new Paranormal Stuff Pack: Bonehilda returns, new career and more
The new Sims 4 Stuff Pack is ghastly and ghoulish and all about the paranormal…. and the return of Bonehilda.
The Sims retro revisited : Bustin’ Out
In a community where many Simmers are familiar with the latest instalment of The Sims franchise, we often forget bout the previous games which made the current ones possible.
Sims 4 new ghost pack live stream reveal details: A date with Guidry
Will this be a bootiful new stuff pack for The Sims 4? Here’s how you can watch the live stream video reveal for the new ghost-related Stuff Pack.