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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

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.

552
playing now
72%
positive of 5.0k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

552 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 07:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 552 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 12% of 6,689 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 100k–225k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,004 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 17 of 32 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

1.4k4032026-08-12 00:00 — 797 players2026-08-12 15:00 — 984 players2026-08-13 07:00 — 520 players2026-08-13 23:00 — 828 players2026-08-14 15:00 — 960 players2026-08-15 07:00 — 565 players2026-08-15 22:00 — 998 players2026-08-16 14:00 — 1,314 players2026-08-17 06:00 — 482 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 798 players2026-08-18 14:00 — 867 players2026-08-19 06:00 — 436 players2026-08-19 21:00 — 852 players2026-08-20 13:00 — 736 players2026-08-21 05:00 — 454 players2026-08-21 21:00 — 1,074 players2026-08-22 12:00 — 909 players2026-08-23 04:00 — 650 players2026-08-23 20:00 — 1,377 players2026-08-24 12:00 — 651 players2026-08-25 04:00 — 498 players2026-08-25 19:00 — 1,101 players2026-08-26 12:00 — 655 players2026-08-27 16:00 — 892 players2026-08-28 07:00 — 403 players2026-08-28 23:00 — 694 players2026-08-29 15:00 — 1,103 players2026-08-30 07:00 — 552 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

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

7772192026-05-29 — 305 pageviews2026-06-01 — 297 pageviews2026-06-04 — 312 pageviews2026-06-07 — 777 pageviews2026-06-10 — 287 pageviews2026-06-13 — 281 pageviews2026-06-16 — 238 pageviews2026-06-19 — 306 pageviews2026-06-22 — 307 pageviews2026-06-25 — 266 pageviews2026-06-28 — 322 pageviews2026-07-01 — 274 pageviews2026-07-04 — 286 pageviews2026-07-07 — 305 pageviews2026-07-10 — 252 pageviews2026-07-13 — 268 pageviews2026-07-16 — 283 pageviews2026-07-19 — 295 pageviews2026-07-22 — 244 pageviews2026-07-25 — 222 pageviews2026-07-28 — 241 pageviews2026-07-31 — 275 pageviews2026-08-03 — 258 pageviews2026-08-06 — 263 pageviews2026-08-09 — 305 pageviews2026-08-12 — 290 pageviews2026-08-15 — 308 pageviews2026-08-18 — 336 pageviews2026-08-21 — 283 pageviews2026-08-24 — 276 pageviews2026-08-26 — 272 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…

Player tags

LGBTQ+ClassicSandboxBuildingCartoonyColorfulLife SimManagementSimulationStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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