Hi everyone!I just got a new computer and was going to download the sims 4 game on it. However when I was going to download it on the EA app (I have a pc) the only language in the list to choose from was English. I have played my game on Swedish ever since I got it and would like to continue that. Do anyone know what I can do to get to play on the Swedish language? I am inserting a picture of how it looks like, I need help with this because I have no idea how to do it. Thankful for any help!

@Tikkizen It sounds like you might have the language-locked English-only version of Sims 4 on your account in addition to the global version. You have two options here. One is to contact EA customer support and ask that the English-only version of the base game be removed from your account. Make sure support also checks for and removes, if necessary, the Digital Deluxe upgrade. https://help.ea.com/en/contact-us/ It would be best to use the live chat option rather than email. If you don't see it, set the location in the lower-right corner of the browser window to U.S. or U.K., or choose a slightly different category of issue. Sims 3 > PC > Manage my account > Find missing game should work, with the live chat option below the email form. The other option would be to install through Steam, which only offers the global version of Sims 4. If you've already installed through the EA App, uninstall that copy first. After you downloaded the game, you'd sign into the EA App and install your owned packs, but NOT a second copy of the base game, and all those packs should load when you're playing through Steam.

@JeniJenfred I've moved your post to a thread covering the game switching to English, which might not be the same issue as the one covered by the thread where you originally posted. The only way to switch languages is to uninstall Sims 4 and reinstall in the language of your choice, unfortunately. The question is whether German is still an option for you. If your internet is slow and you don't want to reinstall everything, what you can do is rename the Sims 4 folder that contains the game's program files. First, make sure that the EA App is closed and the EABackgroundService is NOT running in the Task Manager. Find the program files, which are in one of these locations by default: Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 4 Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4 Rename that folder, for example put a - after the 4, and the EA App will think the game is no longer installed. Tell it to download, and before starting, it'll ask you what language you want to use. Let me know what options you see.

I have the same issue. I Repaired my game and now my game went from german to english. I am not able to play the game. It is so annoying! Please fix it! ID: 80a345a4-15a5-45ae-8fa9-31e39430acbd

hey, i live in finland.i had sims 4 in finnish on my old computer. my computer broke. On my new computer i downloaded the game again but now it is in english. I tryed to change the language but there isnt the finnish option anymore. My kid is not so good in english so im wonderin how can we get our language back again?

@harppiik The only way to change language is to uninstall the game and when reinstalling choose Finnish as the language.

Play the sims 4 in another language

27 Replies

puzzlezaddict
Hero+
2 years ago
@Tikkizen It sounds like you might have the language-locked English-only version of Sims 4 on your account in addition to the global version. You have two options here. One is to contact EA customer support and ask that the English-only version of the base game be removed from your account. Make sure support also checks for and removes, if necessary, the Digital Deluxe upgrade.

https://help.ea.com/en/contact-us/

It would be best to use the live chat option rather than email. If you don't see it, set the location in the lower-right corner of the browser window to U.S. or U.K., or choose a slightly different category of issue. Sims 3 > PC > Manage my account > Find missing game should work, with the live chat option below the email form.

The other option would be to install through Steam, which only offers the global version of Sims 4. If you've already installed through the EA App, uninstall that copy first. After you downloaded the game, you'd sign into the EA App and install your owned packs, but NOT a second copy of the base game, and all those packs should load when you're playing through Steam.
JeniJenfred
Seasoned Traveler
2 years ago
I have the same issue. I Repaired my game and now my game went from german to english. I am not able to play the game. It is so annoying! Please fix it!
ID: 80a345a4-15a5-45ae-8fa9-31e39430acbd
puzzlezaddict
Hero+
2 years ago
@JeniJenfred I've moved your post to a thread covering the game switching to English, which might not be the same issue as the one covered by the thread where you originally posted. The only way to switch languages is to uninstall Sims 4 and reinstall in the language of your choice, unfortunately. The question is whether German is still an option for you.

If your internet is slow and you don't want to reinstall everything, what you can do is rename the Sims 4 folder that contains the game's program files. First, make sure that the EA App is closed and the EABackgroundService is NOT running in the Task Manager. Find the program files, which are in one of these locations by default:

Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 4

Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4

Rename that folder, for example put a - after the 4, and the EA App will think the game is no longer installed. Tell it to download, and before starting, it'll ask you what language you want to use. Let me know what options you see.
harppiik
2 years ago
hey, i live in finland.i had sims 4 in finnish on my old computer. my computer broke. On my new computer i downloaded the game again but now it is in english. I tryed to change the language but there isnt the finnish option anymore. My kid is not so good in english so im wonderin how can we get our language back again?
jpkarlsen
Hero (Retired)
2 years ago
@harppiik
The only way to change language is to uninstall the game and when reinstalling choose Finnish as the language.
EA_Solaire
Community Manager
2 years ago
Hi @harppiik,

I've merged your post in with the main thread on this issue, please try the steps in the post directly above yours to get your game language back to Finnish.
martinasin420
2 years ago
In the morning I had The Sims 4 in Czech language. Then I had to uninstall it and install it again, because the game didn't work because of some bad modes. After I installed the game back, the Czech language was lost. Any setting I can find offers any language other than Czech. I wrote to support, but no two support people could help me. For nine years, Czech worked. English is very uncomfortable for me in the game. Can this problem be fixed?
jpkarlsen
Hero (Retired)
2 years ago
@martinasin420
Uninstall again. When you reinstall choose Czech for the installation.
Sweezer
2 years ago
@Hikari38 wrote:
Is your EA App language set to English as well? I don't know if that had anything to do with how I was able to restore the text to English, but that's one thing I did.
However, it really is interesting that you're missing your native language. I thought only us from Poland had problems with only having three options, all Slavic. I wonder if more Europeans are experiencing this, it would be really weird if that was a problem in Spain or France, since they are not even close to Poland or Czech Republic.
Anyway, it's really upsetting that people are still having this problem. I am so sorry it happened to you too.
With all the fuzz with Ranch addon I ended unistalling Sims4 completely and now after I downloaded it again it's in english, it used to be in finnish. No language popup as installation started, no language option for finland in EA app... Locale is shown as Finland.
I'm at a complete loss with this.
Sweezer
2 years ago
@jpkarlsen wrote:
@martinasin420
Uninstall again. When you reinstall choose Czech for the installation.
My game changed from finnish to english and there's no option prompt to change the language when initializing download. Only installation path and asks about games shortcut that's all.
I tried editing registry but that didn't change anything.
@jpkarlsen wrote:
@martinasin420
Uninstall again. When you reinstall choose Czech for the installation.