The Sims 4 For Rent expansion pack is launching later today, and even though Sims EPs can admittedly be a mixed bag, there’s a lot to be excited about with this one. For Rent is ticking off a lot of items from the long collective wish list of The Sims fandom, bringing with it a mix of highly-anticipated returning features, and franchise firsts that some of us have been hoping to see for as much as two real-world decades.
After previewing the pack, I’ve put together a list of all the most exciting new features I saw in The Sims 4 For Rent — and honestly, it’s a packed line-up this time around. Even after a short time with the game I came away with the impression that while For Rent may not be flawless, it’s going to rapidly climb high up to a “must-buy” spot on many Simmers’ DLC tier lists.
The major draw of the For Rent pack for many Simmers is the ability to create apartment buildings and play as multiple households within them. The Sims 4 has technically flirted with this concept before in the City Living and Eco Lifestyle expansion packs, but crucially the apartment buildings featured in those add-ons were shells — meaning that the player couldn’t edit the structure of the buildings, let alone determine how many units there were, and play was limited to apartments with entrances on the same level of a building even if the place was aesthetically done up to look like a high-rise.