A new The Sims mobile game has appeared - and no, it’s not The Sims 5
Meet The Sims Labs: Town Stories
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A newThe Simsmobile game has been spotted on theGoogle Play Storeand before you get too excited, no it’s not anything to do withThe Sims 5. The game, which is currently titledThe Sims Labs: Town Storiesis part of the recently announcedThe Sims Labsplatform, which serves as a testing ground for upcoming products and features.
TheGoogle Play Store listingdescribesThe Sims Labs: Town Storiesas “an all-new exciting building simulation game”. It’s set in the town of Plumbrook, which your player character has recently moved to. Judging by the screenshots, the gameplay seems to involve traditionalThe Sims-style building and interacting with town residents.
Although the game appears to not currently be available to download, an anonymousaccount on X / Twitterhas shared what appears to be some early gameplay footage. They claim that the game is semi-open-world and uses a mix of assets taken fromThe Sims MobileandThe Sims FreePlay.
Their footage shows the player interacting with fan-favoriteThe Simscharacter Bella Goth, suggesting that there will be some call-back references for long–timeThe Simsplayers. The overall interface looks quite reminiscent of previous mobile installments, with a couple of elements, such as a bright blue player level bar, that I can immediately identify as borrowed fromThe Sims Mobile.
Given the use of all these presumed placeholder assets, it’s also quite obvious that this title is still in very early development. A number of visual bugs are present too, especially with its character animations and extremely flat lighting. Still, a newThe Simsgame is always pretty exciting and I’m looking forward to finding out more about what this could be.
If you would rather stick to a game that is currently released,The Sims 4is available now as a free-to-play title on PC,Xbox One, andPlayStation 4in addition toXbox Series X,Xbox Series S, andPlayStation 5via backwards compatibility.
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Dash is a technology journalist who covers gaming hardware at TechRadar. Before joining the TechRadar team, he was writing gaming articles for some of the UK’s biggest magazines including PLAY, Edge, PC Gamer, and SFX. Now, when he’s not getting his greasy little mitts on the newest hardware or gaming gadget, he can be found listening to J-pop or feverishly devouring the latest Nintendo Switch otome.
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