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What to expect from Sims Labs: Town Stories

What to expect from Sims Labs: Town Stories

A new one Sims Spin-off graces the Google Play Store in the form of The Sims Labs: City Stories. According to recent reports, the game is playable but is still in the testing phase. While the game is based on the branding of the popular life simulator title, it focuses more on building, managing and improving the entire city rather than a single household. Its gameplay is more similar My Sims instead of the main line Sims games. The Sims Labs: City Stories According to the playtest, there are also compromises in some customization options.




The Sims Labs: City Stories is not The Sims‘first foray into mobile gaming. It has been started The Sims FreePlay in 2011 for iOS, Android, Blackberry 10 and Windows Phone. There are also The Sims MobileA Sims 4-based game for iOS and Andriod that was released back in 2018. Although critics and audiences disliked the microtransactions in both games, they received generally positive reviews. City stories will move into a different niche with its city-building gameplay, but it has some big shoes to fill.

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The familiar characters and unique quirks of The Sims Labs: City Stories

Bella Goth and other familiar faces return

The Sims Labs: City Stories calls back to its roots with some returning characters, but with a more focused progression and a distinctive art style. This game contains characters from previous games Sims Main and secondary titles, including:


  • Bella Goth: This fan-favorite character appears to be the main mascot of The Sims Labs: City Stories. You and another prefabricated Sims Character Bob are the players’ college roommates. Bella is known throughout the franchise for her love of paranormal and strange history. Meanwhile, aliens kidnapped Bella The Sims 2and she has a career as a secret agent in The Sims 4. She has had several appearances in Sims games, donning her iconic red dress and long black hair. She is back to her young adult self The Sims Labs: City Storiesbefore starting a family with Mortimer.
  • Bob pancakes: This pre-made character was introduced The Sims 4 as an uninteresting loser and failed husband with the desire to become a master chef. Players see his love of cooking in the game’s promotional materials. It appears he has also turned into a young adult version of himself, sleeping over with Bella while he gets his life together.
  • Ms. Nicole Vogue: This fashion expert, clothing company owner and runway model debuted in 2019 My Sims (first released in 2007), a city building game with similar gameplay to The Sims Labs: City Stories. During the events of this new game, she is once again a young, young designer.
  • Torajiro: That is a MySims Kingdom Character who has made a career as a carpenter and can build any house as long as he has the blueprint for it. He is a young and quick-tempered hermit The Sims Labs: City Storiesand the player will likely help him come out of his shell and reach his full potential.
  • New Character – Gizmo Cogspin: This character seems to have been made for this new title. He is described as an eccentric inventor whose creations often end up in disarray.


Limited but diverse character customization

Those who are allowed to walk The Sims Labs: City StoriesWhen you playtest you may notice that it starts with a character selection screen. Here players can choose from various pre-made characters with different looks, clothing, body types and characteristics. You can also choose from a list of first and last names. Despite the limited customization options, the game offers the player a range of racially diverse characters to choose from and even the option to choose They/Them as their pronouns. The game also promises complete customization in the future.

A more linear but familiar gameplay

The Sims Labs: City Stories also features easier gameplay with pre-made house plans and limited exterior colors. However, the player is also responsible for each new character’s routines and furniture placement, which are almost as extensive and customizable as the mainstream Sims games. Early Access gameplay also includes SimCash as a quest reward, so players can expect transactions like in premium content The Sims Mobileas soon as the game is released.