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The Sims FreePlay: FreePlay 2000 Event series outlined ahead of 25th Anniversary Celebrations

Can you believe that it’s been 25 years since we first got to try out The Sims? I certainly can’t. Well, to celebrate the anniversary The Firemonkeys — the team behind The Sims FreePlay — have planned seven in-game events to celebrate the year of The Sims’ debut, the year 2000, and we’ve got a full calendar of the FreePlay 2000 events below.

EventStart TimeEnd TimeEvent Duration
New SimChase Season 83 ‘The One with the Coffee Shop’20 Jan 2025 13:30Feb 1 2025 23:009 Days
Charming Barber Hobby Event26 Jan 2025 23:004 Feb 2025 23:007 Days
New Live Event ‘My First Apartment’4 Feb 2025 23:0021 Feb 2025 23:0013 Days
New Influence Island Season 60 ‘Reality Island’10 Feb 2025 23:0024 Feb 2025 23:0010 Days
Paperboy Rewards with 2x Multiplier11 Feb 2025 23:0015 Feb 2025 23:004 Days
Pregnancy Pack 718 Feb 2025 23:008 Mar 2025 23:009 Days
New SimChase Season 84 ‘Family Funtime’24 Feb 2025 23:008 Mar 2025 23:009 Days

SimChase Season 83, ‘The One with the Coffee Shop’ and the new live event, ‘My First Apartment’ both include heavy references to turn-of-the-millennium phenomenon Friends, with the SimChase putting you in a battle between cafes (Central Perk, anybody?) as they battle for customers. Meanwhile My First Apartment‘s ultimate reward is an apartment complex that will look incredibly familiar to fans of the series.

Not only that, but there’s also 25-days of free gifts to claim for daily check-ins throughout FreePlay 2000, and a tonne of new content included with each of the events, including a foosball table AND a see-through phone in ‘Reality Island’.

On that note, ‘Reality Island’ takes the Survivor-esque ‘Popularity Contest with Challenges’ formula of Influence Island and sends it spiralling back to the advent of Reality TV, complete with some fantastic ‘of the era’ prizes including a neon computer and tracksuits.

Do bear in mind that these are all timed content, so the only way to make sure that you get to grab these goodies is to get out there are start playing as soon as they go live.

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Dann's been playing Maxis' Sim games since their Step-Sister brought around SimCity 2000 on their SNES. Since then they've not only been an avid fan of everything Sims (and The Sims), but sold them, modded them and is now... running a site about them!

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