EA has announced a new free-to-play version of The Sims is coming to iPhone and iPad, six years after The Sims Freeplay – a simplified version of the original – launched on the mobile platform.

Called The Sims Mobile, the game looks like it will be the closest mobile approximation yet of the hit franchise, being based on The Sims 4 "legacy challenge" mode, in which players build and maintain a family across generations according to a set of self-imposed rules.

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Like other games in the franchise, players will guide sims through life, establishing relationships, building homes, advancing through careers, and conquering goals.

Not much else has been revealed about the title beyond the fact that it will feature social elements, allowing players to become "virtual" best friends with their real-life friends. But the trailer for the game does show that it will include classic Sims mechanics, allowing players to design their characters and customize their home.


The Sims 4 on Mac and PC continues to have a healthy fanbase. Yesterday EA revealed that the game's number of monthly active users jumped 33 percent year on year.

The Sims Mobile for both iOS and Android launches in Brazil today and should start rolling out globally soon after.

(via The Verge.)

Top Rated Comments

farewelwilliams Avatar
104 months ago
can i just get the full version of one of the real "the sims" game? would gladly pay $20.
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Solomani Avatar
104 months ago
I wonder if it will be a pay up front game, or a "freemium" type of game.

And please don't tell me it's going to be like In-app purchase of $20,000 Simoleons for $9.99 …. I simply hate that kind of model.
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2499723 Avatar
104 months ago
If it's anything like their latest SimCity for iOS, expect a freemium model that loses its lustre after about 20 minutes of gameplay when you have to spend money or wait hours for the materials necessary to continue.
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Jimmy James Avatar
104 months ago
I bet it'll end up being free or cheap, but costing hundreds of dollars per month to play with vigor.
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69Mustang Avatar
104 months ago
can i just get the full version of one of the real "the sims" game? would gladly pay $20.
No. We don't want your measly $20. We want your much more substantial $100's of dollars. You won't even miss it because we'll take it a little at a time. -EA & most every other mobile game maker.

So it's like a simulated version of the full games? They should have called it 'Sim The Sims'.
Sims Inception:D
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