Life & Death expansion pack promises to build upon that even more with the official release of the trailer for the new expansion.

There is a lot of speculation and intrigue regarding the trailer, with hints and nods to certain things that tie into a Sim’s life and death. This is relatively unexplored territory, despite how familiar players are with Death when it comes to playing The Sims. The expansion pack promises a lot of macabre vibes, but there is a horror element noticeably absent from the trailer which is scarier than anything included: Zombies, a Sim staple.

The Sims 4 Isn't Bringing Zombies Back With Life & Death

Zombies Are A Classic Sims Feature

Life & Death has a lot of cool things that keep it creepy, such as allowing for more in-depth roles for ghosts and those who love the macabre in general. Players can now have careers centering around death, such as either being a mortician or working for the Grim Reaper itself. Aligning oneself with the Grim Reaper allows the player to work with ghosts firsthand, either assisting or dispersing them. Ghosts also can be exceedingly intimidating and scary, or gentle and loving, so the level of creepy is in the players’ hands.

Yet in a game focusing on the dead, even hinting at a reincarnation arc, zombies are noticeably absent from the trailer. Ghosts have an amplified role, and Sims can even now aspire to be a Ghost Historian, but the other horror staple in The Sims is just missing with no reasoning as to why.

Zombies Have Been A Key Staple In Previous Sims Games

Life & Death Would Have Been The Best Time For Their Return

Zombies have been around in The Sims since the original game's Livin’ Large expansion, but have largely been absent from The Sims 4. Zombie Sims came about if a Sim died and their loved one could not beat the Grim Reaper in Rock, Paper, Scissors, but the Grim Reaper was in a good mood. In The Sims 2, Zombies were more prevalent in the game, appearing in multiple expansion packs. Unlike in The Sims, zombification is permanent in Sims 2.

There was a brief appearance of Zombies in The Sims 3: Supernatural, but these zombies only appear during the lunar cycle or from drinking an elixir. This is usually a temporary state only, and was the final appearance of Zombies in The Sims franchise to date, making them absent for over a decade. In the spirit of Life & Death and all things Halloween, it might be a smart decision for EA to revisit a classic Sims monster that seems to be forgotten.

Zombies in The Sims are essential in truly elevating any spooky element the game wants to have. There is plenty of custom content that existing players have made, including no plans for The Sims 5, as a Zombie Apocalypse mod could provide even more lore and expansions. There are plenty of spaces Zombies could fit into, and EA would be wise to this undead addition to the game for future The Sims 4 content.

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