Death by old age

When Sims reach the end of their lives, they will die of old age. This and Drowning are the only times in which a living Sim will not be able to plead with the Grim Reaper to bring the Sim back from death.

If a Sim had a long and happy life in which he/she fulfilled many wants and desires, thereby attaining platinum aspiration bar, the Grim Reaper and two Hula Zombies will appear and relaxing music will play. The Sim will pick up his/her suitcase and walk off with the Grim Reaper. If the Sim had a disturbed or troubled life, where few wants were fulfilled or many bad things happened, the Grim Reaper will show the Sim his/her hourglass of life, and the Sim will try to pull it away from the Grim Reaper.