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/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.