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The Sims™ Legacy Collection

Single-player life simulation about managing households and neighborhood chaos

MAXIS · Published by Electronic Arts · Released Jan 31, 2025

CasualSimulation

Reviews
Mostly Positive
70% of 2,482
Recent reviews
Very Positive
90% of 31 in 30 days
Players
85
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Apr 3, 2025
Minimum PC
GTX 600
4 GB RAM · 17 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 92/100 (critic reviews)

What is The Sims™ Legacy Collection?

This single-player sandbox life simulation lets you create a neighborhood and manage its residents’ homes, careers, friendships, romances, and daily needs. Its open-ended structure lets you set your own goals, and the collection includes the original game and seven expansion packs.

For you if...

  • +you want open-ended goals and control over virtual households
  • +you enjoy demanding life management with unpredictable chaos
  • +you like building homes and customizing characters

Not for you if...

  • −you need guided goals rather than open-ended play
  • −you want a relaxed, forgiving life simulation

What players say

70% of 2,482 reviews are positive · 90% of 31 in the last 30 days

Players praise the original game’s offbeat charm and demanding, unpredictable household management. The most common complaints are crashes, failure to launch, resolution problems, and persistent gameplay bugs; experiences vary, with other recent players reporting no technical issues.

Players over time

▼ -49% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 190 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Oct 2, 2026109
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Sep 30, 2026120
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Sep 25, 2026120
Sep 24, 2026113
Sep 23, 2026112
Sep 23, 2026150
Sep 22, 2026162
Sep 21, 2026190

Screenshots and trailer

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The Sims™ Legacy Collection system requirements

Minimum: GTX 600, 4 GB RAM, 17 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
i3 3220, Ryzen 3 1200, AMD FX6300
Graphics
NVIDIA GTX 600, AMD Radeon HD 7000, Intel HD Graphics 620
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
17 GB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
i3 3220, Ryzen 3 1200, AMD FX6300
Graphics
NVIDIA GTX 600, AMD Radeon HD 7000, Intel HD Graphics 620
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
17 GB available space

Does The Sims™ Legacy Collection have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does The Sims™ Legacy Collection run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Thai.

Does The Sims™ Legacy Collection use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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