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The Sims 4 is free and cheap for its birthday this weekend22 years of interior design and melodrama

22 years of interior design and melodrama

A group of Sims wearing Moschino-branded clothing and discussing their wealth in The Sims 4.

Developers offer free weekends with their games all the time, but it feels more like a trap when the game isThe Sims 4. Become immersed in EA’s dollhouse creation kit and what awaits you is a world of costly DLC.But then heck, I like the game and I’ve only bought ahandfulof content packs because I liked the look of the kitchen cupboards. So play The Sims 4 for free on Steam this weekend, and buy it at 88% off if you like it.The Sims 4 Review 5 Years On | Is The Sims 4 Worth Playing In 2020?Watch on YouTubeThis is all to celebrateThe Simsseries' 22nd birthday. The Sims is not only old enough to drink, it’s old enough to have lots of regrets about drinking.From February 3rd until February 7th, it’s free to playon Steam. If you want to keep it beyond that, from now until February 11th it’ll cost you £4.19/€4.79 for the basic game or £5.39/€6 for the Digital Deluxe Edition which has a handful of minor extras.There are alsodiscounts on a lot of the DLC, including 30% off Game Packs and Stuff Packs and 50% off Expansion Packs. Of the three, it’s the Stuff Packs - which focus solely on adding new items to the game’s building mode - that I’ve bought in the past.The reason that The Sims 4’s DLC prices don’t bother me are two-fold. One, I’ve seen the prices of actual dollhouse pieces. Two, it’s easily modded, and the community has createdcustom content on a par with anything official. You don’t need any DLC to have a good time with The Sims.

Developers offer free weekends with their games all the time, but it feels more like a trap when the game isThe Sims 4. Become immersed in EA’s dollhouse creation kit and what awaits you is a world of costly DLC.But then heck, I like the game and I’ve only bought ahandfulof content packs because I liked the look of the kitchen cupboards. So play The Sims 4 for free on Steam this weekend, and buy it at 88% off if you like it.The Sims 4 Review 5 Years On | Is The Sims 4 Worth Playing In 2020?Watch on YouTubeThis is all to celebrateThe Simsseries' 22nd birthday. The Sims is not only old enough to drink, it’s old enough to have lots of regrets about drinking.From February 3rd until February 7th, it’s free to playon Steam. If you want to keep it beyond that, from now until February 11th it’ll cost you £4.19/€4.79 for the basic game or £5.39/€6 for the Digital Deluxe Edition which has a handful of minor extras.There are alsodiscounts on a lot of the DLC, including 30% off Game Packs and Stuff Packs and 50% off Expansion Packs. Of the three, it’s the Stuff Packs - which focus solely on adding new items to the game’s building mode - that I’ve bought in the past.The reason that The Sims 4’s DLC prices don’t bother me are two-fold. One, I’ve seen the prices of actual dollhouse pieces. Two, it’s easily modded, and the community has createdcustom content on a par with anything official. You don’t need any DLC to have a good time with The Sims.

Developers offer free weekends with their games all the time, but it feels more like a trap when the game isThe Sims 4. Become immersed in EA’s dollhouse creation kit and what awaits you is a world of costly DLC.

But then heck, I like the game and I’ve only bought ahandfulof content packs because I liked the look of the kitchen cupboards. So play The Sims 4 for free on Steam this weekend, and buy it at 88% off if you like it.

The Sims 4 Review 5 Years On | Is The Sims 4 Worth Playing In 2020?Watch on YouTube

The Sims 4 Review 5 Years On | Is The Sims 4 Worth Playing In 2020?

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This is all to celebrateThe Simsseries' 22nd birthday. The Sims is not only old enough to drink, it’s old enough to have lots of regrets about drinking.

From February 3rd until February 7th, it’s free to playon Steam. If you want to keep it beyond that, from now until February 11th it’ll cost you £4.19/€4.79 for the basic game or £5.39/€6 for the Digital Deluxe Edition which has a handful of minor extras.

There are alsodiscounts on a lot of the DLC, including 30% off Game Packs and Stuff Packs and 50% off Expansion Packs. Of the three, it’s the Stuff Packs - which focus solely on adding new items to the game’s building mode - that I’ve bought in the past.

The reason that The Sims 4’s DLC prices don’t bother me are two-fold. One, I’ve seen the prices of actual dollhouse pieces. Two, it’s easily modded, and the community has createdcustom content on a par with anything official. You don’t need any DLC to have a good time with The Sims.