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The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection

The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection overview

MAXIS | Jan 31, 2025 | game

Released

939players observed · 11 September 2026 - 20:42:35 UTC

SimulationSandboxLife SimBuildingManagementSteam Store

  • Latest observed players939 · 11 September 2026 - 20:42:35 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak4,071
  • Units sold (VGI)173,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$3,300,000
  • Review score71% positive

The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players939 · 11 September 2026 - 20:42:35 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak4,071
  • Units sold (VGI)173,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$3,300,000
  • Review score71% positive
  • Total reviews4,548
  • Release dateJan 31, 2025
  • DeveloperMAXIS
  • PublisherElectronic Arts

Genres: Simulation

Company pages: Developer: MAXISPublisher: Electronic Arts

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Game overview

Overview

The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection comes from MAXIS and is published by Electronic Arts. It arrived on Steam on Jan 31, 2025, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 939 players at 11 September 2026 - 20:42:35 UTC, with a tracked peak near 4,071. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 71% positive across 4,548 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection is available in 21 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainDanishDutchFinnishJapaneseKoreanNorwegianPolishPortuguese - BrazilSimplified ChineseSwedishTraditional ChineseThaiCzechHungarianPortuguese - PortugalRussian

11 regional rating boards including oflc, nzoflc, dejus, csrr, and esrb

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumWindows 10i3 3220, Ryzen 3 1200, AMD FX63004 GB RAMNVIDIA GTX 600, AMD Radeon HD 7000, Intel HD Graphics 62017 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 10i3 3220, Ryzen 3 1200, AMD FX63004 GB RAMNVIDIA GTX 600, AMD Radeon HD 7000, Intel HD Graphics 62017 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection has sold up to 173,000 units and has 4,738 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $3,300,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection overview details

The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

The game you know and love. For Windows 10/11. In The Sims 2, you direct your Sims over a lifetime and guide their characteristics from one generation to the next. You set your Sims' goals in life: popularity, fortune, family, romance, or knowledge. Give them a long, successful existence, or leave their lives in shambles. Take them to extremes — from marrying an alien to writing a great novel or even seeing a ghost. What do you want to do with your Sims' lives? The Sims 2: Legacy Collection includes The Sims 2 plus the following packs: The Sims 2: University, The Sims 2: Nightlife, The Sims 2: Open for Business, The Sims 2: Pets, The Sims 2: Bon Voyage, The Sims 2: Seasons, The Sims 2: FreeTime, The Sims 2: Apartment Life, The Sims 2: Holiday Party Pack, The Sims 2: Family Fun Stuff, The Sims 2: Glamour Life Stuff, The Sims 2: Happy Holiday Stuff, The Sims 2: Celebration! Stuff, The Sims 2: H&M Fashion Stuff, The Sims 2: Teen Style Stuff, The Sims 2: Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff, and The Sims 2: Mansion & Garden Stuff.

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection is listed as a game with $29.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 939 players at 11 September 2026 - 20:42:35 UTC, a tracked peak of 4,071, and 71% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameThe Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection
Steam App ID3314070
Typegame
Release dateJan 31, 2025
DeveloperMAXIS
PublisherElectronic Arts
Price$29.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresSimulation
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Thai, Czech, Hungarian, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players939 · 11 September 2026 - 20:42:35 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak4,071
Positive reviews3,214
Negative reviews1,334
Total reviews4,548
Positive percent71%
Review typeMostly Positive
Recommendations4,738
Average playtime5,553 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateJan 31, 2025
Official Steam feed update (UTC)10 April 2025 - 18:55:04 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)11 September 2026 - 20:42:35 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)11 September 2026 - 20:42:35 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)11 September 2026 - 20:42:35 UTC

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support emailNot available
Support URLSupport page
Legal noticeInternet connection; EA Account; Steam Account; acceptance of EA User Agreement (terms.ea.com) required to play. EA’s Privacy & Cookie Policy applies to your use of EA's services. You consent to any personal data collected through your use of EA's services being transferred to the United States, as further explained in the Privacy & Cookie Policy. You must link your EA and Steam Accounts to play; EA will share your Account ID and individual game and play records with Steam to validate your purchase and/or refund request. Access to software content is limited to one EA & one Steam Account & is…

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/3314070
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3314070/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/3314070
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IGDB searchSearch IGDB for The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection?

The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection's latest SteamPulse observation records 939 players at 11 September 2026 - 20:42:35 UTC, with a tracked peak of 4,071 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 93 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 618 players; the highest observed daily value is 1,186 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (43.2%), Canada (8.1%), United Kingdom (8.1%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (36.2%), United Kingdom (7.6%), Canada (6.8%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (48.4%), United Kingdom (7.4%), Canada (6.8%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (34.3%), United Kingdom (7.1%), Canada (6.6%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection?

The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection currently sits at 71% positive across 4,548 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 3,214 positive reviews and 1,334 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection have?

The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection currently has about 10.9K tracked Steam followers as of 29 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection?

The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection is currently listed at $29.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 4,738, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Positive

71% positive, 3,214 positive, 1,334 negative

Price and discount

$29.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 31 January 2025

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

The Sims™: 25th BirthdayBundle #48443 - 30% off$17.48
The Sims™ 2 Legacy CollectionBuy The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection #1288883$29.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: i3 3220, Ryzen 3 1200, AMD FX6300 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 600, AMD Radeon HD 7000, Intel HD Graphics 620 Storage: 17 GB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS: Windows 10 Processor: i3 3220, Ryzen 3 1200, AMD FX6300 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 600, AMD Radeon HD 7000, Intel HD Graphics 620 Storage: 17 GB available space

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