

From there, the child couldn’t actually do anything, including eat or sleep. A ticket posted to EA support forums, for example, notes that a fan had her Sims’ kid play with a toy, only for that object to become permanently stuck on the child. Depending on the situation, the game will sometimes warn you before it takes your kid away - like say, if the child is performing poorly in school.Īccording to player reports, the bug that can make you lose your children manifests in a number of ways. The Sims 4 doesn’t have an actual person knocking on your door, but the game will still make your child fade away into nothingness if it determines that you are neglecting them. They also will come to deliver adopted kids to their new family.” As The Sims Wiki explains, this social worker will “will take away a baby, toddler, child, or pet if their needs drop too low, or in later games, if there are no more older Sims remaining in the household (i.e. In previous iterations, games spawns a social worker if certain conditions are met. Technically, The Sims doesn’t call it child protective services, but the mechanic is exactly that in all but name.

The problem is that The Sims 4 is making it impossible for some virtual parents to do their duty right now.

Neglect your kids, for example, and the game will actually send a non-player character to take your virtual children away. The Sims 4 tries to replicate reality, which in some cases means including a number of somber mechanics.
