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''[[The Sims]]'' is the first game in the franchise, released in 2000 as a spin-off of the SimCity series. The game was met with critical acclaim and received numerous awards, and has sold more than 6 million units to date.<ref>[http://callcenterinfo.tmcnet.com/news/2005/feb/1114806.htm "The Sims Franchise Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary and Continues to Break Records"<!-- Bot Generated Title -->]. Retrieved on 2 October 2014.</ref> It ranks among the [[Wikipedia:List of best-selling PC video games|best-selling PC video games in history]]. The success of the initial release led to the creation of a total of seven themed expansion packs for the game; ''[[The Sims: 2Livin' Large|Livin' Large]]'', ''[[The Sims: House Party|House Party]]'', ''[[The Sims: Hot StudioDate|Hot Date]]'', ''[[The Sims: Vacation|Vacation]]'', ''[[The Sims: Unleashed|Unleashed]]'', ''[[The Sims: Superstar|Superstar]]'', and ''[[The Sims: ps2Makin' gamesMagic|Makin' Magic]]''.

As of NovemberDecember 20172020, fourten expansion packs have been released for ''The Sims 4'';: ''[[The Sims 4: Get to Work|Get to Work]]'', ''[[The Sims 4: Get Together|Get Together]]'', ''[[The Sims 4: City Living|City Living]]'', and ''[[The Sims 4: Cats & Dogs|Cats &amp; Dogs]]'', ''[[The Sims 4: Seasons|Seasons]]'', ''[[The Sims 4: Get Famous|Get Famous]],'' ''[[The Sims 4: Island Living|Island Living]]'', ''[[The Sims 4: Discover University|Discover University]]'', ''[[Eco Lifestyle]]'' and ''[[Snowy Escape]]''. For the first time in the series, smaller-scale "Game packs" are introduced, which add new content and gameplay centered around a specific theme;. As of June 2021, ten game packs have been released: ''[[The Sims 4: Outdoor Retreat|Outdoor Retreat]]'' allows Sims to go camping in the wilderness, ''[[The Sims 4: Spa Day|Spa Day]]'' features day spas where Sims can partake in a variety of relaxing treatments and activities, ''[[The Sims 4: Dine Out|Dine Out]]'' reintroduces the ability to dine at and own restaurants, ''[[The Sims 4: Vampires|Vampires]]'' marks the return of the vampire lifestate, ''[[The Sims 4: Parenthood|Parenthood]]'', allows''[[The Sims to4: shapeJungle their children's livesAdventure|Jungle into adulthoodAdventure]]'', and''[[The Sims 4: StrangerVille|StrangerVille]]'', ''[[The Sims 4: JungleRealm Adventureof Magic|JungleRealm Adventureof Magic]]'', allows Sims''[[Journey to exploreBatuu]]'', aand jungle.''[[The UnlikeSims most4: packsDream fromHome previousDecorator|Dream games,Home theDecorator]]''. The stuff packs for ''The Sims 4'' introduce minor gameplay elements in addition to new content;, unlike previous games. Eighteen stuff packs currently exist: ''[[The Sims 4: Luxury Party Stuff|Luxury Party Stuff]]'', ''[[The Sims 4: Perfect Patio Stuff|Perfect Patio Stuff]]'', ''[[The Sims 4: Cool Kitchen Stuff|Cool Kitchen Stuff]]'', ''[[The Sims 4: Spooky Stuff|Spooky Stuff]]'', ''[[The Sims 4: Movie Hangout Stuff|Movie Hangout Stuff]]'', ''[[The Sims 4: Romantic Garden Stuff|Romantic Garden Stuff]]'', ''[[The Sims 4: Kids Room Stuff|Kids Room Stuff]]'', ''[[The Sims 4: Backyard Stuff|Backyard Stuff]]'', ''[[The Sims 4: Vintage Glamour Stuff|Vintage Glamour Stuff]]'', ''[[The Sims 4: Bowling Night Stuff|Bowling Night Stuff]]'', ''[[The Sims 4: Fitness Stuff|Fitness Stuff]]'', ''[[The Sims 4: Toddler Stuff|Toddler Stuff]]'', ''[[The Sims 4: Laundry Day Stuff|Laundry Day Stuff]] '', and ''[[The Sims 4: My First Pet Stuff|My First Pet Stuff]]'', ''[[The Sims 4: Moschino Stuff|Moschino Stuff]]'', ''[[The Sims 4: Tiny Living Stuff|Tiny Living Stuff]],'' ''[[The Sims 4: Nifty Knitting Stuff|Nifty Knitting Stuff]]'' and ''[[The Sims 4: Paranormal Stuff|Paranormal Stuff]]''. From March 2021, various "kit" packs were also released for ''The Sims 4'', which are mini packs of content with a very specific theme, similar to that of ''[[The Sims 3 Store]]''[[The Sims 3 Store|.]]

A console version of ''[[The Sims 4 (console)|The Sims 4]]'' was released for Xbox One and PlaystationPlayStation 4. For the first time in series, the console version now provides the full base game, as well as content packs, similar to that of the PC version,. unlikeThis is in contrast to previous console games, where most of the PC version features were either lostremoved, or the console version had exclusive features not present in the PC version.

''The Sims '' series has received critical acclaim. '' The Sims'' series also holds 5 world records in the Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition 2008. These records include "World's Biggest-Selling Simulation Series", and "Best Selling PC Game of All Time" for ''The Sims'', which sold 16 million units, 100 times EA's original projection of 160,000 units. {{fact}}

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