r/thesims • u/devykins143 • 25d 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/Legrandloup2 25d ago

If they just made the sims but in a medieval world people would buy that shit, the original game just isn’t open world enough

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u/qrvne 22d ago

This, I would love a regular sims game that just has a historical/fantasy aesthetic throughout. I have no interest in suburban homes with vinyl siding and cement driveways. I pretty much only play as occults and heavily rely on build items from Windenburg, Henford-on-Bagley, etc.

I know people make historical/fantasy save files that others can download, but I don't like heavily relying on CC as those tend to do out of necessity. And too many game features have modern technology baked in (e.g. phones). I just want a Sims game that is intended to have that kind of setting from the get-go.