For 25 years, The Sims have made a game out of the daily grind

The Sims are turning 25 this year. Above, a screenshot from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFQbNU5fgls"target="_blank"   >The Sims 4 trailer.</a>

Critic Linda Holmes has been playing The Sims since the early 2000s. Twenty five years in, she says she still finds the game charming but puzzling.

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Critic Linda Holmes has been playing The Sims since the early 2000s. Twenty five years in, she says she still finds the game charming but puzzling.