The Sims 4: All extensions at a glance

The game "The Sims 4" has so far 30 expansions that can only be played in combination with the base game. Eight of these are expansion packs, eight gameplay packs, and 14 accessory packs. We present the individual extensions in this practical tip.

The Sims 4: expansion packs

Expansion packs are the biggest expansions for "The Sims 4". With this, the game is extensively supplemented, mostly there are also new worlds. The focus is always on a central topic that brings new gameplay elements as well as many new objects with it.

• Get to work: This expansion pack enables your Sims to learn new professions. Your Sims can now pursue a scientific, medical or police career and you will accompany them in their everyday work. It is also possible to open and manage a retail outlet. With the expansion there are aliens again in "The Sims 4" and you can visit the secret place "Sixam". The best tips for expanding can be found in another CHIP article.
• Time for friends : You have the opportunity to join a reading group, a sports group or even a gang, for example. There are also more places to go out. So your Sims can party in a club or meet in a cafe to talk. With the expansion, a new world has appeared, namely "Windenburg", in which you can build new properties.
• Big city life : Your Sims can now live in the new world "San Myshuno", look for their own apartment and choose the district freely. The city offers a posh district with a fitness center, a fashion district with a karaoke bar, an artists' quarter with a gallery and the spice market with low rental prices. Your Sims can pursue a new political career and artist Sims have a variety of ways to earn their Simoleons (for example, through street sales). There are also numerous festivals in the big city where your Sims can take part. We have summarized tips for the expansion "The Sims 4 - City Life" for you in this practical tip.
• Dogs and cats : With this extension you can create dogs and cats as well as foxes and raccoons, create the fur individually and give the pets characteristics. However, it is not possible to control the pets. Your pets can learn tricks, travel with you and have children. If animals get sick, your Sims can go to the vet. It is also possible to manage the veterinary clinic and become active as a veterinarian. You can find more information about pets in "The Sims 4" in another practical tip.
• Seasons : With your Sims, you can go through the individual sections of the year, record events and holidays in the calendar, plan and celebrate them. You can also set your own public holidays and select certain traditions. The individual seasons also bring the typical weather with them - and thus also new interactions that suit the respective season. These include, for example, ice skating or roller skating as well as beekeeping.
• Get famous : Your Sims can become stars - in very different areas. Whether you are a star chef, scientist or actor: this is an active career in which you can participate in everyday work. Your Sim can get up to five stars and is therefore differently famous. It can also have a good, bad or neutral reputation. New is the career "style influencer", in which your Sim can become both a trendsetter and a stylist.
• Island life : Your Sims live in the new game world Sulani, a tropical island paradise. You can also design your Sims as mermaids and mermaids. You can choose your new career as a conservationist or work part-time as an angler, diver or lifeguard. Snorkeling is a new activity and there are also dolphins, sharks and active volcanoes in this expansion pack. We also show you the best cheats for this extension.
• At the university! : Your Sims are now students and can attend lectures, write seminar papers, choose different subjects and live in the dorm. There are also many activities outside the university.

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The Sims 4: Gameplay Packs

Gameplay packs form an intermediate stage between the large expansion packs and the much smaller accessory packs. The gameplay packs also have a central theme and offer some new gameplay options.

• Outdoor life : With this expansion, you can travel with your Sims and camp in the wild. However, this is only possible as a holiday destination, because it is not a neighborhood. Your Sims can sit around the campfire, watch the stars, catch insects, or collect wild plants and herbs. This also gives the herbalism ability. With this expansion, you can discover another secret location.
• Wellness day: Visit the wellness center with your Sims. Your Sims can relax there, receive all kinds of massages, take part in yoga classes and go to the sauna. You can now also learn the "wellness" skill and reduce negative emotions through wellness activities.
• Delicacies : Your Sims can open and manage their own restaurant. Sims can now meet in the restaurant, continue their culinary training, take photos of the food and post it on "Simstagram". In addition, it is now possible to experiment with cooking. The best tips for the expansion are presented in another CHIP article.
• Vampires : Your Sims become a bloodsucker. There is also a new world, Forgotten Hollow, in which your vampires can protect themselves from the sunlight. The vampires have different powers: This way your Sim gains strength and can exercise more power. However, a weakness has to be accepted for each strength. We'll show you another practical tip on how to create a vampire and give you tips on "The Sims 4: Vampires".
• Parents' joys : Your Sims can now raise the offspring. There are five character values ​​that parents can influence: manners, responsibility, conflict resolution, empathy and emotional control. Depending on the characteristics, each character value can lead to a positive or negative additional characteristic. Parents can also help their children with school projects and also choose to strive for "super mother" or "super father". All information about the game "Parents' Joy" can be found in the next article.
• Jungle adventure : Your Sims can explore the new vacation world "Selvadorada". There they can travel to the jungle and experience an adventure, such as discovering the temple or finding treasures. However, your Sims must prepare well for this adventure, because there are many dangers lurking in the jungle. There are two new skills: "Selvadoradian cultural ability" and "archeology". Your Sims can also choose a new aspiration, "Archeology Professor". All information about the gameplay pack "Jungle Adventure" can be found in another practical tip.
• StrangerVille : Strange things happen in the desert town of StrangerVille. There are mysterious events and you can look for clues to solve puzzles.
• Realm of Magic : In the new world Glimmerbrook, your Sims are magicians. There are four different types of magic, as well as spells and potions that you can brew. Your Sims have magical companions: dragons, fairies, owls or crows. There is a new magical bloodline trait (your Sims become magicians), two new aspirations, and a new way of death.

Sims 4: These accessory packs have been released so far

New accessories packs appear again and again, which expand the game "The Sims 4" with, for example, other objects as well as new clothing and cool hairstyles. The following accessories packs have been released so far:

• Luxury party accessories : Your Sims can use these accessories for particularly luxurious occasions. In addition to new items of clothing, there is also a buffet table with a chocolate fountain.
• Sun terrace accessories: Your Sims can now sit and relax in the whirlpool. These accessories are particularly suitable for parties on the terrace and balcony.
• Cool kitchen accessories : With this pack comes an ice machine that your Sims can use as they please. There are also some accessories to perfect your Sims' kitchen.
• Scary accessories : Your Sims can now celebrate Halloween. This CHIP article shows how it's done.
• Home theater accessories : Allows your Sims to host DVD evenings. A projection screen and a popcorn machine are available for this.
• Romantic garden accessories : This accessory pack should be the right one, especially for Sims with a pronounced gardening ability. The new items can create more atmosphere. In addition, there is now the wishing well.
• Children's room accessories : In addition to new children's room furniture and decorations, your Sims children can now also collect and exchange monster cards and perform a show with the puppet theater.
• Garden fun accessories : Your Sims can now use the water slide in the garden and feed birds. In addition to new garden furniture and many decorations for a successful garden party, there are also new clothes and hairstyles.
• Vintage glamor accessories : Your Sims get luxurious clothing and can furnish themselves in a vintage style. You can also hire a butler so that your Sim no longer has to do house cleaning, cooking, and childcare. You can find out how to hire a butler in the next practical tip.
• Bowling evening accessories : You can have your Sims bowled - at home or in a bowling hall. There are matching clothes and the new ability "bowling". You can find tips for bowling in another article.
• Fitness accessories : Your Sims can now exercise in front of the TV at home, use the climbing wall and enjoy music on headphones. Furniture with a natural look is also available.
• Toddler accessories : With the pack you can equip your toddlers. They receive new clothes and toys, such as the ball pit and the slide. In addition, your Sims can now host game meetings.
• Laundry day accessories : With this pack, your Sims can wash their clothes and then use the dryer. The ledges can also wash the laundry by hand and hang them on the line to dry. The pack also includes new clothes and country style items. There is another practical tip for washing clothes in "The Sims 4".
• My first pet accessories : With this add-on you can re-dress your pets in combination with "The Sims 4: Dogs & Cats" and provide them with new furniture and toys. In addition, hamsters, rats, hedgehogs and a so-called Bubalu are also possible as pets.