The Sims

Create and control your own simulated people!

From Will Wright, the creator of SimCity", comes a new kind of strategy game that really hits close to home! Create an entire neighborhood of Sims and run or ruin their lives. Help them pursue careers, make friends and find romance-or see what happens when you make a complete mess of things! Open-ended gameplay gives you the freedom to set your own goals and chart your Sims' destiny. It is your neighborhood and they are your Sims. Whether they prosper or perish is completely up to you.

Create dozens of original Sims or re-create yourself, your family, and your friends.
Design your Sims homes and furnish them with over 150 unique items.
Watch your Sims live their lives without a sense of purpose...
... or take direct control to help them find happiness.

Create your Sims - Design their personalities, skills, and appearance.

Control their lives - Guide your Sims' relationships and careers, for better or for worse.

Build their neighborhood - Move your Sims into a pre-built house or build your own from the ground up.

Tell their story - Create Sim Web pages with the push of a button and share your Sims with the world.