EA’s best ever The Sims game for iPhone, iPad and Android is coming soon. Read the latest news about The Sims Mobile.
EA has announced that The Sims Mobile is coming soon, and this time it’s going to be much closer to the PC and Mac game than we’ve ever seen before. Read on to find out when The Sims Mobile is coming out and what it’s going to be like.
Also see: How to get The Sims Mobile in the UK right now
The Sims Mobile won’t be the first time the popular life simulation game has made its way on to phones and tablets, but it’s definitely the mobile game that has everyone the most excited.
The Sims Freeplay and The Sims Social have previously graced the mobile space, but they differed from the traditional Sims games quite dramatically. The Sims Freeplay had a sometimes-frustrating real-time element, while The Sims Social only let players control one Sim.
The Sims Mobile is set to feel a lot more like playing The Sims on your PC or Mac, which is something many fans have been waiting for years. It’s finally happening, and with a monthly active user base that’s up 33 percent year-on-year, we expect this is going to be huge.
The Sims Mobile is coming to iOS and Android soon, but an exact release date has yet to be announced. However, if you live in Brazil you can actually get the game right now from Google Play or the iOS App Store.
EA chose to go for a soft launch of the game when it announced it on 9 May, so it could take a while for the app to become available across the rest of the globe. You can sign up for updates to be the first to know, and we’ll be updating this article when we hear whispers of the release date too.
There’s a chance we might hear more at EA Play, which takes place 10-12 June 2017. We’ll be holding a live stream on this site, so come back nearer the time and hopefully we will have some more news for you.
The Sims Mobile will be free to play, but that likely means you’ll have to pay for in-game content and we imagine this could quickly become very expensive.
We’d prefer to spend a few pounds (even £10 or £20) on The Sims Mobile and not have to deal with the restrictions of in-app purchases, but if EA has found a good balance we imagine that it will still be fun to play for those who decide not to spend any of their hard-earned cash in-game.
The Sims Mobile is based on the legacy challenge system players of The Sims 4 will be familiar with.
On EA’s dedicated website, the company explains that players will be able to shape their Sim’s families over multiple generations. «When your Sims accomplish their career goals and retire, you’ll be rewarded with Heirlooms that unlock hobbies and careers for future generations, allowing new Sims to tell deeper stories.»
And of course, like The Sims we’ve come to know and love over the past seventeen years (yes, it’s really been that long) , you’ll be able to design your own characters and their homes.
From what we’ve seen in the trailer, players will get a pretty in-depth house builder and Sim creator with lots of room for customisation, so we can’t wait to try recreating our friends and family in-game.
What’s more, you’ll also get the additional benefit of being able to connect with other players through the social element of the game. You’ll be able to host or attend parties with your real-life friends within The Sims Mobile, which sounds like lots of fun to us.
