54/100
Players18 ratings

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2017 · Maxis · Life simulation · Role-playing

The Sims Mobile

Express your creativity as you customize your Sims' distinct appearances and unique personalities, giving them traits and having fun with fashion and hairstyles. Effortlessly build your Sims the perfect home, choosing favorite designs and décor, with more detail than ever before on mobile. Experience the rich and entertaining moments of your Sims' lives as they accomplish career goals, pursue hobbies, develop relationships, and improve their Lifestyle. Party with friends, socialize around town, attend special events, and give Stickers to your favorite Sims. What stories will you tell?

Released: 10 May 2017
Platforms: Android iOS
Genres: Life simulation Role-playing Simulation Social simulation Strategy
Developers: Maxis Firemonkeys Studios
Publishers: Electronic Arts EA Mobile
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Fantasy Comedy Sandbox Romance
Country: United States
Age ratings: CLASS_IND 12 PEGI 12 USK 6 ESRB T
Languages: Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil) and 5 more

About

The Sims Mobile was a life simulation game based on The Sims 4 for Android and iOS, published by Electronic Arts and initially developed by Maxis. It was announced on May 9, 2017, and was released on March 6, 2018. It featured a multiplayer component and includes story elements.

On January 29, 2024, EA announced that The Sims Mobile would no longer receive new events or content updates, but instead receive re-runs of past updates and events, and the online servers will remain active.

Keywords

life simulation

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

In The Sims Mobile, players were able to create unique Sims with the in-game character creator (Create-a-Sim), build houses, start families and control the lives of their Sims. The game introduces multiplayer elements, as players can 'interact with other players' Sims by attending their parties, tapping on an NPC (non-playable character), or rating their Sims as through a sticker system.

Similarly to previous mobile games in The Sims franchise, energy is used when players take actions with their Sims. Energy can be restored through SimCash, which is earned through in-game quests and micro-transactions. SimCash can also be used to purchase certain premium clothing and furniture options in the game.

Reception

The Sims Mobile received "Mixed or average reviews" from critics, holding an aggregated Metacritic score of 73/100.

Common Sense Media gave the game 3/5 stars, describing it as an "Energy-based life sim" that is "progress purchase-dependent". The Verge praised the game, declaring: "Maxis has successfully pared down a very full series into an accessible, easy-to-play game for your commute or bedtime routine". Kotaku complimented the timer and energy meters and praised the relationship mechanic. Shacknews criticized the timers and the micro-transactions, saying : "As it stands, unless you're really jonesing for a Sims fix while on the go, there isn't much of a reason to let The Sims Mobile insult you by peppering you with its seemingly endless barrage of microtransactions".