The Sims 4: Horse Ranch
| The Sims 4: Horse Ranch | |
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| Box art for The Sims 4: Horse Ranch | |
| Development | |
| Developer(s) | Maxis, The Sims Studio |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Series | The Sims |
| Release date(s) | July 20th, 2023 |
| Technical information | |
| Platform(s) | Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| System requirements | Minimum system requirements on TheSims.com |
| Game features | |
| Themes | Animals, Pets |
| Creatures | Horse, Unicorn, Sheep, Goat |
| Worlds | Chestnut Ridge |
The Sims 4: Horse Ranch is the fourteenth expansion pack for The Sims 4. It was first hinted towards on the official roadmap titled "Take The Reins",[1] and was then leaked on Steam shortly afterwards, including screenshots and renders.[2] The pack was released on July 20th, 2023 on all platforms. Horse Ranch brings horses to The Sims 4, along with introducing two new types of animals: mini goats and mini sheep. It acts as a partial spiritual successor to The Sims 3: Pets, which featured horses as ownable pets. It includes a new world called Chestnut Ridge based on the American West.
Official Description[]
Work hard and play hard with animal friends and your own stretch of land in The Sims 4 Horse Ranch Expansion Pack. Raise, train, and form special bonds with majestic horses that are customizable members of your family. You can also care for mini sheep and mini goats, or make a living selling homemade Nectar. Carve out your own unique life on the ranch. Purchase through August 31 to get bonus items for your hard-working Sims to enjoy.
Make a Life on the Ranch
Spend your days keeping your animals happy and clean, harvesting Prairie Grass to feed them, collecting Manure to fertilize your plants, and making your own Nectar. Do it all on a ranch you design.
Bond with Animals
Fill your ranch with adorable Mini Goats and Mini Sheep and invite neighbors to see how cute they are. Raise foals to become lifelong companions and champions.
Enjoy a Thriving Community
Chestnut Ridge has a lively social scene. Your Sims can go into town to meet friends at the bar, blow off steam at the dance hall, or train at the equestrian park. They can host cookouts and dances on their ranch, and hire a Ranch Hand to help when the work builds up.
Own and Train Horses
Customize hoofed friends in Create a Sim or get new Horses by rescuing, purchasing, or breeding! Learn the Riding Skill and train Horses in Temperament, Agility, and Jumping Skills to compete at the Equestrian Center.
EARLY PURCHASE INCENTIVE:
Rockin’ Rancher Digital Content – Treat your Sim to some relaxation after a hard day’s work with a resonator guitar, wagon wheel art, and rustic rocking chair available when you order through August 31.
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New Features[]
Worlds and Neighborhoods[]
The Sims 4: Horse Ranch includes Chestnut Ridge, a new western world in the midst of deserts and green in the hot climates in open and wide land with a wild west influence to help horses run wild and free amongst the ranches. Chestnut Ridge includes three neighborhoods—New Appaloosa, Riders' Glen, and Galloping Gulch. It has a total of 13 lots.
Ranch Animals[]
In Horse Ranch, Sims can own horses, goats, and sheep. Horses have three life stages: Foal, Adult, and Elder while the other two pets remain the same age, all three pets can eventually die of old age. Horses being a major focus of the pack have their own traits, skills, and relationships with Sims which develop overtime to bond together. Sims can care for these animals on their own ranch and accommodate with hay feeders, water troughs, as well as prairie grass.
Western Activities[]
Horse Ranch includes a new howdy introduction as well as cowpoke dancing as an alternative form of dance along with the new Ranch radio station. Sims can also hold ranch gatherings as well as set up ranch animal day as social events to gather townfolk for a fun afternoon. Horse competitions can be held at the equestrian center in New Appaloosa within Chestnut Ridge.
Nectar Making[]
Nectar making returns as a new skill that Sims can develop to craft their own varieties of nectar. Nectars can be stored in a nectar rack to age, with their quality improving based on the number of days that have passed. Sims receive different positive moodlets depending on the type of nectar consumed. However, over-nectaring will drain their energy need and cause them to pass out.
New Additions[]
- New Objects
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- Animal feeder
- Bush
- Campfire
- Dance floor
- Horse bed
- Nectar Maker
- Nectar rack
- Rocking chair[n 1]
- Sleeping bags
- Upright piano
- New Collectibles
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- Horse manure
- Plants
- Prairie grass
- New Skills
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- Nectar making
- Riding
- Agility (Horses)
- Endurance (Horses)
- Jumping (Horses)
- Temperament (Horses)
- New Social Events
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- Ranch Gathering
- Ranch Animal Day
- New Radio Station
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- Ranch
- New Traits
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- These Sims excel at ranch life and take pride in their work. They enjoy ranch chores and caring for their Livestock.
- These Sims share a strong bond with Horses. They have an easier time socializing with and caring for Horses than other Sims.
- New Aspiration
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- Championship Rider
- Expert Nectar Maker
- New Lot Challenge
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- Wild Prairie Grass
- New NPCs
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- Ranch Hand
Other Languages[]
| Language | Title | Translated Etymology |
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| English | The Sims 4: Horse Ranch | |
| Polish | The Sims 4: Ranczo | Ranch |
| French | Les Sims 4: Vie au ranch | Ranch Life |
| Czech | The Sims 4: | |
| German | Die Sims 4: Pferderanch | Horse Ranch |
| Italian | The Sims 4: Vita nel Ranch | Ranch Life |
| Japanese | The Sims 4: Horse Ranch | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | The Sims 4: Tomando as Rédeas | Taking the Reins |
| Russian | The Sims 4: Конное ранчо | Horse Ranch |
| Spanish | Los Sims 4: Rancho de Caballos | Horse Ranch |
| Chinese (simplified) | 模拟人生4: 骏马牧场 | Horse Ranch |
| Chinese (traditional) | 模擬市民4: 駿馬牧場 | Horse Ranch |
| Korean | The Sims 4: 즐거운 목장 | Happy Ranch |
| Danish | The Sims 4: Livet på Ranchen | Life on the Ranch |
| Dutch | De Sims 4 |
Trivia[]
- BRELAND - "Natural" in Simlish is featured in the official reveal trailer. The song appears on the Ranch radio station in the game.
- The development of Horse Ranch was assisted by Stacey Parshall Jensen in introducing Native American food, home items, and clothing. The Sims team also made a donation to Sacred Healing Circle, an organization that aims at preserving Native American methodologies and practices, including historical knowledge surrounding the horse with the Native American Horse Preservation and Research Program.[3]
- With Cottage Living installed, mini-goats and mini-sheep provide Sims with milk and wool, respectively, when milked and sheared. Without that pack, performing these actions will only reward Sims with Simoleons.
Gallery[]
Music[]
Alternative[]
- Cyn - "Where Do All The Diamonds Go?"
- Lovejoy - "Call Me What You Like"
- The Scarlet Opera - "I've Been Waiting For You"
- Water From Your Eyes - "Barley"
- Wet Leg - "Angelica"
Ranch[]
- Breland - "Natural" - featured in the official reveal trailer
- Elle King - "Tulsa"
- Hailey Whitters - "Everything She Ain't"
- Old Dominion - "Memory Lane"
- Orville Peck - "Any Turn"
- Sean Oliu - "Queen of Hearts"
- The Ray Dolls - "FORBEN GLABE"
Notes[]
- ↑ Rockin’ Rancher Content only
References[]
| "The Sims" Chronology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Sims 4: Book Nook Kit June 1, 2023 |
The Sims series PC games | Followed by The Sims 4: Modern Luxe Kit September 7, 2023 |
| Preceded by The Sims 4: Growing Together March 16, 2023 |
The Sims 4 expansion packs | Followed by The Sims 4: For Rent December 7, 2023 |
| The Sims series expansion packs | ||
