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The Sims FreePlay

The Sims FreePlay is a strategic life simulation game developed by EA Mobile and later with Firemonkeys Studios. It is a freemium version of the The Sims for mobile devices. In the game, players build houses…

15 December 2011

The Sims FreePlay is a role-playing (rpg) developed by EA Mobile, released 15 December 2011 on Android, BlackBerry OS, iOS and Windows Phone.

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What The Sims FreePlay is

The Sims FreePlay is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by EA Mobile and released in 2011. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on Android, BlackBerry OS, iOS and Windows Phone.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Sims FreePlay is a strategic life simulation game developed by EA Mobile and later with Firemonkeys Studios. It is a freemium version of the The Sims for mobile devices. In the game, players build houses, control virtual people called Sims to satisfy their needs and wishes, and let them complete different kinds of actions to gain "Simoleons", "LifeStyle Points" (both of which are currencies in the game) and XP. Unlike other Sims games, The Sims FreePlay runs in real-time and takes real time to complete actions. All actions must be instructed by players, unlike in the computer version, where Sims can have some degree of autonomy. Players can currently progress through 55 levels to unlock…
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How it plays

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

Where it sits in the The Sims series

The Sims FreePlay is the 89th of 227 entries we hold in the The Sims series. The next entry was The Sims 3: Master Suite Stuff in 2012.

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What it launched against

The Sims FreePlay launched on 15 December 2011, within three weeks of Mario Kart 7, Trine 2, Age of Empires III: Complete Collection and Star Wars: The Old Republic.

Released around the same time: Mario Kart 7, Trine 2, Age of Empires III: Complete Collection, Star Wars: The Old Republic.

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When did The Sims FreePlay come out?
The Sims FreePlay was released on 15 December 2011 for Android, BlackBerry OS, iOS and Windows Phone.

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