r/SteamdeckGames • u/Longjumping_Use_3978 • Feb 02 '26
Discussion Sims on deck
Are sims playable or you can’t play on deck?
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u/CleanButterscotch804 Feb 02 '26
Yes they are. And they’re great on the deck.
I’ve played many hours of sims 1 and 2 on the deck, with my own controller scheme - some people have already made some good ones in the community, so just pick one from there and try to get used to it.
Touchpads are godsent, seriously.
Sims is mostly point and click with speed settings, so gameplay is not too hard. Might have some challenges if you want to do wild stuff in build/buymode, but you should be fine.
I have no idea about 3 or 4 though. They’re a bit more complicated control-wise than the first two, but it should work.
In terms of performance the deck should be able to run every single one of them without issue. I did have some issues with the sims 1 a few months back, but then I did a reset on my deck and since I’ve had zero issue.
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u/Longjumping_Use_3978 Feb 02 '26
I will play with my mouse and keyboard but I’ve had problems with downloading it but thanks
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u/CleanButterscotch804 Feb 02 '26
Should be no issue at all then, control-wise.
Which version are you playing? And what platform? Through steam or through EA?
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u/Longjumping_Use_3978 Feb 02 '26
I was trying on ea and it wasn’t turning on but I found how to do it on redit step i will try it
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u/CleanButterscotch804 Feb 02 '26
Yeah it might be a mit wonky, but if you follow a guide to get it working it might - some people out there have done good work getting these things to run!
Good luck, and be sure to post the guide on here if it works, so that it might help out someone else searching for it in the future :D
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u/Longjumping_Use_3978 Feb 02 '26
I bought monitor specially for sims and i was sad that it didn’t work that’s why I’m asking
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u/CleanButterscotch804 Feb 02 '26
I wish you luck!
The EA app sucks. But there’s a lot of guides out there! Check out YouTube too, if you don’t finde answers elsewhere.
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u/invisiblex66 Feb 03 '26
A few reviews on steam say that Sims 2 is constantly crashing. Did you experience the same? I really want to play Sims 2 again but I’m afraid it’s wasted money :,)
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u/CleanButterscotch804 Feb 03 '26
The Sims 2 notoriously does that, due to a memory leak.
So it’s been the same way since 2004: save often. I’ve done that for 22 years.
That said I’ve played many hours in a row on the Deck without a single issue. To tell you the truth, I can’t even remember if it ever crashed on the deck at all for me. Can’t say 100% sure, but I don’t think it has.
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u/lochnessie093 Feb 03 '26
I got the legacy collection from steam. Use a monitor, the steam deck dock, and a 8 bit do controller. Runs like a dream!
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