- In a rare move, "The Sims 4" is available for a shockingly low price: Just $5.
- The game is part of EA's seasonal sale, but it's marked down higher than most; it usually costs $40.
- "The Sims" franchise is notoriously accessible to everyone — whether you play video games or not — and "The Sims 4" is no exception.
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Whether you're sheltering in place, outright quarantined, or one of the folks who tested positive for coronavirus, there's one thing we all share in common: Being stuck indoors with lots of time to fill.
If ever there were a good time to buy a game like "The Sims," that time is now.
EA is making that easy with a ridiculously steep sale: "The Sims 4" is available for just $5 currently as part of EA's annual spring sale. Whether you pick it up on Amazon or on EA's own digital storefront, Origin, the price remains the same $5.
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It's part of EA's annual spring sale, which the publisher is starting a little early this year due to the worldwide pandemic.
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—The Sims (@TheSims) March 16, 2020
The premise of "The Sims 4" is the same as previous entries in the wildly popular life-simulation franchise:
You act as a sort of virtual god, creating and customizing virtual people ("Sims") who you then guide through their virtual lives. What "SimCity" was to building and running a city, "The Sims" is to human life.
Since launching in 2014, "The Sims 4" has received a mess of add-ons, updates, and expansions that have added everything from pets to magic — many of which are also on sale.
Check out the most recent one right here:
