Summary
The Sims 4has been around since September 2014, and the base game went free to play in October 2022, bringing many new players to the series. Since then, the amount of DLC available for the fourth Sims installment has grown long and longer with each passing year.
With Project Rene, aka The Sims 5, still years from launch, The Sims 4 is the newest entry point to the series. But just how much is the cost of entry for those who want to purchase all the DLC? We break it down for you.
Expansion Packs
Expansion packsare the largest content type and are used toadd big game-changing featuressuch as weather, environmental features, and pets, as well aslarge new worlds.
They also contain avaried selection of themed itemsfor both build and buy and create a sim modes. The content willgenerally affect the whole game,and often comes with new base game features.
Every expansion pack has a retail value of $39.99 USD, £34.99 GBP, or 39.99 Euro.
Expansions are themost expensive pack, but also offercontent across gameplay, build mode, and create a sim. Some of the packs arevery broad,adding pets, seasons, and interactive high schools or universities, whileothers are more focused additions, such as horses and a fame system.
15*
$599.85
£524.85
€599.85
*Includes: Get to Work, Get Together, City Living, Cats & Dogs, Seasons, Get Famous, Island Living, Discover University, Eco Lifestyle, Snowy Escape, Cottage Living, High School Years, Growing Together, Horse Ranch, and Lovestruck.
Game Packs
Game Packsalso containgame play features, but aren’t as intense or in depth as expansions. For instance, they have often been used to add asmall worldand anew occult type.
You’ll also get furniture and clothing on the theme, but theselection is smallerthan in an expansion, since game packs tend toadd features that are more contained.
Game packs have a retail value of $19.99 USD, £17.99 GBP, or €19.99 Euro.
Game packs areroughly half the price of expansionsand can still offer a good number of features, especially foroccult fans.For example, Vampires, Werewolves, and Spellcasters are all added via game packs. There are also moregeneral packs, including those that add restaurants, and wedding shops, decor and planning.
12*
$239.88
£215.88
€239.88
*Includes: Outdoor Retreat, Spa Day, Dine Out, Vampires, Parenthood, Jungle Adventure, Strangerville, Realm of Magic, Star Wars: Journey To Batuu, Dream Home Decorator, My Wedding Stories, Werewolves.
Stuff Packs
Generally, stuff packs containone small gameplay feature,such as a new career, pet or lot type, and aselection of furniture and clothing.
The themes for these arefairly focused,and they include a small but solid selection of items all very closely related to the pack’s title.
A stuff pack will cost $9.99 USD, £9.99 GBP, or €9.99, making it comparably more expensive in the UK.
Stuff Packs seem tofall in and out of favour,and are one of themore variable DLC types, ranging from thefeature-packed Paranormalwhich includes a new lot type, career, skill, and ghostly visitors, to thesparsely packed Luxury Party,which contains a smattering of party items.
20*
$199.80
£199.80
€199.80
*Includes: Luxury Party, Perfect Patio, Cool Kitchen, Spooky, Movie Hangout, Romantic Garden, Kids Rooms, Backyard, Vintage Glamour, Bowling Night, Fitness, Toddler, Laundry Day, My First Pet, Moschino, Tiny Living, Nifty Knitting, Paranormal, Home Chef Hustle, Crystal Creations.
Kits
These are thesmallest packsand are sorted intogame play, clothing, and build types.They aim tofill in small gaps in content.
There has only beenone game play kitto date, Bust The Dust, but there aremany kits for either builders or stylists, which cover a variety of usuallyniche themes.
A kit will cost $4.99 USD, £4.99 GBP, or €4.99, once more making it comparably more expensive in the UK.
Kits only containone type of item, mostly clothing or build items,making them a good option for anyone seeking a specific type of content in small batches.
31*
$154.70
£154.70
€154.70
*Includes: Throwback Fit, Country Kitchen, Bust The Dust, Courtyard Oasis, Industrial loft, Incheon Arrivals, Fashion Street, Blooming Rooms, Modern Menswear, Carnaval Streetwear, Decor To The Max, Moonlight Chic, Little Campers, First Fits, Desert Luxe, Pastel Pop, Everyday Clutter, Simtimates Collection, Bathroom Clutter, Greenhouse Haven, Basement Treasures, Grunge Revival, Book Nook, Poolside Splash, Modern Luxe, Goth Galore, Castle Estate, Urban Homage, Party Essentials, Riviera Retreat, Cozy Bistro.
Extras And Offers
TheBase Game is free, but there is aDigital Deluxe Upgradeavailable for an additional$9.99 / £8.99 / €9.99.
Those seeking to increase their collection cheaply can choose topurchase bundles, which generally put similarly themed packs together and offer a20 percent discount.
DLC sales are also frequent,with discounts generally ranging from20 percent up to 60 percent.Sales are the best way to expand your collection, androtational discountsmean everything will end up on sale sooner or later.
Total Cost Of All The Sims 4 DLC
If you want to purchaseevery single DLC pack currently available, this is what you can expect to pay based on the full retail price:
$1,194.23
£1,095.23
€1,194.23
It’s a hefty investment, but mostly due to the age of the game.If we divide it by 118, the number of months The Sims 4 was out at the time of Lovestruck’s launch, it works out at a much more affordable$10.12 / €10.12 / £9.30 a month spread across the lifespan of The Sims 4.
While the figure is daunting for newcomers, not every pack is essential and thefree base game has had huge enhancements since launch. So fire it up, set some priorities and wait for those sales.
