Introduction

What is one of the main appeals of The Sims 4 and the entire The Sims series? You get to play as somebody else. You get to be somebody else. You can do things you would never do in real life. Say things to other people that you could never say. Flirt with the wrong type of person. Get into a relationship and then break up just for the fun of it. Play video games all night long or work out until you pull a muscle. Go out in public in an outfit that would horrify your mother. Try different careers such as being a Criminal or an Astronaut. Learn skills in a matter of minutes that would take you months. The options are endless. The Sims 4 allows you to explore life and see what might have been—or what still could be. You will be surprised at how some of the little things you do in a Sim life will be quite rewarding—just like how some of the seemingly inconsequential actions you do in life can have much larger benefits.

One of the first things you do when beginning a new life is to create a Sim. You can make the Sim just like you or the complete opposite of you. You can customize many different features. Not only can you choose your looks, but also your wardrobe and even your traits and Aspirations. Make the Sim just how you want it. But that is not the end of the creation process. You can add more Sims to your household or even create several more households.

The Sims 4 has a very powerful tool for creating your Sim. Create a Sim, or CAS for short, is how you make the new you. Its new features allow even more customization than was available in The Sims 3or other previous games in the series. Because this is where you start in the game, this is where you start to learn who your Sim is.