The Sims 4 Adventure Awaits is the Expansion We Didn’t Know We Needed

Imaginary friends are a fun trope of childhood. Not all kids have them, but I’m given to understand that some do. In any case,  it’s a fun thing to play with in a game and makes me think of Disney’s Inside Out and the lovely character Bing Bong. (I still cry at the scene when he helps Joy.) From the announcement, we saw that there would be a toy that comes to life as the imaginary friend to play with the child. And, we see that there are several different ones (hello, Equestria Girl-looking unicorn).

The new video adds actual gameplay of a second imaginary friend and the ability to either say goodbye to them forever or to MAKE THEM REAL! What! I did not see that coming, and I absolutely love it.

Schedules & Rules

We had a glimpse of the schedules and rules when The Sims 4 released the announcement video, but the trailer shows more of this in action. Also, they shared customizing existing venues and even creating them from scratch. The menus look intuitive and robust with many options. I like the idea of being able to create a regimented schedule or little to no schedule at all. That’s the kind of customization that makes games really fun.

Types of Venues

This was the part that really made me squee in excitement. In addition to the types of venues we’ve seen through the premade ones, two stood out in the Adventure Awaits gameplay trailer. First, they showed a group of Sims cooking and called it “The Great Gibbi Bake Off!” Can you imagine? OK, maybe you aren’t a Great British Baking Show (Bake Off in the UK) fan, but if you are, then you’ll know why this is so exciting. Having Sims competing in a cooking competition sounds like such fun.

And, if that’s not enough reality TV goodness for you, they also showed Sul Sul Island, a Survivor clone but with the twist of a vampire on the tropical island with the contestants. Survivor may be old and tired, but recreating it in The Sims 4? Yes, please! And, that brings to mind, what else can we create in this Expansion? There are some very creative Simmers who will be sharing their creations, and I can’t wait to see what everyone dreams up.

Will You Sim It?

Will I? Absolutely, yes! Will I be preordering it? Maybe. I do want to play with this Sims 4 expansion ASAP! It’s going to be tough to wait for a sale on it. The good news is that, with each new Expansion, EA is more likely to discount previous ones in the next sale. So, that’s our chance to fill up our Sims 4 catalog with new stuff!

Adventure  Awaits looks like it’s adding a ton of new gameplay to a game that can become repetitive after a while. I’m looking forward to playing around with those venue creation menus to see what can really be done with them. And, once the modders get their hands on it? There’s no telling what kind of adventures we’ll be able to play out!

You can preorder the Expansion now for $39.99, and it will release on Oct. 2, 2025. It’s available for Steam, Epic Games, PC, Mac, PlayStation, and Xbox. And, if you haven’t played The Sims 4, you can play the base game version for free!