Electronic Arts will end support for The Sims Mobile on January 20, 2026. In-app purchases have already been disabled, and the game will be removed from stores on October 21. Since progress is saved on the servers, it will be impossible to play after the service is stopped.
Electronic Arts will end support for The Sims Mobile on January 20, 2026. In-app purchases have already been disabled, and the game will be removed from stores on October 21. Since progress is saved on the servers, it will be impossible to play after the service is stopped.
As Engadget reports, Monday’s update was the last for the project, and EA is accompanying the countdown to the «final chapter» with events inside the game. Over the coming months, the authors will hold 14 activities (from limited quests to «treasure hunts») and allow the community to say goodbye to the city and Sims in peace. Real money can no longer be spent, but the internal currency remains in circulation, so it will be easier to get to the desired items in the catalog.
Starting today, all players will have unlimited energy, making it easier to complete tasks and allowing you to experiment with styles and professions without expectations. On January 6, EA will open all content in Build Mode and Create A Sim, meaning full access to furniture, decor, and customization will be available for about two weeks, so that everyone can decorate their homes and Sims' appearances as they please before the servers shut down. According to the studio, old purchases and the item library will remain visible until the very «Day X».
The company did not give official reasons for the closure. However, in 2022, EA and Maxis announced Project Rene. This is the next generation of The Sims with a cross-platform approach, including with mobile devices. Against this background, it seems logical to shift resources to a new product and close the old mobile client, which turned eight years old in March. For some fans, the decision is painful: it is about preserving the gaming heritage, and about the money spent on content, which will be burned after the termination of server support.
The Sims Mobile launched in 2018 as an «online» branch of the series with a focus on events and seasonal item lines. The closure once again highlights the risks of models where game logic and progression depend on cloud infrastructure: as soon as the service is turned off, the product disappears along with the library of purchases.
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