History VideoGame / TheSimsFreeplay

It plays similarly to ''VideoGame/TheSims2'' but is based on ''VideoGame/TheSims3'' assets. While mainline ''Sims'' titles use their own clock, ''The Sims Freeplay'' uses a real-time strategy based on games like ''VideoGame/FarmVille''. Due to this, unlike the main series, it can take real-world hours to do simple tasks. While the game is free-to-play, they actually managed to alleviate the microtransactions criticism by finding a happy medium between the ''Farmville'' formula and single player gaming (the in game currency, the Simoleon, is easy to get, and [[PremiumCurrency Life Points]] can be earned from watching [[AdReward ads]], hitting certain achievements, or even just completing tasks, instead of through exclusively buying them with real cash, and the wait time between actions is actually reasonable compared to many other games out in the market).

* MundaneMadeAwesome: After competing almost any task, the screen blows up in Simoleons and your character does a little flip

* AdReward: Tjhere's a billboard on the town map where you can watch ads in exchange for for Lifestyle Points and other ingame currencies.

It plays similarly to ''VideoGame/TheSims2'' but is based on ''VideoGame/TheSims3'' assets. While mainline ''Sims'' titles use their own clock, ''The Sims Freeplay'' uses a real-time strategy based on games like ''VideoGame/FarmVille''. Due to this, unlike the main series, it can take real-world hours to do simple tasks. While the game is free-to-play, they actually managed to alleviate the microtransactions criticism by finding a happy medium between the ''Farmville'' formula and single player gaming (the in game currency, the Simoleon, is easy to get, and Life Points can be earned from watching ads, hitting certain achievements, or even just completing tasks, instead of through exclusively buying them with real cash, and the wait time between actions is actually reasonable compared to many other games out in the market).

* BribingYourWayToVictory: Or at least shortening the commute. Simoleons and Life Points are the main way you can circumvent the Real-Time InUniverseGameClock and, of course, you can buy both with real world money.

* SapientPet: One of the pets you buy from a pet store is, get this, fairies.

* BribingYourWayToVictory: Or at least shortening the commute. Simoleans and Life Points are the main way you can circumvent the Real-Time InUniverseGameClock and, of course, you can buy both with real world money.

* MundaneMadeAwesome: After competing almost any task, the screen blows up in simoleans and your character does a little flip

* YouRequireMoreVespeneGas: Simoleans are treated this way.

The game started out very basic, but thanks to regular updates it now includes various things such as more clothes, children, new activities, etc. The game is now in its fifth year running and have seen dozens of updates and new contents- many available for free or via regular simoleons if you completed the given tasks in a limited time before becoming only available via Life Points. The game is the third game in the ''Sims'' franchise to require an online connection to play. ''The Sims Online'' and ''The Sims Social'' were the previous two.

* MundaneMadeAwesome: after competing almost any task, the screen blows up in simoleans and your character does a little flip

* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: You can use simoleans to make wait time shorter.

* GRatedSex: Update V5 12.0 added in the "Woo-Hoo" option, which, like in all ''Sims'' titles, is what sex is referred to.

It plays similarly to ''VideoGame/TheSims2'' but is based on ''VideoGame/TheSims3'' assets. While mainline ''Sims'' titles use their own clock, ''The Sims Freeplay'' uses a real-time strategy based on games like ''VideoGame/FarmVille''. Due to this, unlike the main series, it can take real-world hours to do simple tasks. While the game is free-to-play, it's better at this than other titles. The in-game currency, the Simoleon, is easy to get in-game and Life Points can be earned from completing tasks, watching advertisements, or hitting achievements.

The game started out very basic, but thanks to regular updates it now includes various things such as more clothes, children, new activities, etc. It still gets updates as well. The game is the third game in the ''Sims'' franchise to require an online connection to play. ''The Sims Online'' and ''The Sims Social'' were the previous two.

* BribingYourWayToVictory: Or at least shortening the commute. Simoleans and Lifestyle points are the main way you can circumvent the Real-Time InUniverseGameClock and, of course, you can buy both with real world money.

''The Sims Freeplay'' is a free-to-play mobile incarnation of ''VideoGame/TheSims'' series of life SimulationGames. It was initially released on December 15, 2011.

* AdaptationNameChange: The "Child" stage is renamed to "Pre-teens" and "Elders" is renamed to "Seniors".

* InUniverseGameClock: Unlike most other titles, ''Freeplay'' uses a real-time clock. In most games 1 minute in-game is the equivalent of 1 real-life second. In ''Freeplay'' 1 minute takes literally 1 minute, unless you use Simoleons to get past that. This real-time clock system originated from the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS version of ''The Sims 2'' .

* YouRequireMoreVespeneGas: Simoleans are treated this way

* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: You can use simoleans to make wait time shorter

* YouRequireMoreVespeneGas: Simoleans re treated this way

* VocalEvolution: Inverted. Most likely due to it being a mobile game, the Sims don't have the range of noises they make in most titles of the game. It's more akin to ''VideoGame/TheSims1''.

* VocalEvolution: Inverted. Most likely due to it being a mobile game, the Sims don't have the range of noises they make in most titles of the game. It's repetitive akin to ''VideoGame/TheSims1''.

The game started out very basic, but thanks to regular updates it now includes various things such as more clothes, children, new activities, etc. It still gets updates as well.

* InUniverseGameClock: Unlike most other titles, ''Freeplay'' uses a real-time clock. In most games 1 minute in-game is the equivalent of 1 real-life second. In ''Freeplay'' 1 minute takes literally 1 minute, unless you use Simoleons to get past that.

''The Sims Freeplay'' is a free-to-play mobile incarnation of ''VideoGame/TheSims'' series of life simulation games. It was initially released on December 15, 2011.

''The Sims Freeplay'' is a free-to-play mobile incarnation of ''VideoGame/TheSims'' series of LifeSimulationGames. It was initially released on December 15, 2011.