Games Like The Sims (Series) Similar Life Simulation Games & Simulation Games like The Sims (Series)

Games similar to The Sims include Paralives. It's paid, but FreeSO and Cozee are free. Other options are Virtual Families 2, Simitone, MovieStarPlanet and Nend.io. You can choose from more than 10 Life Simulation Games like The Sims for Windows, the web, Android, iPhone and Mac.

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  1. Paralives icon
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    Paralives is an upcoming doll house life simulation indie game for PC and Mac. In Paralives, you are free to build homes, create characters and manage their lives inside their homes and all around an open world town.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  2. FreeSO icon
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    While FreeSO aims to be faithful to the original game, it includes many quality of life changes such as hardware rendering, custom dynamic lighting, hi-res output and >2 floor houses.

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    • Windows
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
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  3. There is a hidden world in your computer. Adopt a little person from the thousands of choices of little people who live inside your computer. Help them choose a mate, and start a family! Encourage them to work in their chosen career to earn money for necessities and luxuries.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
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  4. Cozee icon
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    Cozee is a creative interior design game where you can decorate beautiful spaces, showcase your style, and connect with a global community of design lovers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
    • iPhone
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  5. Simitone icon
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    Alternative C# Windows Frontend for The Sims 1, based off of FreeSO. (REQUIRES a legitimate copy of The Sims: Complete Collection)

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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  6. Create a Movie Star today and make awesome Movies, ArtBooks, photos, design clothes and share them with your friends and fans.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Online
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  7. Nend.io icon
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    Get a job or feed in the garbage. Buy a house or sleep in a squatting area. Have fun, but don't forget to buy a worthy successor in the nursery because time goes by and you get old!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  8. SocioTown icon
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    3D virtual game world. There are a wide asortment of activities such as fishing, bug catching, missions, and much more!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Adobe Flash Player
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  9. Live the Life is the first person life simulation game focused on the deep player's interaction with the environment. Design your apartment using advanced building features, visit stores to buy furniture, food and clothing you like, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. Kenshi icon
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    A free-roaming squad based RPG focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Steam
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
    Kenshi screenshot 1
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  11. Space Colony is a real-time strategy video game developed by Firefly Studios and published by Gathering of Developers in 2003 with a similar basic premise to The Sims.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  12. DevLife icon
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    You start your career just before hitting 18. It's up to you to choose who you want to be - a graphic designer or maybe a programmer? Will it be a Website design or Mobile Applications? It is up to you to decide! And what if you chose wrong?.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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