As you start playing, you will see that there are two worlds—Willow Creek and Oasis Springs. Each of these worlds is divided into neighborhoods: a park neighborhood, a commercial district neighborhood, and four residential neighborhoods. During game play, your Sims are in one of these neighborhoods. Then you can travel between neighborhoods whenever you want. The Sims 4 really focuses on the individual neighborhoods. Your Sims will spend a lot of time in the neighborhood where they live. There are several homes and lots of things to do. All of the neighborhoods have places to explore and look for collectibles. Almost all neighborhoods, with the exception of two in the desert themed Oasis Springs, have several fishing spots. With so much to do in the neighborhoods, Sims almost don’t have to leave them. Some neighborhoods even have small parks or community gardens where kids can play and Sims can develop hobby skills.
The parks and commercial districts are also neighborhoods. Parks have lots of amenities to help Sims relax, socialize, and even find collectibles or work on some types of skills. Each commercial district has four different venues such as a museum, a gym, a nightclub, a library, and more. However, these commercial districts are not only for venues. They too have small parks or other activities for Sims.
No matter whether you are staying in your home neighborhood, hitting the commercial district, going to the park, or visiting a friend’s neighborhood, you can spend a lot of time doing things in a single neighborhood. In fact, getting to know your neighborhood is one of the focuses of The Sims 4. To get the scoop on each of the neighborhoods, check out the Tour of the Worlds.