Australian smashed-avo loving gamers rejoice – you can get your beloved Sims fix for a sweet, sweet price. That’s right, Sims 4 is now free-of-charge, and we’re all for it.

ICYMI, The Sims 4 is a simulator game where you dictate the lives of a bunch of human-like characters. Your control of ’em goes from where and how they live, who their friends are, whether or not they’ll have children, or if they’ll tie the knot, or, well… not.

If you’re up for something a little different, you can even tell them when they’re to go to the toilet – if you do feel so inclined you could even make your humans cheat on their partners. Because, ah, why not?

If we’re talking user-character power, Sims is the leader of the pack in every way. But, on top of all this, you can build habitats for your little humans, shaping their world as you’d like it. Why don’t you give them a mansion to live in? Gosh, the possibilities are E-N-D-L-E-S-S!

Game creator/publisher Electronic Arts is making life a tad more interesting, giving away full copies of The Sims 4 for free [PC edition] via distribution platform Origin. The game usually comes to around $50 USD [$72 AUD], but if you do decide you’ll indeed pick up an online copy before Wednesday 29th of May, all fees will be waived.

Here’s how you can get your hand on F-R-E-E The Sims 4:

  1. Have/create a free Origin account
  2. Login, click through to The Sims 4’s page.
  3. Click the BIG orange button which says “Get it Free” button
  4. Download the Origin client, then download The Sims 4.
  5. Dive rrriiight on into your own little Sims world.

You’ll thank me later.

While you’re here, read about the time Arca Bayburt’s aunty got turned gay thanks to The Sims, jeez.

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