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The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection
The game you know and love. For Windows 10/11. In The Sims 2, you direct your Sims over a lifetime. Give them a long existence, or leave their lives in shambles. Guide their characteristics from one generation to the next.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“haven't had any issues with the game crashing like others have. i also run custom content with no problems”
— a player, Steam review · 55 hrs played“Okay, so... This game actually works... XD NOW DON'T GET ME WRONG- When the game was released, there were TONS of people who didn't recommend Sims 2 because it was buggy, broken, babies were disappearing, !!CRASH OUTS!! and worst... Save corruptions *gasp in horror*. BUT...…”
— a player, Steam review · 302 hrs played“I love sims2 and won't refund it/will continue to play, but before purchasing you should know that it does crash randomly while in your sims' home, and if you minimize the game while anywhere outside your residence it will crash. So if you play, save often, and don't minimize…”
— a player, Steam review · 87 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:33 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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The Sims™ 2 Legacy Patch Notes #8
Sul Sul, Simmers! There were some issues in The Sims 2 we couldn’t let stand. Please enjoy this very targeted patch. Continue to report any issues on the official EA Forums . - The Sims Team For the m
The Sims™ 2 Legacy Patch Notes #7
Sul Sul, Simmers! We hope you’ve been enjoying these games as much as we have! In this patch you’ll see some stability improvements as well as some more options for windows management in both games. P
The Sims™ 2 Trading Cards Are Here!
Bask in the nostalgia of The Sims™ 2 by collecting five trading cards featuring characters you love. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3314070/The_Sims_2_Legacy_Collection/
The Sims™ 2 Legacy Patch Notes #6
Sul Sul, Simmers! We hope you’ve been enjoying these games as much as we have! In this patch you’ll see some stability improvements as well as some more options for windows management in both games. P
The Sims™ 2 Legacy Patch Notes #5
Sul Sul, Simmers! Thank you for your support as we continue to improve PC compatibility issues and community reported issues. We appreciate your patience and hope you’ve seen some good improvements ov
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Simulation |
| Player tags | Sandbox · Life Sim · Building · Simulation · Management · Immersive Sim · Character Customization · Story Rich · Colorful · Cartoony · Atmospheric · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Thai, Czech, Hungarian, Portuguese - … |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: i3 3220, Ryzen 3 1200, AMD FX6300 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 600, AMD Radeon HD 7000, Intel HD Graphics 620 Storage: 17 GB available space