The Sims Freeplay and Beyond

Sims FreePlay Summer Vacation: Back to Reality update brings new school, work, and community events for your Sims The "Back to Reality!" update is the final chapter in The Sims FreePlay Summer Vacation series. It marks the return to school and work life with new events, challenges, and rewards to refresh your gameplay. Fashion Forward: Blazer Bonanza Players can claim four exclusive blazers for their Sims. Each blazer is available for a limited time, encouraging daily login to collect them all. SimChase: Clutter Cleanout In this event, Sims return home from vacation to find their houses in disarray. Players must help Sims declutter and restore order before the cleaning vigilante, Spruce Springclean, intervenes. Craft Challenge: Seems Like School Spirit Sims are tasked with redesigning Duketon University's library to boost school spirit and create a conducive environment for students ahead of the new semester. Influence Island: Dilly-Dally Daycare Toddlers have found the s...

  Sims FreePlay Summer Vacation: Explore new events and rewards in the Get Out of Town update. The "Get Out of Town!" update is the second chapter in The Sims FreePlay Summer Vacation series, inviting players to explore new seasonal content, events, and community-driven activities beyond SimTown. Freezer Bunny Hunt: Suns Out, Buns Out A community-wide scavenger hunt where players receive daily clues to find hidden Freezer Bunnies. Completing each phase unlocks exclusive rewards, including decor items and special prizes. The event progresses in three phases, culminating in the discovery of a new Freezer Bunny. Peninsula of Poseidon Craft Challenge This 10-day craft challenge lets players unlock the Peninsula of Poseidon house template by completing themed crafting tasks. The challenge adds coastal-inspired décor and building options for Sims’ homes. Influence Island Events Season 68: Driving with Daisies (July 21–29): Features two outfits, two shoes for feminine adult Sims, an...

The Sims FreePlay Summer Vacation: Make a Splash Update — Full Details & Events The Sims FreePlay launches its  Summer Vacation series  with the colorful  Make a Splash  update. This release brings a new neighborhood, time-limited events, LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations, seasonal rewards, and quality-of-life fixes to improve stability and visuals. What’s New in the Make a Splash Update 1. Summer Vacation Series Begins This update is the first in a multi-update summer arc focused on vacation-themed activities, seasonal décor, and community content. Expect follow-up events and additions over the next weeks. 2. New Neighborhood: Breezy Fields Located in Rocky Heights and inspired by flower fields. Includes four new house lots and a neighborhood landmark. Unlockable after completing the Rustic Acres milestone. Exclusive prizes such as a tractor décor item. 3. Pride Celebration & Craft Challenge A 10-day Pride craft challenge unlocks Pride-themed items, a Pride Plaza la...

  Explore new farm-themed challenges, décor, and seasonal events in the Sims FreePlay Family Farmhouse: Spring to Action update The Spring to Action update introduces fresh seasonal content for the Family Farmhouse neighborhood. Players can enjoy new farm-themed events, craft challenges, and community activities that celebrate springtime in SimTown. Seasonal Craft Challenges Players can complete spring-themed craft challenges to unlock farm-inspired décor, furniture, and outdoor items. These challenges encourage daily participation and reward creativity. Farmyard SimChase Events SimChase events focus on managing the farmhouse and surrounding land. Players complete tasks such as planting crops, caring for animals, and decorating farm spaces to earn exclusive rewards. Influence Island Events Seasonal farm events introduce new outfits, hats, and shoes for Sims. Players can earn Social Points, Star-rated items, and unique farm décor through limited-time challenges. Bug Fixes & Impr...

Discover the new Community Market in Sims FreePlay, featuring trading, buying, selling, and exclusive market-themed rewards. The Introducing Community Market update brings a new social and economic layer to SimTown. Players can now buy, sell, and trade items with other Sims, enhancing the interactive and community-driven experience. New Community Market Feature Players gain access to the Community Market, where they can list items for sale, browse others’ listings, and earn Simoleons. The feature encourages daily participation and strategic item management. Seasonal and Limited-Time Events The update introduces market-themed craft challenges and events. Players can earn exclusive rewards such as décor, furniture, and seasonal outfits tied to the Community Market theme. SimChase and Influence Island Events Limited-time events focus on trading, collecting, and selling rare items. Rewards include unique outfits, Social Points, and themed décor for participating in market events. Bug Fixes...

Are you ready to build a vacation house surrounded by sun, sand, palm trees, and cacti? The Sims FreePlay's Desert Oasis Update which premiered March 10 will give your sim the desert oasis feels everyday! Keep reading to find out what's new in this desert themed update! New Desert Oasis Live Event Complete a series of tasks within the 10 day time limit to unlock desert themed items and the desert oasis house template! SimChase – Boho Battleground & Desert Duel! Beginning March 24 for 7 days, win against your rival Sim in the SimChase Season 12: Desert Duel! and earn prizes such as  prickly cacti and palm trees, terracotta fencing, and an outdoor pizza oven to dress up your new house lot! SimChase Season 13: Boho Battleground! The event starts April 9 where your Sims can unlock the rattan wicker chest! Don’t miss the casual bohemian outfits and hairstyles for the perfect outdoor party! Here are the playable event dates f...

The Sims Freeplay Refined Romance Update which runs for 11 days starting January 29, 2019 brings new unlockable items and events to the game.   The Sophisticated Socialite Live Event lets you unlock the stylish juice bar, fancy fireplace, and sophisticated outfits as your ultimate prize when you complete the event.  Other new things are mirrored partitions, glossy floors, fashionable fireplaces, and a variety of juice drinks that you can mix.   New outfits can be unlocked when you complete the Urban Chic Fashion Designer Hobby Event which runs from February 18-23. The French Romance Live Event, Ice Castle Seasonal Quest , and Long Hair Hobby Event are back for a rerun on February 14, February 27-March 10, and March  3-9 respectively. Store Layout changes are also included in this update with an overhauled design of the Online Store and a 3D turnaround view of the Home Store. 

The Sophisticated Socialite Live Event  unlocks sophisticated party themed items that your sims can show off to their friends! This event runs for 11 days and in order to complete it, you need to collect enough arts and crafts items from the arts and crafts stations (found in the event tab of buy mode) which unlocks all the items in this event.

The Secret Winter Wonderland Seasonal Quest comes back on February 27 and you have 12 days to complete this quest in order to unlock the gingerbread house template with 12 sets of goals to complete the icy furniture. Players who completed this last time will not get this quest again. Those who started it last time but didn’t complete it will have to start from the beginning this time.

I. INSTALLATION Sometimes the simplest things seem hard when you are so overwhelmed or excited to start you forget what to do or how to do it. So, where can you download the game from? And how do you install it? The Sims Freeplay can be downloaded from your mobile's Google Play store (for Android) or from your mobile's App Store (for iOS): Before you download it 'though, please read the requirements (such as a stable internet connection ) and make sure that your device has enough storage for these (the app size is 13.25 MB, but I suggest you allot at least 1 GB for additional content and for enough memory to play the game). Once you have downloaded the app, just follow the rest of the instructions on installation in the game.  Next: II. CREATING YOUR FIRST SIM *Please note that t his article is for educational purpose only;  the information are given in good faith and are believed to be correct at the time of writing, and may change from time to tim...

This is probably the most exciting part of playing The Sims Freeplay, creating your first sim!  So, let's get going! II. CREATING YOUR FIRST SIM Let's launch the game by clicking on its icon on your device.  I am using an android tablet and here's what it looks like: You'll see this upon start up: Just wait for the game to load and you'll see this: Choose "START NEW GAME" for now. I will be creating a separate post for THE CLOUD as you'll be needing it every now and then to save your game progress. The intro follows next. This is going to be your first sim's house. Some simmers later  convert this house to a "Task House" where all the social task items are stuffed inside to help visiting neighbors complete their social tasks without jumping from one town or house to another. Now it's time to create your first sim! Click on the green bubble with a house icon on top of the house.  ...

NAVIGATING THE CAMERA The first part of the tutorial is learning how to pan the camera.  Panning only means moving the camera or view to a different location.  Just touch and hold (don't let go) anywhere in the screen and move your finger toward the part that you wish to explore. You can move to the left or right, up or down.   Or you can rotate the camera clockwise or counterclockwise. Zoom in or out. That's it! Next: BUYING / SELLING / MOVING ITEMS *Please note that t his article is for educational purpose only;  the information are given in good faith and are believed to be correct at the time of writing, and may change from time to time without notice.  The images uploaded on this site were screen-captured during gameplay only; no copyright infringement intended.

Just like us humans, your sims have basic needs that you have to fulfill in order for them to become "inspired" (you'll know your sims are inspired once you see green sparkles around your sim and the cupcake icon found just above the needs bar stops flashing) and have the energy to work, perform tasks or hobbies, and to earn more than an "uninspired" sim would. 1. HUNGER To fulfill a preteen, teen and adult sim's hunger, all you have to do is tap on a fridge, a meal cooked by a sim, or a Thanksgiving Banquet (it's a dining table found in the Dining Room tab of the Home Store) and pick from the choices what to give your sim.  For an infant and toddler, tap on an adult sim to be fed. 2.  BLADDER To empty a sim's bladder, just tap on a toilet and let your sim use it. 3.  ENERGY To fulfill energy, let your sim sleep on a bed or sit on a sofa or chair, or have a coffee by tapping on a coffee machine or tea set. 4. HYGIENE To tidy up yo...

BUYING / SELLING / MOVING ITEMS During the course of your game, you will be buying, selling and moving items a lot, so, here's how to do it.  Let's have  buying a toilet as our first example.  See the icon of a chair and a lamp right there? Click it to access the Home Store where you can buy items for your sim's house. Choose the furniture tab on the upper left side and then click on bathroom tab to see the items for your sim's bathroom.  At this level (level 1), you only have one for each bathroom items. As you level up, more items will be unlocked and available in the home store. For now, let's choose the Stains Bros. Toilet by clicking on it. To move the toilet, tap on the Home Store, just like when you are buying items.   To position the toilet to your desired location, just tap on the object, click and hold the circle with four arrows, and drag to where you want the toilet to be. Notice the toilet is highlight...

To build a room, tap on the Home Store, select "House" tab on the left, and follow the instructions shown in the screenshot below: To sell a room, tap on the Home Store, select "House" tab, click on a room, and tap on the red simoleon icon.  You will be prompted to select either yes or no for selling the item. *Please note that t his article is for educational purpose only;  the information are given in good faith and are believed to be correct at the time of writing, and may change from time to time without notice.  The images uploaded on this site were screen-captured during gameplay only; no copyright infringement intended.

The ability to add a sim depends on the following: 1. Your town's sim count - You are only allowed a certain number of sims per level, so check your town's sim count if you haven't reached the maximum yet for your current level.   2.  Available houses - If one of your sims get married or moves in with another sim, his or her house will become vacant.  A green house means it's vacant.  You can add a new sim to that vacant house or relocate another sim or an entire household to that house. 3. Available simoleons / LPs / SPs - If you plan to add a sim and have not yet exceeded your town's allowable sim count, you can add a sim by buying a house or a vacant lot.  Check how much simoleons / LPs / SPs you have as against the cost of the house you want to buy.  Once you have bought a new house, you will have the ability to add a new sim to your town. With all the above conditions met, you can add a sim to your town in three ways: ...

Perhaps one of the many reasons why gamers prefer The Sims Freeplay over The Sims Mobile is the ability to have more than 4 playable sims in your town. The Sims Mobile allows you up to 4 sims only, while in The Sims Freeplay, you can have a maximum of 55 sims, but without VIP perks, you can only have up to 34 sims.  You can add one new sim at VIP Level 6, 8, and 10; and 4 more sims at VIP Level 15 which gives you 7 additional sims with your town limit totalling to 41 sims.  Check out below table to know how and when you can unlock sims in the game.   LEVEL SIM UNLOCKED? SIM COUNT 1 YES 2 sims 2 NO 2 sims 3 YES 3 sims 4 YES 4 sims 5 YES 5 sims 6 YES 6 sims 7 YES 7 sims 8 YES 8 sims 9 YES 9 sims 10 YES 10 sims 11 YES 11 sims 12 YES 12 sims 13 YES 13 sims 14 YES 14 sims 15 YES 15 sims ...