The Sims Olympus: Difference between revisions

{{Pagecover|subtitle = Cancelled game|image = Olympus Town 2.jpeg}}'''''"Olympus"''''' is an early prototype of ''[[The Sims 4]]'' that was designed primarily as an online-multiplayer experience, similar to ''[[The Sims Online]]'' and ''[[The Sims Social]]''. Development was started in 2008, but the project was refactored late into development as an offline singleplayersingle player-only title that was released as ''The Sims 4''.

According to Charles London and [[Lucy Bradshaw]], the online component of the game was abandoned due to financial risks  and because of poor responses from focus testing.<ref>"The History of The Sims" —''Retro Gamer'',  September 2019</ref> It was also  partially influenced by the negative reception towards  ''SimCity'' (2013). ''SimCity'' launched as an online-only title with  multiplayer aspects, receiving  heavy criticism from  the media and fans after the game experienced issues with its authentication servers. The game's performance  ultimately resulted in the  closure of Maxis Emeryville.

The general art style and many of the objects designed for ''Olympus'' were repurposed for ''The Sims 4'' base game. The Tudor-styled world that can be seen in some screenshots is an early version of Windenburg (but spelled Windenbourg in the base game's code) which was eventually completed and released with ''[[The Sims 4: Get Together]]''<nowiki/> expansion pack.

In ''Olympus''', only one Sim could be controlled at a time instead of an entire [[household]], and Sims of other players would be identified by a blue [[Plumbob]] over their heads. A statue of a blue Plumbob appears as an object in ''[[The Sims 3: University Life]]'' titled "Into the Future" possibly foreshadowing the ''Olympus'' project, as well as ''[[The Sims 3: Into the Future]]''. Having a blue Plumbob to represent other player's Sims is a concept that is reused in ''[[The Sims Mobile]]''.

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