I'm in my early 30's and I started playing because of my best friend when we're we're about 12. We both still play the game but I'm more active in the sims community than she is. I have about 4 other friends that I made in high school that still play as well, but as far as my day to day life or people I work with then no.
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The only person I know that plays Sims is my daughter. I have told some people I play it - if they are gamers - they have usually at least heard of it, but most people I have told have no clue what it is!
I'm in my early 30's and I started playing because of my best friend when we're we're about 12. We both still play the game but I'm more active in the sims community than she is.
Similar case here. It was a friend from school who introduced me to The Sims in the first place, and it became a popular game in my circle of friends at the time, although I don't think the others played it quite as much as I did. I'm no longer in touch with any of those people, but my sister downloaded TS4 when it was free on Origin back in 2019, she has a couple of expansions by now and we sometimes play together.
Also, I don't know if it counts, but I even got my mother to play around in CAS for a little while. I introduced her to her simself that my sister and I had created, but she wasn't so happy with the clothes we had picked. So I showed her how to change them, not expecting her to actually do it herself, but she did - a very peculiar sight because you don't usually catch my mother around a computer, let alone playing a game.
As for me being a simmer, I don't make a secret of it, in fact it's nearly impossible not to know that about me because of my machinimas that are fairly well-known among my family and friends. But as others have said, unless they're gamers themselves, people may not know what exactly The Sims is.
It was a boyfriend of mine that first introduced me to the first Sims and I've had several friends over the years that play... but not near as many that play other popular games. I believe more people play Sims than talk openly about it (as indicated here), but I also think many that used to play are not aware it's still around. I recently got a friend of mine back into it when she learned through me that there's a Sims 4. Luckily, she has a similar play style to me and enjoys this iteration.
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My granddaughters play though I know not as often as they used to. I started my nephew many (many) years ago on Sims2 and I know he kept it up for many years but not sure if still playing. He attended a PAX in 2014 and got a pic of him and his girlfriend wearing Bob Pancakes classic dressing gown. I'd post a pic but not allowed personal photos. I think I have carried the legacy on well but now and then it would be nice to actually talk to someone about the game. Mind I am isolated right now anyways so thank goodness have the forums here.
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Not one. Then, I never say it. If computer gaming comes up in conversation I might mention I have a program that lets me design houses and test them with little people.
I had a friend that loved TS2. I convinced her to move to TS3 but I haven't spoken to her in years. A couple of my nieces say they play the sims but I'm not sure if they're as obsessed about it as I am. They have actual lives. I don't and I'm completely fine with that . I think one of my older cousins played TS3 but again, I don't think she was ever as obsessed as I am. A few friends are aware of the game but don't really care one way or another. They prefer other games. It's basically just me in my little sims bubble.
Edit: I just realized that first part may come off as she didn't like TS3 so we stopped speaking . We just went our separate ways naturally. Life and all that.
My first Sims game was Sims 2, and I stumbled on to it after watching YouTube videos where they had characters like Sephiroth running through a field of flowers. I had to know what game it came from, and that is how I came across it. I fell in love with it, and dragged my friends into the franchise.
I got another friend hooked when I showed her Sims 2 and Sims 3.
When Sims 4 came out, and snared all of them for it, and I can talk to them about it. I don't mention it really to anyone, except with them.
Two of my coworkers play Sims and almost as much as I do. They actually follow the VTubers and all of that social media side of it. I made a Sim of my coworker and she said it looked more like her than she does. lol
I've never met any in real life. Ocassionaly someone will ask me what my hobbies are, and when I mention the Sims as one of them, they always say "Isn't that a kid's game?". It gets a bit tiring to be honest.
We have done Simmer meetings back in the times of TS2. That was really fun.
I was in one of those kind of TS2 meetings too, it was at Stockholm, Sweden.
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Sims is something my nibling and I have bonded over for years. (previously nephew until a few days ago... I promise nibling is a real word ) Before they moved away, they used to borrow my husband's desktop so that we could play Sims together side by side. I miss that!
When it comes to discussing Sims with other people it doesn't come up very often unless they ask for a complete list of all the games I play. The reaction I get from males is usually "Oh yeah my girlfriend loves that game".
I don't currently know anyone who plays (that I'm aware of, anyway), but I've known a few in the past who mentioned playing one or more of the Sims games (when I didn't play them, somewhat ironically, lol).
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The only other person I know who plays sims is my daughter, and she plays rarely. I have one friend who gets a kick out of the stories I make up, and she enjoys my screenshots. But she doesn't play. She is into MMO games. I think I have only met one other person who played sims, and that was sims 2.
My children used to play, when they were young and still lived at home. They're in their 30s now and play shoot 'em up console games and such. So for now, the only person I know in my RL who plays is my 14 yo grand-nephew. Then again, I don't interact with much of anyone outside my family now, or for years, honestly. I'm a loner with no use for friends haha.
So I work at a university and meet a wide range of people, make many friends across a VERY wide spectrum of backgrounds.
Whenever the Sims in gaming conversations does come up I've definitely noticed an interesting trend that most men I know or spoke to never play it, may women played it back in their teen years but not anymore. BY far the majority of my friends and people I meet who still play the Sims games identify as LGBTQ very consistently.
I think in this sense Maxis has done an excellent job with the Sims 4 in making it inclusive and its clearly payed off, but I do find it interesting that the majority of former players identified as playing it in their early to mid teen years but stopped around 18. Outside of university setting the majority of players I meet online seem to be much older than my university students but I've never met one my age who plays the Sims in RL, although I have a ton of gamer friends my age too.
Sims 4 specifically seems to mostly appeal otherwise to younger players out side of the mentioned demographs above.
No joking aside, INDEED! Every year I meet wonderful new folks who play the Sims through one of my jobs.
I teach game art related subjects a couple hours a week. Some of my students are very passionate about the franchise and the Sims 4. They predominantly range between the ages 18-24 and a handful played the game since childhood. Most of them who play are female. Some are male.
The only thing I ever hear from those who play it is: “Oh my oh my I love The Sims!” ; they feel very nostalgic about the game and they’re certainly not shy with regard to playing it.
The guys who don’t play it usually go: “Wut.”
I find that those students who play it are often - perhaps coincidentally - the most skillful artists. They utilize the game as a creative tool, so CAS and Build mode may be more important to them than Live mode although I have yet to find out whether this is truly the case or not.
I’ve never shared with any of them specifically that I play The Sims as “a hobby”; they just assume that I “know stuff” through playing and researching various games since it’s important that we can have conversations about their overall concept, mechanics and aesthetics.
However... if any of them roam these forums at all ( which I somehow doubt ) they may or may not recognize who I am. In fact that shouldn’t really be too hard so if they do, they’re obviously not telling me....which I take as no surprise. They’d be wondering when they’ll ever get a break from this head-case. 😆
I've known 6 people in RL who play the sims. One of them hasn't played since TS1 now though. Through the sims, I've now also met 2 other people in RL that I probably would have never met if it hadn't been for the game.
Simmers do seem like they're more rare compared to other games but I think it would depend on your social circle already. I have a smaller circle of friends but they're all gamers and play many things, sims included.
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Similar case here. It was a friend from school who introduced me to The Sims in the first place, and it became a popular game in my circle of friends at the time, although I don't think the others played it quite as much as I did. I'm no longer in touch with any of those people, but my sister downloaded TS4 when it was free on Origin back in 2019, she has a couple of expansions by now and we sometimes play together.
Also, I don't know if it counts, but I even got my mother to play around in CAS for a little while. I introduced her to her simself that my sister and I had created, but she wasn't so happy with the clothes we had picked. So I showed her how to change them, not expecting her to actually do it herself, but she did - a very peculiar sight because you don't usually catch my mother around a computer, let alone playing a game.
As for me being a simmer, I don't make a secret of it, in fact it's nearly impossible not to know that about me because of my machinimas that are fairly well-known among my family and friends. But as others have said, unless they're gamers themselves, people may not know what exactly The Sims is.
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Edit: I just realized that first part may come off as she didn't like TS3 so we stopped speaking
I got another friend hooked when I showed her Sims 2 and Sims 3.
When Sims 4 came out, and snared all of them for it, and I can talk to them about it. I don't mention it really to anyone, except with them.
Just a few.
I was in one of those kind of TS2 meetings too, it was at Stockholm, Sweden.
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When it comes to discussing Sims with other people it doesn't come up very often unless they ask for a complete list of all the games I play. The reaction I get from males is usually "Oh yeah my girlfriend loves that game".
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Whenever the Sims in gaming conversations does come up I've definitely noticed an interesting trend that most men I know or spoke to never play it, may women played it back in their teen years but not anymore. BY far the majority of my friends and people I meet who still play the Sims games identify as LGBTQ very consistently.
I think in this sense Maxis has done an excellent job with the Sims 4 in making it inclusive and its clearly payed off, but I do find it interesting that the majority of former players identified as playing it in their early to mid teen years but stopped around 18. Outside of university setting the majority of players I meet online seem to be much older than my university students but I've never met one my age who plays the Sims in RL, although I have a ton of gamer friends my age too.
Sims 4 specifically seems to mostly appeal otherwise to younger players out side of the mentioned demographs above.
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No joking aside, INDEED! Every year I meet wonderful new folks who play the Sims through one of my jobs.
I teach game art related subjects a couple hours a week. Some of my students are very passionate about the franchise and the Sims 4. They predominantly range between the ages 18-24 and a handful played the game since childhood. Most of them who play are female. Some are male.
The only thing I ever hear from those who play it is: “Oh my oh my I love The Sims!” ; they feel very nostalgic about the game and they’re certainly not shy with regard to playing it.
The guys who don’t play it usually go: “Wut.”
I find that those students who play it are often - perhaps coincidentally - the most skillful artists. They utilize the game as a creative tool, so CAS and Build mode may be more important to them than Live mode although I have yet to find out whether this is truly the case or not.
I’ve never shared with any of them specifically that I play The Sims as “a hobby”; they just assume that I “know stuff” through playing and researching various games since it’s important that we can have conversations about their overall concept, mechanics and aesthetics.
However... if any of them roam these forums at all ( which I somehow doubt ) they may or may not recognize who I am. In fact that shouldn’t really be too hard so if they do, they’re obviously not telling me....which I take as no surprise. They’d be wondering when they’ll ever get a break from this head-case. 😆
Simmers do seem like they're more rare compared to other games but I think it would depend on your social circle already. I have a smaller circle of friends but they're all gamers and play many things, sims included.