The Sims
The Sims is a life-building simulation with emphasis on intimate details of individual characters rather than expansion of an entire society or civilization. You are in control of nearly every aspect of the…
The Sims is a simulator developed by Maxis, released 4 February 2000 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). This page lists 4 cheat codes for it.
What The Sims is
The Sims is a simulator game developed by Maxis and released in 2000. It was published by Aspyr Media. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on The Sims Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Management in The Sims revolves around decision-making. From physical environmental layouts, to mental outlook, emotional makeup and skills of your Sims, you'll be immersed in their daily lives. Activities include buying and placing unique items for households and offices, selling and replacing worn out furnishings, and otherwise building and maintaining the world in which your Sims live. You'll guide your Sims in life-development phases and chemistry between your Sims is a product of your manipulations as well - all form the level and style of interaction through conversations with other Sims. The Sims has a range of ten career tracks for your breadwinners to follow and each career…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are comedy, fantasy, romance and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the The Sims series
The Sims is the first of 227 entries we hold in the The Sims series. The next entry was The Sims: Livin' Large in 2000. Its critic score of 85 is 14 points above the series average of 71. The highest-rated entry is The Sims 4: Parenthood at 90.
How it was received
The Sims holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 85% of the 2,881 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2000 averaged 72, so it scored 13 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 82, across 527 votes.
What it launched against
The Sims launched on 4 February 2000, within three weeks of Metal Slug 3, Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, Battlezone 2: Combat Commander and Tzar: The Burden of the Crown. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Metal Slug 3, Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, Battlezone 2: Combat Commander, Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.
Cheats and codes
We have tested and published 4 cheat entries for The Sims — 4 cheat codes. Each one lists the platform it applies to, the exact input, and whether it disables achievements.
Official trailer
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The Sims cheat codes
Open the cheat box
Opens the box the codes below are typed into.
Press the three keys together during play.
Add 1000 simoleons
Adds 1000 simoleons. Enter it again for more.
Open the cheat box and type the word.
Move objects anywhere
Removes placement restrictions in build and buy mode.
Open the cheat box and type the command.
Turn off autonomy
Sims stop acting on their own needs.
Open the cheat box and type the command.
Dlc
Expansions
Quick answers
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