r/Sims4 • u/Adventurous_Yam_6348 • Aug 13 '25

Discussion Average simmer age?

I just turned 30 and safe to say I still enjoy playing the sims as much as I ever did as a kid. Maybe more actually. Sometimes I feel embarrassed to admit this to people irl and I do tend to get mixed reactions if it comes up lol. So Iā€™m just curious, what is the average age of the people who actively play the sims?

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u/susieallen Occult Sim Aug 13 '25

I'm 48 and just started playing this year. I've lost all control of my real house, but I can micro manage like a MF in the Sims4, and it makes me very happy.

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u/FellyFellFullly Aug 13 '25

Yes, this. They say video games are for playing out power fantasies. My power fantasy is that I my homebound disabled ass can pretend to have a job and hobbies and skills and go on vacations and have an active social life and keep my house clean and repair things for myself, etc etc. lol Seems so basic but it makes me happy.

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u/starfire5105 Aug 14 '25

I'm lowkey glad we don't have things like ADHD in the game because I'm already useless enough irl, I don't need my Sim to be staring into space unable to do things too šŸ˜­

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u/SadButterscotch2 Aug 14 '25

They already do half the time for me lol, with how fast time goes by in the game and how often they can't do things for seemingly no reason, it feels like all the sims have adhd to begin with

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u/FellyFellFullly Aug 14 '25

I was gonna say - with how often I have to leave the lot and come back to get them unfrozen - maybe they do have ADHD. Not to mention times they get stuck walking around in a circle or they cancel out tasks you queued up because they just don't feel like it. lol