The Sims 4 removes gender barriers for characters
The Sims now enables players to create characters with any type of physique, walk style, and voice, and to change their gender and allow same-sex relationships
The creators of The Sims are opening up gender customisation options for the first time.
The Sims publisher Electronic Arts and developer Maxis have just updated The Sims 4 by removing gender boundaries, allowing players to create Sims with any type of physique, walking style or voice.
The Sims 4 and earlier instalments in the 16-year-old series previously restricted specific clothing, hair styles and other aesthetic options to either male or female characters.
EA and Maxis say more than 700 pieces of content previously available to only male or female Sims will now be accessible regardless of gender in The Sims 4 and its various expansion packs.
The studio says in a statement it wants to “make sure players can create characters they can identify with or relate to through powerful tools that give them influence over a Sim’s gender, age, ethnicity, body type and more”.