The Sims (2000)

All time rank:	79 of 1,400
2000s rank:	26 of 383
2000 rank:	4 of 29
List appearances:	48 lists
Developer:	Maxis
Platforms:	Apple Macintosh Windows PC
Genre:	Life Simulation
Series:	SimCity The Sims
Wikipedia:	Wikipedia
IGDB:	IGDB
HowLongToBeat:	HowLongToBeat No finish line: hours players put in, not a time to beat Main: ~19h Main+Extra: ~22h 100%: ~23h
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Source Lists

All time 35

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2026	Kinda Funny	Kinda Funny's Top 100 Games of All Time	58
2025	FZ	FZ utser de 100 bästa spelen genom tiderna!	26
2025	Indy100	The best 100 video games of all time	38
2025	Rolling Stone	The 50 Greatest Video Games of All Time	24
2024	Moustique	On a classé les 100 meilleurs jeux vidéo depuis la sortie de Pong en 1972 (pour fêter les 100 ans de Moustique)	43
2023	British GQ	The 100 greatest video games of all time, ranked by experts	41
2023	GameStar	Die 300 besten PC-Spiele: Das große Ranking	95
2023	Kinopoisk	100 великих игр	66
2020	Collider	The Greatest and Most Influential Video Games of All Time	1
2019	IGN	Top 100 Video Games of All Time	64
2019	Video Gamer	Les 100 Plus Grands Jeux Video de Tous les Temps	1
2018	GameStar	Die 250 besten PC-Spiele aller Zeiten - Das große GameStar-Ranking	84
2018	Hyper	The 200 Games You Must Play	1
2018	IGN	Top 100 Video Games of All Time	65
2017	Polygon	The 500 best games of all time	43
2017	Stuff	Stuff's Best Games Ever: The 50 greatest games of all time	50
2016	Digitally Downloaded	The top 100 of all time!	18
2016	Time	The 50 Best Video Games of All Time	31
2013	NA	1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die	1
2012	Complex	The 50 Best PC Games Of All Time	12
2012	G4	Top 100 Video Games of All Time	91
2012	GamesRadar+	The 100 best games of all time	40
2012	Gameswelt	Gameswelt Top 100	91
2012	Time	All-TIME 100 Video Games	1
2011	Stuff	Countdown of top 100 games	70
2010	FHM	FHM's 100 Greatest Games of All Time	32
2009	Benchmark.pl	100 najlepszych gier XX wieku	1
2009	Empire	The 100 Greatest Games	38
2009	Game Informer	The Top 200 Games Of All Time	70
2008	Stuff	100 Greatest Games	61
2007	IGN	Top 25 PC Games of All Time	22
2006	NA	Game On! The 50 Greatest Video Games Of All Time	1
2005	Yahoo! UK	The 100 Greatest Computer Games of All Time	15
2003	Entertainment Weekly	We rank the 100 greatest early video games	7
2003	GameSpot	The Greatest Games of All Time	1

2026 Kinda Funny

Kinda Funny's Top 100 Games of All Time #58

2025 FZ

FZ utser de 100 bästa spelen genom tiderna! #26

2025 Indy100

The best 100 video games of all time #38

2025 Rolling Stone

The 50 Greatest Video Games of All Time #24

2024 Moustique

On a classé les 100 meilleurs jeux vidéo depuis la sortie de Pong en 1972 (pour fêter les 100 ans de Moustique) #43

2023 British GQ

The 100 greatest video games of all time, ranked by experts #41

2023 GameStar

Die 300 besten PC-Spiele: Das große Ranking #95

2023 Kinopoisk

100 великих игр #66

2020 Collider

The Greatest and Most Influential Video Games of All Time #1

2019 IGN

Top 100 Video Games of All Time #91

2012 GamesRadar+

The 100 best games of all time #40

2012 Gameswelt

Gameswelt Top 100 #91

2012 Time

All-TIME 100 Video Games #1

2011 Stuff

Countdown of top 100 games #70

2010 FHM

FHM's 100 Greatest Games of All Time #32

2009 Benchmark.pl

100 najlepszych gier XX wieku #1

2009 Empire

The 100 Greatest Games #38

2009 Game Informer

The Top 200 Games Of All Time #70

2008 Stuff

100 Greatest Games #61

2007 IGN

Top 25 PC Games of All Time #22

2006 NA

Game On! The 50 Greatest Video Games Of All Time #1

2005 Yahoo! UK

The 100 Greatest Computer Games of All Time #15

2003 Entertainment Weekly

We rank the 100 greatest early video games #7

2003 GameSpot

The Greatest Games of All Time #1

Decade 5

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2021	The Guardian	The 15 greatest video games of the 00s – ranked!	2
2010	CNN	The top 10 video games of the past decade	1
2010	Gamereactor	Decenniets Dundertitlar	12
2009	Complex	The 100 Best Video Games and PC Games From the 2000s	99
2009	The A.V. Club	The 15 best videogames of the ’00s	14

2021 The Guardian

The 15 greatest video games of the 00s – ranked! #2

2010 CNN

The top 10 video games of the past decade #1

2010 Gamereactor

Decenniets Dundertitlar #12

2009 Complex

The 100 Best Video Games and PC Games From the 2000s #99

2009 The A.V. Club

The 15 best videogames of the ’00s #14

Miscellaneous 3

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2023	Edge	The 100 Greatest Games of Edge's Lifetime	94
2020	Humo	De 50 beste games van de 21ste eeuw	19
2019	The Guardian	The 50 best video games of the 21st century	17

2023 Edge

The 100 Greatest Games of Edge's Lifetime #94

2020 Humo

De 50 beste games van de 21ste eeuw #19

2019 The Guardian

The 50 best video games of the 21st century #17

End of year 5

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2021	Goomba Stomp	The Best Games of the 2000s (2000)	2
2010	IGN	Best of the Decade (2000)	4
2001	Ars Technica	The first annual Game.Ars Über Game of the Year Awards (2000)	1
2001	Game Developers Choice Awards	GDCA Game of the Year 2000	1
2000	D.I.C.E. Awards	Game of the Year 1999	1

2021 Goomba Stomp

The Best Games of the 2000s (2000) #2

2010 IGN

Best of the Decade (2000) #4

2001 Ars Technica

The first annual Game.Ars Über Game of the Year Awards (2000) #1

2001 Game Developers Choice Awards

GDCA Game of the Year 2000 #1

2000 D.I.C.E. Awards

Game of the Year 1999 #1