The Sims 3 expansion packs have seen your Sims get to grips with the great outdoors and head out on the town for some late-night shenanigans, but this time you get the chance to enjoy a whole spectrum of rich life experiences with them.

From the imagination-fuelled world of childhood, through the drama of the teen years and into the complicated realities of adult life, it’s up to you to reap the benefits of growing up in each life stage.

The new activities crank up the fun factors, whether you’re hanging out in a tree-house, raging a teen party or suffering a mid-life crisis.

Non-gamers may argue you are living out the latter of those scenarios by spending so much time with people who exist only in your mind.

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