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Is The Sims™ 4 multiplayer? Yes — with Sims 4 Multiplayer (S4MP)

Not out of the box — but the Sims 4 Multiplayer (S4MP) mod makes it co-op. The Sims™ 4 is a farming & life sim game released in 2020, 87% positive on Steam (170,727 reviews), with 25,276 playing right now. Free on Steam.

Co-opSingle-player tooMultiplayer via mod: Sims 4 Multiplayer (S4MP)Simulation · Farming & life sim

How to play The Sims™ 4 with a friend: Sims 4 Multiplayer (S4MP)

Real-time shared households: build, cook, set fires and earn Simoleons together. SimSync is the other well-kept option. Steam lists The Sims™ 4 as single-player, so it won't show up in Steam's own "games we both own" view as something you can play together — Ready Up counts it anyway, marked "Via mod", and you can hide mod-only games with one filter if that's not your thing.

Players
2–12
Modes
co-op
Status
Maintained — works with the current game version and gets updates
You need
Free mod + launcher; one host; PC and Mac
Price
Free

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Steam tags: Life Sim, Character Customization, Free to Play, Building, Romance, Simulation, Sandbox, Singleplayer

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Quick answers

Is The Sims™ 4 co-op?
Not natively. The Sims™ 4 ships single-player; the community mod Sims 4 Multiplayer (S4MP) adds co-op — Real-time shared households: build, cook, set fires and earn Simoleons together. SimSync is the other well-kept option.
Does The Sims™ 4 have PvP?
Only with the Sims 4 Multiplayer (S4MP) mod, which is co-op only.
How many people play The Sims™ 4?
About 25,276 players were in-game when this page was built (2026-09-09).

Ready Up is a free tool: enter two Steam usernames and it lists the multiplayer games you both own, runs a bracket to pick one, and suggests new co-op games that fit how you both play. Ratings, tags and player counts from Steam and SteamSpy; page updated 2026-09-09. Powered by Steam — not affiliated with or endorsed by Valve Corporation or Microsoft. How the data works · Legal & privacy · All types · Game Pass