The Sims 4 Surpasses 70 Million Players, Becoming the Most Popular Game in the Franchise’s 23-Year History

The Sims 4 has now reached greater than 70 million gamers worldwide in response to an EA Press Release. This makes it the most well-liked recreation within the 23-year historical past of The Sims franchise. Launched in 2014, The Sims 4 has served as a digital platform for thousands and thousands of gamers to discover concepts, experiences, and variations of themselves with out limits, each in-game and in actual life.

The participant base expanded considerably after the bottom recreation turned free to obtain for brand new gamers in October 2022, leading to over 16 million downloads and a 53-percent improve in common weekly customers. Notably, 75-percent of recent distinctive gamers are primarily based exterior of North America, with development areas together with Brazil, France, Germany, the UK, and Poland. These new gamers have eagerly engaged with the sport’s in depth catalog of over 60 packs and kits.

Consumer-generated content material downloads from the gallery have additionally seen a outstanding improve for the reason that base recreation turned free. Over the previous week alone, greater than 7 million gallery downloads had been recorded in-game. Phillip Ring, Govt Producer of The Sims 4, commented on this achievement: “It’s unbelievable to see how a lot our neighborhood has grown over the previous eight years, and our gamers proceed to encourage us with the numerous methods they discover life in The Sims 4.” He added that the sport serves as a inventive outlet and the staff regularly strives to develop progressive gameplay content material that permits gamers to embrace the chaos of self-discovery.

Maxis lately launched The Sims 4 Growing Together expansion pack, which marked essentially the most profitable enlargement pack launch week within the recreation’s historical past. Launched on March 16, 2023, it launched extremely requested gameplay options centered round household dynamics, new life phases, and milestones. Because the enlargement pack’s launch and the free base recreation replace that includes the toddler life stage, gamers have created over 8.6 million Sims infants, constructed 1.7 million new households in San Sequoia, and achieved 27.1 million milestones throughout all platforms – together with 12.2 million toddler milestones.

The Sims 4 Rising Collectively enlargement pack focuses on strengthening household bonds, making mates or enemies, and discovering Sims’ truest selves. Key selections and milestones form a Sim’s character traits, and social dynamics evolve primarily based on preferences, compatibility, and relationships with different Sims. Household ties turn out to be more and more advanced as Sims expertise life collectively, resulting in each drama and unity. Set within the bustling city of San Sequoia, the enlargement pack provides a super surroundings for households to discover and develop.