The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection

Buy73%

Mostly Positive · 5k player reviews · High confidence

Worth it for the right player.

MAXIS · Sandbox · Jan 31, 2025

Player review score
73%
Mostly Positive
Price
$14.99−50%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
21
Full audio0 of 21
Subtitles0 of 21

Should I buy The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Performance: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 145 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 35 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k player reviews · updated

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
58% of themes are praise25% are divided17% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I love family gameplay but I found being a terrible sim much more fun.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I will say the game opened flawlessly in full screen mode and the graphics looked great!
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Personally, my game doesn't lag or crash and I also have custom content installed.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I would recommend playing on Steam deck if you already own the console.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Everything regarding my plot and the gameplay has been as good as gold.
Linux compatibility
Players who bring up Linux compatibility mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
this version is completely stable, maybe even moreso on linux than on windows. i have nothing to compare it to except the old ultimate collection, and i haven't had a single crash, pink soup, etc. mods just as easily as before too. don't be fooled by the steam page though, it does NOT have cloud save enabled (even though it says it does)

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay40 reviews
Graphics26 reviews
Performance16 reviews
Steam Deck11 reviews
Story8 reviews
Linux compatibility8 reviews
Optimization4 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
0% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
68% still recommend
Bugs
77% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$14.99$29.99−50%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

6 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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