The Sims FreePlay/Updates and Added Features

This section shows features added in each update in The Sims FreePlay.

If a line has an * on it, it means that feature is only available in that update.

Valentine's Day

• New Valentine's Day items (such as Love Tub and Love Bed)
• New Scientist career at Science Lab (see Science)

Marriage and Babies

• Marriage and Babies
• New Musician career
• Can now remove a Sim and their house from the game
• Can now cancel an action

Easter

• New pet (rabbit)
• New wallpaper*
• New items and clothing*
• New Makeup
• New Furniture

Toddler

• Toddlers
• New Children's store added to the town map
• New items for dogs (frisbees, water and food bowls, toys, dog houses)
• Dress Up chest and Wedding Wear added to the online store

Social

• New social objects
• New toddler items (toddler beds, dollhouses, tea sets, slot cars, and more)
• New Nightclub and Party Boat added to the town map
• New pets (cats) and objects for cats
• Neighbors
• New Leaderboard (in Party Boat)
• Take a photo in-game and post it to Twitter and Facebook
• Fish tanks added to the online store

Salon

• The Salon added to the town map (pre-built)
• New house templates (Japanese Retreat, Designer House, Pro Skater's Dream)
• Katy-Perry themed style pack added to the online store
• Premium Home Pack added to the home store

Pre-Teen

• Grow your Toddlers into Pre-teens
• The Sports Center added to the town map
• Sim Town Elementary added to the town map
• Hobbies - Pre-teens can have hobbies (Karate, Ballet)
• New Teacher career
• New preteen items
• Game Center support for iOS

Supernatural

• New Ghost Hunter hobby (limited time reward - Haunted House)
• Haunted items added
• Costume Shop added to the town map
• Competition Center added to the town map
• Sim-Eating Plants and Cooking Fires (now some recipes and plants will catch fire or become sim-eating plants)
• New cat (Anchovy from Bejeweled Blitz)
• More achievements added to the Game Center

Holiday

• New hobbies (Fishing and Fashion Designing)
• New objects and clothes
• 12 Days Of Christmas quest (daily reward items disappear after December) *
• iPhone 5 support

Pool

• Swimming Center added to the town map
• Reach level 13 to build your own pool
• Swimsuit and Dolphin bundles available for purchase from the Online Store
• New outdoor furniture and plants
• New name for Costume Shop (The Fashion and Fancy Dress Shop)
• New diving hobby
• Sims maximum increased from 21 to 23 Sims
• Herbicide table, pesticides, and fire extinguishers removed from the game and the "Negotiate" option reduced to 3 minutes.

Livin' Large

• Beachside lots that are twice as big as standard ones
• Seven more Sims (34 total)
• Movie Studio and Real Estate Agency added to the town map
• New houses templates (Neo Tokyo theme, Beachside Escape and Dream Home Contest Winner)
• New Designer Countertops for kitchen
• New careers: Actor and Real Estate Agent
• Automatic vomit and pee cleaner
• Level up faster from level 30 upwards all the way up to level 52

Moving Up

• The Sports Center renamed to The Community Center
• Add second and third floor to houses and buildings
• Fire poles, elevators and escalators
• New woodworking hobby
• New Home Store items: lounges, dining tables, bathroom sinks, windows and doors
• Limited time Construction-O Coins (CC)*
• Adidas male and female pack in the Online Store
• Limited edition ( teleporter ) multi story

Climate Control

• Weather Machine
• Snow Park added to the town map
• New Figure Skating hobby
• New Home Store items: weather machine, lights, fans, heaters
• New warm clothes for Sims: beanies, winter coats, ear muffs
• Ice Hockey Set (Limited edition)
• SimTracker displayed when you start the game.

Neighbors

• The start-up screen now also shows Firemonkeys logo (used to be only EA logo)*
• Redesigned Party Boat
• Visit neighbors' town, houses and buildings
• Complete Social goals to earn Social Points
• New Scandinavian House (worth 450 SP)
• All-new furniture and items, new colors released each week for 4 weeks
• NBR section of the Home Store no longer available
• Social items no longer require neighbors, can be paid with SP
• ‘Another Simtown’ on Party Boat for players without neighbors
• Status bar displays Social Points instead of NBR
• New globe button at the bottom of the screen redirects you to the Party Boat
• Cloud saves now also support Game Center (iOS only) if you do not have a Facebook account
• Your save data will now be uploaded to the Cloud automatically every time you access the Party Boat
• Transfer your Cloud save data between Android, iOS and Amazon devices
• Two goals are always displayed on the screen (regular and social)
• Sim's needs and goals are smaller size
• Changed Account Manager helps keep all of your accounts logged in

Mystery Island

• Mystery Island and Bridge added to the town map
• 4 new Premium House Lots on Mystery Island
• 4 Houseboat Lots on Mystery Island
• Simoleons Sprout and Lifestyle Points Lotus
• Firemonkeys logo is no longer shown at the start of the game
• Town button on the bottom now has two options: Sim Town and Mystery Island
• New Home Store items
• When taking a screenshot, the lines above Sims' heads are gone
• Limited-time Treasure Chest
• Collect resources to upgrade island monuments (maximum to Level 70)

Ancient Monuments

• The Riches Of Terra - Gives your Sims a chance to gain bonus Simoleons after doing Simoleons generating actions, such as gardening, baking, and working!
• The Tempest Of Bliss - Decreases a rate at which your Sims' motives drain
• The Flames Of Wisdom - Gives your Sims a change to gain bonus XP after doing XP generating actions, such as using objects, gardening, baking, and working!
• The Springs Of Fortune - Increases chance of getting XP and Simoleons bonuses from 'The Riches Of Terra' and 'Flames Of Wisdom'
• Island Volcano - Upgrade all four Monuments to Level 25 to watch the Volcano burst into life, exposing untold riches!

Teenagers

• New quest system introduced - new players will have a series of quests to unlock items and abilities that used to be available to all players. Previous limited time items return as limited time rewards for these quests.
• Age your Preteens into Teens by completing the Coming of Age quest at Level 18 and higher.
• Higher Education quest at Level 24 and higher unlocks Sim Town High in the Town Map
• Teens can become a Teen Idol by completing Road to Fame quest
• Build a Sim Town Sign to unlock Teen Idol Mansion
• Use a telephone to adopt Toddlers, Preteens or Teens (costs real money)
• New Home Store items for Teens
• Earn Keys and win prizes at Mystery Box Shop with weekly quests (instead of regular tasks)
• School for Preteens is redesigned
• Relationships between siblings
• Personalities removed from the Create-A-Sim menu
• Great Ghost Escape event*

Holiday 2013

• Thanksgiving Day quest (unlocks Pilgrim Hats, Turkey Hats, and Turkey Beanbag chair)*
• Christmas presents delivered by the mailbox featuring limited time items (rewards from 12 Days of Christmas quest)*
• The Missing Xmas Elves quest (daily rewards with Pet Reindeer as the main reward)*
• Limited time location: Santa's Workshop
• New Year's Eve 10...9...8... Quest (unlocks Fireworks Pack)*

All Grown Up

• Adulthood, Seniors, In Stitches, Bird Feeding quests
• Sims can grow from Babies to Seniors
• New hobbies for seniors (Quilting and Bird Feeding)
• New Home Store items
• Bingo Hall added to the town map (Mystery Island)
• Premium Residence is renamed to Ocean View Residence
• New house templates (Renovator's Dream, Two Story/Three Story Unfurnished House)
• New houseboats (The Tiny Tightpocket and The Pint-prized Prince)
• Economy houseboat is renamed to The Cavernous Cruiser, Premium is now The Royal Wavecutter
• All items show how much stars they are worth
• SimTracker shows each Sim's life stage
• In the park pier, there's now a stereo
• New Task Available now shows at the left bottom of the screen instead of current goals
• Add one more Sim (32 total)

Life Dreams

• Life Dreams & Legacies quest
• Sims age naturally as you play with them (after completing the Life Dreams & Legacies quest at level 26)
• Fulfill Sims' Life Dreams and earn Life Orbs
• Personalities return (Sporty and Geek)
• Age Controller
• At the final stage, Seniors face death
• Sim Tracker displays a circle around Sims showing how much of the phase in their life is completed
• Beach and Ice Ape Arcade added to the town map (Mystery Island) 
• New hobbies: Snorkeling, Seashell Collecting, Arcade Gamer, Skill Tester, Pinball Wizard
• Redesigned residence previews

Saddle Up

• Need For Steed, and Hidden Unicorn quest
• Stables added to the town map (Mystery Island)
• New animals (Horses)
• New hobbies: Show Jumping, Show Tricks, Vaulting and Surfing
• New Swimming Area at the beach
• Maximum level increased to Level 55
• New life dream stages - Sims can only complete a certain percent of their life dream during each age group
• Now only Seniors can complete a life dream and complete an orb

Carnival

• Carnival added to the town map (Mystery Island)
• New In Da Clubhouse quest
• New hobbies: Juggling. High Striker, Toddler Playhouse
• New personality: Entertainer
• Redesigned Hobbies section by age

Let's Eat!

• Bread Winner and Sous Judgmental quests
• Restaurant added to the town map
• New hobby: Cooking
• By tapping on an oven, you can choose between Cooking and Baking
• Ultimate Makeover (by tapping on a Sim) completely revamps an existing Sim
• A gift icon is now shown next to the weekly tasks
• A task won't disappear from the screen until you Tap to Continue

Pet Paradise (Sept 2014)

• New Barkshire Pet Park added to the town map (Mystery Island)
• New hobbies: Dog Obedience, Dog Agility, Cat Show
• Names under items in the Home Store.
• Pet Salon added to the town map - has collars for cats and dogs
• The Pirate and His Goddess quest added (Oct. 1st)
• New Pirate Ship for trading resources, SPs, and simoleons for gems needed to upgrade the new Ancient Goddess monument.

Witches & Wizards (October 2014)

• A new store (Sorcerous Supplies) added to the town map next to the Snow Park.
• New quest The Book of Spells
• Two new hobbies - Spell Casting (unlocked after completing The Book of Spells) and Broomstick Flying (unlocked on Oct. 31st and after completing Spell Casting collection once.)
• New pets - Imperial Barn Owl(limited time reward for Spell Casting hobby) and Dragons (limited reward for The Book of Spells quest).
• New wizard themed items and outfit
• Thanksgiving quest for Android users (unlocks pet turkey)*

AppsforRED

• iOS exclusive update
• (POINTS)RED replace Social Points for two weeks*
• Buying (POINTS)RED from the online store donates money to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria*
• New The (RED) Flowers of Sim Town quest (unlocks the All-Hands Monument)*
• The (PRODUCT)RED™ Community Challenge - when everyone uses (POINTS)RED the whole iOS community gets closer to unlocking limited edition (PRODUCT)RED™ décor, clothing, and items for the whole community!*
• Grow (RED)Flowers*
• Thanksgiving quest for iOS users*

Holiday 2014

• Daily Christmas presents*
• The Great Xmas Mishap Quest - starts December 14 (unlocks Living Teddy)*
• Return to Santa's workshop in the North Pole*
• Christmas outfits for sims, antlers and Santa hats for pets
• Resolution Solution Quest - starts December 28 (unlocks the Party Pack)*
• New quest A Dance to Remember
• New hobbies - Salsa Dancing (unlocked after completing A Dance to Remember) and Break Dancing (unlocked after completing Salsa Dancing collection once.)

Mall

• New building added to the town map (Sunset Mall)
• New quest Sunset Mall quest
• Two new hobbies - Modeling and Bowling
• Over 500 new clothes for all ages
• Lunar New Year quest - starts February 14*
• Rainbow Rider event - starts February 21*

Royalty

• New building added to the town map (Northern Glade Castle)
• New quest Royal Lineage
• New pets, fairies (limited time reward for the Royal Lineage quest)
• New hobbies - Archery and Jester
• Added second floor (castle throne room)
• New clothes - crowns, flowing gowns, and commanding royal attire
• Phillips sonicare toothbrush & vanity - starts march 16*
• Sleepwear event - starts April 10*

Dream Homes

• Three new quests DIY Homes: Peaceful Patio, DIY Homes: Lovey-Dovey Balcony, and DIY Homes: Basement of Kings
• All new items in the home store
• Can now build hallways, create smaller rooms, place doors and windows next to each other and walls, and build 5 floors
• Figure skating event - starts June 5*

Great Outdoors

• Deer Spring Falls Campground added to the town map
• New Vacationer's Guide to the Outdoors quest
• New hobbies - Storyteller and Survivalist
• Long hair event - starts July 20*

Baby Steps

• New quests Super Toddler Secret Mission, Nanny Knows Best
• New hobbies - Musical Expression and Toddler Finger Painting
• More interactions with babies
• Babies are redesigned and now have smaller heads.
• Home store sale items 3 balloons ( only available 5 days )

Glitz and Glam

• New quest Pretty Little Planters
• New hobbies - Makeup Artist and Fashion Hunter
• Over 600 new clothes and makeup
• Second floor added to the Sunset Mall
• Designer rugs event - starts September 15*
• Outdoors event - starts October 10*

Monsters and Magic

• New quests Night of the Candy Monsters, Saved by the Spell
• New Halloween costumes
• Wizard's Cottage - practice spell casting and make potions
• Wizard Costumes
• More items in the Sorcerous Supplies Store
• Sleepwear event - starts November 20*

Holiday 2015

• New quests Christmas Chill, Secret Winter Wonderland, Styles of Time, puppy odyssey
• New Winter Clothing
• Ice Palace and Ice Queen
• New build objects - frosty funitures
• New logo based on The Sims 4
• Online store sale items living teddy bear ( only available 12 days )
• new hobbies - puppy and kitten
• Puppy & Kitten hobbies ( unlock 50 designer rugs 5×2 )
• Animal onesie event - starts January 19*
• Boutique hair event - starts January 26*

Tropical Island

• New Community Event - Tropical Romance Island Event.
• Sea Voyage Boat added to the town map
• Collect fruits and constructor coins to unlock everything in the Island
• Added a progress bar showing everything you've unlocked in the community event*
• Returning event - Sleepwear Event*

Chocolate Egg Chase

• New quest Chocolate Egg Chase
• New Easter decorations, wallpapers and floors*
• New outfits - pajamas and bunny onesies
• Chocolatier Special Event - starts March 27*
• New hobby - Chocolatier
• Returning quest - Styles of Time*

Sim Town Health Spa

• New community event - Sim Town Health Spa
• Collect gems and constructor coins to unlock the spa furnitures and The Spa Template
• Gem deposits ( Available for decorations after the community event )
• Added a progress bar showing everything you've unlocked in the community event*
• New spa clothing
• Returning Events - Boutique Hair Event, Animal onesie and Urban Furniture*

Sim Town Police

• New building added to the town map (Police Station)
• Changed all of the icons of the careers
• Replaced the meter bar with a time in the Simtracker when you send a sim to work
• New career - Police officer
• You can now interact with your sims while their on work
• Returning Events - Long Hair Event and Outdoor Event*

Movie Star

• Changed the actor career to movie star career
• Split the movie star career into 2 profession career
• Increased the level of movie star career
• You can send your sim to work off-site
• Make the Movie Studio, interactable
• Returning Events - Urban Furniture, Sleepwear Event and Cholatier Event*

Doctor, Doctor

• New Area: Downtown
• New Buildings added to the town map - SimTown Express and Hospital
• New Profession career - Medical Staff
• New Quest - SinTown Express Quest
• Returning Events - Boutique Hair Event and Baby Onesie Event
• Changed the price of the Social Point Flower from 5LP to 20LP
• Changed the music in the salon and CAS menu

Halloween 2016

• New Events:
  • Simtown Market Events:
    • Movie Studio Event
    • Infant Overalls Event
    • Police Station Event
    • Sleeping Bag Pack Event
  • Country Homestead Furniture Event
• All icons now have a subhead icon for everyone to know what the lot does.
• Finishing an objective tab is now changed.
• Quests in Queue tab is now located on the top of the Quest selection.
• Collecting revenues' sound is now changed.
• New free clothes
• Returning Quest - Night of the Candy Monsters*
• Returning Community Event - Sim Town Health Spa*
• Returning Event - Long Hair Event

Holiday 2016

• New Community Event: The Prince and the Pocket Princess*
• New Hobbies: Aerobics and Ice Sculpture
• New Events:
  • The Charming Barber
  • Simtown Market Events:
    • ???
    • Pop-Up Book Event
  • Ice Sculpture Special Event
• New Quest: The Grooving Guru
• New Building added to the town map - Health Hub
• A gift can be found on any house lot to celebrate the 5th anniversary of The Sims Freeplay.

French Romance

• New Live Event: French Romance*
  • New French-style furniture
  • New home lot: French Chateau
• New Events:
  • Simtown Market Events:
    • Movie Studio Special Event
    • Chef's Outfits Event
    • Picnic Basket Pack EVent
  • Chocolate Lover's Carnival
• Returning Event: Country Homestead Event
• Returning Community Event: Tropical Romance Island*