5 Years of The Sims 4 - When was the “Best Year”?

2018 because Seasons, Get Famous and terrain tools.

The toddler year was also pretty good but only because of toddlers, the paid content was not that great imo.

We finally got toddlers :)

2016 for the Gender update! The more I play, and meet new LGBTQ+ friends at university, the more I realize how important and amazing this update was for representation! ?️‍?

The ONLY year so far (apart from the Kids room SP) that Family players got the attention of the team: Toddlers (FINALLY!) patched in, Parenthood GP, new lot trait "Teen Hangout" patched in, and Toddler SP.

Also: abilities to control Sim culling were patched in, very important!!!

That's a really difficult call for me at this point. I'm inclined to say 2017 for a few reasons. For myself, that's when Vampires released and it's my favorite pack of all time, it was exactly what I wanted. It was the first time in Sims 4's release that we had a lot of fun with some of the devs on the forums, over in the GP section and they were interacting with us and answering questions and the hype was real. I was cheerleading it myself, lol. But even generally speaking, 2017 was the year that toddlers released for the family players and they also got Parenthood, which is a widely praised pack as well, and Toddler's Stuff. So even though those family packs aren't my personal cup of tea, I do acknowledge that the release of more family play caused a big shift in the sub-genre of players who needed it, and the forums in general especially became a happier place. So it was a good year for family and Occult players alike.

But I've got to say, speaking as a vocal member of #TeamSupernatural, 2019 is giving 2017 a run for its money. Others may have been disappointed in this year's releases, but I'm over here celebrating the Year of the Occult/Fantasy/Sci-Fi Invasion. StrangerVille, Mermaids and Spellcasters are all released/releasing this year and I'm extremely pleased. It's been a long wait for some hearty, satisfying Supernatural play since Vampires. Yes, there were some minor Supernatural/Fantasy beings along the way, (plus Aliens if you like Sci-Fi) but nothing that had gameplay longevity what with Ghosts behaving just like normal Sims, PlantSims and Skeletons being buffs, and then little weird teaser tidbits like Patchy. As much as I appreciated these things, they just didn't fill in the gaps of a full life state. But this year isn't even over and there are rumors of University coming in the Fall, so we'll see where 2019 leads us and how the next packs play out.

Toddlers, Vampires, Parenthood -- and a more cheerful attitude on the forum.

I'm going to abstain from voting, but it's leaning to 2019 for my play styles.
This year brought Strangerville.. which I love. It will bring magic... which I love and have been waiting for. Island Living, while not my favorite EP ever has brought substance and variety to my game and a way to live in paradise and another supernatural. Moschino with the photo stuff being above and beyond for a SP is a wonderful SP for me, and who knows we might get more by the end of the year. I'm thinking my vote will go 2019 depending.. We still might get another EP this year. If we do get Uni there will be no question because that's a favorite theme for me.
I'm don't see myself as a family player. The family/kid focused year brought wonderful content but it wasn't a hype year for me personally. I took many long play breaks during that time.

2017. Toddlers, enough said.

2019. Occult players finally started getting their due.

2017 is a close second with Vampires though.

"AlbaWaterhouse;c-17209881" wrote:
The ONLY year so far (apart from the Kids room SP) that Family players got the attention of the team: Toddlers (FINALLY!) patched in, Parenthood GP, new lot trait "Teen Hangout" patched in, and Toddler SP.

Also: abilities to control Sim culling were patched in, very important!!!

I wasn't playing in 2017, but basically this.