The Sims series is kind of popular. By kind of popular I mean the original game won the Guiness World Record for best-selling PC game of all time after selling 16 million copies.
This week, Electronic Arts is giving people a lot of Sims for the low, low price of free. By redeeming a code, you can get The Sims 2: Ultimate Collection for $0.
That includes, according to a post on NeoGAF:
The Sims 2
The Sims 2 University
The Sims 2 Nightlife
The Sims 2 Open For Business
The Sims 2 Pets
The Sims 2 Seasons
The Sims 2 Bon Voyage
The Sims 2 FreeTime
The Sims 2 Apartment Life
The Sims 2 Family Fun Stuff
The Sims 2 Glamour Life Stuff
The Sims 2 Holiday! Stuff
The Sims 2 Celebration Stuff
The Sims 2 H&M Fashion Stuff
The Sims 2 Teen Style Stuff
The Sims 2 Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff
The Sims 2 IKEA Stuff
The Sims 2 Mansion & Garden Stuff
So, uh, yeah. Thats a lot of stuff.
The only catch is that youll need an account for Origin, EAs digital distribution service. That account is free, and you should already have one if youve played the likes of Battlefield 4 on PC already.
That aside, redeeming the free copy of the game is extremely simple. Just log into the Origin client on your PC or go to their code redemption page online and enter the code I-LOVE-THE-SIMS. (Pro tip: You dont actually have to love The Sims. EA wont know if youre lying.) I tested it myself before writing this post.
Granted, this isnt exactly a new product. The Sims 2 original launched in 2004, and EA is gearing up for the release of The Sims 4 later this year. Still, the game holds up much better than you might expect from something thats a decade old, and this is a lot of content available for zero dollars.
Hurry, though. This deal is only good until July 31, 2014 at 12 p.m. central time.