The Sims 4: Life & Death
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| Development | |
| Developer(s) | Maxis, The Sims Studio |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Series | The Sims |
| Release date(s) | October 31st, 2024 |
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| Platform(s) | Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| System requirements | Minimum system requirements on TheSims.com |
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| Themes | Supernatural, Professions, Family |
| Worlds | Ravenwood |
The Sims 4: Life & Death is the seventeenth expansion pack for The Sims 4. It was leaked via the Instant Gaming website a few days before it was announced via the "To Be Continued" seasonal roadmap on socials.[1] The first look trailer premiered on October 3rd, 2024 and the expansion released on October 31st, 2024.
This expansion includes being able to prepare and host funerals for the recently departed, perform tarot card readings, become a Reaper and join the Grim Reaper in reaping souls, become an Undertaker to take care of those who passed, have a bucket list which can grant Sims the ability to be reborn, and ghosts can get more customizations and abilities within the world of Ravenwood.[2]
Official description[]
Peel back the veil to uncover the secret to richer Sim lives and beyond in The Sims™ 4 Life & Death Expansion Pack*. Achieve your dreams in life by ticking items off your Bucket List or pursue them as a Ghost with Unfinished Business. There is a ghastly new world to haunt, a career that’ll bring you closer to Grim, Wills to write, Crypts to explore, and even ghostly skills to master. There are no real endings — only transitions — as you move between life, afterlife, and even rebirth.
An Endless Journey
- Build your Sim's Bucket List with goals based on traits and relations. Complete them for powerful rewards. They can also be finished in the afterlife as Unfinished Business. The ultimate reward is Rebirth, but you can also Move On or stay as a Ghost.
A Ghastly, Gorgeous Life
- Join Grim's career to reap souls and help ghosts, or become a Mortician to deal with death in another way. Explore crypts, build Thanatology skills, and pursue the Ghost Historian Aspiraion. Bond with a Pet Crow or collect Tarot Cards; ideal for Macabre Sims.
Goodbye (For Now)
- Sims grieve in 4 ways based on personalities and relationships. Customize Grieving Rituals to fit your story, Create Wills to pass down Heirlooms, assign guardians, and distribute Simoleons. Honor the departed with memorials, urns, and Custom Gravesites.
Friendly or Fiendish?
- Linger on as a Ghost, helping or terrorizing the living. Grow abilities, assist with chores, or levitate Sims for fun. Earn Fear or Goodwill essences from interactions. Enjoy Afterlife activities, including special spectral WooHoo with another Ghost.
EARLY PURCHASE INCENTIVE:
Macabre Mementos Digital Content - Wonder at treasures that have endured time’s passing, witnessing the come and go of generations with ghastly grace. Look upon those who came before in the Lasting Legacy Family Portrait, listen to the haunting lullaby of the Mournful Melodies Music Box, and masquerade in fowl finery with the Plumed Elegance Mask, available when you order through December 12
- Lasting Legacy Family Portrait
- Mournful Melodies Music Box
- Plumed Elegance Mask
New additions[]
- New Objects
- New Pet
- New Careers
- New Skill
- New Traits
- New Reward Trait
- Burning Soul
- Ghost Whisperer
- Grimborn
- New Lot Assignment
- New Lot Trait
- On Hallowed Grounds
- New Aspiration
- Ghost Historian
- New Death
- Death by Murder of Crows
- Other new features
- Soul's Journey & Rebirth
- Goals for Sims to achieve before they move on peacefully and gain a sense of accomplishment.
- Sims who fulfill their Soul's Journey are able to choose to be reborn, including into any existing household.
- Grieving
- Sims can experience four types of grieving: Denial, Holding It Together, Anger, and Blues.
- Ghost mastery
- Ghost customization
- Specters
- Festivals
- Sims dying in bed
- Inheritance and Wills
- Doing favors for an order
Trivia[]
- The song featured in the official reveal trailer is Simlish version of "Nothing Matters" by The Last Dinner Party.
- In both the official reveal and gameplay trailers, Grim Reaper is voiced by Fred Tatasciore; who is known for voicing Hit-Monkey as well as many other Marvel and DC related characters, as well as many video game characters such as Soldier: 76 from Overwatch.
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| "The Sims" Chronology | ||
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| Preceded by The Sims 4: Storybook Nursery Kit September 19, 2024 |
The Sims series PC games | Latest release for The Sims 4
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| Preceded by The Sims 4: Lovestruck July 25, 2024 |
The Sims 4 expansion packs | Latest expansion pack for The Sims 4
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| The Sims series expansion packs | ||
