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The Sims 4: Get Famous is the latest expansion pack for the engaging Sims series: a range of mostly sandbox games where you control your sims to live out their best (or worst) life according to your caprices. It is the sixth expansion pack for Sims 4. There are almost one hundred different Sims games and expansion packs to play through, so your Sims world can be as big and comprehensive as you like! About the Game In this edition, the goal is to make your Sim (your playing avatar) become famous. There is a traditional route to fame: your character can take full advantage of the brand-new acting career options, but there are also less traditional but fairly realistic paths to fame. These include uploading videos, using social media to grow your fan base, releasing music or trying your hand at comedy. You can even become more of a local celebrity by hanging around at the right coffee shops rather than actually doing anything. The quickest way to achieve your goals though, is to attend and win auditions – all the while keeping your fitness high and being charismatic besides. You have to keep your fame levels high by performing tasks that will keep you in the eye and mind of the public, but this can become something of a double-edged sword. Too Much of a Good Thing? When your fame levels get too high, you will find yourself getting swarmed by paparazzi all the time. This can become very frustrating especially if you are trying to grow a community Sim family alongside your acting (or whatever source of fame you are chasing) career, as your family activities are also swamped by the press, to the point that you cannot actually enjoy raising your children or enjoying a meal with your partner. However, unlike in Sims 3, when the growing fame tainted your family members and frien