On both Mac and PC, head to EA’s website for The Sims 4 here. On desktop, however, it’s a little different. You’ll find the title in both the PlayStation Store and Xbox Store available to download for free.

On PlayStation and Xbox, downloading the game is obvious. The game is available on PC, Mac, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One. How to download and play The Sims 4 for freeĬhances are, you own something that can play The Sims 4. All of a sudden, you’re hundreds of dollars (and hours) deep. Sure, you might never intend to spend a dime on the game, but maybe you want to see the seasons while you play, or add restaurants to your experience, or send your sim to high school. There are also twelve game packs, which are more incremental upgrades to your game when compared to expansion packs:īy opening The Sims 4 to everyone for free, EA will earn itself a pool of potential customers for these expansion and game packs (ah, there’s that other shoe). True to The Sims’ formula, EA developed expansion packs to supplement gameplay with additional furniture, clothes, pets, situations, storylines, weather, and much more. While that’s enough Sims to get you up and running, you’ll only experience a slice of what EA has to offer. To be clear, this is the base game of The Sims 4. The EA Play Edition of the game features the Get to Work Expansion Pack, while the EA Play Pro Edition features both it and the Toddler Stuff Pack as well. If you’re an EA Play or EA Play Pro member, you’ll receive special upgrades for The Sims 4. Of course, some of us have paid for The Sims 4 already, and EA doesn’t want to leave you hanging out to dry. In a way, The Sims 4 was made to be a free game, with the option to add on via expansion and game packs. It’s a nice, if not shocking, development Sims fans blasted the game before launch, as it was missing content found in previous entries, and while downloadable content added plenty of features old and new, some felt the base game was never worth the full price. This isn’t a trial: You can download and play the base game without spending a dime. EA announced the news last month, proclaiming they’d make the most recent entry in their Sims catalogue totally free as of this past Tuesday.

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