The Sims 1 and 2 are reportedly being re-released with all expansions this week
EA has never released the original Sims game digitally
EA is set to re-release The Sims and The Sims 2 this week as part of its 25th anniversary celebrations, it’s claimed.
Citing a “source familiar with the plans”, Kotaku says the publisher will be bringing back the first two games in The Sims series by the end of January.
Earlier this month, the official X account for The Sims posted a short video showing a roadmap of events designed to celebrate The Sims’ 25th anniversary.
Listed on the roadmap is an item called “Nostalgia Now”, alongside the date January 27-31. The report claims this refers to the re-releases.
On Monday the account also posted a message saying “BRB” accompanied by an animation showing the action menu from The Sims 2, followed by the coloured square background from the box art for The Sims.
*~~BRB~~* <3
– The Sims#TheSims25 pic.twitter.com/Xt89uSaBK9— The Sims (@TheSims) January 27, 2025
If true, the re-releases will be big news for long-time Sims fans, who have had problems running the older titles on modern PC hardware.
The original game has proved particularly tricky to play in the modern era because it was never released digitally, meaning players will have to find the original game disc from 2000, find a disc drive for their PC and search for user-created patches designed to get it running on today’s hardware.
If EA is indeed planning on re-releasing both The Sims and The Sims 2, that should make it significantly easier to install and play both games with Windows 10/11 specs and resolutions.
The report also claims that each game will come with all of their original expansion packs included, but it’s not clear if this also includes previously licensed packs such as the H&M Fashion Stuff and IKEA Home Stuff packs released for The Sims 2.
