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The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection

Single-player life sim about guiding families across generations

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

Simulation

Reviews
Mostly Positive
70% of 5,178
Recent reviews
Very Positive
88% of 85 in 30 days
Players
483
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Apr 10, 2025
Minimum PC
GTX 600
4 GB RAM · 17 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 90/100 (critic reviews)

What is The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection?

A single-player sandbox life simulation where you create Sims, build homes, manage goals and relationships, and guide families across generations. The collection includes the base game and packs covering university, businesses, pets, travel, seasons, hobbies, and apartment life.

For you if...

  • +you prefer open-ended life simulation and player-created stories
  • +you enjoy managing families, relationships, homes, and long-term goals
  • +you want character drama shaped by personalities and memories

Not for you if...

  • −you want a guided campaign instead of sandbox play
  • −you want multiplayer rather than a solo simulation

What players say

70% of 5,178 reviews are positive · 88% of 85 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise Live Mode, particularly the Sims' personalities, memories, relationships, and resulting family drama. The main complaint is instability: some players still report random crashes, failed saves, or corrupted progress, while others say many launch problems have been fixed.

Players over time

▼ -34% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 1,264 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

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The Sims™ 2 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™ 2 Legacy Collection have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • 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
  • 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, Czech, Hungarian, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian.

Does The Sims™ 2 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 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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