In honor of The Sims franchise’s twenty-fifth anniversary, EA and Maxis have rereleased both The Sims and The Sims 2 for PC. Making their grand entrance to storefronts on January 31, this nostalgic rerelease is a logical way to mark the occasion. But casual players of The Sims won’t be the only part of the community benefiting from the return of these older titles.
Players wanting to check out The Sims or The Sims 2 for themselves can buy either game individually or both in a bundle. Both games have been renamed as “Legacy Collections” with the bundle for the two titles being called “The Sims: 25th Birthday Bundle.” Unfortunately, both games have received criticism from players after purchase due to bugs, corrupted save files, and other various glitches. Nevertheless, rereleasing The Sims and The Sims 2 on PC seems like an opportunity for the modding community.
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The Sims Community Loves Mods and Custom Content
With more players purchasing both The Sims and The Sims 2, it wouldn’t be unsurprising to see more players becoming interested in custom content (CC) and mods for both games. The Sims franchise has a large modding community, with mods and custom content for many of the game’s installments releasing constantly. However, most of this content is for The Sims 3 and The Sims 4.
At one point, custom content for The Sims 2 was as popular as it is for The Sims 3 and 4. The game surprisingly has the highest number of uploads on the popular mod site “Mod The Sims” with almost seventy-eight thousand uploads. But in comparison to the vast amount of custom content and mods for The Sims 3 and The Sims 4 at large, this number is just a drop in the bucket, especially considering that most of this content was released when The Sims 2 was fresh. One dedicated The Sims 2 gamer compiled a masterlist of two hundred mods for the game, concrete proof that a thirst for more content for The Sims 2 exists.
In comparison, The Sims is practically starved for fresh custom content and mods. While CC and mods do exist for the original version of The Sims, the modding community for the game is currently far smaller in comparison to its successors. Of the two main types of additional content for The Sims franchise, The Sims has more mods and builds than custom content.
The Sims and The Sims 2 Could See a Spike in New Mods and CC
Additionally, most of the custom content and mods available for both The Sims and The Sims 2 were created prior to the release of The Sims 4, making some of this content feel outdated. Since both The Sims and The Sims 2 have been rereleased by EA, it would not be unsurprising to see a spike in new mods and custom content for both games in the coming weeks. Not only would this be an increase in content overall, but younger Simmers who have yet to play The Sims and The Sims 2 could download content more suited to their taste.
While sites dedicated to The Sims may seem like the best place to find new content, Tumblr is another mainstay for custom content and mods. Since the rerelease of both The Sims and The Sims 2, waves of new CC for the two games have been appearing on the blog site. Simmers have taken to posting links on X (formerly Twitter) of where to find CC and mods for The Sims and The Sims 2 only days after both games were rereleased.
While reception for The Sims and The Sims 2’s rerelease may have been rocky, receiving these games yet again could revive the mod and CC communities behind both games. Interested players can buy The Sims for $19.99, The Sims 2 for $29.99, or The Sims: 25th Birthday Bundle for $39.99 now.
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September 14, 2004
- ESRB
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E10+ For Everyone 10+ due to Crude Humor, Mild Violence, Suggestive Themes
- Publisher(s)
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Electronic Arts