New Official Sims 4 Expansion Pack Survey

I actually wanted the Flags & Banners for the Castle Kit with a more medieval look. I was thinking this idea might refine those offerings from GT as you are suggesting. I actually had a list of Icons/color combinations I wanted. One that's a pretty famous reference.   

Here's my list;

1. Criminal City.
2. Summer Camp!
3. Cyberpunk City.
4. Retro 90's Mall.
5. Van Life.
6. Sulani 2 but Underwater (hopefully) and with houseboats.
7. Post Apocalyptic World.
8. Archeology Museum.
9. Monarchy.

I honestly would love to see more gameplay with elders though, so I  wouldn't mind getting Van Life as long as it had that "spend your retirement traveling around the world in a van" aspect to it, but I would also like to see maybe a large retirement community with a large garden and biking trail and a pond where your elders could sit on benches and feed the ducks, a working pickleball court, maybe an area where they could sometimes find a yard sale, or maybe even donate items to the yard sale, just things like that.

Also, the superhero/supervillain idea sounds awesome.  It could be a type of occult sim that has specific superpowers such as super strength, super speed, etc. and you just have to decide whether you want to use those powers for good or for evil.  It could maybe tie in really well with the criminal or cyberpunk packs.

Dang it, I could see Nancy being one of those 2020 toilet paper Karens too, lol.

Cyberpunk sounds great but does it have to be gritty futuristic? 

 I mean, it kind of does, yeah. The biggest theme around cyberpunk, especially all modern takes that propelled it into popularity, are about futuristic tech against a dystopian backdrop. Removing the grit from Cyberpunk would be like releasing a menswear kit built around skirts - it's technically possible, and there would be an audience for it. But the majority of people aren't looking for that, nor are they thinking about that when they think of the subject matter.

Unless you mean you'd rather just have a future pack that isn't specifically cyberpunk. Which is fair. I loved Into the Future. But I feel like a different take on the future is needed, since (if I'm being realistic) Sims 4's take would be vastly inferior to Sims 3's, and they'd probably divide the future pack up into multiple packs for more money.  Given we're already on our way to a dystopian cyberpunk future, it'd be a great way for The Sims 4 to differentiate itself from other packs, while still having something that resonates with a lot of fans. 

But I do think we can do grit in the Sims 4 and still have it fit in. Werewolves was a fairly gritty pack in terms of BB/CAS, lore and some of the mechanics. The world itself was run-down and abandoned. They were still able to marry grit with the Sims 4's overall tone, and I feel like they can do that with a cyberpunk future pack. 

From all the themes listed, the ones about ocean world and van life appeal to me the most, together with the ones about retro life and exploring the coast finding new fossils. The ones that appeal to me the least are about the post apocalyptic life, cyberpunk and monarchy, though in the expanded descriptions they all included some elements I would be interested into like new pets.  Camp for kids sounds nice too, but I don't play kids often enough, so it would depend on whether they include anything useful for adult sims too. Crime city sounds interesting too, but only if they do proper pack integration with the previous packs. 

Really like the idea of an expanded ocean pack, especially if it could feature new mermaid CAS features and ocean themed builds.

Would also love a bit of 80s/90s retro. If they do 90s, could they do tye dye? 

With most of the other pack ideas, there were bits that I liked, but other bits that I wasn't so keen on. Cyberpunk sounds great but does it have to be gritty futuristic? 

Gritty seems to go against the very aesthetic and nature of the Sims games that makes them so enjoyable. The dystopian future trope has been done so many times in games, it's nice to have a light-hearted fantasy world for a change. Am really hoping they keep it that way.

The most appealing idea to me is the sleep away camp. I would love for my sim kids to go away to camp and teen sims to get to work as camp counselors.  I got the extended version of this question and I want all of it.

A couple of these gave options to build an aquarium or expand on museums. I would really like to be able to build these things. 

The options that have you traveling to trade items and learn new things and recipes also appeal to me, this includes the van life option. 

I also got the extended version of the 80s pack and I really hope this comes to the game.

I see a lot of people interested in the monarchy idea which doesn't interest me yet, but I'm sure if it ends up in game I will find something about it that I enjoy.

1. I need an Ocean World for my poor Mermaids & Mermen, as well as proper Boathouses.
2. I need a CyberPunk Post-Apocalyptic Futuristic World for my Futuristic 2525 Game Save.
3. I would like a Prehistoric Adventure World for my Ancient Times Game Save.

1. Retro Mall - I love the idea of having newspapers, wall phones, and retro decor. 
2. Camp - This sounds fun and gives kids and maybe teens something new to do. They can explore and learn new skills while making long-lasting friendships. (I can see all the story possibilities now)
3. Monarchy - I wish this weren't modern Monarchy or this would have been in the #1 spot. 
4. Gritty City - This sounds interesting just not as fun as the previous packs mentioned. 
5. Exploration (These last five packs don't interest me at all but maybe it's something I would have to see)
6. Ocean World
7. Van Life 
8. Post-Apocalyptic
9. Cyberpunk

You make good points. As with any pack, I will look at the content, the gameplay and then make up my mind.... and then likely buy it at a sale later either way 😄