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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. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
30 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“It is amazing and far better than modern Sims games.... then it crashes... and of your all of your progress is gone. No fixes so far. I would not buy until they fix the issue with the game randomly crashing.”
“The best Sims game in my opinion. Just complex enough on choices for gameplay (with all the expansions). I read quite a few reviews about the games (Sims 1 and Sims 2) crashing when playing. I haven't not experienced…”
“After having spent over $500 on Sims 4 DLC & countless hours downloading and installing mods, I can confidently say that even modded Sims 4 doesn't hold a candle to Sims 2! The ATTENTION TO DETAIL in the animations is…”
18 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“The best Sims game in my opinion. Just complex enough on choices for gameplay (with all the expansions). I read quite a few reviews about the games (Sims 1 and Sims 2) crashing when playing. I haven't not experienced…”
“Oh, there are plenty of glitches. But they are HILARIOUS and joy-sparking.”
“best Sims game. Most bugs from Legacy Collection release have been fixed, including UI scaling. No crashes in over 30 hours.”
15 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“I love this game so much, the fact I can play it on a machine with access to the internet, AND don't have to rely on a 2004 Acer laptop anymore is so cool. I can safely say that I have modded the absolute hell out of…”
“I was hesitant to buy it after all the bad reviews but the game runs great for me. No issues with crashing or anything either I do not have any CC or mods though”
“Just as fun as it was when it was released for the first time. Works perfectly under Linux.”
3 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“After having spent over $500 on Sims 4 DLC & countless hours downloading and installing mods, I can confidently say that even modded Sims 4 doesn't hold a candle to Sims 2! The ATTENTION TO DETAIL in the animations is…”
“This game is just absolutely lovely. Attention to detail, building, decorating, all of it just feels great. I have never heard a better soundtrack. It pleasantly surprised me, and I found myself energized and happy…”
3 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“I don't understand why there are so many bad reviews. I've had 50+ hours with no crashes and zero issues. The Sims 2 is the best in the series, thanks to its attention to detail, deep emotional systems, and emergent…”
“Good game. Crashed once but given that the OG Sims 2 games won't even play at *all* on my laptop, I'm just glad that it's been working at all. It's good to play this again. Used to play it a hell of a lot when I was…”
“I love all the character that the sims have in this game. I think to this day it is still my favorite in the franchise.”
41 of the 100 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“It is amazing and far better than modern Sims games.... then it crashes... and of your all of your progress is gone. No fixes so far. I would not buy until they fix the issue with the game randomly crashing.”
“Legacy Collection is trash. Most of y'all already knew that, but I can't discourage buying it enough. Wasted $30 technically $40 because I bought Sims 1 also. I'm so disappointed because I like having my games in Steam.…”
“The reviews started looking up recently, so I thought I'd give it a try. Still crashes constantly in vanilla. I have tried 3 separate fixes and none of them have worked. Unless you have the patience to troubleshoot for…”
9 of the 100 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“It is amazing and far better than modern Sims games.... then it crashes... and of your all of your progress is gone. No fixes so far. I would not buy until they fix the issue with the game randomly crashing.”
“Keeps crashing on me. EA please update and fix this!! Wish I had known before buying, I love this game so much and I cant play due to loosing all of my progress!!”
“I bought this because of nostalgia, and ignored the negative reviews of game not working properly, thinking that won't happen to me. 9 hours in and my save is already bugged. The pirated version of this game works…”
7 of the 100 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Legacy Collection is trash. Most of y'all already knew that, but I can't discourage buying it enough. Wasted $30 technically $40 because I bought Sims 1 also. I'm so disappointed because I like having my games in Steam.…”
“Can't believe I paid money for an OPTIMISED version just to have it crash every 10 minutes...”
“horrific port and honest waste of money. i hate myself”
6 of the 100 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection runs relatively seamlessly on modern devices in spite of some graphical errors that may appear in some playthroughs, such as poor rendering, but it is overall tolerable enough to be…”
“Almost 24 hours of gameplay and I haven't encountered any glaring issue. Slight graphic discrepancy when snowing, but probably an issue with my laptop's graphics. Still a fun game to play. Best Sims game for me!”
“Truely a masterpeace of a game that still holds up today, besides maybe the graphics. Runs really well and haven't run into any issues or crashes.”
5 of the 100 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“I held off buying it, partly because I already enjoyed the Ultimate Collection on a different system so purchasing this was redundant, and partly because of the problems people reported early on after the re-release. I…”
Counted across 100 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 72.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“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 data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
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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
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| 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 - … |
| 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