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The Sims™ Legacy Collection
The original game you know and love. For Windows 10/11. Create a neighborhood of Sims and guide their lives through careers and romance. Or create chaos with open-ended gameplay that lets you shape their destinies.
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
26 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“The Sims isn’t just a game it’s a time machine. Booting it up instantly brings back that early-2000s feeling: building chaotic houses, forgetting ladders in pools, and watching everything spiral in the funniest ways…”
“Really fun and beats Sims 4 for me, play sims 2 for updated graphics and more QoL but the charm this entry has is nice and fun.”
“10/10, would recommend It took 5 minutes to create a character, 5 minutes to furnish his house and 10 minutes to die in a random fire while trying to make breakfast. There is this certain charm and unpredictability in…”
17 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“Love the music and the nostalgia. Well optimized and plays well on my Ubuntu Linux!”
“-Overpriced, yet compares nicely content wise to what the same amount of money would get you in 4. Like, it is an actual full game with expansions, imagine that EA. -Runs better, and not at all broken in my eightish…”
“Really good. Was worried I would experience crashes, but have played for over 11 hours and it's been fine. Tried on my laptop with intel i5G1 integrated graphics and it only worked in windowed mode. Works fine on my PC…”
6 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“-Overpriced, yet compares nicely content wise to what the same amount of money would get you in 4. Like, it is an actual full game with expansions, imagine that EA. -Runs better, and not at all broken in my eightish…”
“Really good. Was worried I would experience crashes, but have played for over 11 hours and it's been fine. Tried on my laptop with intel i5G1 integrated graphics and it only worked in windowed mode. Works fine on my PC…”
“Its the sims 1 , you are getting exactly that. It hasnt crashed on me and plays well. The game is clearly outdated, but very cosy and attention grabbing.”
4 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“Love the music and the nostalgia. Well optimized and plays well on my Ubuntu Linux!”
“This is what started my love for Sims 2 & Sims 3, I was seven back then but at the time I was playing the base game, while the collection came out the year I was seven lol, it made me jump and still does with the spooky…”
“The best decision EA has made in the last 26 years (and I personally believe it’s the only one) This is the only game that truly has the soul of the entire Sims series - interesting jobs and challenges - detailed…”
4 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“-Overpriced, yet compares nicely content wise to what the same amount of money would get you in 4. Like, it is an actual full game with expansions, imagine that EA. -Runs better, and not at all broken in my eightish…”
“Its always going to have a place in my heart <3 favourite sims game followed closely by 2. I love the challenge - its unforgiving, the way sims should be! Lots of character.”
“The first game is brutal but forgiving when you understand how to properly schedule your time correctly”
27 of the 82 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“When I could play it, it would crash every 30 mins. Now after some time of not playing it, I come back and it wont even open now....”
“EA went from being a synonym of quality to being a company that can't even make a 20 year old game work. The worst part? THERE'S NO WAY TO GET ACTUAL CUSTOMER SUPPORT FROM EA, THEY ONLY HAVE A ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ USELESS CLANKER…”
“+ The Sims™ - Electronic Arts + No Electronic Arts Launcher - The Sims™ Legacy Collection it do be crashing all the time.... unplayable more play time offline also they should add achievements”
15 of the 82 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“It's a barebones re-release of the classic year 2000 game/tool used to detect serial killers and psychopaths by letting you let your Sims burn to death or the personal favourite of a clearly lost generation, letting…”
8 of the 82 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“i beg you to not buy this, it doesnt even run at all on my laptop on windows 11, i have tried everything to fix this, refund this if you can, and do not buy this, save yourself”
“If the game keeps minimizing and restoring itself in fullscreen (constant flickering), try pressing Alt + Enter to switch to windowed mode. This appears to be caused by exclusive fullscreen compatibility issues on…”
7 of the 82 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“It's a barebones re-release of the classic year 2000 game/tool used to detect serial killers and psychopaths by letting you let your Sims burn to death or the personal favourite of a clearly lost generation, letting…”
“This is what started my love for Sims 2 & Sims 3, I was seven back then but at the time I was playing the base game, while the collection came out the year I was seven lol, it made me jump and still does with the spooky…”
“Despite The Sims being a cherished part of my childhood, the original Sims game has aged very heavily (and somewhat poorly if I'm being honest). Worth playing once if you've played later Sims games and love them just to…”
7 of the 82 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“It's a barebones re-release of the classic year 2000 game/tool used to detect serial killers and psychopaths by letting you let your Sims burn to death or the personal favourite of a clearly lost generation, letting…”
“It’s a great game for a trip down memory lane, but you’ll need some patience for these old-school mechanics.”
“Despite The Sims being a cherished part of my childhood, the original Sims game has aged very heavily (and somewhat poorly if I'm being honest). Worth playing once if you've played later Sims games and love them just to…”
Counted across 82 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 72.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“this game isnt a life simulator. Its a survival horror the real strategy for thriving: Dont chase the corporate ladder because apparently, career progression is also tied to how many family friends you have. which is absurd. Dont socialise. stay unemployed. Become a reclusive…”
— a player, Steam review · 130 hrs played“Runs and play well for me on steamdeck! Just have to get sims to stop setting fires in the kitchen when cooking”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“I love the game BUT The Glitch with the Flies spawning in even though everything is clean, Had to download a file to fix it from Reddit. Also the burglar is bugged and wont spawn in ever again after once being arrested, I keep hearing the El Bandito and Burglar music cue with…”
— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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The Sims™ 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™ 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™ 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
The Sims™ Trading Cards Are Here!
Bask in the nostalgia of The Sims™ by collecting five trading cards featuring characters you love. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3314060/The_Sims_Legacy_Collection/
The Sims™ Legacy Patch Notes #4
Sul Sul, Simmers! We’ve loved seeing all the creative builds and memorable moments you're enjoying in these legacy titles! We’re continuing to address the major issues you've been reporting via the of
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Casual, Simulation |
| Player tags | Sandbox · Building · Immersive Sim · Life Sim · Management · Casual · Simulation · Crafting · Character Customization · Cartoony · Colorful · Atmospheric (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 |
| 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 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 17 GB available space