Key takeaways
- The 17th expansion for The Sims 4, Life and Death, will launch on October 31st.
- Players can expect two new death-based career paths, Reaper and Undertaker, as well as four different grief types: Denial, Holding It Together, Rage, and Blues.
- Life and Death is available for pre-order now, and those who purchase the expansion by December 12 will receive some special in-game rewards.
The Sims 4 The game is getting ready for Halloween with the release of its 17th expansion, Life and Death. An upcoming expansion, including two new death-based career paths, a reward system that helps characters live full lives, and the ability to control ghostly Sims. The Sims 4 It is scheduled to launch on October 31.
There are plans to reveal a new expansion for The Sims 4 The announcement was made earlier this week on October 3rd. Fans of the franchise already knew the name of the upcoming expansion thanks to an official post. The Sims Twitter page on October 1, which included a nine-second video of what appeared to be a living Sim dressed as the Grim Reaper. Still, little was known at the time about what the expansion would entail.
The game's developers have released both a three-minute trailer and a description of Life and Death on the game's official website. The expansion will introduce the three-neighborhood region of Ravenwood, where both living and ghost Sims live together. The pack will also introduce two new death-themed careers, Reaper and Undertaker, in which players will help others transition from life to death through conventional or supernatural means. Players will be able to craft wishes to hold onto their possessions, plan and funeral, and experience four different grief types: denial, holding it together, anger, and the blues.
Everything coming to The Sims 4 in the Life and Death expansion
- Playable ghosts as house members
- A new area with three neighbors
- A baleful bog for out-of-body experiences
- A journey of the soul
- Bucket lists
- Spectral Woohoo within many objects
- Custom ghost appearance
- Ghost powers with progression system
- Ripper and Undertaker career
- Ghost Historian Aspirations
- Three new features: Macabre, Haunted by Death, and Skeptic
- Draft will
- Four types of grief
- Customizable funerals
The trailer opens with an elderly Sim dying in bed surrounded by his family, only to attend his daughter's funeral, witness relatives fighting over their wishes, and reminisce about the good times he shared with her. She later visits her father's grave to see his father's ghost rise up to solve his unfinished business. The Sims 4 A version of The Grim Reaper notes that he thought he would stay to master his ghostly powers. The website only vaguely mentions these powers and the progression system, noting that Ghost Sims will be able to earn simoleons by racking up fear or goodwill from interactions with the living. Using Baleful Bog, it seems that even living Sims will have ways to temporarily access ghostly powers.
Of course, the expansion will also address the life aspect of life and death. Starting with the Young Adult stage, each Sim will be able to create a bucket list, offering powerful rewards for checking off items and completing their soul journey, though it's not yet clear how this will differ from the already established Aspiration Rewards. The Sims 4. The expansion is available for pre-order now, and those who order the pack by December 12 will receive rewards including a Lasting Legacy Family Portrait, Mourning Melodies Music Box and Plumed Elegance Mask.
