Updating Sims 4: How to make all new features playable

While in Sims 3 you still had to make updates manually, you can simply make Sims 4 update automatically. Even though the game is already a few years old, the game publisher EA still releases updates and new game content. Minor in-game bugs are fixed through regular patches.

How to update Sims 4

1. If you are installing Sims 4 on your computer for the first time or you haven't played it for a while, you will need to update it in order to continue playing the game.
2. Either you always update Sims 4 manually or you keep it updated automatically via the Origin platform, which you also use to log in to play.
3. To do this, go to Origin and click on "Application Settings". Check the option "Keep my games updated automatically".
4. From time to time, problems may occur when starting the update process. In this case, uninstall Origin according to the EA instructions and then reinstall it.

EA: The latest updates and patches

The latest update for Sims 4, "Strange Occurrences", was released in February 2021. In this patch, a new emotion for the Sims was introduced. Thus, they can now be scared at first and subsequently terrified. In addition to this new feature, numerous bugs were also fixed. On the website of EA you can also always download the latest updates and see what has changed.