After 12 years, The Sims 4 is finally a decent sequel. However, the base game still lacks enough content to engage the player long-term and each expansion/game pack is too costly for most people, costing as much as a full game while not adding enough content. I recommend looking for a repack that includes all of the expansions, game packs, kits and such. With it, the Sims 4 became my most played Sims game despite lacking features from its predecessors. I recommend Sims 4 because I like the game, but I don't recommend playing it on Steam nor Origin. It is simply far too expensive to play it legitimately. I highly recommend you download Custom Content, because most of the time, the heavy hitters add a lot more than a singular, official expansion pack and enhance the game tenfold.
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The Sims™ 4
86%Very Positive
of all 200,966 reviews on Steam82%▼ 4
recommend it, last 7 days403▲ 10%
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Recommended44 hours playedEnglishI have an addiction. A sims addiction. A serious problem, having to be medicated. I've been in the ward multiple times for this. This game has some witchcraft or voodoo attached to it. I can't look away from the screen for hours at a time. I can't escape it. I lose track of days....if you read this far, I'm jk. Sims is a phenomenal game and Sims 4 will always be one of my favorites.
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Recommended, last 7 days330Not recommended, last 7 days73
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Cannot recommend due to the people / company that own the game. Basically a giant cash grab making everything a pay add-on. Seriously disappointing. I love sims, dedicated sims 2 & 3 player until recent couple of years.
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| Language | Reviews | Share | Recommend itthe tick is every language, 86%; the chip is the gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | 107,143 | 53% | 87%+1 |
| Simplified Chinese | 16,609 | 8% | 72%−14 |
| Portuguese - Brazil | 15,606 | 8% | 90%+4 |
| Spanish | 12,699 | 6% | 90%+4 |
| Polish | 7,910 | 4% | 88%+2 |
| Russian | 6,939 | 3% | 83%−3 |
| German | 6,394 | 3% | 88%+2 |
| Turkish | 5,162 | 3% | 85%−1 |
| 21 other languages | 22,504 | 11% |
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