The series is 22 years old today, which is reason enough for a trial event and an expansion sale
As a well-timed nod toThe Simscelebrating its 22nd anniversary (oh my goodness, it’s really that old? Where does that leave us?), EA has flipped the switch on another free trial forThe Sims 4on PC. The weekend-long free play eventwill run on Steam untilMonday, February 7 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific. That’s plenty of time for some mischief.
If you’re down to meticulously craft recreations of your friends, family, and sworn enemies and watch them thrive or — let’s be real, probably suffer — then you can crack into the PC version ofThe Sims 4with this extended trial, or save on discounted packs right now.
There’s honestly way too much to sift through at this point in the game’sprotracted lifecycle, but I can easily point to theCottage Livingexpansion if you’re looking for a singular recommendation. It’s got the general glorified appeal of games likeHarvest MoonorStardew Valleyin terms of living off the land, and, crucially, you can have a llama.
Aside from the trial, the base game forThe Sims 4is down to $4.79, while the bigger expansions likeCottage Living,Cats & Dogs, andDiscover Universityare on sale for $19.99 each. Yep, theSims 4racket really adds up fast. I’m suresome fansout there have a distinct category in their monthly budget dedicated toSimsstuff. Speaking of which…
I’m not aSims 4player, but I recently reopened that can of worms for my once-hooked fiancée (with a long-forgotten free PS4 copy from PlayStation Plus), and I’ve enjoyed watching the Sim that’s based on me sob in bed all day and grow old and gray. The kids have become kind of funky-looking young adults, the Reaper came for their Very Very Vocal dog, and the cow vanished at the fair. It’s an eventful household, to say the least.
My attention comes and goes, but the music? It consistently slaps.
