The Sims 4

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS

Genres

• life simulation game

• video game with LGBT character
• construction and management simulation^*

• sandbox game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  T - Teen^*

Engines

• proprietary engine

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Adventure^*
• Casual^*
• Simulation^*
• Free To Play^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Mouse Only Option^*
• Playable without Timed Input^*
• Save Anytime^*
• Stereo Sound^*
• Surround Sound^*
• Remote Play on Tablet^*

Interface languages

• English^*
• French^*
• Italian^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Czech^*
• Danish^*
• Dutch^*
• Japanese^*
• Norwegian^*
• Polish^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Russian^*
• Swedish^*
• Finnish^*
• Traditional Chinese^*
• Simplified Chinese^*
• Korean^*

Community tags · historical

• Life Sim^*

  Votes · historical

  2,055^*

• Character Customization^*

  Votes · historical

  1,985^*

• Free to Play^*

  Votes · historical

  1,981^*

• Building^*

  Votes · historical

  1,928^*

• Romance^*

  Votes · historical

  1,865^*

• Simulation^*

  Votes · historical

  1,847^*

• Sandbox^*

  Votes · historical

  1,835^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  1,820^*

• Dating Sim^*

  Votes · historical

  1,776^*

• Relaxing^*

  Votes · historical

  1,757^*

• Casual^*

  Votes · historical

  1,754^*

• Realistic^*

  Votes · historical

  1,728^*

• Family Friendly^*

  Votes · historical

  1,723^*

• Funny^*

  Votes · historical

  1,721^*

• Immersive Sim^*

  Votes · historical

  1,711^*

• Cute^*

  Votes · historical

  1,710^*

• Fantasy^*

  Votes · historical

  1,709^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  1,702^*

• Cartoony^*

  Votes · historical

  1,673^*

• Nudity^*

  Votes · historical

  409^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  64 Bit Required. Windows 10^*

  Processor alternatives

  3.3 GHz Intel Core i3-3220 (2 cores, 4 threads), AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz (4 cores) or better^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  128 MB of Video RAM and support for Pixel Shader 3.0. Supported Video Cards: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or better, ATI Radeon X1300 or better, Intel GMA X4500 or better^*

  Graphics API

  Version 11^*

  Network

  Broadband Internet connection^*

  Storage

  26 GB available space^*

  Conditions

  Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Graphics alternatives

  1 GB of Video RAM, NVIDIA GTX 650, AMD Radeon HD 7750, or better^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel core i5 (4 cores), AMD Ryzen 5 or better^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

  Video memory

  1 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  395^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Steam Deck · Community performance · 2026-06-27^*

  Community-reported frame rate

  55 fps^*

  Reports

  1^*

Developers

• The Sims Studio
• Maxis

Publishers

• Electronic Arts

• 2014-09-02

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Market

  North America

• 2014-09-04

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Market

  Europe

• 2014-09-02 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2014-09-02^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Jun 18, 2020^*

Detailed specifications