The Sims

Publishers Electronic Arts
Developers Maxis
Release date 2000
Genre Simulation
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Game Description

The Sims (also known as The Sims 1 or The Sims Classic) is a life-simulation video game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts on February 4, 2000 for Windows, and July 25, 2000 for Mac OS X. The game only has a single-player mode. There is no goal defined in The Sims,and players must develop their characters as they go through different life stages. Characters which the player controls can interact with other in-game characters, develop relationships (both negative and positive) and can even start families together. Characters can also be assigned certain tasks to develop life skills, which enables them to progress in their careers and increase their salaries.

Download The Sims

The Sims is no longer abandonware. You can now buy the game from:

Windows (2000)

The Sims™ Legacy Collection on Steam

Additional files, patches and fixes

The Sims Deluxe Edition Manual (English)

The Sims Windows ReadMe (German)

The Sims Windows ReadMe (English)

The Sims Windows ReadMe (Spanish)

The Sims Windows ReadMe (French)

The Sims Windows ReadMe (Italian)

The Sims Windows ReadMe (Dutch)

The Sims Windows ReadMe (Portuguese)

The Sims Windows ReadMe (Swedish)

The Sims Screenshots

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611 thoughts on “The Sims”

  3. 0

    I Installed it and everything looked fine, but then I realized there are no NPCs other that the workers, and I can’t get into the cab to go anywhere other than Old Town and to the Magic Neighborhood through the magic hole (Cause they’re not technically a cab, I pressume). Any ideas on what´s happening? Please, I already built and furnished a whole castle 🙁
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  4. 0

    I’ve installed the game before (I deleted it) and now when I want to reinstall it, the button doesn’t work.

    Does anyone know how I can fix it?

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  8. 0

    Successfully installed everything and loaded the game. Get as far as the neighbourhood overview screen, but cannot click on anything or even exit. Everything is frozen.
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  9. 0

    Managed to install and run, but when I go to make a character it wont give me any funds to build or move in. Also can’t save game…
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      When your Sims are kissing and hugging a lot, one of them may ask another one: “Should we have a baby?”. Then you click “Yes”. Sometimes an adoption service may phone you and ask if you wanna adopt a baby. You can also click “Yes” or “No”.
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    After entering CD and letting application install to 95%, I am receiving message “To continue with installation, please insert Disc 3 od The Sims Complete Collection into the CD-ROM drive and click OK.” When I click “OK” but I receive warning “This does not appear to be the correct CD.”

    How do i get passed this, Windows 11 user.

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  14. 0

    I tried to follow all the steps but then I cannot manage to play.
    I get an error message “could not find the Sim data directory”. 🙁 How to fix this?
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  15. 0

    Has anybody been able to get this to work on Windows 11? Followed all the steps correspondingly (I think…) and it just says “Could not find The Sims data directory.”
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