Major update

March 2026 Quality of Life Base Game Update

The Sims™ 4 · published 6 months ago

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Sul Sul, Simmers!

We’ve just released a new Quality of Life update that brings over 60 quality-of-life bug fixes and improvements, many of which address top-voted issues from the community. Here’s what’s included:

• Eye and eyelid improvements

• Prom event fixes

• Smarter Sim autonomy

• Pets and other animals will no longer disappear or get stuck in Sim inventories

• And much more!

Read the full patch notes here:

https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/update-3-17-2026

Plus:
• Marketplace is now available in-game as of March 17th, featuring Maker Packs for Create-a-Sim and Build/Buy content.

• A small patch rolled out yesterday, March 18th, which resolves issues affecting Custom Content (CC) and Mods. Thanks for your reports and patience while we worked on these fixes. Find the full notes here:

https://forums.ea.com/blog/the-sims-game-info-hub-en/custom-content-is-back-on-the-menu/13263964

You can make sure your mods are up to date here:

https://forums.ea.com/discussions/the-sims-4-mods-and-custom-content-en/broken-and-updated-sims-4-mods-and-cc-patch-1-122-march-17-2026/13252814

Thanks for being part of our community.

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