The Sims 4: Hiking

The game set adds a new world - the resort of Granite Falls ( English Granite Falls Rus. Granite waterfalls ), whose nature resembles the mountains and rivers of the north of the United States and Canada with taiga forests , it is littered with pine trees, mountain rivers and waterfalls. The essence of the resort trip - rest and pastime in the wild. Sims can rent cottages or live outside in a tent. The set adds the ability to sleep / have sex in a tent, sit and roast around the fire, look at the stars, play horseshoe and use a portable fridge. In Granite Falls, insects appear that can be caught, they can bite Sims. It is also possible to collect wild plants and cook various potions and drugs from them, developing herbal treatment skills. If a character has questions about Gann Falls, he can ask the local guide about them. In the forest there is a secret passage that leads to a hidden location - the refuge of a hermit. The hermit can tell about a special recipe for herbal medicine.

For the first time about the upcoming release of the game set it became known on December 18, 2014 when the first images of the expansion appeared. This is the very first paid extension to The Sims 4 , which preceded the addition of " To work " ^[1] . December 19 became the official trailer for the set ^[2] . It is also the very first “game set” in The Sims franchise, whose extensions have always been divided into additions and catalogs. The very same game set is a limited version of the add-on, united by a common theme, the ability to set is focused on exploring the new Sims location, full of new game features ^[3] . The release of the set took place on January 13, 2015, which was available for purchase on the Origin digital platform ^[4] , on February 17, 2015, The Sims 4 became available for installation on the Mac OS operating system, along with it the set B “Campaign” was also available ^[5] . It is also the only paid extension that was available with the release only on Windows .

On a physical media, the game set became available as part of The Sims 4 Collection 2 Collection ( English The Sims 4 Bundle Pack 2 ) on October 22, 2015 in the United States and Russia on November 7, 2015 ^[6] . Once again, the set was released on November 15, 2016 as part of the The Sims 4 Collection ː To Work ( eng. The Sims 4 Bundle: Get To Work ) ^[7] .

Following the traditions, along with this addition were added singles recorded on the symlish , in particular, for the game set, the band recorded their song Golden Youth ^[8] .

The game set received mixed ratings from critics; according to Metacritic, the average rating is 66% ^[10] . TheGamer website called “Hike” as of 2019 the fourth best game set in The Sims 4 ^[13] . In addition, the game set ranks second from the end in popularity among the players ^[14] .

A critic of the site Criticalhit noticed that the game set “Hike” adds quite a lot of new and interesting features to buy it and try it out ^[15] . The critic Nzgamer shares the same opinion, noting that there are many new and interesting events on vacation in the forest to make new acquaintances or return there again ^[16] . The representative of Impulsegamer noticed that the new world of Granite Falls looks more open and close to The Sims 3 , but at the same time filled with beautiful scenery in the form of rivers, mountain streams, waterfalls, trees, etc., and visually more pleasant than half-open worlds of the third simulator ^[17] .

Some critics have left negative reviews about the set. For example, Eurogamer critic noted that the set adds too few new features and functionality, and new actions are limited, for example, playing with a horseshoe, sitting by the fire and sleeping in a tent ^[18] . A representative of the Gaming trend was not satisfied with the fact that it was impossible to buy land plots at Granite Falls, and renting a home and the cost of living was too expensive so that it would not do without cheat codes. In his opinion, the game set does not offer something large-scale and does not expand the capabilities of the basic game, and the bulk of the players will try out a vacation with a sim in the forest and will probably not return to the expansion ^[19] .

• thesims.com/ru_RU/ (rus.) - The Sims 4 official website: Camping