The Sims 5 will be free-to-play, quickly-removed job ad suggests (2024)

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The Sims 5 will be free-to-play, quickly-removed job ad suggests? ›

With an in-game marketplace official and user-generated content. The Sims 5 looks set to be free-to-play, going by a description of the game as "free to enter" by EA spotted on a job listing seen on the publisher's careers website.

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“We intend for Project Rene to be free-to-download,” Pearson said. “That means, when it's ready and fully open to our players, you'll be able to join, and play, and explore Project Rene without a subscription, without core game purchase, or energy mechanics.” This was also confirmed in a blog post.

The Sims 5 is officially in development at Maxis and EA, under the current codename of Project Rene.

Will the Sims 5 have multiplayer? The Sims 5 will have multiplayer, but it's definitely not an MMO, Maxis has confirmed.

It will be a free-to-play title. The game has been confirmed for PC and mobile platforms. Maxim and EA are focusing on the online social aspects and crossplay features, along with better Sims behavior.

Speaking of The Sims 4, EA also says that the existence of Project Rene won't be the end for its current Sims game. “We will continue to support both at the same time and will plan to bring more exciting content to The Sims 4 community for the foreseeable future,” EA says.

Whatever the name, it won't stay Project Rene; codenames are standard in the industry. But the team chose this codename specifically because it's a reflection of words like “renewal, renaissance, rebirth,” said Lyndsay Pearson, who leads The Sims franchise, in a Behind the Sims broadcast.

There are no functional cars in The Sims 4. What you're seeing is the animations of passing cars or parked cars tied to worlds and backdrops. You can find those cars with a cheat and use them for decoration but they don't do anything at all. They just sit as decor.

Sims 5 map leak suggests a return to open-world gameplay with asset streaming allowing improved performance. Screenshots show a small fraction of the map inspired by real-world locations like Paris. The playtest build is a year old and may change, but if true, Sims 5 could be a fan-favorite with open-world mechanics.

Is Sims 5 coming out in 2024? ›

We expect the Project Rene release date to fall in 2026 at the very earliest, after a developer update in January 2024 confirmed the team are “still years out from the launch of Project Rene.”

The Sims 5 will be a free-to-play game with content packs, aiming to address concerns of high prices for expansion packs in The Sims 4.

The Sims 5 mod support

The main difficulty with guessing whether The Sims 5 will support mods is that we don't yet know the format of the game itself. Project Rene will be an early access project, so it's highly unlikely that mods will be feasible unless they're officially supported by developer Maxis.

Playing across different platforms will be fluid as you can instantly switch between PC and mobile. However, the experience on a PC will be "the true rich experience you're used to." What was shown of the in-game footage amounted to a short demo showing furniture and other objects being edited.

Luckily, you don't need to start big. The base game for The Sims 4 is completely free, and although you might feel like you're missing out on all the added fun of the expansion packs, there's still plenty to enjoy in the base game alone. Here's everything you can do, see, and enjoy with just the free base game.

The game was moved to a free-to-play model on October 18, 2022, monetized by the purchase of various paid downloadable content packs that have been developed since its release.

The Sims 5 Will Be 'Free to Download,' EA Confirms.