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The Sims 4: Snowy Escape

Gear up for thrilling snow sports, relax in natural hot springs, and design your Japanese-inspired home in The Sims 4: Snowy Escape. Discover new ways to adventure - challenge your Sims to climb to the peak…

80 13 November 2020 ESRB T

The Sims 4: Snowy Escape is an adventure developed by Maxis, released 13 November 2020 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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What The Sims 4: Snowy Escape is

The Sims 4: Snowy Escape is an adventure game developed by Maxis and released in 2020. 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. It carries an ESRB T age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Discover thrilling snow sports, natural hot springs, and Japanese-inspired style at the base of Mt. Komorebi. Grab your skis for a downhill race, shred powder on a snowboard, or team up with another Sim on the sleds. Want to take the thrills up a notch? Challenge your Sim to reach the mountain peak in a daring and dangerous excursion. Tired of the cold? Warm up and relax in the hot springs. Then unwind with a meditative hike through bamboo forests to take control of your emotions and find your zen. Weave traditional and modern Japanese-inspired style throughout your home. Incorporate shoji doors, build a rock garden, or fill your home with the glow of paper lanterns. Unlock new personality…
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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: Snowy Escape is the 169th of 227 entries we hold in the The Sims series. The next entry was The Sims 4: Paranormal Stuff in 2021. Its critic score of 80 is 9 points above the series average of 71. The highest-rated entry is The Sims 4: Parenthood at 90.

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How it was received

The Sims 4: Snowy Escape holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2020 averaged 73, so it scored 7 points above the year average.

What it launched against

The Sims 4: Snowy Escape launched on 13 November 2020, within three weeks of Watch Dogs: Legion, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Watch Dogs: Legion, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales.

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When did The Sims 4: Snowy Escape come out?
The Sims 4: Snowy Escape was released on 13 November 2020 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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