Neighborhood

A neighborhood in The Sims and The Sims 2 is the place where you build your houses.

The Sims

 * In The Sims, the first and only neighborhood is SimLane.


 * In Livin' Large and The Sims Deluxe Edition, the multiple neighborhood feature is introduced. Every neighborhood is the same as Neighborhood 1, except that in the next neighborhoods (after Neighborhood 2) Sim Lane will be empty. The neighborhoods added are neighborhoods 2, 3, 4 and 5.


 * Hot Date introduces Downtown, which is also the same for every neighborhood.


 * Vacation introduces Vacation Island, and yet again, it is also the same for every neighborhood.


 * Unleashed introduces Old Town, a bigger and much wider version of Sim Lane, and is also the same as above.


 * Superstar introduces Studio Town.


 * Makin' Magic introduces Magic Town, the only other neighborhood that sims can stay, but it must be bought with MagiCoins.

The Sims 2

 * The three neighborhoods that ship with The Sims 2 are Pleasantview, Strangetown, and Veronaville.


 * University allows you to add a university sub-neighborhood, Sim State University, La Fiesta Tech, and Académie Le Tour onto one of your base neighborhoods.


 * Nightlife allows you to add a Downtown sub-neighborhood.


 * Open for Business allows you to add a shopping district sub-neighborhood, Bluewater Village.


 * Seasons added a new neighborhood, Riverblossom Hills, which was added to help you explore Seasons.


 * Bon Voyage allows you to add the vacation sub-neighborhoods, Twikkii Island, Three Lakes and Takemizu Village. You can also create your own.


 * Freetime added a new neighborhood, Desiderata Valley, so you get to know about hobbies.


 * Apartment Life added a new neighborhood, Belladonna Cove, with many apartments.


 * And of course, you can create your own neighborhood from scratch, The Sims 2 comes with neighborhood templates you can use, and if you own SimCity 4, you can create your own terrain and everything.

The Sims 3

 * Sunset Valley is the only neighborhood being shipped with The Sims 3.


 * Riverview is a free downloadable town offered from The Sims 3 store.