Parent Game: The Sims 4
The Sims 4: Outdoor Retreat

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Summary

Your Sims can now make an escape from their everyday lives into the pine-filled air of Granite Falls. Let’s just hope that your Sims aren’t squeamish about insects.


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The Sims 4: Outdoor Retreat Reviews & Ratings

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Review by Drewmeadyy [user]
February 17, 2021

The idea of a vacation world is cool but it doesn't add much gameplay to the sims 4 and in this vacation world there isn't much to do. CoolThe idea of a vacation world is cool but it doesn't add much gameplay to the sims 4 and in this vacation world there isn't much to do. Cool concept , but gameplay lets it down. Not an essential for the sims. 3/10 sadly

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Review by evii1975 [user]
July 4, 2020

When this pack first was released, there was a lot of buzz surrounding it, most likely because it was the first expansion to the Sims 4 baseWhen this pack first was released, there was a lot of buzz surrounding it, most likely because it was the first expansion to the Sims 4 base game, however five years on, and with hindsight, seeing the flaws in this pack becomes a lot easier.The focus of this pack is being able to go camping at the new woodland vacation destination, Granite Falls. While this is a nice idea, and something which does mix up the game a bit- realistically how often are you going to go on vacation? As the years have gone on, the less and less I have used this pack and I've almost forgotten i even have it installed in my game.While the Create-a-Sim and Build/Buy features are quite a nice addition, they're not essential, and all stick to a very rustic, woodland theme. And the gameplay is very mediocre and forgettable, with little that will change your everyday gameplay and I would only recommend buying it if you have most/all the other game packs, or if it is on offer, however your $20 could be much better spent on game packs such as Dine Out or Parenthood, which add a lot of new gameplay, or Spa Day, which adds some of the best CAS and Build/Buy items that the game has had to date.

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Review by GamingTrend
June 30, 2016

The Sims 4 Outdoor Retreat has fun new items, a unique aspirations, and new activities. It is nice to bring your virtual people to the outdoors but fails to give longevity outside of a brief vacation.

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Review by BrushedRed [user]
July 27, 2015

Never really understood all the lukewarm responses to this game pack. It's $20 but I got it for $15 on sale. Now I thought this was prettyNever really understood all the lukewarm responses to this game pack. It's $20 but I got it for $15 on sale. Now I thought this was pretty fun. You get a new world called Granite Falls. You book vacations to it to spend some days either roughing it in the campground or live nicer in a lodge for your time. You plan out how many days and each one shows their rates. Once you have booked a stay, you can then travel to the forest and there are more things to do there like collecting, herbalism skill to improve, fishing, telling ghost stories, roasting weenies. I really have enjoyed this and think the reviews seem too lackluster. Out of all the packs I have at the moment (and I have them all right now), I have gotten the most use out of this one. I honestly would've paid full price for this one. The new build mode items are interesting and I have a nice campground even at my house. The clothing items are awesome and I enjoyed them all. My only complaint is that I would like to change some of the houses on the campground. I think that some people have actually done this but when I placed a new house on one of the lots, it changed the rate in accordance to the building, but I got stuck in a loop. I rebooted the game and tried again and the same thing happened. This pack would be perfect if that could be fixed. Definitely a 9/10 and totally underrated.

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Review by MostlyOkay [user]
April 3, 2015

Sims 4 sorely needed more content with such a lacking base game. This does not help.It adds a very specific spectrum of content that fewSims 4 sorely needed more content with such a lacking base game. This does not help.It adds a very specific spectrum of content that few will find entertaining, and even less will find worth the price. Add to that the annoyances such as the bear suit that sometimes appears in the main neighborhoods, and you may even find your experience worsened by this pack.For diehard EA supporters only.

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Game Information
Release Date January 13, 2015
Publisher Maxis, Electronic Arts
Content Rated T (Teen)
Game Modes Single player
Player Perspectives First person, Third person, Bird view / Isometric
Genres Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure
Themes Fantasy, Comedy, Sandbox, Romance
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S