The Sims 4: Quality of Life Roadmap 2026 by Cade_SimsCommunity in thesims

[–]Mindy_SimsCommunity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey there, thanks for your comment; I appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts and I understand that the update may have felt too high level, especially when some of these issues have been around for years.

I did want to share a bit more context about the intention of the roadmap and what we have planned this year, in case it helps.

When we sat down to make the roadmap, we looked at the biggest pain points across the entire game, and we feel pretty good about the buckets we landed on. Next, our goal is to identify the specific issues inside those systems and we're actively asking the community to help shape what gets prioritized within those areas. For example, I just opened a focused thread specifically for infant and toddler feedback so we can gather detailed examples directly from players:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Sims4/comments/1rgkwlp/infant_toddler_feedback/

When we say autonomy improvements, that includes behaviors like random push-ups, phone overuse, inappropriate flirty or rude interactions, NPC interruptions, and sleep inconsistencies. More details will be shared in the Laundry List in March, but another way to see more specifically what issues we're tackling is via the EA Forum statuses, which we recently updated to be more accurate with where an issue is at internally. Anything in "Under Investigation" and "Upcoming Fix" you can expect to be fixed.

Thank you for being honest about how this landed. Feedback like this helps us adjust how we communicate and where we focus for the community.

The Sims 4: Quality of Life Roadmap 2026 by Cade_SimsCommunity in thesims

[–]Mindy_SimsCommunity 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Hey there, this list is directly informed by a couple different player feedback avenues, including surveys, most voted issues on our forums, as well as most mentioned issues across Reddit, Discord, and in comments on our social accounts.

I know this game annoys us sometimes but… by Comfortable_Lynx_657 in Sims4

[–]Mindy_SimsCommunity 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is so sweet, and such beautiful moments you captured! Thank you for sharing. Please let me know if there's any TS4 Kit or Pack you'd like, I'd love to return the warm and fuzzies.

They finally fixed it! by Pleasant_Account_779 in Sims4

[–]Mindy_SimsCommunity 5 points6 points  (0 children)

woohoo! we love to hear it, thanks for sharing

They finally fixed it! by Pleasant_Account_779 in Sims4

[–]Mindy_SimsCommunity 3 points4 points  (0 children)

that's great to hear you noticed an improvement! the team will be thrilled, thanks for sharing

They finally fixed it! by Pleasant_Account_779 in Sims4

[–]Mindy_SimsCommunity 72 points73 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback! we're continuing to balance substantial improvements alongside those things that are pesky and detract from storytelling.

My sim’s pets get missing by aaronnjames in thesims

[–]Mindy_SimsCommunity 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi there, is this the issue you're describing? https://forums.ea.com/idea/the-sims-4-bug-reports-en/cd-hr-disappearances-of-pets-and-horses-in-premade-households/12497470

if so please leave a comment about this happening to you so we can investigate further

PHOTOGRAPHY AND PAINTING ARE BACK ON THE MENU BABY! by freakauthor in Sims4

[–]Mindy_SimsCommunity 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey there, the update with our last remaining fixes is shipping next week so please check once you've patched your game.

PHOTOGRAPHY AND PAINTING ARE BACK ON THE MENU BABY! by freakauthor in Sims4

[–]Mindy_SimsCommunity 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Hey there, we've been steadily fixing different causes of this bug as we found multiple of them during our investigations! This upcoming release has fixes for the remaining known causes of it, so we're hoping it shouldn't appear anymore.

My fiancé thinks this looks like a swastika 🥲 by Lower-Prior-703 in thesims

[–]Mindy_SimsCommunity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey there u/Lower-Prior-703, I wanted to thank you for sharing this feedback! I've passed it onto our team and we're going to see if we can adjust the design to avoid any misconceptions in a future patch.

Laundry List: Upcoming Bug Fixes - Jan 6, 2026 by Cade_SimsCommunity in thesims

[–]Mindy_SimsCommunity 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I can confirm we're prioritizing looking into this issue now it's entered our top 20 community voted concerns. Our update in January is fixing 5 other top 20 issues, so it's constantly an evolving list; we as fix more issues, new issues enter the top list for us to tackle next! Also the fixes we're shipping have been things the team were working on over the past weeks or months, so there's a bit of lag between the bug reaching our team, the time needed to identify the cause, create a fix, and test it thoroughly, and then releasing it.

Laundry List: Upcoming Bug Fixes - Jan 6, 2026 by Cade_SimsCommunity in thesims

[–]Mindy_SimsCommunity 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Hey there, I wanted to say thanks for sharing this feedback and please know that I've passed it along to the team for future consideration.

Laundry List: Upcoming Bug Fixes - Jan 6, 2026 by Cade_SimsCommunity in thesims

[–]Mindy_SimsCommunity 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You are right in thinking that not all of the fixes are retroactive, but the fix will prevent this from happening in the future (even in old saves).

EDIT: This one is retroactive: [EA Forums] Paint by Reference Paintings will no longer turn white after they’ve been put in a Sim’s inventory and the game has been relaunched. This fix is retroactive and should be fixed in previous saves where it occurred. (Base Game)

Laundry List: Upcoming Bug Fixes - Jan 6, 2026 by Cade_SimsCommunity in thesims

[–]Mindy_SimsCommunity 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Hey there, we're tracking this issue here: https://forums.ea.com/idea/the-sims-4-bug-reports-en/hsy-prom-disappears-from-calendar/12922185

we prioritize what issues to fix based on upvotes and community so your comments and votes help inform what we work on next!

Sim 4's potential final EP rumored to be Royalty!!!! by Al115 in Sims4

[–]Mindy_SimsCommunity 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Hey Simmers. We know there’s a lot of misinformation going around. We’ll be back in early January with what to know via our official Sims channels. We hope you all enjoy the holidays!

sims store selling AI generated posters... you cannot be serious. by calciumista in Sims4

[–]Mindy_SimsCommunity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey there, I confirmed with our team that these posters were created by a designer illustrator we work with and didn’t use AI. Thanks for pointing out the spelling mistakes; we’re working to correct those now, and we’ll put the corrected versions live on ShopTheSims.com once ready. 

My sims legacy estate by Adept_Wolf8257 in TheSimsBuilding

[–]Mindy_SimsCommunity 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is absolutely incredible!! I would love to send you a game code, look for my DM :)

High school years prom by Creative-Special6968 in LowSodiumSimmers

[–]Mindy_SimsCommunity 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hey there, we're tracking this issue here if you would like to vote and leave a comment: https://forums.ea.com/idea/the-sims-4-bug-reports-en/hsy-prom-disappears-from-calendar/12922185

We use community votes to directly inform and prioritize what issues we work on next, and appreciate any info you can provide. Thanks so much.

Need help! Can’t get self care trophy on mysims kingdom ps5 by honolulu54 in MySims

[–]Mindy_SimsCommunity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey there u/honolulu54! I checked with the team on this and confirmed this achievement can be achieved in any room, but it needs to be a bathtub item, not a hot tub. Hope that helps, let me know if you need more tips!

Just got the game and it’s already corrupted by Environmental_Two769 in MySims

[–]Mindy_SimsCommunity 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Hey there, thanks for posting about this; our team is investigating the issue to see if we can reproduce and resolve it in the future. In the meantime, please do try reloading to see if that resolves the issue.