Similar games like SIMS - the best clones
The Sims rule their genre almost unchallenged, but a small number of similar games have created their gap in life simulations. We present you the Sims alternatives.
Sims Alternative 1: Animal Crossing
Thanks to the Sims, life simulations are a very successful genre, but there are hardly any games worth mentioning outside of the Sims series. Nintendo has created two exceptions here. Above all, the Animal Crossing series.
- The latest release is Animal Crossing: New Leaf for Nintendo's 3DS. Three more games have been released for GameCube, DS and Wii.
- In New Leaf you take on the role of mayor of a small village inhabited by human-like animals.
- In this new life you can now explore the area, interact with the residents and take part in events. You can also trade, make money and invest it in furniture or other gaming aspects.
- Above all, as mayor, you can also design the village and the world as a whole, and you can invite other players to join you.
- It is particularly exciting that Animal Crossing runs in real time - depending on the system clock of your 3DS. This influences the behavior of the characters, opening times, festivals and seasons.
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf is only available for the Nintendo 3DS.
Sims alternative 2: Tomodachi Life
In addition to Animal Crossing, Nintendo went even closer to the Sims with Tomodachi Life and gave them their own paint job.
- You live on an island together with other characters you created - the Miis - and you can also invite Miis from friends or well-known Nintendo personalities.
- In different areas you can interact with other Miis and help shape their lives. For example, if you take care of food, costumes or sing karaoke.
- You can not only give the Miis a personality, but also set voices - unlike in other life simulations.
- Tomodachi Life relies on a lot of humor and exaggerated drama, draws rock star attitudes or love triangles into the ridiculous and is just that again charming.
- Couples and marriages can also arise from such a scene, but there has been much criticism that Nintendo did not allow same-sex marriages. This should be corrected for a possible successor.
- Tomodachi Life is only available for the Nintendo 3DS.
An inexpensive alternative to the Sims PC games is of course the app The Sims Free Spins. We have put together the best tips, tricks and cheats for the Sims app.