Maxis has recently announced that The Sims 4 is now the most widely played game in the franchise’s history.
It was recently revealed that The Sims 4 is now the most widely played game in the 23-year history of The Sims franchise. It has now reached more than 70 million players around the world. The game continues to serve as a digital platform for millions of players to discover and connect with ideas, experiences, and versions of themselves without boundaries, both in-game and in real life.
After making the base game available to all new players to download for free in October 2022, more than 16 million new players have downloaded it to date and the average weekly number of users has increased 53 percent.
The game has also expanded globally with 75 percent of new unique players based outside of North America in growth areas like Brazil, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Poland. Maxis has also delivered the most successful expansion pack launch week to date with The Sims 4 Growing Together.
“It’s incredible to see how much our community has grown over the past eight years, and our players continue to inspire us with the countless ways they explore life in The Sims 4,” said Phillip Ring, Executive Producer of The Sims 4. “We know The Sims 4 continues to be a creative outlet for people, and our team strives to deliver new and innovative gameplay content that empowers our players to embrace the chaos that comes with self-discovery.”
Source: Press Release