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NO MONEY, NO PROBLEM The best free-to-play games to try in 2024

Here are some good games for you to play without the need to splash the cash.

SIMLISH TIME Following Barbie, Margot Robbie is producing the live-action The Sims movie you've been hearing about forever

Whippna choba dog!

LUNAR POWERED The Sims 4 Crystal Creations: How to charge crystals, and all crystal effects

Are your Sims pretty sure they're connected to the moon? Well, now they can prove it by donning some stylish jewellery infused with moonlight powers.

CRYSTAL POWER The Sims 4 Crystal Creations Stuff Pack will allow your Sim to unleash their inner jeweler and mystic

Craft, charge, and charm with dazzling crystals.

SHINE ON The Sims 4's next DLC will be a jewellery-crafting stuff pack, out on Leap Day

Dress your Sims head-to-toe in sparkly things or commune with the power of crystals in the moonlight.

QUARTER-LIFE CRISIS 24 years later, no-one can quite agree on when exactly The Sims actually came out

One year short of the franchise's big quarter-century anniversary, we set out to trace it back to its exact calendar roots.

MEDIEVAL TIMES The Sims 4 leak gives us our first look at the Castle Estate Kit

You wanted it, you're getting it.

FUN WITH NUMBERS EA has released some interesting player stats for EA Sports FC, The Sims 4, Apex Legends, more

It was an interesting 2023 for players.

The best video game soundtracks to revisit in 2024

From classical symphonies and industrial noise to acid jazz and synthwave, these game soundtracks leave no stone left unturned.

WELCOME HOME The 8 best new things to do in The Sims 4 For Rent expansion pack

From becoming a neighbourhood despot to improving your kitchen layout, there's a good amount of new stuff to do in the latest DLC.

SUM SUM (OF CASH) The Sims just got official merch and it's about as pricy as the average expansion pack

I don’t need the Sul Sul Bubble Tee. I don’t need the Su-(pulls out credit card).

NEW HORIZONS The Sims 5 might feature some Animal Crossing inspired multiplayer

Still no word on when to expect the sequel, though.

LANDGRAAB The Sims 4 For Rent will make you a landlord in a Southeast Asian inspired city… overrun with zombies?

Multi-unit dwellings are coming to The Sims 4 at last, but who could have foreseen this…?

KITCHEN NIGHTMARES? The Sims 4’s latest update turns your Sims into chefs

The Sims 4 Home Chef Hustle Stuff Pack is on its way, alongside bug fixes and other updates.

TASTY NEWS The Sims 4 to receive a new stuff pack after a nearly three-year hiatus

Last night's Behind the Sims livestream also teased some Project Rene news

SUMMER'S END The Sims 4 celebrates its 9th anniversary with two new kits and a long-awaited Gallery overhaul

Thus ends the "Take The Reins" summer content programme… at least in terms of paid DLC

TAKE THE REINS Saddle up and explore the horsey life when The Sims 4 Horse Ranch Expansion Pack gallops in July 20

Get on your horses and ride.

Less Than A Coffee The Sims 5 job listing seems to imply it will be free-to-play with user generated content

The game is a ways out though, so take it with a grain of salt.

YAY OR NEIGH? The Sims 4 will be letting Simmers horse around with neigh-bors in new Horse Ranch DLC

Farewell Willow Creek, and welcome Chestnut Ridge.

SMELLS LIKE SIMS 4 Grunge Revival hits The Sims 4: Embrace the rebellious vibes in the latest kit

Looking California and feeling Minnesota.

KIT YOUR SIMS Medieval, Goth, or Modern? Vote now for the next two Kit expansions to The Sims 4

Dark or colorful; middle-ages or industrial.

EXPAND YOUR STYLE The Sims 4 Daring Lifestyle Bundle goes free on Epic Games Store next week

Unleash your daring side.

SIMS SOARS The Sims 4 has reportedly reached 70 million players, announces new kits

Say hello to Greenhouse Haven and Basement Treasures.

TONY BLEURGH VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.46: The best game that features a 90s star

It was the best decade between the 80s and the 2000s.

FAKING IT VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.44: The best game where you'd swap places with the main character

Surviving most video games would be hell, but some of them let you just chill out on a beach.

GET TO THE POINT VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.43: The best game that takes ten or more hours to get good

A sewage pipe that leads to an ocean.

REAL The Sims 4’s next free update expands on customisation options with scars and birthmarks

Just in time for the Growing Together expansion.

SUL SUL The Sims 4 will add a new life stage, Infants, in March

Alongside new family, The Michaelsons.

OOH BE GAH The Sims 4 reveals two new kits for your Sims bathrooms and bedrooms

Putting the woo in woohoo.

IT'S ALL RELATIVE! Latest The Sims 4 leak shows off new paid kit full of underwear

Yes, you heard that right. The Simtimates collection could be on its way.

HOKEY COMPUTER VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.33: The best game that could have been made by an AI

Humans have wondered for decades if artificial intelligence will lead to their doom, but could it have invented DOOM?

NO SWEARING SIMS The Sims 4 latest update eradicates all “wholly unacceptable content” from its gallery

The ‘Gallery Profanity Filter Update’.

WICKED WHIMS The Sims 5 Project Rene screenshots have leaked, showing off interiors, streets, and UI

Is nothing sacred?

SIMS IN THE BIG CITY The Urbz at 18: EA’s most bizarre spin-off experiment may be one of its best

The Sims' lesson in sociology? Say no more.

Poor Show EA apologises for first Behind The Sims Summit, "did not fairly represent players"

A number of fans were unhappy at the looks of black simmers feature in the presentation.

WABADEBADOO The Sims 4 base game is now free to play on all platforms, how to claim

Expansions, kits, and packs still cost a pretty penny, however.

THE SIMS 5? MAYBE EA reveals first look at what’s next for The Sims with ‘Project Rene’

We’re yet to see what Sim life actually looks like, though.

Ooh be gah! The Sims 4 base game is going free-to-play in October

Tune in on October 18 for a special-edition Behind The Sims Summit.

back to normal The Sims 4 patch gets rid of aging bug and incest after accidentally adding them

You read that right. Toddlers were becoming seniors in the blink of an eye, while other sims wanted to date their family members.

no early access? The Sims 4's latest policy update cracks down on paid custom content and mods

The games' biggest creators will no longer be able to charge for their content, which has caused some tension across the community.

speedrunning sims This Sims 4 bug is aging characters at an alarming rate

Is this a bad thing? Looking after toddlers in The Sims 4 does suck...

more options to come The Sims 4 will soon let you pick your sexual orientation

Decide who you want to "WooHoo" with.

Back to School The Sims 4 announces first expansion pack in nearly a year, High School Years

A free body hair update is being introduced to the game also.

WEREBIES GALORE The Sims 4 introduces Werewolves, allows players to literally go wild

Plenty of players are living out their Twilight-esque fantasies with this pack.

BARK AT THE MOON The Sims 4 Werewolves Game Pack urges you to embrace the full moon

Thar wolf. Thar castle.

WOOHOO! The latest Sims 4 update lets you choose your Sims' pronouns, finally

It's about time that we got this update.

RESCUE SUCCESSFUL Playable SimCopter 64 build appears, revealing a mysterious canceled N64 title

A little piece of gaming history is uncovered as a playable build of a game not seen for 24 years emerges.

Full Moon The next Sims 4 kits let you cosy up outside, or dress up for a night out on the town

Little Campers and Moonlight Chic offer up a couple of different night time activities.

AROOOO! The Sims 4 may be getting customizable pronouns and werewolves soon

Thar wolf. Thar castle.

TO RUSSIA WITH LOVE The Sims 4 My Wedding Stories will release in Russia despite law against promoting LGBT relationships

The game pack could be in violation of a Russian law that prohibits distributing "propaganda of homosexualism" to minors.