The Sims 4: High School Years

The Sims 4: High School Years

Expansion pack for

The Sims 4: High School Years
Box art for The Sims 4: High School Years
Development
Developer(s)	Maxis, The Sims Studio
Publisher(s)	Electronic Arts
Series	The Sims
Release date(s)	July 28, 2022
Technical information
Platform(s)	Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Mode(s)	Single-player
System requirements	Minimum system requirements on TheSims.com
Game features
Themes	School
Worlds	Copperdale

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The Sims 4: High School Years is the upcoming twelfth expansion pack for The Sims 4. It was announced on June 30, 2022 and will be released on all platforms on July 28, 2022.

The expansion is focused on high school life, and adds the ability to control teens while they are at school. It includes the world of Copperdale, a once booming mining town. The pack reintroduces features from The Sims 3: Generations, such as prom and pranks. It also has a focus on teenage fashion, similar to The Sims 2: Teen Style Stuff.

Official description

Experience High School — Experience all the ups and downs of high school. Attend classes in person, get to know your teachers, hang out in the cafeteria and even decorate your locker. Your most treasured moments might happen while loitering around with your friends after school.

Iconic Teen Moments — Dance the night away at prom and celebrate your graduation ceremony (if you keep up with your schoolwork). In addition to those big moments, Sims can make lifelong friends, participate in after-school activities and teams and experience the rollercoaster ride of puberty.

Shake Things Up — High school is a time of self-discovery. Find the confidence to ask out your crush or the guts to skip class (don’t let the principal catch you). Teen Sims will explore their own likes and dislikes and have new opportunities to cause mischief. Pranks and sneaking out after dark can have consequences, so be careful you don’t get caught.

Explore Your Style — Make your bedroom your own, plan outfits with clothes designed by Depop sellers and become a Simfluencer. Teen Sims can earn money by selling outfits and hyping up looks they design on Trendi right from their bedrooms, which are now more interactive than ever. Use a laptop, read a book in bed or even have a pillow fight!

New additions

New objects

• American football
• Cafeteria station
• Ferris wheel
• Haunted house
• Lockers
• Photo booth
• Podium
• Sneak out window
• Toilet stall
• Tunnel of love
• Vending machine
• Whiteboard

New traits

• Overachiever
• Party animal
• Socially awkward

New aspirations

• Drama Llama (Teen) - This Sim wants all the drama all the time.
  • Hot Gossip
  • Internet Troll
  • Drama Llama
    • Reward trait: Untroubled - Untroubled Sims always bounce back. Being a Drama Llama can leave relationships rocky. Nothing says carefree like moving on and letting go.

• Goal Oriented (Teen) - This Sim wants to be the best: Grades? Check. Sports? Check. Money? Check! The road to success is being paved!
  • Setting Your Sights - Join an After-School Activity · Do Homework 5 Times · Earn 500 Simoleons
  • Major Flex
  • Goal Oriented
    • Reward trait: Highflier - Highflier Sims have the potential to be more successful, especially in business.

• Live Fast (Teen) - This Sim aims to get the most out of life by living care-free and rules-free.
  • • Reward trait: Dauntless - Dauntless Sims always live life to the fullest, and the Grim Reaper has a soft spot for dauntless pleas during matters of life and death. Risky fun sure has its perks.

• Admired Icon (Teen) - This Sim wants to be a trend setter, popular, and influential. A true icon.
  • Everyone's Bestie
  • Clout Chaser
  • Admired Icon
    • Reward trait: Iconic - Iconic Sims are the ones everyone wants to follow. They've earned the admiration of their peers, and can now set their sights anywhere on the world wide web.

New skill

• Entrepreneur

New types of death

• Death by Stink Capsule
• Death by Urban Myth

New lot assignments

• Auditorium
• High school
• Thrift and bubble tea store

New like/dislike category

• Fashion

Other new features

• Sims can attend prom
• Sims can groom and trim body hair
• Cheerleading
• Stink capsule lockers
• Pillow fights
• Customizable locker doors
• A social media app on the smartphone named Social Bunny
• New selfie poses
• Shopping for clothes

Trivia

• This pack allows Sims to be controlled while inside the school building. In all previous games, schools are either off-screen occurrences or a rabbit hole.
• A few of the clothing items in this pack were designed by sellers from the fashion marketplace app Depop.
• The Song featured in the official trailer is Sad Disco by mxmtoon.

Gallery

• File:EP12 Promo 1.png
• File:EP12 Promo 2.png
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• File:TS4-HSY-CLASSROOM.png
• Early purchase incentive items for the pack

  Early purchase incentive items for the pack

• File:EP12 Render 1.png

• File:The Sims 4 High School Years- Official Reveal Trailer
• File:The Sims 4 High School Years Livestream

Music

• mxmtoon - Sad Disco

References

"The Sims" Chronology
Preceded by The Sims 4: Werewolves June 16, 2022	The Sims series PC games	Latest release for The Sims 4
Preceded by The Sims 4: Cottage Living July 22, 2021	The Sims 4 expansion packs	Latest expansion pack for The Sims 4
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