Buy it if you like
- Audio: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Steam Deck: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Crashes: 48 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Gameplay: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 2k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
46% of themes are praise9% are divided45% are complaints
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Its interface is wonderfully simple and intuitive, the darker sense of humor gives it a unique identity, and the soundtrack remain hands down the best in the entire franchise.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The Build Mode is considerably simpler than in later entries, but the pre-rendered isometric graphics and beautifully drawn 2D objects are simply iconic.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
What is the weirdest thing is that it runs way better on Steam Deck, I didn't even need to fiddle with anything to have it working.
Linux compatibility
Players who bring up Linux compatibility mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
As a long long die hard fans of the sims 1 complete collection , been play this game 25 years already none stop from 2000, since she can run on AMD CPU or Graphic card with linux pop os proton experimental , so i recommend this game for linux user and gamer too, happy simming 1 . (i buy the sims 1 legacy on steam autumn sales ) (edit)
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I love the challenge - its unforgiving, the way sims should be!
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Audio14 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Linux compatibility6 reviews
Difficulty6 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization100% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes58% still recommend
Gameplay81% still recommend
Bugs58% still recommend
Interface75% still recommend
Performance50% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$19.99
The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.
9 points recordedtoday · $19.99
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