Adventure · June 18, 2020
The Sims™ 4 (2020)
Unleash your imagination and create a unique world of Sims that’s an expression of you. Download for free, and customize every detail from Sims to homes and much more. Choose how Sims look, act, and dress, then decide how they’ll live out each day. Design and build incredible homes for every family, then decorate with your favorite furnishings and décor. Travel to different neighborhoods where you can meet other Sims and learn about their lives. Discover beautiful locations with distinctive environments and go on spontaneous adventures. Manage the ups and downs of Sims’ everyday lives, and see what happens when you play out scenarios from your own real life. Tell your stories your way while developing relationships, pursuing careers and life aspirations, and immersing yourself in this extraordinary game, where the possibilities are endless. Download for free — The base game of The Sims™ 4 is free to download. Get a plethora of options for building homes, styling Sims, and customizing their personalities. Craft their life stories while exploring vibrant worlds and discovering more ways of being you. Get more with EA Play — EA Play members can expand their career possibilities with The Sims 4 Get to Work Expansion Pack.
Adventure releases from 2020
100 Adventure titles launched in 2020 — top 6 by review volume.
Position in Adventure
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 170.7k Steam reviews | Top 1% in Adventure |
| Positive rating | 87% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 66% |
| Metacritic | 70/100 | Genre average 77 — top 84% of Adventure titles |
| Concurrent peak | 25.3k players | Top 0% in Adventure by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 31 h average | Top 11% for session depth among Adventure |
Peer Adventure titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Life Sim · 2.1k
- Character Customization · 2.0k
- Free to Play · 2.0k
- Building · 1.9k
- Romance · 1.9k
- Simulation · 1.8k
- Sandbox · 1.8k
- Singleplayer · 1.8k
- Dating Sim · 1.8k
- Relaxing · 1.8k
- Casual · 1.8k
- Realistic · 1.7k
- Family Friendly · 1.7k
- Funny · 1.7k
- Immersive Sim · 1.7k
Reception Metrics
Steam community
87%Very Positive · 170.7k reviews
148.5k positive · 22.2k negative
Metacritic
70/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
4.1/10
Curator recommendations
82.2k
Peak concurrent players
25.3k
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Czech
- Danish
- Dutch
- Japanese
- Norwegian
- Polish
- Portuguese - Brazil
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Trading Cards
- Remote Play on Tablet
Accessibility
- Playable without Timed Input
Input & Comfort
- Stereo Sound
- Surround Sound
Other
- Single-player
- Mouse Only Option
- Save Anytime
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
31h
moderate (15–40 hours)
Median
6h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
9h
Current engagement
Release & Availability
| Release date | Jun 18, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Maxis |
| Publisher | Electronic Arts |
| Base price | Free-to-play |
| DLC / Add-ons | 110 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 10M–100M |
| External links | Official site · Support |
Editions & Packages
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