The Sims™ 4 Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-07-01
Review summary
  • Mods enhance gameplay significantly
  • Creative modes are highly praised
  • Base game offers great value
  • DLC costs are too high
  • Bugs and update issues prevalent
  • Base game incomplete without DLCs
The Sims™ 4 header

Categories

Life SimulationPlayer CustomizationBase BuildingSandbox CreationNPC Relationships & RomanceGenerational Gameplay

Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAM / <16GB RAMmixedWindows <8GB VRAM / 16-31GB RAMnegative
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
196,452
Positive
169,82686.4%
Negative
26,62613.6%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
13,015,453
Estimated revenue
Not applicable
Game price
F2P
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
4091.46%
Estimated copies lost
27,097
Estimated revenue lost
Not applicable
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
4111.5%
Avg playtime 0.8h
5552%
Avg playtime 0.8h
> 2h playtime
4,66916.7%
Avg playtime 307.7h
22,39079.9%
Avg playtime 223.4h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day12.7 rev/day
Last 30d60.6 rev/day
Quarterly673 rev/qtr
Days covered2,202.8 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
28,025 total
Organic purchasers28,025100.0%
Voted up: 82%
Key activations00.00%
Voted up: 0%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
28,025 total
First impression0-2h1,2024.29%
Voted up: 61%
Mid game2-10h4,98417.8%
Voted up: 84%
Late game10-20h3,86613.8%
Voted up: 86%
Endgame20h+17,97364.1%
Voted up: 82%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.59% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
69.7%
Global baseline 81.9%
165 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 196,452 total.