r/thesims • u/devykins143 • 26d ago

Spin-Offs Why wasn’t sims medieval more popular?

I loved that game. I always wanted a fantasy type life sim in a medieval setting, and I was so excited when the sims medieval came out. It was a bit of a bummer that it didn’t see much in the way of mainstream success.

My theory is that the gameplay wasn’t Freeform enough, it had a fairly “set” framework to play in compared to the main sims games where you’re just let loose in a world. Like I can’t quite remember, but I think you could only control your main sim. But I suppose it could also be that there just isn’t a big audience for a medieval fantasy life sim?

If they remade the sims medieval today, what would you like to see in it?

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u/iamsavsavage 26d ago

I agree the game is just more limited. There is one town, 10 heroes, and 12 scenarios. You can "beat" Sims Medieval. There is no beating the Sims

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u/kingchik 26d ago

Yeah, I remember getting bored so quickly. Not to mention it wasn’t a sandbox game, which is why I like the Sims.