Alternative for The sims 4

[tiagoffn]

If someone knows a good game like this one please answer me cause i want to play.
So, i played this game for the first time and love it, but i see many problems with lauching, idk why and searched for it, and looks like this is a common problem trying to open the game and never open lmao, and sometimes my save just bug, the sim walks to neverland so far from home, danm a sim gets forever on job buged, etc.

[Horns Ablaze]

Paralives and Inzoi are new titles being released soon, keep an eye on those. There are other Simulators like Second Life, but it's not really like what you get from The Sims.

[Rhalius]

Sadly not really. Paralives is a similar game that might get some success, and there's some others too though some where cancelled.

The problem with all of them is that they offer nothing unique. They just try to copy the Sims and only the boring real life simulation stuff. It lacks excitement, it lacks the more chaotic and surreal elements that are too sparse in Sims 4.
It also lacks any promise of characters with more varied personalities.

I think what a solid alternative requires is it's own identity, offering some things that the Sims is not offering and never will unless it proves really popular with a competitor.

A different setting could be a solid way to establish a different identity.
Like maybe it could just be 90's to play it safe, but really embrace it with the soundtrack, styles, available tech and everything.
Or maybe setting it in Victorian times, the 50's or maybe in medieval times, the future, in space, medieval fantasy, etc.
Any of that would already make it very different, and would also naturally allow for very different expansions.
Like in victorian times there could be expansions focused on the wild west, victorian horror, silent movies, vaudeville, the circus, etc.

Another thing that could set a competitor apart is a higher age rating, like 16+ or so.
Having alcohol and smoking, and other stuff like that. Letting your people really hit rock bottom, also be capable of killing each other. Kind of like what kind of stuff can be done in Sims Medieval, it has all that.
A game like this could offer a lot more challenge, which sims 3 and 4 are lacking.

[fulf]

sims 2 and 3 are both much better if you can get them to run well

[Z.E.R.T.]

Inzoi if its true to the gameplay its gonna beat sims for sure

[James3157]

I would recommend Paralives over inZOI where it could potentially experience a success similar to Stardew Valley which originally started as an indie game that currently has 98% positive reviews on Steam, but unfortunately we do not know yet when Paralives is coming out officially besides the mentioning of 2025. The problem with inZOI is that it is being made by Krafton which is a billion dollar industry similar to EA where I am expecting micro transactions with this game as well. Not only does inZOI require a more expensive computer than The Sims 4, but it probably will have micro transactions included as well. Despite the hype about inZOI and has some things similar to The Sims 4 but are basegame in addition to it being open world and graphics that look similar to Grand Theft Auto I am overall not interested in this game even with it being made available on Steam. While the demo videos I have seen of inZOI from August 2024 did not have any micro transactions involved they probably will be added later.

[Phae]

Originally posted by James3157:

I would recommend Paralives over inZOI where it could potentially experience a success similar to Stardew Valley which originally started as an indie game that currently has 98% positive reviews on Steam, but unfortunately we do not know yet when Paralives is coming out officially besides the mentioning of 2025. The problem with inZOI is that it is being made by Krafton which is a billion dollar industry similar to EA where I am expecting micro transactions with this game as well. Not only does inZOI require a more expensive computer than The Sims 4, but it probably will have micro transactions included as well. Despite the hype about inZOI and has some things similar to The Sims 4 but are basegame in addition to it being open world and graphics that look similar to Grand Theft Auto I am overall not interested in this game even with it being made available on Steam.

I am sure that there will be Micro Transactions. I do not doubt that at all. I have noticed with any game that I have played the is being done by Korea, Japan, China ,,,, there is always micro transaction which people think they save but in the long haul you can spend more than you would for a subscription monthly. They make great games and I am sure the characters are going to be fantastic from what I have seen. Maybe they will actually talk so we know what they are saying and up to unlike Sims when they gibber something and take off and you find they are pregnant and you did not want one. T he Goths and the Landgraabs are becoming baby factories of late. I see more and more games using the micro transactions.

[Xautos]

Businesses are not charities, so i expect there will be some form of MTX or DLC, even an Indie Studio will be looking to make a lot of money to expand out and continue to create content for their game. It doesn't matter if it's Krafton, EA or a small development group, the amount of money, resources and effort to put together a big game and the DLC content and continued developer input is not going to be a cheap effort and they will all be expecting a full return of their investment and a generous profit.

Last thing anyone wants to see is another Concord.

[Rhalius]

I have no problems with paying for DLC content, the problem is when you are not getting your money's worth.

Most of Sims 4 expansion packs are filler. More clothes, hairstyles, furniture and such, but if you are lucky there's like 5 objects offering actual new interactions in a 40 euro pack.
It is clear to see in the advertisement of each of these packs, like 2 out of 4 selling points are just about new styles, not new gameplay.

Like the upcoming businesses and hobby pack. Which adds a single hobby. (pottery) Neat to see tattoo artist added as a new business, but it is not a hobby.
I would expect to see like a dozen new hobbies added to the game for that kind of money, in depth hobbies too so not just one object with a few interactions.

[tiagoffn]

lol, i dont expect this post became soo active, tyvm for all answers, i will pick up one and add to my wishlist if already dont there this games, and if someone remember some game that looks like the sims 4 please comment here

[Phae]

I suppose when a post hits on something that many have been pondering for some times we just can't resist chatting about it.

Rhalius, I know what you mean. There are many of those DLC's at $40 that are not worth what they cost. I am not sure that the Business with Tattoo and Pottery is. I think having the Tattoo artist and shop is great if it is not like say the Dining Out or Spa Day and other than you putting them in each game you make it is not there. I think when they do something like that the original place should always be in the game after release.. My new worlds never see them unless I actually build them in the game and set them up. Plus there just isn't enough content to warrant the $40 price. but alas we shell out the dough and keep right not lol