EA quietly opens a playtest for a new The Sims-like game

Looks like yet another maybe-mobile-only game is coming to The Sims franchise, this time titled ‘City Life Game with Friends’. It’s likely that this isn’t the final title - at least, I hope not. As though it may not have The Sims branding just yet, it’s more than likely that this is part of an upcoming project EA has for the franchise. There appears to be a small, closed-access playtest on now until April 4, at 7 pm UTC. You can’t find the game’s listing organically in mobile app stores, but you can see a listing on the German Google Play, as discovered by SimTimes. According to the description on the Google Play listing, you can create your character with a unique appearance and story, then join other players to explore ‘a vibrant neighbourhood’. You can shop, work at a café, learn skills, and complete quests. People with access to the playtest are “helping to test small parts of a larger game concept”, and “the features in this app don't necessarily reflect the direction or content of an upcoming game”. This could be a test for Project Rene, whatever it materializes as. Continue reading EA quietly opens a playtest for a new The Sims-like game MORE FROM POCKET TACTICS: Games like The Sims, Best life sims

Apr 1, 2025 - 14:11

EA quietly opens a playtest for a new The Sims-like game

Looks like yet another maybe-mobile-only game is coming to The Sims franchise, this time titled ‘City Life Game with Friends’. It’s likely that this isn’t the final title - at least, I hope not. As though it may not have The Sims branding just yet, it’s more than likely that this is part of an upcoming project EA has for the franchise.

There appears to be a small, closed-access playtest on now until April 4, at 7 pm UTC. You can’t find the game’s listing organically in mobile app stores, but you can see a listing on the German Google Play, as discovered by SimTimes.

According to the description on the Google Play listing, you can create your character with a unique appearance and story, then join other players to explore ‘a vibrant neighbourhood’. You can shop, work at a café, learn skills, and complete quests. People with access to the playtest are “helping to test small parts of a larger game concept”, and “the features in this app don't necessarily reflect the direction or content of an upcoming game”. This could be a test for Project Rene, whatever it materializes as.

Continue reading EA quietly opens a playtest for a new The Sims-like game

MORE FROM POCKET TACTICS: Games like The Sims, Best life sims