How young? How mature? I've known 7 year olds who I think would be able to handle the Sims just fine, and I've known 16 year olds who couldn't handle the more mature aspects (I've known a couple of adults I would say weren't mature enough for The Sims...)Also in the US, the game is rated T for Teen, not E for Everyone.That said, I think 8 would be about the earliest I'd tell another parent "yeah, the Sims should be fine for your kid" Kids tend to be much more resilient to "adult themes" than adults give them credit for.

I started playing pretty young, myself, honestly. So young that finding out woohoo was a thing was a major surprise. This only happened well after I actually had the talk with my parents, but I don't consider it is as sectioned off in 4 as in the first game.You can very easily hit woohoo or try for baby from the romance social menu. In contrast, I genuinely did not think having babies was possible in the original Sims for a very long time. Even if the animation is tame, it could easily provoke a conversation with a younger child.4's violence is more toned down than in the older games in my opinion. Those slaps were hilarious, but aggressive. (Granted, if they are watching Roadrunner or Tom and Jerry it is nothing in comparison.)A few darker aspects from the older games are gone, too, like the social bunny or the therapist. I personally never took those to heart and found them funny growing up, but different kids different parents.I find the Sims largely innocuous vanilla. Still depends largely on the child and parental concerns, though. I'd also personally be careful of the community around the game. Not that I don't like the Sims community, but it is a large part of games parents don't think about. Even if 4 is fine vanilla, they can mod in so much and it is ridiculously easy to find tutorials on YouTube. It is just something to be mindful of.

Well idk I've played since I was like 5 with The Sims sooo :sweat_smile: I'm afraid the concerns are little late :lol: to me I don't see any reason kid couldn't play the game its about same as playing with dolls really well minus all the plastic junkrecall i used to just do magic and raise dragons and build houses with 100 toilets for funalso idk what we call subtle violence i mean one could say super mario is very violent game forcing player to fight every creature that crosses your path but i guess thats not what we are talking about hmn?maybe i wouldn't take them to the mother though... i recall being traumatized by meat eating plants as kid not because of sims tho but because of moomins which btw kids show and ten times more traumatizing than teen rated game called sims :lol: also have you just ever been to toys section in store like theres so many toys that are literally like "BE A SOLDIER SMACK THE HECK OUT OF EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE RAISE A BABY DOLLS WITH NO ORGANS WEIRD MONSTERS DESTRUCTION"that tbh... yes i would say sims is safer alternative in comparisonsure theres the romance but isn't that also in like every fairytale ever and everything you see on tv just switching channels like idk

I would say that it largely depends on the maturity of the child whose playing the game. Would I recommend it for someone aged 6 and younger? No. But from 8+ (as an example) it really depends on the child and the parent. The current game is as vanilla as you make it I suppose (without the addition of mods which can make it more adult orientated)-the only exception to that would be the "woohoo" interaction. I was also introduced to it from a young age (the very first Sims) and remember sniggering with friends at those interactions. I'm in agreement with another poster on this thread that it never did me any harm growing up, and the age I was playing it I already knew a little about that stuff anyway.As I said; it depends on the maturity of the child and the discretion of the parent at the end of the day; everyone is different.

I would say so. I have a HUGE problem with parents who let kids play games like Call of Duty, Battlefield, and Grand Theft Auto. There's a reason they are all rated "M". I have long believed that part of the reason a lot of kids are so screwed up these days is parents who ignore the ratings on the games; and kids for wanting to play them. Warfare and killing aren't fun, but these games make it look that way. And I'm not that old myself--25.

Is the sims appropriate for kids?

ChaoticMoira
3 years ago
That is totally down to the parent, and further which gen of the game one is considering. Games 3 and 4 are pretty watered down. There is a good list above of all of what is in the games. I personally did not let my children play The Sims 1 or 2, and I think my son was 13 when 3 came out and I was okay with it then.
iThreeMuskets-_
3 years ago
Yes and no, I'd say monitor them for sure to be careful that they don't WooHoo their Sims but if you don't feel like doing that, I'd say no, don't let them play.
Sunflowergal227
3 years ago
I don't have any kids, but i suggest the adult plays it first, or the kid plays with the adult. There are some very mature themes like Sex, death and pregnancy. Then again some kids can be mature for their age. i was 11 when i first played, and i played the sims 2 for psp first. Now, the sims 2 is a bit violent than some of the other games because their slaps can be agressive. Also some kids just get a lecturing for crying! that can be a bit traumatic for some. The sims 4 is a bit watered down about this, however, because it can happen- yeah. Even in my sims 4, i have a sim called Elizabeth Merther, who got divorced, not once but 2 times! that can also be emotional for people. Depends tho. Although honestly, the best game to start with is My Sims. although it is a bit different than The Sims 1,2, 3, and 4.
naeshelle
New Spectator
3 years ago
I got my start playing the Sims 2 after watching my mom play when I was around 8 or 9. I think the game is fine for kids, depending on what media you let your kids consume outside of the game. If you're a parent who carefully monitors their every interaction with media to make sure they never encounter anything inappropriate, the game is probably best played when they're a teen. However, if your kids are exposed to media with more mature themes, they should be able to handle the game just fine when they're a little younger. I wouldn't let a 6 year old play it but I wouldn't protest an 11 or 12 year old playing it.
Moridhus
New Spectator
3 years ago
I think it's perfectly fine for little kids, as long as you don't have certain mods.
Sure, characters can fight and they can "woohoo", but the base game doesn't show you what happens in a fight or during "woohoo", and there's no nudity. You just see two characters go into the bed, pull the covers over their head, and a bunch of hearts fly in the air. If you're not opposed to the kids knowing that parents "try for baby" in the bed or shower, than it's fine.

That being said, I didn't introduce my own child to any video games until she was about 11 or 12.

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