So my games have reappeared now in the EA app after disappearing. Only to find that when i launch my game, it launches in Dutch. I've always played the English version, so my saves are there as well. EA app creates a new folder called De Sims 4 instead of The Sims 4 and uses that one to launch the game. What might have happened and what can I do? I'd like to play the game in English and wíth my saves.With the games vanishing from the EA app i've downloaded Origin and tried playing that way, but with al downloads and stuff, it wasn't worth it. Is it possible something went wrong there?

@Nibbo0w Please switch the language within Origin: open your game library, right-click on the Sims 4 icon, select Game Properties > Advanced Launch Options, and choose English from the menu. Origin should switch things back for you, and then you can go back to using the EA App. The "De Sims 4" folder is normal—Dutch is one of four languages that has a localized user folder rather than naming it "The Sims 4."

EA app changed language of The Sims 4?

25 Replies

puzzlezaddict
Hero+
3 years ago
@Nibbo0w Please switch the language within Origin: open your game library, right-click on the Sims 4 icon, select Game Properties > Advanced Launch Options, and choose English from the menu. Origin should switch things back for you, and then you can go back to using the EA App.

The "De Sims 4" folder is normal—Dutch is one of four languages that has a localized user folder rather than naming it "The Sims 4."
Nibbo0w
3 years ago
Thanks for your reply! It worked. I did have to launch the game through origin first for it to take effect and then switched back to the EA app. Thank you so much!
Ankunaattori
3 years ago
The origin app no longer opens correctly, but there is a forced window that tells me to download the new EA app which won't allow me to change the in-game language.
jpkarlsen
Hero (Retired)
3 years ago
@Ankunaattori
To change language you need to uninstall the game and when you reinstall choose the language you want. You may need to also install the EA app in that language.
sofinak1
3 years ago
@puzzlezaddict hi, im curious and i wanted to ask if you want how to change language in the sims 4 in the ea app?
thank you for reply,
sofinak1
jpkarlsen
Hero (Retired)
3 years ago
@sofinak1
Please read my reply just above your posting.
amarettie
3 years ago
@jpkarlsen When I uninstall it doesn't give me the option to choose a language:,)
criborin
3 years ago
Wasn't the reason for switching from origin to EA app "upgrade"? Why would we redownload the whole game over 50 GB each time just for the language change? Origin offered us the possibility to change languages without re-downloading the whole game. The ea app also needs to offer this

Many people, including me, use the game to learn and practice foreign languages. It happens that I switch between languages several times in a month. Taking a step back in this way has hurt many users&players. Hope to fix it soon
Luciibr
3 years ago
@jpkarlsen When trying to uninstall, the app is warning to lose all the bonuses. Would you know if that also concerns the extra items for early purchase (for example of Growing together)?

Now, when in the EA app there is not the language list, does anyone know what should be written into the free-formatted field "Advanced launch options"?
What didn't work (for Finnish):
-finnish
-suomi
-fi_FI

Many thanks!
jpkarlsen
Hero (Retired)
3 years ago
@Luciibr
From what I know you will not lose anything from uninstalling and reinstalling.
Advanced launch options do not have anything to do with language.