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The Sims 4 has laid out a Quality of Life roadmap for 2026, detailing various features and updates they’re intending to implement across the next year to improve the game.
This page acts as a comprehensive breakdown of the 2026 QoL Roadmap for The Sims 4.
March – August
Between March 2026 and August 2026, the devs will be looking to improve the following things:
- Sim Autonomy
- Correcting Sims choosing inappropriate locations for certain actions
- Stop them being obsessed with certain objects
- Prevent NPCs interrupting conversations and other behaviors
- Improving Sim sleeping behavior and eyelid animations
- Infant Improvements
- Improving infant and caregiver autonomy
- Making sure that infants receive the correct milestones, interactions, and buffs
- Crashes and Data Loss
- Fixes for black photo issues
- Freezing and crashing fixes, etc.
September – December
Between September 2026 and December 2026, the devs will be looking to improve the following things:
- Dining and Meal Behavior
- Fix issues surrounding Sims eating and drinking
- Improving general dining experience in-game
- Family Tree and Relationships
- Strengthen genealogy systems and relationship tracking
- Additional fixes and improvements based on player feedback and demands