4. The Sims 4

The Sims 4 is a case of one step forward, two steps back. The house-building and Sim creation aspects of the game were a definitive improvement, as building your virtual dream home or recreating your real-life neighbours was more intuitive and easier than in previous games. But certain omissions and lack of features made it a worse game than its predecessor.

For instance, the toddler stage in your Sims life was missing, so they would go from wailing babies to adults with jobs in the blink of an eye. And while neighbourhoods in The Sims 3 felt like open worlds for your Sims to explore, in The Sims 4 there is a feeling of isolation as there’s just a series of small areas to explore linked by long loading screens. But at least Maxis saw fit to add pools to the game in a patch, which were not available at launch. So this is a bare-bones game that will only reach its true potential once Maxis adds to it with the inevitable expansions…

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