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My kids and I built a whole family tree over one summer, generations of them, and they still ask to check in on that save now and then.
Game entry
The Sims 2
2004 · Simulation, Sandbox, Strategy, RPG · PC, Mac · Aspyr Media
The Sims 2 is ranked no. 187 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,803 and 68% of duels won. Grand Theft Auto V is the rival it has faced most: 6 duels, 3 wins and 3 losses. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 3 out of 150 (Simulation).
World rank
no. 187
ELO score
1,803
Wins
68%
Duels played
321
About The Sims 2
In The Sims 2, your Sims will be more lifelike, more responsive, and more complex than ever before. You'll be able to control your Sims over their entire lifetimes, taking them from their first steps to their golden years. Guide them through "Life's Big Moments" and build their "Life Score" with every decision you make. And since every Sim will have its own DNA, their appearance and personality will be passed down through the generations. Life in The Sims 2 will take on a whole different dimension with an entirely new 3-D engine.
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,803 ELO points over the last 215 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Grand Theft Auto V 50% 6 duels played · 5 points behind
- against Assassin's Creed II 40% 5 duels played · 67 points behind
- against Borderlands 2 50% 4 duels played · 81 points ahead
- against Stardew Valley 25% 4 duels played · 110 points behind
- against Tropico 4 67% 3 duels played · 232 points ahead
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Around this spot
The games The Sims 2 sits between in the world ranking.
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The standing
Where The Sims 2 ranks
The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where The Sims 2 stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 3 out of 150 (Simulation).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 187 | 5,110 |
| Simulation | 3 | 150 |
| 2000s | 62 | 1,304 |
| 2004 | 5 | 137 |
The community
The debate
7 comments
Lynn_2005
My kids and I built a whole family tree over one summer, generations of them, and they still ask to check in on that save now and then.
NeonKnight12
J'ai vécu exactement ce genre d'attachement avec mes propres Sims, sauf que le mien s'est terminé en incendie de cuisine et divorce le même après-midi.
ArcadeHunter
Comparado con Stardew Valley, aquí uno se pasa media partida limpiando inodoros en vez de cultivando algo con sentido.
Élodie_44
Chez moi c'est pareil face à GTA V, on ne demande pas la même chose à un jeu où on gère des existences entières.
lenoir_bernadette
Face à GTA V question liberté c'est risible, mais aucun open world violent n'arrive à cette finesse dans la gestion du quotidien des personnages.
SilentDragon
On a eu la même expérience à la maison, sauf que chez nous la moitié du plaisir vient des catastrophes qu'on ne contrôle pas.
ComboLegend
Je le trouve surestimé à cette place, franchement, entre deux sessions de ménage virtuel je me demande toujours pourquoi je paie une piscine sans échelle à mes Sims, ils finissent noyés et moi je referme le jeu en pleine crise existentielle.