Official announcement for The Sims from Electronic Arts, published on Steam on September 15, 2026.
TL;DR:
- Improved Autonomy: Focus on improving Sims' autonomous behavior, including Sims maintaining eye contact during chats, using bathroom sinks instead of kitchen sinks, and low-energy Sims no longer waking up to do random tasks.
- Bug Fixes & Stability: 95+ bug fixes including 10 significant crash and stability improvements, top community issues from the EA Forums like Married Sims reverting to partners, and Sims getting stuck in interaction queues.
- Relationship Balancing: Tuning to Lovestruck (slower romantic decay, no satisfaction changes for inactive households) and Growing Together (improving dynamic frequency and making low-compatibility Sims realistically avoid one another).
- Looking Ahead: Our October Base Game update will shift its focus toward Food, Dining, and Drink improvements.
Hi Simmers!
Welcome to the Laundry List, where we share the fixes coming in our next game update on September 22.
This update releases with 95+ bug fixes! Plus, following our Sims autonomy improvements (https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/update-3-17-2026), we’re continuing to improve Sims autonomy. We’ve updated autonomous behaviors, focused on Sims interacting, and tuned a few relationship-themed features so your gameplay feels more realistic and intuitive. We also continue to fix top-reported issues from players, including crashes.
Join us later today, September 15 for a special Dev Q&A in The Sims Discord, where members of the development team will talk through these updates, and answer questions live.
The Sims Team
Read the full announcement on Steam
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