Summary
- Fans of The Sims 4 are asking Maxis and EA to add the Burglar NPC into the Sims 4 after the character was excluded from the newest game.
- The Burglar NPC was a staple character of older Sims games, breaking into players' homes and stealing valuables if the player wasn't prepared.
- The Sims 4 will soon release its seventeenth expansion pack, with the game expected to stay relevant into the future with no announcement for The Sims 5.
Fans of The Sims 4 are calling for the return of an unusual character from older entries in the series, asking the franchise to bring back the Burglar NPC. The newest entry in the long-running life simulation series offers a variety of things for players to do in-game, from building their dream family and home to living out their ideal career. The game has seen sixteen different expansions since its launch in 2024, with Maxis and EA even recently revealing The Sims 4's seventeenth expansion pack. Now, however, fans want one particular NPC from the older games to come back.
Alongside the customizable player families, the Sims franchise has a rich history of including unique NPCs throughout the series. Maxis has introduced a plethora of unique families that have appeared in multiple Sims games, like the Goth and Crumplebottom families. The games also feature a variety of unnamed NPCs added to the games for different purposes, featuring everything from police officers and firefighters to even the Grim Reaper itself. One NPC, however, has been left out of The Sims 4 and fans are asking for his return.
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A post to the Sims subreddit by Reddit user Practical_Toe_9627 is asking for The Sims 4 to add the classic "Burglar" NPC back to the game. The Burglar originally appeared in early Sims games as a constant threat to the player's home, with Sims players encouraged to buy security systems to fend off potential home invaders. While the thread originally calls for different ideas for new features for the games, the Burglar's return was a popular request among fans of the franchise.
The Sims 4 Fans Want the Burglar to Come Back
Several fans within the post's replies expressed their desire for the Burglar to return to The Sims 4 as well, feeling the NPC brings a unique element to the games. Many fans felt that the Burglar provided some much-needed tension to the game, coercing players into pre-emptively protecting their home so as not to disturb their Sim characters. The iconic music for The Sims' Burglar sequences was also mentioned, with a special song playing when the Burglar appears to break into a Sim's home. The Burglar appeared in every main numbered entry before The Sims 4.
Requests for the classic NPC's return to The Sims 4 come as many fans have begun to look ahead to the franchise's future. The upcoming Project Rene has been the subject of several rumors, expected to be the next major entry in the Sims franchise. However, Maxis would confirm that Project Rene is not intended to be The Sims 5, with Project Rene said to be a new multiplayer-focused experience in the series. The lack of a hard confirmation for a fifth numbered Sims game suggests that The Sims 4 will likely be sticking around for now.
The Sims 4
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 70 /100 Critics Rec: 26%
- Released
- September 2, 2014
- ESRB
- T for Teen: Crude Humor, Sexual Themes, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Maxis
- Publisher(s)
- Electronic Arts
- Engine
- Proprietary Engine
- Cross-Platform Play
- Xbox, PlayStation, and computer versions of Sims 4 are all separate games incompatible with each other
- Cross Save
- no
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