Official announcement for The Sims from Electronic Arts, published on Steam on October 20, 2026.
TL;DR:
- The Sims 4 October 27 Base Game update focuses on Food, Dining, and Drinks, delivering over 150 bug fixes, tuning adjustments, and brand-new features to improve your in-game culinary experience.
- Resolved endless loading during lot placement, fixed white screens loading rental saves, restored ability to order food/drinks while bartenders multitask, and freezing fixes for Sims.
- We are incredibly excited to share that the 10 crash fixes from our September update resulted in a notable decrease in crash rates across all platforms!
- New! Options to toggle muscle and weight changes, expanded 'Family Recipes' with 375+ pre-existing dishes, and improved fridge and television interactions, and more.
- Join us for a Dev Q&A later today in The Sims Discord for more information on these as well as future quality-of-life improvements.
Hi Simmers!
Welcome to the Laundry List, where we share the fixes coming in our next game update on October 27.
This month’s update is going to be all about Food, Dining, and Drinks! We’ve got more than 150 bug fixes on the way, a significant portion of this update focuses directly on improving your culinary and dining experiences - including several key fixes for Dine Out!
Join us later today, October 20 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
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