EA shuts down NSFW Sims 4 content for good

The Sims 4 is a game that can be pretty much whatever you want it to be. Well, within reason, anyway. Ever dreamed of being an architect or an interior designer? Boom, go design some wild houses. Want to get extra creative and design your own clothing or even hairstyles? Through the power of modding, you can do that, too. Even if you’re hit with the sudden urge to remove the pool ladder while your helpless Sims are swimming, there’s an option for that as well - if you’re remorseless enough.

It turns out that EA thinks that there should be some limits to players’ creativity, however. As reported by Kotaku, in a recent update, EA has heavily cracked down on what they deem to be “wholly unacceptable content” in The Sims 4 Gallery, which means, you guessed it, a whole load of NSFW creations have been removed. Sorry, folks.

Check out this awesome recreation of Dunder Mifflin from The Office in The Sims 4 below.

For those unaware, the Gallery is basically a way for players to share their Sims-built art with the world - whether that’s an actual Sim, house, or room. Sharing to the Gallery not only spotlights these creations, but allows other players to download them and use them in their own games, which is really cool. Obviously though, when given the power to make anything, there’s always going to be a subsection of slightly saucier stuff, and EA has finally had enough of it.

“We are aware of and have seen some select instances of wholly unacceptable content that has been uploaded to The Sims 4 Gallery,” an update post on The Sims 4 blog reads. “Our team has reviewed, and made critical updates to, the profanity filter to help prevent this from happening again in the future.

“We are grateful for the community’s vigilance in helping us identify these inappropriate uploads so we can maintain a safe, creative environment for our players,” the post continues. “We will continue to do our part by quickly taking down objectionable content that surfaces, identifying and removing repeat offenders and regularly reviewing the profanity filter in case any updates need to be made.”

Players have also been encouraged to use the “Flag This” option to report inappropriate content. So, until people inevitably find a way to bypass the newly updated profanity filters, it looks like it’s farewell to anything suggestive for now.