The Sims 4
•Initial Release: Sep 2, 2014
•ESRB: Teen •PlayStation 4 Xbox One Macintosh PC IGN Rating
7.3
1.3k Ratings
HowLongToBeat
23 hrs
Main Story
105 hrs
Story + Sides
274 hrs
Everything
95 hrs
All Styles
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The Sims 4 Review
great
The Sims 4 may be starting to feel its age a decade after its initial launch, but a strong community and frequent updates have kept it at the top of the life simulator genre.
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Summary
The Sims return in this forth installment of the long-running sim series. The Sims 4 combines revolutionary Sims with powerful creative tools and all-new emotion-based gameplay, to reinvent The Sims experience.
Content Rating
ESRB: Teen Crude Humor, Sexual Themes, Violence, Includes online features that may expose players to unrated user-generated content
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Initial Release
Sep 2, 2014
Platforms
PlayStation 4 Xbox One Macintosh PC Genres
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