The Sims

The Sims is a life simulation video game designed by Will Wright and developed by Maxis, released in 2000, in which players control virtual people, build and furnish their homes, and manage their needs, relationships and careers with no fixed objective or win condition. The game's open-ended, sandbox structure and its focus on domestic and social simulation rather than combat or competition set it apart from the action- and strategy-oriented games that dominated the PC market at the time, and it drew a notably broad and gender-diverse audience for the industry. The Sims became one of the best-selling personal computer game franchises in history and is widely credited with helping establish life simulation as a lasting and commercially significant video game genre.