EA may have accidentally revealed The Sims 4‘s new DLC prematurely, confirming one pack that fans have been requesting for months. Since the life-simulator series’ launch back in the year 2000, The Sims games have had fairly regular releases for new expansion sets, with some focusing on more realistic situations and others on more fantastical genres like horror with The Sims 4‘s Paranormal Stuff pack or the vampire-themed Nightlife expansion for The Sims 2.
In May 2023, EA asked The Sims 4 players to vote between two of these genre-driven expansion packs. The choices for a building-centric pack were between a fantasy-themed Medieval Castle or a High Tech Futurism pack, and the Medieval Castle pack won, Unfortunately, once the results were announced, EA went quiet on the matter, leaving fans eagerly awaiting some kind of update.
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The Medieval-Themed Castle Estate Kit Has Been Leaked
Although Its Release Date Is Likely False
Eight months later, an update finally arrived due to an accidental leak on the EA app. As reported by Sims Community (via The Gamer), the “Castle Estate Kit” listing appeared on the UK version of the EA app. The listing featured two screenshots of grand castles built with the new kit, with The Sims regulars, Bella and Mortimer Goth talking on a balcony overlooking the grounds.
As is somewhat standard for The Sims 4‘s kits and packs of the same size, the Castle Estate Kit is priced at £4.99, or £4.49 for EA Play subscribers. The pack’s release date is almost definitely a placeholder, or has an error, however, as it is listed as October 15, 2099, over 75 years from now.
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What Is Included In The Sims 4’s Castle Estate Kit?
EA Wants Players To “Build Something Grand” With The New Kit
According to the official description on the EA App, The Sims 4 Castle Estate Kit features “stone walls, leaded glass, and everything you need to create the perfect dramatic backdrop for your next story.” With these building elements, the kit is intended for those who want to “build something grand” with plenty of “gravitas“. Alongside the aforementioned stone walls and leaded glass, the Castle Estate Kit includes parapets, arrow slits, and gargoyles as some of the many classic castle details.
Such a detailed listing indicates that while the placeholder date suggests October 15 (even if its release year is clearly wrong), The Sims 4 Castle Estate Kit could be officially released a lot sooner. While the fact that Medieval may have beaten out Sci-Fi in the genre vote may have come as a disappointment to those hoping for more official sci-fi expansions for the game, the impending arrival of the Castle Estate Kit should delight fans of the 2011 spin-off title, The Sims Medieval who want to recreate such an era in the more recent, ongoing game.
Sources: Sims Community (via The Gamer)
The Sims 4
Who says we only have one life? Thanks to one of today’s best sandbox video games, anyone can enjoy living a second life during their off-hours — and one in which they look exactly the way they want and enjoy exciting careers and relationships. The Sims 4 is the latest in the popular Sims franchise and allows any gamer to unleash their imagination with an alternate life inside the world of The Sims, a completely customizable game of life available on most gaming platforms.
With the Sims 4 game, you can customize your alternate self with powerful personalization features to choose everything from hair color and facial appearance, to body size, shape, and walking style. Choose the perfect personality traits to bring your unique Sims to life with characteristics of your choice, from a studious workaholic to an outrageous, life-of-the-party socialite. Change your Sims’ outfits to reflect the mood of the moment and develop life stories and experiences for your Sim, including choosing and decorating a home, finding a career, making friends, and flirting and dating until you find your ideal significant other. And then you can choose to have your Sims character start a family or focus on a career or party lifestyle.
With many Sims 4 expansion packs available, you can add new layers to your Sims’ life, such as pets, vacations, gardens, hobbies, and much, much more. The possibilities are nearly endless.
The Sims 4 is one of the best sandbox games for self-expression, with customizable characters now including more nuanced personalities with an improved emotions system to add richness to all your Sims’ interactions.
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Genre
- Life Simulation
- Mode
- Single Player
- Platform
- PS4, Xbox One, PC
- Rating
- Teen
