Steam market intelligence
The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection
73% positive · 5,139 Steam reviews · released Jan 31, 2025 · by MAXIS
SandboxLife SimBuildingSimulationManagementImmersive SimCharacter CustomizationStory Rich
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~136k
(P10–P90: 54.3k – 298k)
Gross revenue: ~$3.3M
(P10–P90: $1.3M – $7.3M)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band approximates where about 8 in 10 comparable games land in published studies; some sit outside it. Our own hit rate goes on the accuracy ledger once measured. How we estimate
Estimates are statistical inferences from public data. They are not sourced from Valve or the developer and may deviate materially from actual results. Do not rely on them for investment or contractual decisions. As of Oct 1, 2026.
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 87% positive across 147 stored reviews. Simulation games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 83% (median of 3051 games).
Performance & stability73% positive · 122 mentions
“TLDR: The Sims 2 shines in Live Mode. If your favorite thing is building beautiful houses and creating the perfect Sim, the newer games have you covered. If you want tiny people with personalities, memories and enough drama to fuel a…”
Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 58 h played · Report / request removalPrice & value83% positive · 46 mentions
“The best game in the series IMO. For some reason i see hate towards Legacy Collection, for me it's a great re release, trying to get the OG sims 2 working on modern hardware can be a chore, so it's nice to have a version that you just…”
Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 85 h played · Report / request removalVisuals & audio89% positive · 27 mentions
“TLDR: The Sims 2 shines in Live Mode. If your favorite thing is building beautiful houses and creating the perfect Sim, the newer games have you covered. If you want tiny people with personalities, memories and enough drama to fuel a…”
Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 58 h played · Report / request removalGameplay & mechanics88% positive · 25 mentions
“Had some issues when it was first released but seems to be all good now, there might be issues with crashing on certain beefy graphics cards/Windows 11 but that might just be related to the tech itself or just the game's temperament in…”
Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 12 h played · Report / request removalContent & longevity78% positive · 23 mentions
“haven't had any issues with the game crashing like others have. i also run custom content with no problems”
Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 16 h played · Report / request removalStory & writing81% positive · 21 mentions
“TLDR: The Sims 2 shines in Live Mode. If your favorite thing is building beautiful houses and creating the perfect Sim, the newer games have you covered. If you want tiny people with personalities, memories and enough drama to fuel a…”
Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 58 h played · Report / request removal425 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Reviews are shown as published on Steam, including reviews from key activations and free copies — so percentages here can differ from the score on the Steam store page. GameTrend does not check whether reviewers bought or played the game.
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Art style
Cartoon
Structure
Sandbox
Mood & themes
Atmospheric
How you play together
Single-player
Platform features
Steam Cloud
Business model
Buy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.