The Sims™ 4 sales estimate

The Sims™ 4 is an adventure game by Maxis, released on Steam on June 18, 2020 as a free game. It has 202,584 Steam reviews (Very Positive, 86% positive). Markan estimates it has between 4.1M and 11M players on Steam.

Estimated lifetime sales and revenue

	Low	Medium	High
Players	4,051,680	7,698,192	11,142,120

Steam doesn't publish sales. These estimates multiply the number of reviews by a factor that depends on the release year (the Boxleiter method). Net revenue is what's left of list price × sales after refunds, regional pricing, discounts, sales tax and Steam's 30% cut, before any publisher's share. Treat them as a ballpark for comparing games, not as reported figures.

Steam facts

Developer	Maxis
Publisher	Electronic Arts
Release date	June 18, 2020
Price	Free
Reviews	202,584 · Very Positive · 86% positive
Genres	Adventure, Casual, Simulation, Free To Play
Platforms	Windows
Links	Steam store page · Website

AdventureBuildingCartoonyCasualCharacter CustomizationCuteDating SimFamily FriendlyFantasyFree to PlayFunnyImmersive SimLife SimNudityRealisticRelaxingRomanceSandboxSimulationSingleplayer

Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.From the Steam store page

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Data from Steam, last updated by Markan on 2026-11-12.