| Publishers | EA Games |
| Developers | Maxis |
| Release date | 2004 |
| Genre | Simulation |
| Game rating |
Game Description
The Sims 2 is a 2004 strategic life simulation video game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to The Sims. The game has the same concept as its predecessor: players control their Sims in various activities and form relationships in a manner similar to real life.
Publisher description:
The Sims 2 is the next generation of the bestselling PC franchise. For the first time, players control their Sims over an entire lifetime from womb to tomb. Every choice you make has a relevant and dramatic effect on the life of your Sim. More life-like Sims, all-new gameplay and the ground-breaking addition of genetics gives players a more vivid and in-depth Sims experience.
Guiding your Sims through “Life’s Big Moments” takes on new importance, as players now get a “Life Score” to measure how well they are playing each individual Sim. The decisions that players make throughout the lifetime of their Sims now have an impact on their long-term success or failure. A choice made as a toddler has a direct effect on the teen and adult Sim they become. Will players be able to successfully lead their Sims through such important events as a first step, first crush, or marriage proposal, all while the clock is ticking?
The Sims in The Sims 2 are more aware and responsive to both other Sims and their surroundings. Sims truly come to life expressing moods and feelings through more realistic body animations and for the first time facial animations. They form complex relationships and are able to distinguish between family and friends, platonic friendships and romantic love. Sims in The Sims 2 now have DNA. Passing along physical characteristics and traits to their offspring, Sims both resemble and behave like their ancestors. As in real life, the appearance of the Sims now changes over time. In addition to getting older, a Sim that spends too much time on the couch will develop a paunch and a Sim that works out will enjoy rock solid abs.
An entirely new 3-D engine makes the world of The Sims 2 more life-like and dynamic. The Sims 2 will also introduce an all-new “Create-a-Sim” feature. This allows you to customise the facial features of your Sim with a few simple clicks, to a level of detail never realised before. In The Sims 2, players are now able to build dwellings over two stories and have the ability to coordinate and customise the homes of their Sims to a new degree of design with all-new furniture, lighting and objects.
Download The Sims 2
The Sims 2 is no longer abandonware. You can now buy the game from:
Windows (2004)
The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection on Steam
Additional files, patches and fixes
The Sims 2 Body Shop Windows Manual (English)
The Sims 2 Screenshots
Windows
I’m having trouble with the game now. It installed properly but it’s saying that that it cannot locate the DVDRom
Mount The Sims 2.iso every time u want to play
I don’t have a Serial Key. txt folder. It appears everything is here but that
What? Its in Game Files folder. If there is not, type this key when prompted: UJS2-UB2N-D57H-8J5U-K88V
I also didn’t have the serial key folder
Then use the key i provided.
All of my custom content won’t work and I don’t know why. I already have the Downloads in Documents/EA Games/The Sims 2 but still won’t load up in my game. Already followed whatever I could get yet still couldn’t solve it, anyone who managed to get their custom content work can you help me?
First, make sure all of them is compatible with base game only. Second, have u followed tutorial? If not, well u can read mine here: https://allaboutdisil.wordpress.com/2021/01/20/how-to-install-mods-in-the-sims-2/
Third, if it still not work, lets chat at Discord.
I looked at the website and I’m kinda confused and lost with the steps so could we chat on discord. sya#2659
I installed it successfully however, I can’t access my saved progress. When I opened the game again I couldn’t find my character. Help please!
Let’s diagnose ur problem. First, go to Documents/EA Games/The Sims 2 folder. Do u see saves folder, or neigborhood folder? If not, well u need to run the game with the setup .iso mounted. Run the game as administrator, and see the result.
I see a bunch of folders such as cameras, collections, config, logs, lot catalog, movies, music, neighborhoods, projects, saved sims, etc.
Umm have u go to family bin (in neigbourhood menu in TS2) to see your family created in CAS?
Also after playing, have you press the save button before quiting?
Have u press save when done playing? Also make sure to load the neigbourhood u played before. Run as administrator.
when i look in the file there is no iso file that i can use is it becuse of my antivirus or something else
Have you already extract them?
It didnt work for me. Whenever I open the game its a black screen.
Then open with windowed mode
Update 31 March 2021
1. You don’t need to disable your antivirus while installing this game, because anti-virus does not detect malware/virus at all in this installation!
2. Still, you need to Mount “The Sims 2.iso” everytime you want to play. Unless you install mansion and garden stuff (of course)
3. There is a high chance (70%) Sims 2 Uninstaller (Sims2_unins.exe) isn’t working in Windows 7, 8.1, and 10. You need to delete files one by one. Here is the tutorial: https://modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Uninstall
It didn’t work now why won’t it let me delete it?? It keeps saying it’s open in another program when it’s not??
SAME!! i want to delete all of the files so i can get a new, fresh download where i dont mess up, but it wont let me???
You need to delete the files one by one.
does anyone still know if this still works until now (2020) ?
I downloaded and installed it yesterday and it works
does anyone know if this still works until now (2021) ?
Yes it works. You can follow my tutorial here: https://allaboutdisil.wordpress.com/2021/01/19/how-to-install-the-sims-2-on-windows-10/
Hi. My sims 2 base game was working fine until I upgraded windows. Now it says it is incompatible with windows and no disk found even though I am running as an administrator. How can I fix it?
mount the .iso everytime you want to play
Hello! I managed to install the game the first time but messed something up so I started again from scratch. Now, however, I can’t even install it! I’ve extracted, mounted, changed the properties, but every time I try to run either Setup or Autorun, it just tells me I don’t have the right CD and stops. I don’t know what to do anymore. Please help.
Disable antivirus and try again.
Hello! I managed to install the game the first time but then messed something up so I decided to try again from scratch. This time, however, I can’t even install it! I’ve extracted, mounted, changed the properties and all, but every time I try to run either Autorun or Setup it just tells me that I don’t have the right CD and stops. Can you please help me?
Hi I have followed your tutorial but it says disk error no disk found
Hi I have followed your tutorial and now it says disk error no disk found
mount The Sims 2.iso files