In speaking with Mollie Faux-Wilkins (also known as TheEnglishSimmer), a YouTuber who has been making Sims related videos for over eight years, and Malixa, a content creator who initially joined YouTube in 2018, I was able to learn more about what appealed most to them as both players and creators. So, what exactly stands as the appeal to Sims content creators? Add in the unique factor of being a content creator and the appeal of The Sims may vary both as a player and YouTuber.
WHO THE CRETOR OF THE SIMS GAME SERIES
With a series that has a 20+ year history, each player is undoubtedly going to find different elements of the game appealing. Creators are still in love with the series all these years later because it’s a game that offers them total freedom in how they play and the stories that they tell.
With the large Sims community to be found on YouTube, I spoke with two content creators that shared what it is about The Sims that has kept them so enthralled over the years. YouTubers that are making Sims-centered videos are certainly leaving their mark within the community by sharing their own unique experiences from the series - be that through their own individual games that they decide to share or just by engaging with the Sims community through their channel. But there is one space within The Sims community that has stood out for plenty of Sims players: Content creators on YouTube. The Sims community can be found in a number of different places including on EA’s official Sims forums, social media, and even on different sites that center around sharing player-made custom content (CC) like The Sims Resource, a popular CC website that currently hosts over one million uploaded creations.