While life simulation games like The Sims 4 can be fun for the first few hours, playing aimlessly can result in boredom.

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The new challenges sound like a good way to get back into The Sims 4, or a reason to dabble in Live Mode for the folks like me who are always too preoccupied with building. As Electronic Arts says in ...

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As a longtime Simmer, I’ve played countless games of the franchise, from the original to the PS2’s The Sims Bustin’ Out to the Game Boy Advance’s The Sims 2. Yet, the one thing I’ve never been able to ...

The Sims lets players live out their own version of domestic bliss, creating their dream homes and ideal family.The Sims also lets players create an inescapable hell, torturing their Sims by trapping ...

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Countless hours, days—perhaps even weeks—of my life have been spent creating Sims characters, building them houses, marrying them off, and making babies. Now, there’s a new life-simulation game on the ...