The Sims™ Legacy Collection

The Sims™ Legacy Collection

Steam Deck Playable

MAXIS · Sandbox · Jan 31, 2025

Worth it for the right player.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $9.99.

72%
Mostly Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Steam Deck: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 49 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k 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
67% of themes are praise11% are divided22% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Really enjoying the pure gameplay and the nostalgia.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Its interface is wonderfully simple and intuitive, the darker sense of humor gives it a unique identity, and the soundtrack remain hands down the best in the entire franchise.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
What is the weirdest thing is that it runs way better on Steam Deck, I didn't even need to fiddle with anything to have it working.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Its interface is wonderfully simple and intuitive, the darker sense of humor gives it a unique identity, and the soundtrack remain hands down the best in the entire franchise.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Linux compatibility
Players who bring up Linux compatibility mostly praise it.
Yes i can play this game and install on Linux POP OS , i not try on linux mint yet , but i can play sims 1 legacy on pop os without any crash , iused 5055 optiplex AMD Ryzen 5 2400 PRO 8GB Ram Vega 11, on linux pop os no problem , remember to used proton experimental.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Characters wear interesting costumes and have a flair that was lacking in Sims 2.
6 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 love6 themes
Gameplay25 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Steam Deck8 reviews
Interface7 reviews
Linux compatibility7 reviews
Story and characters6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Graphics14 reviews
86%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes49 reviews
67%
Bugs23 reviews
65%

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. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $9.99 (−50%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
72%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
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