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Content pack
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Various content packs for The Sims 2 and The Sims 3

A content pack[n 1] is an addition to a previously-released "base game". In The Sims series, these packs add new objects and new interactions between Sims, and very often include new neighborhoods, life states, and other features. Content packs cannot be installed or played without first installing the appropriate "base game." Content packs usually follow a theme, with new features, objects, music, and styles tailored to that specific theme. Content packs are known by different names depending on the size of the pack.

Types of content packs[]

Expansion pack[]

An expansion pack is the most significant content pack available. Expansion packs were introduced with The Sims: Livin' Large and have been a staple of the series, with several expansion packs released for The Sims, The Sims 2, The Sims 3 and The Sims 4. Expansion packs tend to focus on major new features, and many objects, clothes, styles, neighborhoods or worlds, and life states are geared towards the pack's major theme.

Game pack[]

A game pack is a digital-only add-on pack, introduced with The Sims 4: Outdoor Retreat.[1] Game packs are intended to be smaller than full expansion packs but larger than stuff packs.

Stuff pack[]

A stuff pack is a smaller add-on pack which typically includes only new objects and clothes for Sims, though some stuff packs do include gameplay changes.[2][3] Stuff packs originated with The Sims 2, and were released for The Sims 3 as well. Starting with The Sims 4, stuff packs are only available as downloadable content, whereas previous stuff packs were available on physical discs. Stuff packs for The Sims 4 typically include 1-3 objects bringing new gameplay, in addition to clothes and existing objects.

Kit[]

A kit is a very small add-on pack which only adds a few new items, in addition to gameplay changes in some kits. It was introduced in The Sims 4: Bust the Dust Kit. Kits are intended to be smaller than stuff packs, and are only available as downloadable content.

World pack[]

A world pack is both a digital and a physical add-on pack, introduced with The Sims 3 Riverview, which was the only free world pack. World packs add a new world for The Sims 3 with the addition of new objects, clothes and styles. Each world pack also offers a couple of brand new gameplay objects that are geared towards the pack's major theme. They are a part of The Sims 3 Store and can be also purchased with Simpoints. They are sold separately and as a part of Bundles and Starter Packs.

Free pack[]

A free pack is a pack that is offered to players free of charge. These are usually smaller than a stuff pack. Only one free pack has been released so far: The Sims 4: Holiday Celebration Pack. The Holiday Celebration Pack was updated with new objects at the same time Patch 27 was released for The Sims 4. They are not to be confused with The Sims 3's free store objects.

Compilation pack[]

A Compilation pack is a collection of one or more individual expansion and/or stuff packs. Bundles, starter packs, and deluxe editions are generally all forms of compilations.

Compilations sometimes, but do not always, contain the base game and one or more expansion packs. This bundling can appeal to people who do not yet own the base game, but are interested in acquiring it and one or more expansions. Compilations are often released several years after the initial release of the games which make up the bundle. The compilation is usually priced closer to that of a full expansion pack, where each of the component expansions or stuff packs would have had its price reduced over time. However, compilations can be released concurrently with the release of one of the component games; this is often simply the new expansion pack paired up with the base game, and sold for a higher price than the expansion alone. Compilation packs typically install all the collected packs simultaneously, eliminating the need to install each pack individually.

Compilation packs by generation[]

Adventure pack[]

An adventure pack is a type of content pack that is unique to The Sims Medieval. Adventure packs are slightly smaller than expansion packs but larger than stuff packs. Currently, the only adventure pack in The Sims series is The Sims Medieval: Pirates & Nobles.

Content packs by game[]

All packs are listed in order of release.

The Sims[]

Seven expansion packs were released for The Sims:

The Sims 2[]

Eight expansion packs were released for The Sims 2:

Ten stuff packs were released for The Sims 2:

The Sims 3[]

Eleven expansion packs were released for The Sims 3:

Nine stuff packs were released for The Sims 3:

The Sims 4[]

Fifteen expansion packs have been released for The Sims 4:

Twelve game packs have been released for The Sims 4:

Twenty stuff packs have been released for The Sims 4:

Twenty-seven kits have been released for The Sims 4:

One free pack has been released for The Sims 4:

The Sims Medieval[]

One adventure pack was released for The Sims Medieval:

Themes[]

Main article: Theme

Each content pack for The Sims is centered around one or more themes. Popular expansion packs include dating, pets, seasons, vacationing and exotic destinations, business and magic.[4]

Notes[]

  1. "Content pack" is an unofficial term used to refer to this content, as no official term exists

References[]

  1. "Just what is a Game Pack?" by SimGuru Grant at TheSims.com. Retrieved 20 December 2014
  2. The Sims 2: Happy Holiday Stuff introduces new NPCs, parties, and interactions.
  3. Stuff packs for The Sims 2 carried forward influence, chemistry, fury, and the inventory.
  4. Popularity determined by review rankings at Gamerankings.com.
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