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The Sims

2000 video game
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Summary

The Sims is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,561 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Will Wright[3]
  • Award received: Golden Joystick Awards − Hall of Fame[4]
  • Composer: Jerry Martin[5], Marc Russo[6]
  • Publisher: Electronic Arts[7], Aspyr[8], Findev[9]
  • Genre: life simulation game[10], video game with LGBT character[11]
  • Developer: Maxis[12]
  • Part of the series: The Sims[13]
  • Collection: Museum of Modern Art[14]
  • Inventory number: 932.2012[15]
  • Copyright license: proprietary license[16]
  • Commons category: The Sims[17]
  • Platform: Xbox[18], PlayStation 2[19], Microsoft Windows[20], macOS[21], Nintendo GameCube[22], Classic Mac OS[23], Linux[24]
  • Game mode: single-player video game[25]
  • Soundtrack release: The Sims – Original Video Game Soundtrack[26]
  • Language of work or name: German[27], English[28], Spanish[29], Dutch[30], Danish[31], French[32], Italian[33], Swedish[34], Japanese[35], Simlish[36]
  • Software engine: proprietary engine[37]
  • Distribution format: CD-ROM[38], digital distribution[39]
  • Review score: ★★★★★[40]
  • Input device: computer mouse[41]
  • Country of origin: United States[42]
  • Publication date: February 4, 2000[43], February 11, 2000[44], July 18, 2000[45], April 7, 2000[46], March 12, 2003[47]
  • Distributed by: Steam[48]
  • Narrative location: SimNation[49]
  • ESRB rating: Teen[50]
  • CERO rating: B (Ages 12 and up)[51]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[52]

  • Community tags: vgm, video game music, video game soundtrack[53]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7cad865e-3146-47e0-bbcc-4ec214ca26b2[54]

Why It Matters

The Sims has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

FAQs

What awards did The Sims receive?

Honors received include Golden Joystick Awards − Hall of Fame[4].

Related Entities

Aspyr CD-ROM Classic Mac OS computer mouse Electronic Arts Linux macOS Maxis Microsoft Windows Museum of Modern Art United States Will Wright

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [52] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → ★★★★★
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Review score: ★★★★★, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275226|batch #275226]]"
  2. 26d ago · Jakub Vrána · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Databáze her video game id → 486
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54523|batch #54523]]: Databáze her representative"
  3. 7w ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14801 → the-sims-deluxe-edition-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zntg3mzi
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48928|batch #48928]]: BBFC release ID"
  4. 9w ago · Matthias M. · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk id → 8061
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Usk id: 8061, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/142818377|Die Sims (#142818377)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5476|USK]] #mix'n'match"
  5. 14w ago · Veracious · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Game font library id → the-sims
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Game font library id: the-sims, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/262958921|The Sims (#262958921)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7513|‎Game Font Library g"
  6. 15w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    My abandonware game id → —
    Lki id → thesims
    Game mode → —
    Narrative location → SimNation
    + 212 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Games/The_Sims, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293368672|The Sims (#293368672)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8000|‎Giant Bomb Wik"
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