The Sims 4

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The Sims 4

Developers
	Maxis
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Engines
	SmartSim
Release dates
Windows	September 2, 2014
macOS (OS X)	February 17, 2015

The Sims
Subseries of Sim
The Sims	2000
The Sims Online	2002
The Sims 2	2004
The Sims Stories (series)
MySims	2008
The Sims 3	2009
The Sims Medieval	2011
The Sims 4	2014

Key points

Support for 32-bit Windows systems, as well as OpenGL support in macOS (OS X) was retired on November 12, 2019

A special Legacy Edition has been made available for users of affected systems. It can be freely downloaded using the Origin client.

Built-in modding support.

General information

Official website

Official forums

Answer HQ for The Sims 4 at EA.com

Answer HQ for The Sims series at EA.com (OS X)

The Sims 4 Legacy Edition FAQ

The Sims Wiki

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Expansions were provided on DVDs until the first expansion in the United States and at least the third expansion in Europe. After that, all retail copies came with download codes. Only the Windows version was available on the game install DVD, the Mac version required a download code.
Amazon.com
Humble Store		All DLC's and the game is region locked in Latin America
Origin		Included with EA Play. Digital Deluxe and Limited editions.

All versions require Origin DRM.

A Sims 4 Create A Sim Demo is available.

Version differences

List of all different versions and regions can be found on Wikipedia.

Legacy Edition has disabled online features and does not support any downloadable content released after September 2019.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
The Sims 4 Legacy Edition	Free compatibility expansion for users of 32-bit Windows systems and non-Metal macOS (OS X) systems.
Awesome Animal Hats	Included with the Limited Edition and Digital Deluxe edition
Up All Night	Included with the Digital Deluxe edition
Life of the Party	Included with the Digital Deluxe edition
Digital Deluxe Upgrade	Upgrades the base game edition to the Digital Deluxe edition. Also includes a copy of the soundtrack. Included with EA Play.
Holiday Celebration Pack	Free
Outdoor Retreat	Game pack
Get to Work	Expansion pack
Luxury Party Stuff	Stuff pack
Perfect Patio Stuff	Stuff pack
Spa Day	Game pack
Cool Kitchen Stuff	Stuff pack
Spooky Stuff	Stuff pack
Get Together	Expansion pack
Movie Hangout Stuff	Stuff pack
Romantic Garden Stuff	Stuff pack
Dine Out	Game pack. Included with EA Play Pro.
Kids Room Stuff	Stuff pack. Included with EA Play Pro.
Backyard Stuff	Stuff pack
Grim's Ghoulish Guitar	Free. Can be obtained by signing up for the newsletter.
City Living	Expansion pack
Vintage Glamour Stuff	Stuff pack
Vampires	Game pack
Bowling Night Stuff	Stuff pack
Parenthood	Game pack
Fitness Stuff	Stuff pack
Toddler Stuff	Stuff pack
Cats & Dogs	Expansion pack
Laundry Day Stuff	Stuff pack
Jungle Adventure	Game pack
My First Pet Stuff	Stuff pack
Seasons	Expansion pack
Get Famous	Expansion pack
StrangerVille	Game pack
Island Living	Expansion pack

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\
macOS (OS X)

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\saves\
macOS (OS X)	~/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Origin
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.

Video settings

Frame rate limit

Modify Options.ini
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Options.ini. Find the key frameratelimit and set the value to your preferred max fps. Save your changes.

Modifying UI Scaling manually

Modify Options.ini
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Options.ini. Find the key uiscale and set the value to (your dpi - 100). Save your changes.

Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Thai

Issues fixed

RivaTuner OSD does not display on Windows 10

Instructions[citation needed]
Run the game in Windows 8 compatibility mode.

Game does not launch

The game will not launch on 32-bit Windows systems and macOS (OS X) systems without Metal support after the 1.58.63.1010 (PC) / 1.58.63.1210 (Mac) update.

Instructions
Download and install the free Legacy Edition expansion, available in the Extra content tab of Origin client.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
OpenGL		Only macOS (OS X) in Legacy Edition.
Metal support
Shader Model support	3.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7 SP1	7 SP1, 8, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.8 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ 2.1 GHz	Intel Core i5 series AMD Athlon X4 series
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15 GB 22 GB for Legacy Edition	18 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6600 ATI Radeon X1300 Intel GMA X4500 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible Shader model 3.0 support	Nvidia GeForce GTX 650

A 64-bit system is required.

An Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 2.0 GHz or an AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-62 2.1 GHz CPU is required when using integrated graphics.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.11 (El Capitan)	10.11 (El Capitan)
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz	Intel Core i5 series
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15 GB 22 GB for Legacy Edition
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 MB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 650

Intel HD Graphics 4000, AMD Graphics Core Next-based GPU or Nvidia Kepler-based GPU is required for Metal support.