Hey!On this forum there have been many discussions and debates regarding representation and inclusion in the Sims.It made me wonder if there are many people out there actually playing as their Simself, or even simified their whole family?I know that one time, a younger member in my family created her house and the entire (close) family. She played with them (us) like dolls. I don't know if I survived in her game...I must ask. I personally can't do it. But I can understand why people might want to. Do you sometimes play as your Simself?

I have played my simself but I found it to be boring so I deleted the save after one session. ?

My initial answer would be NO.I may Simify myself only for the purpose of a profile picture or the like, but that's the extend of it. Playing as myself in the Sims is a scary thought for me. One thing is for sure, the trait/ personality system (or the lack thereof?) couldn't handle it. My game will break. I love creating a variety of sims from different cultures for different worlds.However, I noticed that my main sims usually have dark hair and brown eyes, because that's what I identify with.I don't play as long with say, blonde hair/blue eyed or really dark skinned sims, because they feel quite different and I tend to let them live their own life and have them either become friends or enemies with the main guy. I built my house once, just to mess around with building extensions as I was wondering what that would look like.But moving my simself into the house is something I don't think I can handle.

Or better: I used to.I created my simself as the main character of a challenge, but towards the end he got abducted and returned pregnant. After recovering from the shock I got creeped out when a sim I had created myself became close to my selfsim. Not wanting to end in bed with a pixel, I took my selfsim family out of the game.Recently I introduced my selfsim and daughter to my rotational save. "I" now work at the Detroit Police Department as head of forensics. It's nice to see "myself" interact with my co-workers and join them at staff outings, but I do not play the family anymore.Another consideration against actively playing the selfsim is that as a sim I could easily reach any goal I'm struggling to a failed to irl. That would only lead to disappointment and frustration.

No, never but not for the reasons listed. It's not to "take a break from real life", as I don't tend to disassociate from real life when I play nor do I want to. I don't get "lost" in the game, just play for casual fun when I feel like unwinding with a cup to tea. On the other hand it's also not something that "Sounds exciting and I'd want to try it". It's just that, I have zero interest in the idea of playing myself in the game. It sounds boring to me. If I wanted "me" to do laundry, I'd throw a real life load on... if I wanted myself to cook, I'd cook in real life, not virtually. I want my made up characters to do these things and if they looked like me it's just feel kinda weird.

No. I don't really like myself all that much in real life. I also think it's a weird to make ones self in the game. No offense meant to those that do.

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123 Replies

CelesteBabyy
5 years ago
I have played my simself but I found it to be boring so I deleted the save after one session. ?
CAPTAIN_NXR7
Seasoned Veteran
5 years ago
My initial answer would be NO.
I may Simify myself only for the purpose of a profile picture or the like, but that's the extend of it.
Playing as myself in the Sims is a scary thought for me. One thing is for sure, the trait/ personality system (or the lack thereof?) couldn't handle it. My game will break.

I love creating a variety of sims from different cultures for different worlds.
However, I noticed that my main sims usually have dark hair and brown eyes, because that's what I identify with.
I don't play as long with say, blonde hair/blue eyed or really dark skinned sims, because they feel quite different and I tend to let them live their own life and have them either become friends or enemies with the main guy.

I built my house once, just to mess around with building extensions as I was wondering what that would look like.
But moving my simself into the house is something I don't think I can handle.
EnkiSchmidt
Hero
5 years ago
Or better: I used to.

I created my simself as the main character of a challenge, but towards the end he got abducted and returned pregnant. After recovering from the shock I got creeped out when a sim I had created myself became close to my selfsim. Not wanting to end in bed with a pixel, I took my selfsim family out of the game.

Recently I introduced my selfsim and daughter to my rotational save. "I" now work at the Detroit Police Department as head of forensics. It's nice to see "myself" interact with my co-workers and join them at staff outings, but I do not play the family anymore.

Another consideration against actively playing the selfsim is that as a sim I could easily reach any goal I'm struggling to a failed to irl. That would only lead to disappointment and frustration.
SimAlexandria
5 years ago
No, never but not for the reasons listed. It's not to "take a break from real life", as I don't tend to disassociate from real life when I play nor do I want to. I don't get "lost" in the game, just play for casual fun when I feel like unwinding with a cup to tea. On the other hand it's also not something that "Sounds exciting and I'd want to try it". It's just that, I have zero interest in the idea of playing myself in the game. It sounds boring to me.
If I wanted "me" to do laundry, I'd throw a real life load on... if I wanted myself to cook, I'd cook in real life, not virtually. I want my made up characters to do these things and if they looked like me it's just feel kinda weird.
Sharooonia
New Spectator
5 years ago
No. I don't really like myself all that much in real life. I also think it's a weird to make ones self in the game. No offense meant to those that do.
DoloresGrey
Seasoned Newcomer
5 years ago
Last time I played as my simself my daughter ended up having two children with two different guys. First she had a son with Joaqien Le Chien, he then ditched her. Then she got together with Hugo Villareal and had another son with thim. Hugo hated her first son. When my husband died IN GAME! I autonomously started to drink different kinds of juices I made like multiple times a day. This is definitely not a life I want for my little daughter nor for myself. Never ever I will play with my simself.
simsimsere
Rising Adventurer
5 years ago
I don't play my simself regularly, but I have played her years ago and might play again at some point. I played her in a Harry Potter themed fantasy save with a mix of actual real-life experience. She was hospitalized for mental illness. Then she was supposed to learn yoga and escape St.Mungo hospital via teleporting. I like the set up, but never really got her story going. Also would have to redo the save since we got RoM.
NateWhiplash
Seasoned Hotshot
5 years ago
I tried it once, making it as much like me as possible--I found that sim to be quite boring, so I deleted it :p
Peapod79
New Spectator
5 years ago
I have created a simself, but she's a townie in my game now. I like seeing her walk around and I don't have a say in what she does. Sometimes she's ridiculous! :D

Other than that, I think it's kind of creepy to play with a simself. It's creepier yet to make people you know, especially in a game that lets you wall them into a pool. At least IMO it is. I play a little deviant though and I don't mind me a good old sim's death, I'd be upset if I killed "real people".
Onverser
5 years ago
Never, mainly because I struggle to get a sim looking like me so I just don't bother. (Not because of skin colour issues just because I can't find the right hair and facial details to make it actually resemble me and I'm not that good with CAS facial sliders so the sim always looks generic and nothing like me).

Closest thing I do is making a sim who's the person I want to be rather than who I actually am