Summary

• The Sims 4 offers plenty of materials for impressive builds, with some locked behind expansions.
• Unique builds can stand out for interior detail, architectural shape, or creativity despite flaws.
• ing custom content online can enhance gameplay but beware of potential issues with faulty content.

custom content for The Sims 4 online to help spruce up their games, though they should be wary of where they it from. Faulty custom content has been known to cause gameplay issues.

What makes a Sims 4 build impressive varies almost as much as the builds themselves. Some are impressive because of the level of intricate detail put into the interior of a space. Other times, the architecture and shape of the building is the most impressive part. Some builds stand out simply for being a unique idea that was well executed, and some minor flaws in construction or decorating can be forgiven in favor of creativity.

10 A Friends Fan Captures One Of The Show’s Most Iconic Sets

The Build Recreates Monica, Rachel, Joey, and Chandler’s Apartments

The Sims 4 can be the perfect tool for fans to recreate some of their favorite locations from TV and film. Reddit BrilliantPractice134 shows a good example of how to do this with their recreation of Friends’ most iconic set. This build perfectly reconstructs Monica and Rachel’s apartment, Joey and Chandler’s apartment, and the hallway between them. Careful attention was paid to the type of furniture in each location, be it the mismatched chairs in Monica’s kitchen or the very '90s rugs and wallpapers.

Reconstructing a sitcom set is also very appropriate for a game like The Sims 4. A majority of Friends focuses on interpersonal relationships, with scenes often playing out in one of these two locations. Fans of the show who want to fully recreate the experience in The Sims 4 could use a build like this to recreate some of their favorite moments from Friends or manufacture new ones.

9 The Sims Can Now Be Used To Create Elaborate Castles

A Semi-Recent Expansion Has Added New Materials For Making Castles

In early 2024, The Sims 4 added the Castle Estate Kit DLC. This gave players a ton of new building materials that can be used to create impressive stonework buildings like castles, or old forts. This build by Reddit Sej0090 is a perfect example of how players can put these new materials to good use. This castle perfectly captures that medieval European feel from the various flags, coat of arms, and the large moat surrounding it.

This castle is a great example of form over function when creating an impressive Sims 4 build. By Sej0090’s own ission in the comments, when these pictures were posted, the interior of the castle wasn’t even finished yet. However, that doesn’t detract from how breathtaking the exterior of the building is. These types of builds are perfect for inspiring more creative types of builds that are unlike the typical houses one is accustomed to seeing in The Sims 4.

8 A Player Added The Perfect Church To The Sims 4’s Cottage Core Town

This Small Church Is Perfect For Henford-on-Bagley

The Sims 4: Cottage Living added a new town to the game called Henford-on-Bagley, a quaint little town inspired by the English countryside. Noticing a missing staple of this type of town, Reddit somewhsome created a small stone church to add to the village. Utilizing the Castle Estate Kit, somewhsome perfectly captures the old-world feel of many rural English churches. Aside from a beautiful exterior, this build also has a fully fleshed-out interior to go with it.

The inside of the church is full of stone archways and pillars, ensuring that the inside and outside have the same aesthetic. The attention to detail on the inside of this church really helps make this build special with inclusions like the pipe organ, candles, and wooden pews. The church also includes a wedding arch on the altar, making this the perfect location for Sims 4 players who want their Sims to get married in a traditional Christian setting.

7 This Impressive Skyscraper Doesn’t Require Too Many Expansions

This Build Was Constructed Without Custom Content And Only One Expansion

Some players may feel a bit intimidated to jump into making their own cool builds in The Sims 4 because they are worried that they’ll need to buy the many expansions and stuff packs just to make anything worthwhile. Reddit ZzedShadow proved that there is plenty that players can accomplish with minimal extra content thanks to this impressive high-rise build. This fully functional skyscraper, complete with an outdoor pool deck and top-floor dining space, was created using only the base game of The Sims 4 and the Seasons expansion pack.

Typically, buildings are limited to four floors in The Sims 4. However, ZzedShadow found a clever workaround by creating this build as two separate buildings. The bottom four floors are one structure, and the top floors are a completely separate building with a raised foundation. This allows players to have a convincing high-rise without having to find mods to avoid the game’s limitations.

6 This County Fair Build Is Perfect For Summer

The Fair Includes Rides, Games, And Food Stands

Whether it's a county fair or a local carnival, few things capture the feeling of summer in the U.S. quite like janky rides, greasy food, and rigged games. Reddit DaisyDreamingSims has perfectly recreated this type of environment with their fairgrounds build. Just like a real carnival, DaisyDreamingSims made very efficient use of the space available to cram as many trappings of a local fair into the game’s lot. This creates the perfect feeling of a densely packed fairground that feels like its own little world.

What’s great about a build like this is that it doesn’t just capture the aesthetics of a county fair, but it is also fully functional. Players can bring their Sims here to play games, go on rides, and eat foot out of a truck. Anyone who wants an extra level of immersion and who has the Seasons expansion can save this build and just drop it down during the summer or early fall for a few days as a fun, limited-time event.

5 Large Lots Can Be Turned Into Entire Towns By Skilled Builders

This Lot Was Transformed Into A Small Village

One way that Sims 4 players have found to step up their builds is by not feeling limited by the game’s setup. In the base game, residential lots are occupied by single-family homes. However, some players like Reddit Perfect_Purchase use the game’s larger lots, not just for one home, but to create entire city streets. Perfect_Purchase was inspired by German and European-style streets when making this build, which includes around 15 different buildings on a single lot.

Not only are the buildings very well-realized, but there is a perfectly designed street running down the middle and even tiny patches of gardens out front of each building. The efficient use of space in this build is very impressive and creates a unique style of lot. This is the perfect inspiration to stop feeling like a lot should be limited to a single building, and get more creative with the space the game provides.

4 This Massive Horse Ranch Is Perfectly Themed

This Build Utilizes The Sims 4 Horse Ranch Expansion

The Sims 4 often adds expansion packs for specific themes for players to build around. Reddit milgemilge has a perfect example of how to utilize an expansion back through their build using The Sims 4 Horse Ranch to create the perfectly themed environment. The most impressive part of this build isn’t just that it captures the spirit of a horse ranch but its attention to detail both inside and outside of the house.

Everything from the type of trees used to the wallpaper to the paintings chosen for the interior just screams rural horse ranch. Even the choice of car, an old brown pickup with a wooden bed, fits the theme of this lot to a tee. This level of detail on a build is always impressive because it takes a lot of time to set up an elaborate interior with perfectly curated furniture that so accurately captures the theme of a build.

3 This Massive Mediterranean Mansion Has An Impressive Amount Of Detail

This Huge Mansion Takes Up Almost The Entire Lot And Has A Detailed Interior

It’s always impressive when players can create a large mansion in The Sims 4 without sacrificing the building’s aesthetics. Filling an entire large lot with a house, but still paying attention to smaller details, takes a lot of time. As Reddit drcyclopropane proves with this build, spending that extra time an effort can pay off big time. This Mediterranean style mansion doesn’t just look perfect from far away, but it also gets more impressive the closer players look at it.

Near the house’s pool deck, drcyclopropane built a small hedge maze populated with statues and a water feature. Inside, there is a rustic bar, elaborate bedrooms, and an ornate living room. Every room is fully decorated, from the walls to the tabletops. It doesn’t feel overcrowded, but there is enough decoration that the space feels lived-in. According to Drcyclopropane, the build took over a year, and it’s easy to see why.

2 This Sims 4 Seaside Resort Is Built On Top Of The Water

This Build Uses The Sims 4 Island Living Expansion

This stunning build by Reddit properjs sets itself apart by being build directly in the water on a beach lot. It utilizes a raised foundation to sit above the water. The build feels like a mix between the Swiss Family Robinson’s treehouse and an expensive hotel in Aruba that’s directly on the water. Its use of flowers, vines, and colorful flags helps the building fit nicely into its tropical surroundings by emulating the colorful environment.

Sadly, the lot isn’t allowed to be residential, as water lots are only allowed to be public spaces. Still, this build could be a great third space for Sims to spend their time while away from home. This type of build should also serve as inspiration for players to find ways to make their builds truly fit in with the environment. Part of what makes this one so impressive is how much it feels like it is really part of the world around it.

1 A Bridgerton-Inspired Museum Shows Off The Wide Range Of Decorations Available

This Build Includes A Large Number Of Paintings And Various Displays From Different Regions

There is perhaps no better testament to the massive amount of content available in The Sims 4 than Reddit Petunia117’s extensive museum build. There are a variety of themed rooms in the museum that are themed around different countries and cultures. In fact, there are so many Egyptian decorations that it takes up an entire wing of the museum. Aside from cultural displays, there are also plenty of paintings and sculptures on display as well. Each space is curated perfectly to actually feel like a museum gallery and not just a random assortment of objects slapped in a room.

Not only is the space immersive, but it shows off an impressive amount of effort in its detail. Having to comb through all the available content in the Sims, sort it by theme, and create these exhibits must have taken ages to do. It’s builds like this that show why players are still playing The Sims 4 a decade after it originally came out.

Sources: BrilliantPractice134/Reddit, Sej0090/Reddit, somewhsome/Reddit, ZzedShadow/Reddit, DaisyDreamingSims/Reddit, Perfect_Purchase/Reddit, milgemilge/Reddit, drcyclopropane/Reddit, properjs/Reddit, Petunia117/Reddit