I was getting a bit bored of the traditional life sim routine, but it turns out I just needed more hobbies which Heartopia is happy to provide

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How to make The Sims 4 fun, a decade after launch

Expansions like Enchanted by Nature have seriously improved The Sims 4. Here’s how to have fun with The Sims, with DLC.
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Life Got Hard. The Sims Got Easy.

As the daily grind becomes “gamified,” players are nostalgic for older, more chaotic versions of the life simulation game By Kim Hew-Low While playing The Sims 4 — the latest iteration of the wildly ...

Life sims are in a slump and the only way out is becoming strategy games again

Even with new competition in the mix, the life sim genre feels so afraid of being difficult, but that's what made the ...
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inZOi vs The Sims 4: I'm pitting the life sims against each other to compare five key features

InZOI has just entered Early Access, but it's got a long way to go to match the competition When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.