A Sim wearing a mask and looking at a picture of her spooky family in the new The Sims 4 Expansion Pack Life & Death

The Sims 4 Expansion Pack Life & Death Revealed for Halloween

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Published: October 3, 2024 11:25 AM

EA has announced a new The Sims 4 Expansion Pack in the form of Life & Death, which is set to add new neighborhoods, a new "all-encompassing reward system", and more.

Due to arrive on Halloween, Life & Death's first major addition to The Sims 4 comes in the form of three new neighborhoods, all of which offer your Sims the chance to "walk shoulder-to-shoulder with Ghost Sims who have Unfinished Business".

Crow's Crossing is an "eerie village" where you'll find the Try Before You Die Casket Sale, the Mysterious Merchant, and more, but if you prefer a more rural idyll, you can head to the rolling hills of Whispering Glen. Alternatively, you can visit the creepy environs of Mourningvale.

A zoomed-out view of one of the new neighborhoods in the new The Sims 4 Expansion Pack Life & Death
The new The Sims 4 Expansion Pack Life & Death brings new neighborhoods for you to explore.

You can also look forward to a new reward system in the form of Soul's Journey, which unites Aspirations and Wants to give your Sim more goals to achieve. Eventually, you'll be able to Rebirth your Sim with a new Burning Soul trait, and they'll be able to unlock past Traits, Milestones, and Development Skills.

Two new Careers are being added as well: the Reaper, which is a Profession, and the Undertaker, which is a Career. Naturally, as a Reaper, you'll be reaping the souls of the dead, while as an Undertaker, your duties will be a lot more worldly.

There are tons of other features and neat additions to look forward to in Life & Death, and you can check out EA's full rundown of the Expansion Pack right here. Want to see it in action? Check out the debut trailer below!

The announcement of Life & Death comes not long after EA's reveal that The Sims will ditch numbered installments going forward, meaning you're not getting The Sims 5 anytime soon.

Instead, the studio will be focusing on expansions and addon content for The Sims 4, as well as initiatives like Project Rene, which is still somewhat shrouded in mystery (but which EA calls "the next generation of The Sims").

The Sims 4's new Expansion Pack Life & Death launches on October 31st across PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. If you buy it between now and December 12th, you can get some neat extras in the form of the Mournful Melodies Music Box, the Plumed Elegance Mask, and the Lasting Legacy Family Portrait.

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Maxis
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EA
Release Date
September 2, 2014 (Calendar)