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The Sims Mobile

Extinct · servers off 20.01.2026

The official servers for The Sims Mobile were switched off on 20 January 2026.

What happened

Free-to-play mobile life sim. It needed EA's servers, so it can no longer be played.

Read the announcement

Publisher
Electronic Arts
Released
2018
Servers off
20 January 2026
Platform
Mobile
How it was sold
Free-to-play

What still works

Nothing playable. Nothing still works: the game needed the official servers.

If you own it

  • If the game needed the official servers to start, it can no longer be played.
  • Check the summary above for any refund, offline mode or fan-run server.
  • Keep your receipt or proof of purchase in case a refund or claim opens later.

General guidance, not legal advice. The publisher's announcement has the details.

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