Do you personally know people who play the Sims? 👋

As far I know none of my (offline) friends or family members play The Sims. 

I have many work related  “acquaintances” (offline) that DO play the game. At least 10 or 15. They don’t know that I play it - it would probably surprise them - although they are aware of me knowing ABOUT the game. Now there’s a slightly vague answer for ya. 😆

None of my offline friends play the game. My children play it because, I introduced it and they enjoy video games that both their parents play. This has always been my single player offline game to play to relax, so I really do not care that I don't know anyone close who plays it.

I have some family members who play (I think that's my fault 😀).

I don’t know anyone in my real life that also play the game. 
It is lovely the way that often family members though start playing the game due to parents or siblings playing the game. There are often many generations of simmers in the family and they share special simming family times together.

Hmm...

I have a friend who wants to play the game and was excited when The Sims 4 went free, but alas, she doesn't have enough memory. She has played The Sims 2 and 3 before.

I've had friends play The Sims when they were visiting. Some have played it sometimes.

Plus I overhear some other people playing The Sims too. I'm too shy to start a conversation on it, but oh well. When a group of people mention The Sims and I chime in, the conversation topic changes immediately. Not a great feeling at all... 😅

But yeah, right now I'm in my own bubble, hearing other simmers existing through my computer monitor. It's exciting to see a coursemate's Discord profile say that they're playing The Sims though...

Still remember the time where people didn't believe such a game as The Sims even existed. 🙂

I started a granddaughter and a nephew on The Sims  and Sims 2  and then 2 more granddaughters & a great nephew on sims 3..  Of them all I think only two granddaughters still play Sims 4.

It is lovely that you introduced your grand daughters, nephew and great nephew to The Sims @Bluegayle 🙂 They would have enjoyed simming at the time and have had lots of fun playing the game with you and talk about their sims.

So it seems I have another great grandchild on its way in  Fall 2024  so looks like we the legacy continues.

Wow where does the time go.

If I count my children (my son played the Sims for a very short while) I guess we are a 4 generation of playing Sims  family.  

😲

This is a simplayer in progress 😉

Congratulations on the upcoming birth of your new little great grandchild! @Bluegayle ❤️That is exciting and lovely!  Maybe one day this little child will be a simmer just like her great grandmother 🙂 

I once met one person who played the sims. This was around the launch of the sims 2 because we talked about where to buy the brand new base game. I haven't seen this person for over 15 years, no clue where she is now. And that's the only one I ever met who already played the sims when I met them.

And then there is my daughter. I convinced her to give it a try. She created some sims and her save file still sits on my PC. But unfortunately it was only a phase.