Highlights

  • Project Rene will introduce multiplayer, a first for the franchise, offering a new way to experience The Sims with friends.
  • Competitive multiplayer modes like house-building races and Sim longevity challenges could make Project Rene a unique experience.
  • The addition of multiplayer is optional but exciting, showcasing the franchise's evolution after over 20 years of success.

The Sims has grown into one of the most iconic simulation franchises in gaming, and with the fifth mainline Sims game, codenamed Project Rene, being highly anticipated, it will be exciting to see how the next major entry in the series one-ups previous installments. One of the most exciting aspects of Project Rene is that the game is set to have a multiplayer mode that brings friends together in The Sims.

Although The Sims 4 eventually got a multiplayer mod, Project Rene will be the first time that multiplayer is an official feature within the game. This opens up a whole new world for players as they'll be able to experience playing with their friends. As development for Project Rene continues, imagining what multiplayer will be like in a Sims game is exciting, but it could also be a fun opportunity for The Sims to become more competitive.

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Project Rene Should Embrace Competitive Multiplayer

The prospect of building homes with friends and building a family with them in the eventual multiplayer mode already sounds incredibly fun. However, adding multiplayer to a franchise like The Sims also presents the opportunity to offer some surprising ways to make Project Rene a unique competitive experience.

Going Head-to-Head With Friends

When envisioning what a multiplayer mode in a Sims game could look like, one obvious option would involve friends building homes together, but there could also be a competitive mode implemented that pitted players against one another in a race to build the best house. There could be a version of multiplayer that requires players to build homes within a specific budget, and the winner is whoever manages to make their money go further by building the more impressive house. A game mode like this could be an exciting spin that turns home-building in The Sims into something that feels like a wild HGTV competition show.

Keeping One's Sim Alive The Longest

Another fun mode for competitive multiplayer would involve the longevity of one's Sims family. One of the main objectives of The Sims games revolves around creating a family and meeting their every need in order to keep them alive for as long as possible. This is sometimes easier said than done. Creating characters in The Sims is at the heart of the game, and a mode where players have to keep their characters alive longer than opponents could be an incredibly fun way to put a fresh spin on such a long-running series.

A mode like this could be taken even further by presenting opportunities for players to try and sabotage each other's Sims as a way to kill them off quicker than anticipated. Changes being made in Project Rene that break previous traditions in The Sims provide the chance for developer Maxis to truly shake things up. A cutthroat multiplayer mode in The Sims would be both fun and hilarious.

Although Project Rene will have multiplayer, the game is not an MMO. The mode is completely optional for players to choose, offering a new way for fans to play.

The Sims franchise has been going strong for a long time at this point. With the first game in the series kicking things off over 20 years ago, the next game in the franchise should be thinking outside the box in order to make Project Rene feel like a true upgrade. The addition of multiplayer in general is an exciting new update to The Sims games, but taking this mode even further could present some incredibly fun experiences with friends and other players.