(Originally published on laurasambitiouswriting.wordpress.com on the 24th of October 2025)
Suly suly [66]! Sometime after beating Catherine: Full Body for the fifth time, resulting in the survivals of Morgan Cortez, Abdul Bahril and Roderick Lockhart and the Normal/Bad Rin ending and beating it for the sixth time, which resulted in all the fellow sheep living and the Alternate Catherine ending [4] [9] [10], I have reflected on the time when The Sims: Town Stories, the mobile game that is still in development was leaked a year ago and the ongoing curiosity regarding Project Rene, the upcoming life-simulation project that was previously speculated to be “The Sims 5” before the widespread theory was debunked a year ago, leading to many simmers being baffled [76] [81]. As I also reflect on the likeliness of a story-centred spin-off of The Sims 4 due to the ongoing nurturing of the game that has helped it stay relevant for over a decade [24] [55] [69] [91], I suspect that there may be a Story mode in the upcoming successor to bring on an engaging rehash of The Sims Stories, as well as a new experience in a Free mode that could be about as revolutionary as The Sims 4 [76]. It has been over a week since we last discussed the potential of a new Story mode in the Sims 4 era [91], but perhaps that will be the case for the outcome of Project Rene in the future [76], so let us reflect on what was revealed regarding its development and perhaps still hope for the best after the launch of the sweet sixteenth season of Disney Speedstorm [14].
| This footage of customising a sofa somehow reminds me of when I made my own 3D models in Autodesk 3ds Max at college [15]. [65] |
The progress of how a sim will be animated in a new virtual world looked quite promising in some prototype footage, as evident in the second episode of Behind The Sims, which also promoted The Sims 4: Horse Ranch back in June 2023 [63] [66]. First of all, there were three demonstrations on how two sims will shake hands, depending on their personality [63]. Secondly, there was a vaguely constructed visualisation of how sims will stroll through a neighbourhood, even though they somehow resembled the crewmates from Among Us in the prototype footage [6] [7]. Lastly, there was a remarkable demonstration on how a sim’s hairstyle can consist of two colours [63], which is what I believe can apply to a new incarnation (and younger) of Bella Goth, the Caliente sisters, or a brand new female character in a Story mode. Despite how disappointed some of us are in the visuals from the limited-time playtest that occurred earlier this year [1] [38] [56], let us not forget that the game will be able to play on a PC or a mobile device, thus being a crossplay experience that combines the feeling of classic gameplay on a desktop or a laptop and nurturing a sim’s life by the power of your fingertips on a smartphone or tablet [62].
| This looked a little sus, don’t you think [51]? [63] |
Personally, I believe there ought to be new interpretations of beloved pre-made sims if Project Rene aims to be not necessarily be “The Sims 5” in terms of also being the next big step in the everlasting PC phase but still honour a simmer’s power to control their sims’ life under (whether their intentions are innocuous or barbaric) and also be a successor to The Sims Mobile for a reason that will be explained later [16] [76]. It has been theorised that Katrina Caliente is a second “biological” mother created by Nina and Dina through a method of cloning [63]. In Project Rene, it can be established that Katrina was created to adopt both Nina and Dina after the deaths of Flamenco and Nighat Caliente [73]. Surely, a fourth love interest for Vincent Brooks in a second enhanced port of Catherine ought to be a witch [90], which could explain how those ants got into his apartment [4], but perhaps a new love life for Don Lothario in a new Story mode can lead to some character development for him to a certain extent beyond the era of having four canon love interests [3], yet that can still be the case in Free mode. There are many possibilities, including the return of Simella De Vil, the parody of Cruella De Vil and evil twin sister of Bella Goth from The Sims Social [77].
Could there be new interpretations of the characters from MySims for Project Rene, as well as some other familiar faces from the main series? Perhaps Violet Nightshade and her sister Poppy from the first MySims game for the Wii and PC can make a comeback together [18] [19] [91]I still believe that a Story centred spin-off of The Sims 4 or a Story mode in Project Rene can re-introduce Mortimer Goth and Bella Bachelor as college students or graduates renting their own apartments before their marriage as whether they went to college or not has never been established in the series before [90]. Moreover, there can be some backstory on how Dina Caliente who debuted in The Sims 2 and Jean Marc from The Sims Social gained romantic interest in them with Dina’s affection for Mortimer most likely being for his money (which is awfully familiar to one of Bella’s secrets from the PlayStation Portable version of The Sims 2 [71]) and Jean possibly just finding Bella extraordinarily attractive (and hoping to be a “Naughty Friend” of hers” [68]) [3] [91]. Surely, such possibilities can be the case in expansion packs for Project Rene and the same can apply to a new theme set in the 1920s and rehashes of Veronaville from The Sims 2, The Sims 2 Castaway and The Sims Medieval unless that will be the case for a story-centred spin-off of The Sims 4 sometime before the launch of Project Rene [62] [91].
| I suppose a new incarnation of Chaz in Project Rene can resemble his counterpart from the cover of the Japanese version of MySimsknown as “Boku to Sims no Machi” for the Nintendo Wii [17] [74]. [17] |
It is sad to hear that The Sims Mobile will no longer be available to download and play in 2026 after being delisted from the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store and the future of the franchise looks bleak due to the uncertainty regarding Electronic Arts being owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund [67] [91], but a new chapter of the main franchise that is confirmed to be a spin-off instead of another follow-up of a reboot and it looks like The Sims Studio’s support for LGBTQIA+ players is not going anywhere [30] [39] [61], yet there is still some skepticism resulting in threats to boycott the franchise if their backs get stabbed [28] [54]. But still, there is hope for Project Rene to somehow excel [57]. Even though widespread praise for certain aspects can motivate developers, criticism is still important to consider as the PlayStation 5 port of Diablo IV had a troubling start after its release due to so many users making compliments regarding crashing, lagging and glitches as one could tell by a huge swarm of either angry or simply baffled tweets on X when it was still commonly referred to as “Twitter” over two years ago [5] [32] [35] [45] [46] [47]. And yes, you may recall a similar case with The Sims 3shortly after its launch back in 2009 [11] [12]. While some forms of entertainment may get shelved or are better off long forgotten due to questionable actions [31] [36] [37] [59], many others deserve to spread new wings in a new era, despite unexpected turns that may affect the progress. Arogaba!
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