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The Sims 4: Cottage Living

Delight in the quaint charm of The Sims 4: Cottage Living, an expansion pack for The Sims 4, with animal friends, garden-to-table meals, and a close-knit community. Explore the forest to befriend woodland…

22 July 2021

The Sims 4: Cottage Living is an adventure developed by Maxis, released 22 July 2021 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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What The Sims 4: Cottage Living is

The Sims 4: Cottage Living is an adventure game developed by Maxis and released in 2021. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on SmartSim.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Lead the simple life with The Sims 4 Cottage Living Expansion Pack. Get cozy with animal friends in the area, grow your own food and enjoy the charm of the local village. Cows provide fresh milk while chickens lay eggs in the coop. Beware of foxes (they love eggs), and keep an eye out for wildlife to earn their trust for occasional gifts and help in the garden. Whether Sims grow their own produce, visit the village market or forage in the wild, fresh is best. Up for a challenge? Try growing oversized crops and enter the Finchwick Fair competition. Henford-on-Bagley is a cozy village where everyone knows your name. So pack a picnic basket or head to The Gnome's Arms pub to kick back with…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are comedy, fantasy, romance and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the The Sims series

The Sims 4: Cottage Living is the 176th of 227 entries we hold in the The Sims series. The next entry was The Sims 4: Industrial Loft Kit in 2021.

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What it launched against

The Sims 4: Cottage Living launched on 22 July 2021, within three weeks of The Forgotten City, Death's Door, Black Book and Final Fantasy. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: The Forgotten City, Death's Door, Black Book, Final Fantasy.

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When did The Sims 4: Cottage Living come out?
The Sims 4: Cottage Living was released on 22 July 2021 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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