Timeline of events in The Sims series

Every Sims game takes place in SimNation: a country located somewhere in the world in which the games are set. In the series, SimNation is shown to be set around the 1990's, 2000's, or possibly even further on. It shows modern, real-life technology such as TV's, cars, and computers - but also some futuristic, advanced technology such as Servo and the Teleportation Pad. The locations of The Sims games could be anywhere in the world, or even in a completely different universe altogether.

When trying to construct a timeline such as this, order of events often has to be inferred, or outright guessed-at, so the list for any period may not be in exact chronological order. Regardless, here is an incomplete timeline of the entire The Sims Series as of February 2010:

Before The Sims 3
These events take place before The Sims 3.
 * Admiral Landgraab was born in an unknown land, possibly Champs Les Sims
 * Admiral Landgraab took credit for creating Nectar with Anastasia Necteaux
 * Admiral Landgraab sent his men to kill Anastasia Necteaux and failed
 * Admiral Landgraab and his men wandered into a tomb and were never seen again


 * Malcolm Landgraab I, of the Bluewater Village Landgraabs, is born, lives, and dies.


 * Birth of Kermit Landgraab
 * Birth of Kitty Landgraab
 * Marriage of Kermit and Kitty Landgraab
 * Birth of Chester Landgraab
 * Birth of Queenie Landgraab to unknown parents


 * Birth of Victor Goth in an unknown land, possibly the Old Country
 * Birth of Gretle Goth in an unknown land, possibly the Old Country
 * Birth of Simon Crumplebottom
 * Birth of Prudence Crumplebottom
 * Birth of Milton Bachelor
 * Birth of Enriqueta Bachelor


 * Marriage of Chester and Queenie Landgraab
 * Birth of Nancy Landgraab
 * Birth of Geoffrey Landgraab to unknown parents


 * Birth of Malcolm Landgraab II
 * Birth of Marion Landgraab to unknown parents
 * Birth of Blair Buckingham
 * Birth of Virginia Buckingham to unknown parents


 * Death of Queenie Landgraab


 * Birth of Robert Newbie
 * Birth of Mags Newbie
 * Birth of Vadim Simovitch
 * Birth of Fatima Simovitch


 * Birth of Nick Alto
 * Birth of Vita Alto to unknown parents


 * Birth of Les Pleasant
 * Birth of Kynda Pleasant
 * Birth of Marshall Danders
 * Birth of Melinda Danders


 * Marriage of Victor and Gretle Goth
 * Marriage of Simon and Prudence Crumplebottom
 * Marriage of Milton and Enriqueta Bachelor
 * Marriage of Robert and Mags Newbie
 * Marriage of Vadim and Fatima Simovitch
 * Marriage of Les and Kynda Pleasant
 * Marriage of Simon and Prudence Crumplebottom
 * Marriage of Marshall and Melinda Danders
 * Marriage of Nick and Vita Alto
 * Birth of Frida Goth
 * Birth of Gunther Goth, possibly in the Old Country
 * Birth of Cornelia Crumplebottom
 * Birth of Simis Bachelor
 * Birth of Jocasta Bachelor to unknown parents
 * Birth of Erik Darling
 * Birth of Agnes Crumplebottom
 * Birth of Ginia Kat
 * Birth of Mama Hick
 * Birth of Ruby Broke
 * Birth of Jeff Pleasant
 * Birth of Diane Danders
 * Birth of Brad Burb
 * Birth of Tiffany Marsh


 * Birth of Bob Newbie
 * Birth of Betty Simovitch
 * Birth of Holly Alto
 * Birth of Trigger Broke
 * Marriage of Gunther and Cornelia Goth
 * Marriage of Simis and Jocasta Bachelor
 * Death of Victor Goth
 * Death of Gretle Goth
 * Death of Simon Crumplebottom
 * Death of Prudence Crumplebottom
 * Death of Milton Bachelor
 * Death of Enriqueta Bachelor
 * Birth of Skip Broke
 * Birth of Susie Broke
 * Birth of Mortimer Goth, possibly in the Old Country
 * Birth of Michael Bachelor
 * Birth of Bella Bachelor
 * Marriage of Agnes Crumplebottom and Erik Darling
 * Death of Erik Darling


 * The Goths moved from the "Old Country" to Sim City, where Gunther founded Sunset Valley
 * Death of Prudence Crumplebottom


 * Birth of Malcolm Landgraab III
 * Birth of Margaret Buckingham
 * Birth of Malcolm Landgraab to Nancy and Geoffrey


 * Death of Chester Landgraab
 * Probable birth of Elden Hick


 * Don Lothario arrives in Riverview, presumably via time travel
 * Everyone in The Sims 3 is born
 * Reports of prototype Simoid robots called "Sim Bots" begin to circulate

After The Sims 3/Before The Sims
These events take place in the period between The Sims 3 and The Sims. Some may have taken place "off screen" during the time frame of The Sims 3.


 * The secret of Ambrosia is lost.
 * The technology behind the Teleportation Pad is either lost or falls into disuse.


 * The Alto Family leaves the area, never to return. Where they went and their reasons for leaving are unknown.
 * The Landgraab Family appears to leave the area for a time, though Landgraab business interests remain.


 * Michael Bachelor goes to college
 * Marriage of Jeff and Diane Pleasant
 * Marriage of Brad and Tiffany Burb
 * Marriage of Bob and Betty Newbie
 * Marriage of Mortimer and Bella Goth


 * Possible death of Simis and Jocasta Bachelor
 * Possible death of Flat and Flo Broke
 * The Broke Family disperses and leaves the area. Except for Skip, none ever return.


 * Birth of Daniel Pleasant
 * Birth of John Burb
 * Birth of Cassandra Goth
 * Adoption of Mary-Sue Oldie by Herb and Coral Oldie
 * Birth of Jennifer Pleasant


 * Michael Bachelor graduates from college
 * Shiny Things, Inc. introduces Servos to the mass market

Console
Console versions, such as The Sims Bustin' Out, seem to occur between The Sims 3 and The Sims for PC. However, it's not always certain how events in these versions fit into the main continuity.
 * The death of Malcolm's parents
 * Cassandra's disappearance
 * Malcolm and Mom's marriage
 * Birth of Dudley and Mimi Landgraab
 * Divorce of Malcolm and Mom
 * Malcolm's eviction
 * Cassandra's return

After The Sims/Before The Sims 2
These events take place in the period between The Sims and The Sims 2. Some may have taken place "off screen" during the time frame of The Sims.


 * Disappearance of early-model (not fully AI) Servos, for unknown reasons
 * Invention of the various aspiration rewards.


 * Marriage of Skip and Brandi Broke
 * Death of Bob Newbie
 * Birth of Dustin Broke
 * Death of Betty Newbie


 * Pascal Curious' impregnation by pollination
 * Death of Agnes Crumplebottom
 * Death of Gunther Goth
 * Birth of Alexander Goth


 * Birth of Beau Broke
 * Death of Skip Broke
 * Marriage of Michael and Dina
 * Death of Cornelia Goth
 * Death of Michael Bachelor
 * Marriage of Daniel and Mary-Sue Pleasant
 * Birth of the Pleasant twins, Angela and Lilith
 * Marriage of Darren and Darleen Dreamer
 * Birth of Dirk Dreamer
 * Death of Darleen Dreamer
 * Marriage of John and Jennifer Burb
 * Birth of Lucy Burb
 * Angela dates Dustin
 * Lilith dates Dirk
 * Bella Goth's disappearance
 * Engagement of Don and Cassandra


 * Invention of Roverbots and Hoverbots
 * Servos are re-introduced, as fully self-aware Artificial Intelligences

Console

 * The end of Pollination
 * Possible death of Mortimer
 * Birth of Tycho
 * Death of Nervous Subject
 * Beakers kidnap the garbage man
 * Possible deaths of Bella Goth and Olive Specter
 * Don, Dina, Nina move in a condo in StrangeVille

Possible Future
Based on evidence from the previous games, the following events may possibly happen between The Sims 2 and future games, should there be any. For example, it is possible that Mortimer Goth will die, or already be dead, in a future Sims game, as in The Sims 2 it is indicated that he is very close (about 8 days away) to dying of old age. There are also other possibilities, such as Don Lothario leaving Cassandra Goth at the altar, which is very likely to happen in The Sims 2. Please note that these events are not confirmed by EA and are purely speculation. Here is a list of events likely to happen in the future:
 * Death of Mortimer Goth
 * Return; or death; of Bella Goth
 * Don Lothario leaves Cassandra Goth at the altar
 * Don Lothario impregnates Nina Caliente or Kaylynn Langerak who gives birth to an illegitimate child (this not indicated or even hinted anywhere, but since Nina is quite attractive and has the Romance Aspiration and Kaylynn is Don's favourite lover, it is possible that Don, being the love 'em and leave 'em guy he is, may father a child with one, or both, of the two)
 * Cassandra Goth gives birth to a daughter named Isabella, fathered either by Don Lothario or Darren Dreamer. (While this is not hinted at in the game's official canon, many players seem to believe that Cassandra's first child will be a girl named in honour of her missing mother.)
 * Alexander Goth goes to College (again, this is hinted nowhere but he is somewhat of a genius like his father and it's likely he would)
 * Lilith Pleasant breaks up with Dirk Dreamer and marries Dustin Broke, at the same time as the event below (this is thought to happen, as Dirk is the complete opposite of Lilith)
 * Angela Pleasant breaks up with Dustin Broke and marries Dirk Dreamer, at the same time as the event above (same reason as above)
 * Don Lothario steps onto a teleporter, and is never seen again