Every Sims player has, in their past, built a plain, box-shaped house with a single gabled roof and a weirdly empty-feeling living room inside and wondered "why does this look so wrong?" It's a canon ...

There's no right or wrong way to play The Sims 4, but here are a few pointers on how to get started in the game. Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's services team. She covers tips and ...