The Sims™ 4

The Sims™ 4

Steam Deck Playable

Maxis · Life Sim · Jun 18, 2020

Yes, worth playing.

It's free to play.

86%
Very Positive
199k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 46 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 199k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
34% of themes are praise33% are divided33% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The Create-a-Sim system offers an impressive amount of detail, allowing you to design unique characters with distinct personalities, appearances, and aspirations.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Not to mention this series hasn’t changed its graphics or animations in like 15 years.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love2 themes
Story and characters32 reviews
Graphics11 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Monetization78 reviews
17%
Gameplay39 reviews
33%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs46 reviews
4%
Crashes21 reviews
24%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 5 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
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Average playtime
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