Unlike the expansion and game packs, these additions offer new build items and Create a Sim (CAS) items rather than new gameplay functions. There are also additional add-ons called Stuff Packs and Kits. It has 11 expansion packs and 10 game packs (add-ons you can purchase for more gameplay), with the latest being Cottage Living. In 2014, the latest instalment, The Sims 4, was released. You can create families, build homes, and complete various day-to-day activities such as sleep, eating, working, etc.
The Sims is a single-player interactive life-simulation game that gives you the power to create and control your own Sims character. Since then, there have been four instalments in the series and various spin-offs and mobile versions of the game. Created by Electronic Arts and developed by Maxis, The Sims was released in 2000.