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The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection

MAXIS · Electronic Arts · 2025-01-31

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Simulation

Franchise: The Sims · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jan 31, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The game you know and love. For Windows 10/11. In The Sims 2, you direct your Sims over a lifetime. Give them a long existence, or leave their lives in shambles. Guide their characteristics from one generation to the next.

The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection is a $29.99 Simulation game released in 2025, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (73% of 5,046 reviews).

908
playing now
73%
positive of 5.2k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

908 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

The Sims 2 is a 2004 social simulation video game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It is the second major title in The Sims series, and is the sequel to The Sims. The game was released for Microsoft Windows on September 14, 2004, and a port for MacOS by Aspyr was released on June 17, 2005. Eight expansion packs and nine "stuff packs" were subsequently released between 2005 and 2008. In addition, versions of The Sims 2 were released on various video game consoles, including the PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo DS, and GameCube, and mobile platforms, including the Nokia Ovi Store. Unlike the original, the handheld and console versions are more storyline-based. The three handheld versions of the game are completely different among themselves, unlike the home console versions of the game, which are virtually identical to each other. A sequel, The Sims 3, was released in June 2009.

Trailer

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 908 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 264 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~33/week).
  • · Review velocity up 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,579 reviews).
  • · Top 5% of 16,655 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 104k–234k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,196 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $14.99 at Steam (2026-06-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 14 of 27 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
79979920252026Week of 2025-01-31: 799 positiveWeek of 2025-01-31: 780 negativeWeek of 2025-02-07: 303 positiveWeek of 2025-02-07: 157 negativeWeek of 2025-02-14: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-02-14: 71 negativeWeek of 2025-02-21: 95 positiveWeek of 2025-02-21: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-02-28: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-02-28: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-03-07: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-03-07: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-03-14: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-03-14: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-03-21: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-03-21: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-28: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-03-28: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-04-04: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-04-04: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-11: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-04-11: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-18: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-04-18: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-25: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-04-25: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-02: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-05-02: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-09: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-05-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-16: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-05-16: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-23: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-05-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-30: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-05-30: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-06: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-06-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-13: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-06-13: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-20: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-20: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-27: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-04: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-07-04: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-11: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-07-11: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-18: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-07-18: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-25: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-07-25: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-08-08: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-08-08: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-15: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-08-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-22: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-08-22: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-29: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-08-29: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-05: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-12: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-09-12: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-19: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-09-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-26: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-09-26: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-10-03: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-10-03: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-10: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-10-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-17: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-10-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-24: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-10-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-31: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-10-31: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-07: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-11-14: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-11-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-21: 137 positiveWeek of 2025-11-21: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-11-28: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-11-28: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-05: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-12-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-12: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-12-12: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-19: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-12-19: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-26: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-12-26: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-02: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-01-02: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-09: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-01-09: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-16: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-01-16: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-23: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-01-23: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-01-30: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-01-30: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-02-06: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-02-06: 33 negativeWeek of 2026-02-13: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-02-13: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-20: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-02-20: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-27: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-02-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-06: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-03-06: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-13: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-03-13: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-20: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-03-20: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-27: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-03-27: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-03: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-04-10: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-04-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-17: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-04-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-24: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-04-24: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-08: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-05-08: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-15: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-05-15: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-22: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-05-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-29: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-05-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-05: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-06-05: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-12: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-06-12: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-19: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-06-19: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-06-26: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-06-26: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-03: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-07-03: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-10: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-07-10: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-17: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-07-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-24: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-07-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-31: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-07-31: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-07: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-08-07: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-14: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-08-14: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-21: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-08-21: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.5k4722026-09-15 02:00 — 656 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 585 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 1,095 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 759 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 849 players2026-09-21 16:00 — 1,113 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 770 players2026-09-24 07:00 — 494 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 990 players2026-09-26 22:00 — 1,070 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 553 players2026-09-29 13:00 — 799 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 906 players2026-10-02 04:00 — 492 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 996 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 1,497 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 589 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 633 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 1,226 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 721 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 912 players2026-10-12 17:00 — 1,210 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 632 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 908 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.3k446Feb 2025Aug 2026Feb 2025 — avg 2,260 · peak 6,348Mar 2025 — avg 899 · peak 2,370Apr 2025 — avg 560 · peak 1,138May 2025 — avg 474 · peak 967Jun 2025 — avg 446 · peak 856Jul 2025 — avg 472 · peak 981Aug 2025 — avg 566 · peak 1,102Sep 2025 — avg 539 · peak 1,160Oct 2025 — avg 519 · peak 1,075Nov 2025 — avg 539 · peak 1,178Dec 2025 — avg 584 · peak 1,350Jan 2026 — avg 697 · peak 1,436Feb 2026 — avg 730 · peak 1,636Mar 2026 — avg 639 · peak 1,329Apr 2026 — avg 636 · peak 1,398May 2026 — avg 716 · peak 1,472Jun 2026 — avg 674 · peak 1,354Jul 2026 — avg 777 · peak 1,595Aug 2026 — avg 823 · peak 1,546
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
12122026-09-222026-10-142026-09-22: 2 new positive2026-09-22: 3 new negative2026-09-23: 7 new positive2026-09-23: 1 new negative2026-09-24: 4 new positive2026-09-25: 4 new positive2026-09-25: 2 new negative2026-09-26: 3 new positive2026-09-27: 12 new positive2026-09-27: 1 new negative2026-09-28: 6 new positive2026-09-28: 1 new negative2026-09-29: 1 new positive2026-09-30: 7 new positive2026-10-01: 4 new positive2026-10-03: 5 new positive2026-10-03: 1 new negative2026-10-04: 5 new positive2026-10-05: 4 new positive2026-10-05: 1 new negative2026-10-06: 3 new positive2026-10-07: 6 new positive2026-10-08: 1 new positive2026-10-09: 5 new positive2026-10-09: 1 new negative2026-10-10: 9 new positive2026-10-10: 1 new negative2026-10-11: 3 new positive2026-10-12: 3 new positive2026-10-13: 3 new positive2026-10-14: 5 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$29.99$14.992025-01-312026-08-132025-01-31 — best price $29.992025-07-17 — best price $23.992025-07-28 — best price $23.992025-07-31 — best price $29.992025-08-11 — best price $29.992025-09-11 — best price $22.492025-09-22 — best price $22.492025-09-25 — best price $29.992025-09-29 — best price $22.492025-10-06 — best price $29.992025-11-20 — best price $20.992025-12-04 — best price $29.992025-12-11 — best price $20.992025-12-18 — best price $20.992026-01-05 — best price $29.992026-01-08 — best price $29.992026-01-27 — best price $17.992026-02-03 — best price $17.992026-02-09 — best price $17.992026-02-10 — best price $29.992026-02-17 — best price $29.992026-02-23 — best price $29.992026-03-12 — best price $17.992026-03-26 — best price $29.992026-03-30 — best price $17.992026-04-13 — best price $29.992026-04-23 — best price $17.992026-04-25 — best price $17.992026-05-07 — best price $29.992026-05-14 — best price $17.992026-05-18 — best price $29.992026-06-11 — best price $29.992026-06-18 — best price $14.992026-07-09 — best price $29.992026-07-16 — best price $14.992026-07-30 — best price $14.992026-08-13 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4202232026-05-29 — 305 pageviews2026-06-02 — 303 pageviews2026-06-06 — 327 pageviews2026-06-10 — 287 pageviews2026-06-14 — 309 pageviews2026-06-18 — 301 pageviews2026-06-22 — 307 pageviews2026-06-26 — 336 pageviews2026-06-30 — 310 pageviews2026-07-04 — 286 pageviews2026-07-08 — 284 pageviews2026-07-12 — 279 pageviews2026-07-16 — 283 pageviews2026-07-20 — 233 pageviews2026-07-24 — 255 pageviews2026-07-28 — 241 pageviews2026-08-01 — 278 pageviews2026-08-05 — 300 pageviews2026-08-09 — 305 pageviews2026-08-13 — 254 pageviews2026-08-17 — 346 pageviews2026-08-21 — 283 pageviews2026-08-25 — 276 pageviews2026-08-29 — 311 pageviews2026-09-02 — 279 pageviews2026-09-06 — 282 pageviews2026-09-10 — 273 pageviews2026-09-14 — 297 pageviews2026-09-18 — 302 pageviews2026-09-22 — 264 pageviews2026-09-26 — 296 pageviews2026-09-30 — 233 pageviews2026-10-04 — 272 pageviews2026-10-07 — 246 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing

21 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish…

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

LGBTQ+ClassicSandboxBuildingCartoonyColorfulLife SimManagementSimulationStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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