| 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
can you download cc with this?
After copy and pasting the sim.ext in the tsbin folder the game didnt open and it appears the error which contains please insert the correct cd
I’ve mounted the ISO, can see it as a drive when I back out to “This PC,” but the game is still asking for a disc when I try to run it 🙁 How do I fix this?
uninstall thats what i did and it worked but im stuck at “A problem occurred when trying to transfer the file ‘………..’ from the media.”
I can’t get the game to run at fullscreen, only windowed mode. The only screensize it lets me play is 300 x 200, and I need anyone’s help to resolve this. If i try to run fullscreen it says I’m not direct 9x adapter compatible. It’s really frustrating. Otherwise runs great!
Hey Heather 🙂
Not sure if you managed but here’s an article on how to fix this in case anyone else is wondering: https://simscommunity.info/2016/04/27/the-sims-2-setting-up-the-resolution-windowed-mode-smooth-edges-sim-shadows/
Still says I can’t run it without a disk, even though I copied and pasted the .exe file from NoCD folder into folder that I unzipped the file to, super confusing (might just be me to be honest, but I have no idea what to do now!)
same
I just keep the disk mounted, it works for me then. Hope that’s helpful !
Did you receive the code? I am not seeing one either
Open game files -> notepad file called Serial Key
can someone help me with the code. the application wants a code and i dont what code it is
Hi all,
How do I smooth the edges? The option is grey and I can´t click on it.
Hello i installed the game and it works perfectly but i want to ask if we can download custom content?
please help, the game asks for CD.
Hi,
I have followed the instructions but it keeps asking for a CD-ROM? Can someone please help
hello, tell me exactly what you did, it was hard for me but i got it
Did you manage to smooth the edges in game?
me too
You have to open the unpacked folder, find PowerISO file named the sims 2 and open it. After you open it, on top of the window, in the upper corner youll have an option to mount it, click on it and do so. After thats done youll be able to open the sims 2 without a problrm. If it still blocks you, open your pc (where u can see ur computers memory) and open it throu now visible dysc with the sims 2 tittle. Sometimes it disapeares, then just mount it again and thats it. Originally the game needed a disc to run from, thats what you simulate when mounting the digital disc. Hope it helps! Good luck!
it says the same thing for me
this doesn’t work. i’ve set it all up correctly and as per instructions and it still askes for a disk. don’t bother
are you sure? I just downloaded it today and the game runs ok to me, and I’m using Win 11
The game installed, but it crashes in cities menu. What can I do?
Can someone help me? I’m able to run the game perfectly fine but when I open it up to play it doesnt let me pick from the premade neighborhoods and I have to make my own but It doesnt allow me to if anyone can help It would be much appreciated!
Would anyone help me be able to edit screen resolution, I know to find it in graphic rules and how to edit but it won’t let me save changes,everything else works like a dream! Don’t know what I am doing wrong.
You have to run Graphic Rules Program as an administrator.