The Sims™ 4
Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.
- Developer
- Maxis
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Released
- Jun 18, 2020
- Genres
- Adventure, Casual, Simulation, Free To Play
- Platforms
- Windows
- Website
- ea.com ↗
How many people are playing The Sims™ 4?
The Sims™ 4 had 28,455 concurrent players on Steam at the latest hourly reading, Nov 2, 2026, 19:00 UTC, down 15% from 33,403 a day earlier. As of Nov 2, 2026, 19:00 UTC, it ranks #54 of the 502 games tracked here, the same place as a day earlier.
The highest count recorded here since tracking began on Sep 14, 2026 is 35,827, on Sep 27, 2026; the latest reading is 79% of that.
Over the last four weeks, The Sims™ 4 has been busiest during the evening in Europe, with the busiest hour around 18:00 UTC. That's when its players play, not necessarily where they live.
Insights
What the hourly counts say about when it's played and how updates land.
Recent The Sims™ 4 updates
The change in average players in the week after each update, compared with the week before.
- Oct 27, 2026 Regular update Order Up! The Next Quality of Life Update is here! ↗ ▼ -4.3% 21,846 → 20,904 avg players · 5 days in
- Sep 22, 2026 Regular update Sul Sul, Smarter Sims! ↗ ▲ +1.4% 21,809 → 22,114 avg players
- Aug 6, 2026 Regular update July Patch Update ↗ Not tracked the week before
- Jul 21, 2026 Regular update Save Options, Memory Boost, Free Content, and More ↗ Not tracked the week before
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