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

Windows

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611 thoughts on “The Sims”

  2. 0

    i own all the discs but my laptop doesn’t have a disc reader, and it wants me to pay for them all again? is there a way to avoid this. this is such crap.
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  3. 0

    Hi everyone, thank you for all the support. For The Sims 25th Anniversary, The Sims 1 and The Sims 2 have been relaunched by EA as “Legacy Collections”. They are available for purchase on the EA website, Steam, and other platforms.

    As per our abandonware policy, we have disabled download links to these games. We hope you will find enjoyment playing them through the official channels.

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  4. 0

    Its working fine however I keep getting an error message any time I try to save. Ive also been unable to add sims into houses I have created.
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  5. 0

    Yes, my old Windows XP computer is old, but it still works. I even have all the physical copy downloaded. I do own a Sims one I just can’t get it to work Windows 11 computer.
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    I have copied every single file for my Windows XP computer to my Windows 11 computer. But I still can’t get The Sims one to work on my Windows 11 computer. Can somebody please help me out?
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  8. 0

    downloaded the game, but when i click on the game it comes up saying could not find the sims data directory? could anyone help?
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    I’ve done everything and then finally got to the setup screen somehow and it won’t load the game when I press 800×600 or 1024×768. Just loading cursor and nothing
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  13. 0

    Hello, I have been able to get the game to run- but any time i try to save the game says “an error was encountered saving the house”.
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    I have installed the game, but it will not work properly. It comes up a “Error Couldnt import the family” thing in the neighborhood and I can’t save or play any new families, couse the Sims themselvs won’t load on the lot.
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    I’ve done everything and then finally got to the setup screen somehow and it won’t load the game when I press 800×600 or 1024×768. Just loading cursor and nothing
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      i think you forget something before this i also got the same problem
      when you try to install it first where was you put the sims profile at the my computer ?
      open no cd from the extract you get from the download at the first time copy the sims exe then past in the profile you save at my computer early the viola the game can be play
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