https://twitter.com/gamesTMmag/status/1471566949582884873?t=dXQu2JuEwvYNKDHrR1Uvig&s=19EA just revealed the staggering new figure for their 'Year in Gaming' blog post earlier today on December 16. Not only have players on The Sims 4 logged over one billion total hours played over the course of the year so far, but they've also created over 376 million Sims over the year (that's more than the population of the U.S. right now).It might at first seem slightly surprising, given that The Sims 4 released over seven years ago all the way back in 2014. It's really a testament to the barrage of new content that EA has provided for the simulation game over the recent years, with major add-ons like Cottage Living, Spa Day expansion, and Scenarios breathing new life into the hit game.https://www.gamesradar.com/the-sims-4-players-clocked-in-over-one-billion-hours-in-2021/?utm_campaign=https://www.ea.com/en-gb/news/2021-year-in-gaming1.2 billion hours played.529 million hours spent in live mode.146 million hours spent in CAS.226 million hours spent in build mode.274 million whohoos.376 million sims created.11.3 million gallery uploads.201 million gallery downloads.Most common death-old age.

Wow, Live Mode won out! I'm glad to see that.

Fully one-seventh of the time spent tweaking and creating sims in CAS...yeah, I'd buy that for a dollar. It took me ages to complete my own NPC Improvement Project back in 2020...

Let's see, live mode garnered the most hours with build mode second and third is CAS...that's about how my time is spent "doing" Sims 4. :)

Live mode was way more than CAS and Build mode...and it still feels like they are focusing way more on CAS and Build Mode.

I've told everyone the Sims 4 is one of the greatest Sims games ever made. o:)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXTQeSGJjGM

Over One Billion Hours Played In 2021

Cinebar
3 years ago
From a psychological point of view this is disturbing people spent that many hours in a year with their noses in a screen. There is so much to do, that needs to be done, so much to fix, help others, so much to see, so much to think about, so much to experience in real life that I actually find this very disturbing and then we ask ourselves why are things the way they are. :o No wonder.
Cinebar
3 years ago
"mightysprite;c-18023816" wrote:
"simgirl1010;d-996103" wrote:

1.2 billion hours played.
529 million hours spent in live mode.
146 million hours spent in CAS.
226 million hours spent in build mode.

Hmm so what's the other mode that accounts for the rest of the time?

529 million live mode plus 146 million CAS plus 226 million build mode = 901 million.

You forgot the woohoo numbers.
Scobren
3 years ago
Cottage Living I agree did help breathe new animal life in the game. I still think Simmers spend even more time than that on social media like Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and forums. The movie WALL-E is very telling on how reliant people are to screens verses real life. Really helps having a dog and other hobbies to prevent burnout with games and social media.
cyncie
Seasoned Veteran
3 years ago
"Cinebar;c-18023912" wrote:
From a psychological point of view this is disturbing people spent that many hours in a year with their noses in a screen. There is so much to do, that needs to be done, so much to fix, help others, so much to see, so much to think about, so much to experience in real life that I actually find this very disturbing and then we ask ourselves why are things the way they are. :o No wonder.

Well, I spent a fair amount of time working frontline healthcare during a pandemic. Playing Sims has been my stress off ramp. I’m sure during COVID that’s been true of a lot of people. Self care isn’t a waste of time.
simgirl1010
Hero
3 years ago
"Cinebar;c-18023912" wrote:
From a psychological point of view this is disturbing people spent that many hours in a year with their noses in a screen. There is so much to do, that needs to be done, so much to fix, help others, so much to see, so much to think about, so much to experience in real life that I actually find this very disturbing and then we ask ourselves why are things the way they are. :o No wonder.

I also spent time on my Nintendo Switch, iPad, Netflix, Hulu, HBO, and Discovery Plus. Yet I found time for friends and family and volunteer work. ☺️

You also have to realize that many were staying home this year because of Covid and those numbers reflect that.
Anonymous
3 years ago
To put it into perspective, we can estimate that there are only about a couple million active players of the Sims in the entire world in 2021. Other franchises are in the 10s of millions. Top games, like Fortnite, are close to 100 million. Sims 4 is a tiny fish.

Separately, we have multiple signals that engagement has fallen in the latter half of the year.

Lackluster content release (Kits ad nauseam) causing dwindling morale on social media
EA Marketing has invested in a major partnership with Bretman Rock in an apparent attempt to recruit new, young Gen Z players
Scenarios were introduced with a particular emphasis on time-limited scenarios to encourage players to complete them before they expire
Bmm209
3 years ago
"Cinebar;c-18023912" wrote:
From a psychological point of view this is disturbing people spent that many hours in a year with their noses in a screen. There is so much to do, that needs to be done, so much to fix, help others, so much to see, so much to think about, so much to experience in real life that I actually find this very disturbing and then we ask ourselves why are things the way they are. :o No wonder.

I dont want to know how much time i spend browsing forums, youtube or other social media ?
GalacticGal
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
In many ways it's very good to see that the most common death is old age. Years ago, I was a bit stunned to read how some players were devising ways to bring the end of life to their Sims, through starvation, drowning, electrocution, etc. . Seems many of us have moved on from that.
Anniemac2011
New Spectator
3 years ago
And 375 million of those Sims are on my computer!
simgirl1010
Hero
3 years ago
"StrawberryYogurt;c-18023953" wrote:
I dont want to know how much time i spend browsing forums, youtube or other social media ?

Lol, I forgot about social media. ?