The Sims 4 Policy on Mods

We know that Mods are an important part of your game experience. That’s why we make it easy for you to install and use Mods in The Sims 4.

We support creativity in The Sims community, and Mod creators share their content within the following guidelines:

1. Don’t promote your Mods in a way that suggests they are endorsed by or affiliated with The Sims, Maxis, or Electronic Arts. This means you can’t use any game logos or trademarks, including versions of the Plumbob or key art designs to promote your Mods. You may state that your Mods are for The Sims 4 and/or for a specific game Expansion Pack.
2. Mods must be non-commercial and distributed free-of-charge. Mods can’t be sold, licensed, or rented for a fee, nor can Mods contain features that would support monetary transactions of any type.

We recognize that creating Mods takes time and resources. To offset these development costs, Mod developers may:

• offer an early access incentive for a reasonable amount of time. After a reasonable early access period, all players must be able to access the Mods in full for free regardless of whether they donate.
• run passive advertisements and requests for donations so long as they are limited to the Mod website or distribution site, and don’t appear within the Mod itself.

We reserve the right to address any inappropriate Mods, including Mods that infringe the intellectual property or privacy rights of others, contain obscene, objectionable, or harmful content, jeopardize the integrity of The Sims 4 gameplay, or otherwise violate the EA User Agreement.

• To review our complete rules, read section 6 of the EA User Agreement.
• Read the complete user agreement between players and EA.
• Having trouble with Mods? Check out our guide to Mods and keeping them updated.
• Want to learn how to download Mods? Read our guide to downloading Mods safely.