The Sims™ 4 — Latest Update
The Sims™ 4 update from official Steam announcements, with excerpts and links to full posts. Latest official post in this feed: Laundry List: Upcoming Bug Fixes - October 20, 2026 (Oct 20, 2026). 19,479 playing when sampled at 23:41 UTC.
Latest official update
Laundry List: Upcoming Bug Fixes - October 20, 2026
TL; DR: The Sims 4 October 27 Base Game update focuses on Food, Dining, and Drinks, delivering over 150 bug fixes, tuning adjustments, and brand-new features to improve your in-game culinary experience. Resolved endless loading during lot placement, fixed white screens loading…
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Data from Steam · Last updated Oct 22, 2026 · Refreshed daily
- Steam rank
- #72
- 24h peak
- 26K
- Steam weekly chart change
- −2 places
Weekly change is vs last week on Steam's chart. History below compares exact dates in our recorded snapshots.
Latest updates & patch notes
8 English-language official updates in the last 90 days.
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News Steam · Official
Laundry List: Upcoming Bug Fixes - October 20, 2026
TL; DR: The Sims 4 October 27 Base Game update focuses on Food, Dining, and Drinks, delivering over 150 bug fixes, tuning adjustments, and brand-new features to improve your in-game culinary experience. Resolved endless loading during lot placement, fixed white screens loading…
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Official Patch / Release posts · 2026-10-22 UTC
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Patch Steam · Official
Sul Sul, Smarter Sims!
Update 9/22/2026PC: 1.128.90.1030 / Mac: 1.128.90.1230Console: Version 2.39 Sul Sul, Simmers! This month, we’re delivering a hefty Quality of Life (QoL) update, influenced directly by your feedback in our Discord Dev Q&As, Reddit, and via top-voted issues on EA Forums. Our…
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News Steam · Official
Share Your CAS & Build/Buy Feedback: Choose Your Favorites
Sul Sul Simmers 👋 We’d love to hear what’s been on your mind lately! We’re running a quick survey to better understand what kinds of CAS and BB items you’re most interested in seeing more of in the future. Whether it’s more clutter for lived-in spaces, furniture styles you feel…
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News Steam · Official
Laundry List: Upcoming Fixes and Features - Sept 15, 2026
TL; DR: Improved Autonomy: Focus on improving Sims' autonomous behavior, including Sims maintaining eye contact during chats, using bathroom sinks instead of kitchen sinks, and low-energy Sims no longer waking up to do random tasks. Bug Fixes & Stability: 95+ bug fixes including…
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News Steam · Official
On Wednesdays, Sims Wear Pink
Become the most popular Sim with these absolutely iconic looks! MEAN GIRLS CAPSULE KIT Mix and match Y2K styles, get out your Burn Book, and dress like teen royalty with these styles inspired by Mean Girls! Create Your Own Plastics – Bring iconic characters to life or steal…
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Patch Steam · Official
Free Content and New Performance Cache!
Update 8/25/2026 PC: 1.127.41.1030 / Mac: 1.127.41.1230 Console: 2.38 Sul sul, With this update we are bringing improvements to your Marketplace browsing experience. Previously, Marketplace images were downloaded every time you browsed. Now, they’re cached after the first…
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News Steam · Official
New Mean Girls and Clueless Kits are coming to The Sims 4 on August 27
TL; DR: New Mean Girls and Clueless Kits are coming to The Sims 4 on August 27, bringing iconic fashion to Create a Sim for nostalgic '90s and Y2K-inspired styles that celebrate the signature looks of two beloved films. Iconic style is always in season with the new Mean Girls…
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Patch Steam · Official
July Patch Update
Sul Sul, Simmers! We’ve got an update for you today that covers Autosave and Marketplace, alongside a few other fixes from community reports. As always, thanks for playing, building, and creating in The Sims 4! The Sims 4 Dev Team Memory Boost EA Forums] Thank you to everyone…
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News Steam · Official
Save Options, Memory Boost, Free Content, and More
Update 7/21/2026PC: 1.126.58.1030 / Mac: 1.126.58.1230Console: 2.36Sul sul, treasured Simmers with precious digital lives. Save Gnome here. Yes. That Save Gnome. The one entrusted with the sacred duty to protect your progress. AT ALL COSTS. The Sims 4 now has Autosave across…
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News Steam · Official
Laundry List: Upcoming Fixes and Features - July 14, 2026
Hi Simmers! Welcome to the Laundry List, where we share the fixes and features we’re working on for our July 21 Base Game update. This month we’re introducing a new AutoSave to The Sims 4, and rolling out Memory Boost to Mac and console players to improve overall performance for…
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News Steam · Official
You Called, We Answered: Fixes & Improvements
Key TakeawaysClearing the noise: Players now have more control over live-mode notifications. They can set the festival alerts they want to see. There are fewer repetitive phone calls, fewer unnecessary interruptions, and more relevant social interactions that make more sense…
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News Steam · Official
Laundry List: Upcoming Bug Fixes - June 23, 2026
Simmers, Today’s Laundry List brings some helpful quality-of-life updates, including improvements to Live Mode notifications and phone calls, fixes for community-reported issues, save integrity updates for Mac players, and more. You can expect to see all of the above in our next…
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Last 14 days on Steam
Tracked since Aug 13, 2026 · best observed rank #53 (Aug 18, 2026) · 65 recorded days.
As of . 27 of the last 30 days recorded.
Rank changes compare with our own dated snapshots: the 7-day figure is vs our snapshot 7 days ago. Steam’s weekly chart comparison uses a separate source.
- Rank vs yesterday
- Unchanged
- Rank vs 7 days ago
- Unchanged
- Rank vs 30 days ago
- Down 13 places
- 30-day best peak
- 35,971
- 30-day average peak
- 28,997
| Date (UTC) | Rank | 24h peak |
|---|---|---|
| No snapshot | ||
| #72 | 26,167 | |
| #70 | 26,609 | |
| #68 | 34,038 | |
| #70 | 32,683 | |
| #73 | 27,436 | |
| No snapshot | ||
| #72 | 25,567 | |
| No snapshot | ||
| #69 | 31,322 | |
| #68 | 35,042 | |
| #69 | 32,652 | |
| #75 | 27,643 | |
| #73 | 25,470 | |
27 peak samples in the 30-day average. Missing, excluded and unobserved days are not counted; chart absence does not prove zero players.
In the news (4)
Third-party reporting, separate from official developer announcements.
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Rock, Paper, Shotgun
While EA shuts down BioWare, developers of The Sims, Skate, and Battlefield say they've also lost their jobs
Apparently the cliché "when it rains, it pours" also applies to corporate feculence. In addition to shutting down storied RPG makers BioWare , EA are reportedly cutting staff at The Sims developers Maxis, as well as Skate studio Full Circle and Battlefield 6 co-devs Ripple…
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Rock, Paper, Shotgun
EA have gone private, as Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner's investment groups complete their $55 billion acquisition
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, equity firm Silver Lake, and Jared Kushner's Affinity partners have completed their $55 billion acquisition of EA Sports FC, Battlefield, The Sims , Mass Effect and Dragon Age publisher EA. This comes following a filing from EA to the US…
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Rock, Paper, Shotgun
"I wish I could do that": A developer on The Sims has been eyeing up Paralives' characters' asymmetric shoes and their wider possibilities
Asymmetric shoes may not seem like a big deal. I mean, if we look past the cultural mountain that was climbed to turn the faux pas of odd socks into a proud fashion statement of mismatched shoes, asymmetric footwear is just that, right? Two different shoes. Yet, for one of the…
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Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Like fleshy, diaper-wearing cars, infants in The Sims 4 have been "tuned up", making them faster to feed and change, and it's easier to clean up their poop
I've never been into a pediatrician's office to confirm this, but I've always suspected that in the centre of the room there's a concrete trench beneath a metal lift. It just stands to reason that when an infant goes in for a check up, they're plonked down on the metal frame…
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Game overview
Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.
- Steam rank
- #72 ▼
- Peak (24h)
- 26K
- Genre
- Adventure, Casual, Simulation
- Developer
- Maxis
- Released
- Jun 18, 2020
- Price
- Free to Play
- Recommendations
- 83K
Screenshots
About The Sims™ 4
Unleash your imagination and create a unique world of Sims that’s an expression of you. Download for free, and customize every detail from Sims to homes and much more. Choose how Sims look, act, and dress, then decide how they’ll live out each day. Design and build incredible homes for every family, then decorate with your favorite furnishings and décor. Travel to different neighborhoods where you can meet other Sims and learn about their lives. Discover beautiful locations with distinctive environments and go on spontaneous adventures. Manage the ups and downs of Sims’ everyday lives, and see what happens when you play out scenarios from…
Game details
- System requirements (minimum)
- Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: 64 Bit Required. Windows 10 Processor: 3.3 GHz Intel Core i3-3220 (2 cores, 4 threads), AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz (4 cores) or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 128 MB of Video RAM and support for Pixel Shader 3.0. Supported Video Cards: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or better, ATI Radeon X1300 or better, Intel GMA X4500 or better DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 26 GB…
- Languages
- English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Swedish, Finnish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean
- DLC
- 114 available on Steam
- Official site
- www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4
Frequently asked questions
- Is The Sims™ 4 free to play?
- Yes — The Sims™ 4 is free to play on Steam.
- What is the latest The Sims™ 4 update?
- The most recent official update in our feed is "Laundry List: Upcoming Bug Fixes - October 20, 2026" (Oct 20, 2026), categorized as News. TL; DR: The Sims 4 October 27 Base Game update focuses on Food, Dining, and Drinks, delivering over 150 bug fixes, tuning adjustments, and brand-new features to improve your in-game culinary experience. Resolved endless loading during lot placement, fixed white screens loading…
- How many people play The Sims™ 4?
- The Sims™ 4 is #72 on Steam with a 24h peak of 26,167; 19,479 playing when sampled at 23:41 UTC. Latest official patch in our feed: Sul Sul, Smarter Sims! (Sep 22, 2026). As of Oct 22, 2026.
- When was The Sims™ 4 released?
- The Sims™ 4 was released on Jun 18, 2020 by Maxis.
- What kind of game is The Sims™ 4?
- The Sims™ 4 is a Adventure, Casual, Simulation, Free To Play game, featuring single-player, steam trading cards, in-app purchases.
24-hour peak player counts and update notes are pulled from Steam's public data and refreshed daily (last refresh: Oct 22, 2026). Official announcements and third-party reporting are labelled separately; follow the source links for full notes. The Sims™ 4 and all related assets are trademarks of their respective owners.