The Sims 4
Over 20 million players worldwide.
The Sims 4 is the fourth major release in The Sims series, a life simulation game that is one of the best-selling video game series of all time.
I worked on Build Mode, powerful creative tools that let players build and customize houses and outdoor areas for their Sims to live in.
Our goal with Build Mode in The Sims 4 was to retain the power of building in previous Sims games and redesign it from the ground up to be much more accessible and user friendly.
By balancing creative depth with easy to understand tools and a workflow that makes users feel like there is no "wrong way" to build, we were able to increase player engagement and create the best Build Mode in the series.
Review quotes:
- “Building and decorating houses is almost completely friction-free and immensely pleasurable. It's never been this easy to make a place you can be proud of.” –Polygon
- “The Sims 4 has a wonderfully well-designed interface for house and shop construction.” –Eurogamer
- “If you're devoted to the arts of architecture and interior design, you have the series most streamlined set of buying and building tools yet.” –Gamespot
- "For someone who usually just builds square, box-like houses for her Sims to live in, this aspect did feel like a revelation." -NZgamer.com
- “The Sims 4's build tools are the best in the series.” -PCGamer