Tragedy just struck a hard blow The Sims 4 fan, who took to the web to mourn the loss of his multi-generational in-game family. It will probably be the first time that a The Sims 4 The player has suffered huge losses due to technical difficulties as the long-running life simulation project has crossed paths with countless bugs and performance issues during its more than decade on the market.
Save corruption, and the potential loss of critical data that comes with it, could potentially spell tragedy The Sims players. This has been a particularly visible problem The Sims 4 Community these past few years, as of 2023 for rent The expansion apparently introduced a significant amount of save-related glitches, resulting in many players losing their data. As of October 2025, EA is still investigating these persistent save data errors, but as demonstrated by the aforementioned TikTok user, there's still a lot of damage happening in the meantime – whether related for rent DLC or not.
The 20-generation Sims 4 family gets deleted in the new update
On November 2, 2025, TikTok user amsextonn posted a short video announcing his “death”. The Sims 4 the family Amsextonn states that their Sim family reached about twenty full generations before it disappeared. The short video ends with a shot of a custom cake they made to commemorate the loss, decorated with the message “RIP Solis Family”.
Understandably, fellow TikTok users rushed to amsextonn's post to express their sympathy, with some mocking the family for “murder” and others pointing out the absurdity of amsextonn's custom cake, which the user already knows. Other, more serious comments share Amsexton's frustration, expressing frustration and disillusionment with EA, the publisher. The Sims 4.
In the video, Amsexton is bespectacled and looks heartbroken. Although this is likely played for comedy—she seems aware that the Solis family is virtual—there may be a serious dimension to her depression. After all, 20 in-game generations are nothing to scoff at, and reflect a level of enthusiasm and dedication that few others The Sims 4 Fans will be able to match; One cannot blame Amsextanum for being disturbed at such a great loss of progress. Here's hoping there's still some way to fix this loss.
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September 2, 2014
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T For Teens: Crude humor, sexual themes, violence
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Electronic Arts
