The Sims 4

The Sims 4 is a 2014 life simulation video game developed by the Redwood Shores studio of Maxis and published by Electronic Arts and is the fourth mainstream game in the Sims franchise. It is also the game utilised in the series The Life of a Sim is a Terrible Life Indeed.

Gameplay
As with previous Sims games, the player is free to customise their own set of people, called Sims where they can also control their lives. the player can also customise and create the Sim's homes and other lots to their desire and with expansions their pets, whom they can control also.

Reception
Initially, when Sims 4 was released it garnered average reviews with many fans of the series hating the game for being a massive downgrade in comparison to its predecessor. This wasn't helped by the increasing anti consumer attitude of EA with this game, SimCity and Spore being three major series affected by their behaviour. The game was largely forgotten about for the first few years of its lifespan, however, as more updates and eventual mods that grew over the years after release, the Sims 4 was practically reinvented and reception towards the game grew more positive and it garnered more attention, especially from YouTube.