How would you rate the sims4 after 5+ years. Would you recommend it to new players?

I would recommend it, but I disagree with the comments above when it comes to mods and CC. Mods and CC are what really make the game enjoyable to me and keep me coming back to play it.

It's definitely a fun game. However, without mods/cc/dlc, it gets boring relatively quickly and you get caught in a cycle of making the same boring old sims with the same boring old story. To me, the game gets repetitive very fast if you're not willing to spend a fortune on the packs or download mods/cc. There's only so much you can do in the base game.