EA will soon shut down The Sims Mobile after nearly eight years of updates. As you might expect, longtime fans of the mobile spin-off aren’t happy about EA’s decision, but also aren’t surprised, as the game had stopped receiving substantial new content updates some time ago.
Released back in 2018. The Sims Mobile is a free-to-play mobile spin-off of Maxis and EA’s popular life simulator series, The Sims. When it launched all those years ago, it was a big hit for EA, bringing in $25 million in its first six months on the market. And since then, the game has received over 50 free updates while also being worked on by three different studios. And now, it’s all wrapping up as EA prepares to delist the game, unlock all the content for people still playing, and eventually turn off the servers for good.
On October 19, EA posted an update on the official Sims Mobile website announcing that the F2P mobile game would be officially delisted from all mobile stores on October 21. In-app transactions will also be turned off. Players will still be able to play The Sims Mobile and even redownload and install it after that date, but new folks won’t be able to join in the fun. Then on January 6, 2026, EA will unlock all Build Mode and Create A Sim items for all players regardless of level. The idea is to give players two weeks to build their dream homes and create their perfect Sim characters. Then it all dies. On January 20 at 1:59 PM UTC, The Sims Mobile servers will turn off and won’t turn back on again. That’s it. Because the game is online only and all data is stored on EA’s servers, once they’re shut off, the game is dead.
“On behalf of the entire Sims Mobile team, thank you for sharing this amazing journey with us,” said the team behind the game. “We hope you enjoy the final update and that these final months allow everyone to finish projects, make memories, and celebrate their Sims.”
The writing was on the wall for Sims Mobile. Last year, EA announced that the game would no longer get new updates. This was the first big sign among players that the aging game was likely not going to be around for much longer. Still, over on the Sims Mobile subreddit, longtime players are mourning the news and upset with EA for killing the game, as many view The Sims Freeplay—another mobile Sims game—to be an inferior, uglier, and more microtransaction-riddled spin-off. Others weren’t happy that EA let the game live in zombie mode for a year and continued to let people invest money into Sims Mobile.
“What can I even do at this point? I feel robbed by EA. I had no prior knowledge until I discovered this Reddit when the Instagram page announced this,” said one user who has been playing since they were 12.
