The Sims: Deluxe Edition (2002) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

The Sims: Deluxe Edition

The Sims is a life-building simulation with emphasis on intimate details of individual characters rather than expansion of an entire society or civilization. You are in control of nearly every aspect of the…

15 September 2002

What The Sims: Deluxe Edition is

The Sims: Deluxe Edition is an adventure game developed by Maxis and released in 2002. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on The Sims Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Management in The Sims revolves around decision-making. From physical environmental layouts, to mental outlook, emotional makeup and skills of your Sims, you'll be immersed in their daily lives. Activities include buying and placing unique items for households and offices, selling and replacing worn out furnishings, and otherwise building and maintaining the world in which your Sims live. You'll guide your Sims in life-development phases and chemistry between your Sims is a product of your manipulations as well - all form the level and style of interaction through conversations with other Sims. The Sims has a range of ten career tracks for your breadwinners to follow and each career…

Description from the publisher · source

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: Deluxe Edition is the sixth of 227 entries we hold in the The Sims series. The next entry was The Sims: Unleashed in 2002.

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What it launched against

The Sims: Deluxe Edition launched on 15 September 2002, within three weeks of Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven, Battlefield 1942, Kingdom Hearts and Mafia.

Released around the same time: Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven, Battlefield 1942, Kingdom Hearts, Mafia.

Official trailer