EA and Maxis released a new trailer for the upcoming Sims 4 expansion Growing Together, diving into what the life game’s latest update has in store. The trailer introduces the Michaelsons, a family living in Growing Together’s new world San Sequoia, and uses them as a window into the new traits and relationships systems.
Growing Together introduces family dynamics, a system of principles that loosely governs how your family members interact and can change over time. For example, you might have two lovers or spouses and set their dynamics to “close.” If they spend time together, reach milestones, and make memories – and if their personality traits are a good match – they’ll remain close even when times get tough.
Less well-adjusted relationships might not be so lucky, though. Children can become jealous or unhappy, and some relationships may fall apart if the two aren’t suited for each other. Some Sims with contrasting preferences might even hate each other on sight.
Growing Together adds new traits and milestones for each life stage as well, including babies and toddlers, to help give you a bit more say in how your Sim develops over their lifetime. It’s all very similar to one of the most popular Sims 4 mods, Have Some Personality and seems like it might change the game quite a bit compared to recent expansions, like the buggy High School Years from 2022.
The Sims 4 Growing Together launches for PC and console on March 16, 2023.
Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF
