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The Sims

2000MaxisPC · Mac
86PurrfectSadkitty Score
86KitSuperintelligent review
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About the game

You build homes and run the lives of little people called Sims, from careers and romance to whether they remember to use the toilet. It became one of the best-selling PC games ever and pulled in millions who had never played a game before.

Kit's verdict · 8.6/10A digital dollhouse with a dark sense of humour, and it practically invented casual PC gaming. Kit · Sadkitty Games

Loved

  • Endless freedom to build and play however you like
  • Hilarious, unscripted stories
  • A huge modding and custom content scene

Not so much

  • Sims' needs drain fast and turn into chores
  • The base game feels thin next to its many expansions

Play it if people who love building, decorating and making up stories.

Skip it if anyone who needs goals, levels or an ending.

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Cheats & codes

Every The Sims cheat we know

Adds 1,000 Simoleons.PC · Press Ctrl+Shift+C to open the cheat box, type it and press Enter.
Repeats the money cheat, adding 1,000 Simoleons for each extra '!'.PC · Press Ctrl+Shift+C, type it and press Enter.
Lets you pick up and move almost anything, including Sims.PC · Press Ctrl+Shift+C, type it and press Enter.

Single-player only. Cheats can turn off achievements and some saves; use them on a spare save.

Tips

Play it better

  1. Put a smoke detector in every room with a stove or fireplace. Low-skill Sims set kitchens on fire.
  2. Promotions need friends as well as skills, so have your Sim call people and throw small parties.
  3. Build skills with bookshelves, chess sets and easels early, before your Sim has a job eating their day.
  4. Buy the best bed and fridge you can afford first. Sleep and hunger affect everything else.
  5. Hire a maid early if your Sims are slobs. Dirty houses wreck their mood.
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Hidden in plain sight

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Trivia

  • Will Wright got the idea partly after losing his home in the 1991 Oakland firestorm and having to rebuild his life.
  • Sims speak Simlish, a made-up language so dialogue never gets stale or needs translating.
  • Executives were skeptical of the 'dollhouse' game, yet it outsold almost everything on PC.
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