And thanks to Reddit, Sims users have shared some of the ways in which they've pushed their unsuspecting Sims to their brink.
Those free-for-all controls make for some pretty interesting game play. Expansions include everything from wizardry to the Black Eyed Peas not just performing but re-recording their songs in Simlish - Simlish being the nonsense language that permeates the game, making it just distant enough to feel foreign but rarely in the uncanny valley. Launched as a 'life simulation game' in 2000, the Sims has earned a mass following for its ever-expanding control of faux humans in a virtual house built by, you guessed it, you. You may not want to admit it, but if you've played The Sims you most certainly have a Sims story of doing your worst to virtual people.