The Sims™ 4 Paranormal Stuff Pack Review Summary

The Paranormal Investigator career, Haunted House lot, five-level Medium skill, and summonable ghosts are fun, but the shallow, capped skill and permanently vanishing placed houses hurt.

Small pack worth its price: The pack offers good value and feels complete despite being a small stuff pack. Reviewers describe it as well made and like a mini game pack with a cute aesthetic.

New career is fun: The new career, which allows becoming a ghost hunter or paranormal investigator, is described as fun and especially good. Players enjoy the gameplay it offers.

Great boho furniture and carpets: Furniture and carpets in the pack are consistently praised as beautiful and good-looking. Players appreciate the boho style and quality of the build items.

New medium skill is fun: The Medium skill introduced in the pack is described as fun and interesting, with players enjoying the new gameplay it brings. The skill is learned via the seance table and offers unique paranormal interactions.

Bonehilda returns as summonable maid: Bonehilda, a skeletal maid, can be summoned via the seance table and interacts with the household by cleaning and caring for children. Players also mention temporary possession that makes a Sim look like Bonehilda.

Placed houses disappear permanently: The residential home from the pack often fails to place properly, disappears after placement, or becomes inaccessible. Reviewers cannot find or re-add the lot, and fear fixing it due to unknown original size.

Medium skill shallow and capped: The Medium skill only has 5 levels, lacks depth, and stops progression at level 5. Buying the certificate gives no sense of achievement, and there is no option to draw seance circles even at max level.

Terrified sims become incapable: Sims often become Terrified or Scared, which prevents them from performing normal activities and can delay or block gameplay entirely. This is described as infuriating and makes normal life impossible.

Ghosts break appliances constantly: Ghosts frequently break faucets and appliances, forcing repairs or costing a fortune. Living in a haunted house becomes a miserable resource management game where making a sandwich takes multiple in-game hours.

DLC broke the game: Multiple reports indicate the DLC causes crashes, prevents placement, and makes the game unplayable. Some buyers cannot play at all and do not know why.

Paranormal Investigator Career Included: The pack adds a Paranormal Investigator career, often as a freelance or part-time job, allowing Sims to investigate and cleanse haunted lots. Multiple clusters confirm this career is a core feature.

Haunted House Lot Type: Players can designate residential lots as Haunted House, which activates ghost spawns, specters, and paranormal events. This lot type is essential for hauntings and related gameplay.

Medium Skill with Five Levels: A Medium skill is included, with five levels, enabling Sims to develop mediumship abilities such as summoning ghosts and performing rituals. This skill is central to the pack's gameplay.

Ghosts Can Be Summoned: Players can summon ghosts and spirits, communicate with them, and even transform into a ghost temporarily. Ghosts can also be dated and interacted with in various ways.

Seance Table and Rituals: The seance table allows summoning wisps, poltergeists, Bonehilda, and performing cleansing ceremonies or rituals to purify the house. It also facilitates learning the Medium skill.

Building placement causes crashes: A specific crash occurs when players place buildings, disrupting gameplay. This is a concrete, reproducible bug that needs fixing.

Game runs well overall: Some players report that the game runs smoothly without major performance issues. This positive feedback is less specific but worth noting.

Positive purchase recommendations: Multiple reviewers broadly recommend buying this pack, with several calling it worth buying and highly recommended. A few rate it five stars or describe it as essential due to its low price and substantial content.

Best value during sales: Many reviewers suggest waiting for a discount or buying on sale, noting that the pack is worth it at a reduced price. Some specifically recommend buying only on discount.

Good price for content: The pack is considered worth its price because it feels complete and offers a lot for a small pack. Reviewers note that it is inexpensive yet provides substantial value.

Great Stuff Pack quality: Some reviewers consider this one of the best Stuff Packs and a great addition. They feel it is well-made and stands out among similar packs.

Appeal for paranormal fans: Reviewers highly recommend this pack for fans of paranormal themes. It is seen as a strong choice for those who enjoy spooky content.

Community fair range: $10.00 - $30.00.

Occult Roleplayer: Uses seances, ghost companions, haunted-house lots, ghost/specter transformations, and the paranormal investigator career while managing ghost relationships to keep hauntings under control. Motivation: To live out spooky occult fantasies through ghostly companions, seances, transformations, haunted houses, and paranormal investigation. Stance: buy.

Stuff Pack Value Analyst: Catalogs CAS items, objects, and gameplay systems, ranks packs, and defends underrated Stuff Packs while calling out weaker ones. Motivation: To judge whether Stuff Packs are worth buying by comparing their content breadth, value, and relative quality. Stance: buy.

Spooky Theme Comparison Shopper: Tries spooky/occult packs, weighs theme against price, and recommends the pack that best fits the desired spooky vibe. Motivation: To find the best affordable spooky-themed Sims content and compare Paranormal against other spooky packs. Stance: sale.

High content value for stuff pack: Reviewers consider this pack to have the most content among stuff packs, offering a lot of cool content for a stuff pack. It includes a variety of features beyond typical items and clothes.

Vintage and antique objects included: The pack contains vintage or antique style objects, plants, and more traditional clothing. Reviewers note the pack includes a collection of build items and furniture.

Integrates well with other DLC: Reviewers note that the pack pairs well with other paranormal and supernatural DLC, such as Realm of Magic and Decor to the Max. It also requires the knitting pack for certain features.

Priced cheaply and reasonably: Multiple reviewers mention the pack is fairly cheap and reasonably priced, especially with a discount, offering a lot of content for the price. This makes it an attractive purchase for many players.

Includes unique gameplay features: The pack adds a new profession, ghost summoning, medium experience, skeleton maid, haunted house lot, and a pack tree with trials. It also includes the Brave Trait and a passive career with flexible work days.