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The Sims

TitleThe Sims
First release2000
DeveloperMaxis
PublishersAspyr, Electronic Arts, Findev, Roger Cruz
PlatformPC (Windows)
Genreslife simulation game, video game with LGBT character
Players1 player
Co-opNo
ESRB ratingT Teen
Releases
PC (Windows): 2000-01-31 (NTSC)
Wikidata IDQ184816

The Sims is a real-time simulation game where you simulate the lives of one or more people in a family and their social activities in their immediate neighborhood. Characters of the family may be custom created (including physical features) or simply chosen from pre-generated families. All the characters also have different age groups, ranging from toddlers, children, teenagers, adults and elders. Each age group has different lifestyles, priorities and interests.

Description: TheGamesDB (community-contributed, no licence stated; internal use only) Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from TheGamesDB. Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q184816) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
TheGamesDB (7774) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Image credits
Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC release) · © Aspyr · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Box art, Logos (2): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Aspyr · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
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