Or you can opt for something like the Rags to Riches challenge, which in itself is rooted in core survival gameplay, dropping you on an empty lot with 0 simoleons, forcing you to use methods like harvesting fruit bushes, collecting rocks and dumpster diving to build up your funds and create a livable home for your Sims. Want to juggle raising tons of tiny humans? The iconic 100 Baby Challenge may not be your typical survival endeavour, but requires you to micromanage tons of different Sims at any one time, and can take months to complete. Just a cursory glance on Google will bring up all sorts of different challenges created by the community.
Changing your household funds, lot traits, the objects available to you in your home-these can all shape the way you play in an instant, and are perfect building blocks to creating a survival experience. But if you want to give your Sims a rougher go of things, you can tweak that just as easily. If you want to load your family up with money, build them a lavish house and have them spend their days painting and schmoozing with other Sims, you can do that in just a few clicks. Sure, it's still a cutesy character and home creator at its core, but its adaptability for different levels of challenge is something you don't get from a lot of games. It's interesting the way The Sims 4 evolves when you frame it as a survival game. There's even a bee box courtesy of the Seasons Expansion Pack-us Simmers were keeping the bees happy before Valheim ever poofed into existence. Or using Nifty Knitting's rocking chair or Eco Lifestyle's fabricator can produce a variety of clothing and living items to spice up your humble abode on a shoestring budget. There's the woodworking and candle-making tables, which can be used to make some quick simoleons in a pinch. Some earn you money, others serve a purpose. The Sims 4 is also home to a ton of crafting mechanics.