History VideoGame / TheSims4

* AmbiguousDisorder:
** One of the personality traits, Erratic, gives Sims [[MoodSwinger random emotions]] and has them talk to themselves.
** Emotinonally driven traits like [[TheEeyore Gloomy]] or [[HairTriggerTemper Hot-headed]] cause sims to feel their designated emotion at arbitrary times, for no logical reason.

* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Even though Selvadorada, Sulani, Mt. Komorebi and Britchester are implied to be from different countries (Latin America, Hawaii, Japan, and England respectively) altogether, travelling between neighborhoods means that it only takes an instant rather than hours or days (i.e. going from Willowcreek to Mt. Komorebi at 10AM will result in arriving at that nation at the exact same time).

* ''Eco Lifestyle:'' Released on 5 June 2020. Introduces the industrial coastal town of Evergreen Harbor, which has varying levels of pollution (which is measured in eco footprint).

* PerpSweating: Sims in the law enforcement career can interrogate suspects in such a fashion.

** Dark Gray for Possessed[[note]] Introduced with [=StrangerVille=]. Stylized as "ƤØŞŞ€ŞŞ€Đ" in-game.[[/note]]
** Dark Magenta for Scared[[note]] added in a later update for the Paranormal Stuff pack.[[/note]]

* ''First Fits Kit:'' Released on 1 September 2022, features trendy clothing for kids, which was made in collaboration with XUrbanSimsX.

* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent: Rank 11 ([[UpToEleven out of 10]]) of the Villain branch of the Secret Agent Career is "Triple Agent".

* ''High School Years:'' Released on 28 July 2022. Introduces the former mining town of Copperdale and it's high school, which your teenage Sims will now attend, and like Get To Work careers, you can actively participate in the school days. Other additions include an entrepreneur skill to improve results of self-employment, clothes shopping, more involved social media, and part-time jobs as a web-based reviewer or video game streamer, including a VirtualYouTuber option.

* CurseCutShort: In the ''High School Years'' reveal trailer, during a Sim's introduction, someone writes "pain in the a" — and then it cuts to the next shot.

* VideogameCaringPotential: The point of the game is to give your Sim a nice house, many friends, a loving family, and a successful career.
* VideogameCrueltyPotential: Many players find great glee in tormenting their Sims any (or every) way they can. And there are ''a lot'' of ways...

* DevelopersForesight: If, for whatever reason — be it either through by accident or [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential player neglect]] — a sim becomes trapped in the money vault from ''Get Famous'', the accompanying moodlet's[[note]]"Moneypot Trapped!"[[/note]] description seems to indicate that Creator/ElectronicArts ''knew'' the similarities between this and the "pools with no ladders" from previous games.

* DevelopersForesight: If, for whatever reason — be it either through by accident or [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential player neglect]] — a sim becomes trapped in the money vault from ''Get Famous'', the accompanying moodlet's[[note]]"Moneypot Trapped!"[[/note]] description seems to indicate that either Creator/{{Maxis}} or [[Creaor/ElectronicArts EA]] ''knew'' the similarities between this and the "pools with no ladders" from previous games.

* DestinationDefenestration: Referenced in one of the ''Island Living'' coffee table description texts. The Brava Java Coffee Table is described as "...such a spiffy coffee table that if you find out your friend Ken forgets to use a coaster, you're going to stand him up on the coffee table and then launch him out the window before [[DissonantSerenity asking your other coaster-using guests if they would like another scone.]]

** The BFF Household (Summer, Travis, and Liberty) previously appeared in the ''VideoGame/MySims'' franchise. Their roles here closely parallel their roles in ''[=MySims=] Kingdom''.

* ''Backyard Stuff'': Released on 28 June 2016, it features new backyard items.

* {{Familiars}}: In ''Realm of Magic'', spellcasters can buy familiars, small creatures that follow them around everywhere. If you have ''Cats and Dogs'', you can also bind a pet as a familiar. Either way, they can protect their masters from death and aid them in duels.

* TeensAreShort: {{Averted}}: for the first time since their introduction into the franchise, Teens are the same height as Sims in the Young Adult/Adult/Elder life stages. Ironically this led to a bit of a backlash from the fanbase, due to a combination of RealityIsUnrealistic and TheyChangedItSoItSucks.

* TeensAreShort: {{Averted}}: for the first time in the franchise, Teens are the same age as Sims in the Young Adult/Adult/Elder life stages. Ironically this led to a bit of a backlash from the fanbase, due to a combination of RealityIsUnrealistic and TheyChangedItSoItSucks.