get together came with nightclubs, cafe’s, the biggest and most beautiful world we’ve ever gotten, lots of great cas items and the club system. i feel like a lot of people underestimate her

if you like building, i would say eco lifestyle is a good first pack, because of the 4 new apartments, neighbourhoods, cute build-buy, and loads of debug items. that’s just my personal opinion, though; most recent packs (save for batuu) are pretty worth your money

While we all have different taste, there is one thing we can all collectively agree on. Journey to Batuu is the worst thing to ever happen to us.

They should make a medieval or royalty kit. I feel like that would be fun.

I think it would be cool if the three base worlds got an additional small neighborhood with dine out, with just restaraunts. I love them, but there’s really no space for them in a lot of worlds.

Strangerville is gorgeous when the story is over. However, I rarely play new saves because you can't turn the story off.

Kayak: "I don't care about vampires, I never use vampires." Also Kayak: Has babies with all the vampires in her legacy and rags to riches challenges, built a whole spooky vampire house for Halloween. Hmm.

Luxury Party has literally only *12* build mode ITEMS, that should explain enough about horrible it is. Windenburg gave us 26 lots, these new worlds have only been giving us about 14-16.

It’s sooo cool to see how different one’s views and ways of playing are. I’m from a tropical country, like 40°C is the average temperature in the city I’m from and so beaches and stuff like that have always been a GIGANTIC part of my life and I just love it. It’s probably due to that that I’m almost always playing in Sulani instead of other worlds, I find it easier to build there and the architecture is more relatable to me, meanwhile Kayla is from Orlando so it makes sense that she doesn’t use Sulani that much

Ngl, I use the throwback fitness kit on almost ALL of my sims, especially the puffy shoes that come in all those bright colors. Probably the only kit I don't regret.

The CAS in Discover University is personally TO DIE FOR

Tiny Living is my must have Stuff pack. I have an unhealthy tiny house obsession.

I love when you upload just when I'm looking for something to watch lol

My first pets and romantic garden packs being above laundry day is a crime 😂 for me that one's a must have, the decor and gameplay is great!

The only kit I care about is blooming rooms. I would absolutely love if they made a clutter kit and/or home decor kit with more basic items, modern paintings/photos, etc with simpler frames to decorate houses with.

omg perfect I'm deciding what packs to snag for sales. Looks like it's time to get cottage living!

I would rank the “destination” packs higher, including snowy escape and island living, if there were more gameplay oriented toward living in those worlds. I like to live in Mt. Komorebi. I think they nailed the onsen, but there’s so many other things, including many build mode items, that are focused on resort vibes instead of a world where there is a cultural history. And that’s kinda what I mean about destination packs in general. I would like it if sims who start out living in Mt. Komorebi don’t get embarrassed moodlets when using chopsticks. I hate that sims will autonomously take selfies at the graveyard. I love going to the Obon/Tanabata mashup Festival of Lights, but by making it a mashup, the things that honor our ancestors got taken out. This is kind of a theme in sims packs. I don’t like taking artifacts in Jungle Adventure. It’s weird that you can have a kava party in willow creek. They would be better packs if they offered unique community gameplay. I don’t dream of being a salary man. Lemme go to my kids school for a mochitsuki and have park clean up days with my neighbors.

Timeline - The Sims 4 📍Intro - Ask for Recommendations 0:00 ✅Need It 0:54 Base Game 1:00 Best Pack 1:37 City Living 1:45 Cats and Dogs 2:00 Free Holiday 2:09 Parent Hood 2:24 Dream Home Decorator 3:00 Moschino 3:39 Tiny Living 🥰Like it 4:06 Discover University 4:18 Eco Lifestyle 4:24 Get Together 5:16 Cottage Living 5:30 Dine out 5:54 Spa Day 6:56 Paranormal Stuff 7:32 Backyard Stuff 7:54 Romantic Garden Stuff 8:21 Nifty Knitting 😩Meh 6:19 Outdoor Retreat 8:48 Get to work 9:06 Get famous 10:07 Island Living 10:34 Snowy Escape 11:19 Vampires & Spellcaster 11:50 Jungle Adventure 12:16 Movie Hangout 12:23 Kids Room 12:26 Cool Kitchen 12:29 Bowling Night 12:32 Laundry Day 12:38 Toddlers Stuff 12:41 Vintage Glamour 12:53 My First Pet Stuff 😡Hate It 15:29 Perfect Patio 15:50 Spooky 16:09 Fitness 🤔Kits are a niche 16:27 16:21 Country Kitchen 17:32 Busty Dusty 17:55 Build one on the top & Cast one at the bottom ❌Delete It 13:28 Journey to Batuu 13:46 Luxury Party 14:31 StrangerVille 🎬Outro - Tier List 18:34

Honestly I think the Courtyard Oasis Kit is so underrated, the quality of the assets is incredible for such a small pack

This is just what I needed on Christmas Eve. Plumbella is weeping listening to Kayla say spooky stuff is unnecessary. And yes Seasons and Windenburg and city living and cats and dogs are so good. Happy Christmas Eve

my toxic trait is that i LOVE strangerville purely because the CAS, Build, and World all slap. its so good. the gameplay is awful but the AESTHETICS... the OUTFITS... i use that one baja hoodie on so many of my male sims

This came in at such a perfect time! I just started playing the sims for the first time ever and i had no idea what packs were considered good!

I actually love Strangerville. I enjoyed the play through of the mystery when I first got it, and I love the world. I don't have any issues using it in new saves - if you don't pursue the story it doesn't progress beyond the infected townies. I'm a huge sci fi fan so I enjoy the X-Files and Roswell and the world reminds me so much of those shows. When I play in Strangerville I always feel like my Sims know that weird things are going on in their town, but that everyone knows not to talk about it. The infected townies don't creep me out, they're just part of the strange world that my Sims live in. I really liked that The Sims tried something different.

I absolutely know you didn’t just put Romantic Garden and Backyard above laundry!! The decor is AMAZING 😤😔😭

You forgot to mention one thing about Cats & Dogs: You can manage your own vet clinic. And it's not as buggy as Dine Out. That's a win for me👍

I love that you put Mosquito Stuff at the top, that was my first ever pack and I still love it. And as a builder, I really love the windows that came with it, as well as the cool modern bookshelf, divider and clutter. I would like to open up a new category called "please EA fix it, i beg". There I would put *strangerville* (would like more replayability and better lots, but the windows and doors are gorgeous, as well as the world), *luxury party stuff* (I think the idea is fun, could be used for weddings n stuff, but the execution... ehm... Maybe they could update it with some new partner dances and more items like a party tent, or even a new career like a party planner) and *island living* (the world is nice and the build stuff is good, too, but the mermaids lack depth and the clean the beach gameplay thing could be more fleshed out, it's a bit boring, like add some turtles, that have to be rescued from plastic nets or something) *Batuu however* still belongs in the trash. I'm sorry James.

I actually love Del Sol Valley. I just love the view from the lots at the top of the world. I play in that world and San Myshuno the most.

You should do this every year Also seasons is amazing the build stuff is really good edit thanks for the likes

I really like how you explained why you rank them like you do. Makes it easier for us to decide for ourselves. For example I never take photos in game so Moschino would be a waste of money for me. But I play a lot with Jungle Adventure so its a need it for me.

please do a similar video about all the careers!!! i would LOVE to hear your opinions 🥰🥰🥰 also merry christmas eve to you! 🎄✨

The Incheon kit slaps so hard for me. I love Korean fashion. It's way too friggen small tho. Ideally I would love it to come with makeup, furniture AND gameplay.

I could by a Nintendo Switch buying all those packs

When Kayla said that she never has fitness stuff, but sells the earbuds from the pack every save

i use vampires so much for building tbh. I love making victorian houses and so many build items come in handy for it. I also use laundry day build items all the time even if im not using the game play side of it because i like to do boho style tiny homes (i was using it to make tiny homes before tiny homes was a pack)

I’ve been looking for a video like this that explains why each pack is ranked this way and an actual rank system. Thank you so much. There are to many packs to buy all at once, and I just wanted the best ones. Love this video.

I always appreciate hearing someone with a lot of sims knowledge break down the packs like this! Sometimes there's aspects of packs that I'm not aware of that are a reason I'd really want the pack (I bought Paranormal for the couch lol. Zero regrets). I v much understand why most people don't like Batuu but I actually like it more than I thought I would. It makes my gf really happy, for starters xD I have a save we play together and she loves visiting Batuu cos she's a giant Star Wars nerd lol. Outside of that, tho, I love more of the build items than I expected to. Not everything is usable but I think it's a nice little detail to place stuff like helmets in kids bedrooms cos maybe the kid is a lil baby nerd! I put the plants in my builds pretty regularly and the light fixtures in particular are really fun. Also, those stone floors. Big fan.

I’m getting 5 expansion packs for Christmas and I’m really excited!

they started off so strong with Get Together when it came to world size I just don't understand what made them decide to give us less lots and space 😭

I love the re-make of your sister and dad's House, it was so inspiring, and it look like fun:)

my favorite packs are (in order) seasons, parenthood, laundry day, and cats and dogs. i’m a bit of a hippie myself so laundry day gets a lot of use in my houses because of the furniture plus the cas is SO CUTE, if i could only have 2 packs it’s would be seasons and laundry day. i also love university because of the cas and i think the bedroom stuff is also pretty cute. just wanted to share my thoughts :)

id love to see a series where you do a proper in depth review of each of the packs, covering cas, buildmode, gameplay, and worlds

The gameplay in Vampires isn’t something I play around with but it has some of my most used build/buy stuff. Brooding brick and that rot iron fencing, it’s like my go to combo for community lots.

i saw the first one a couple days ago and was wondering if there would be an updated one soon. thank you for uploading!!

Tysm for this! I just bought sims two days ago and have currently been OBSESSED! Sims rly puts me in a trance every time! I only have 3 packs bc of the sale and now I’m pack hungry but on a budget 🤣 Now I KNOW which packs I want. Thank you for clearing some of this up because deciding is SO hard, especially when you don’t have like $300+ on hand to buy everything

i'm surprised she ranked city living so high-she never trashes it or anything, but she seemed to like others which she ranked lower more.

Unpopular Opinion: I love luxury party stuff. If the caterers did their jobs, I would not be upset, but they don't so it's buffet table to the rescue. And I love throwing parties, so honestly a good snag for me during sales times.

Perfect timing for the bundle deals on sale for Christmas. I was watching the one you made 8 months ago. Thank you! 😍😹

i love how you got the former video updated! love it bestie!

I love plopsy, it has good *cross pack* compatability. Especially with cross-stitching and fabrication/candle making and stuff, it makes it easier to have a hobby-side hustle

Yesss this is amazing thank you so so much!! I asked my parents for a expansion pack for Christmas but I had nooooo clue which one so this is really helpful!!

I was just watching your old video ranking them! I'm so glad you made an update!

I just gifted myself City Living and Eco Lifestyle because they were 50% off. So far loving City Living and look forward to trying more of Eco Lifestyle’s gameplay!

I love this video length! I’d watch a 20 min Simsie video any time!

This tier list is pretty agreeable! Just recently getting into Sims 4 and slowly picking up the best stuff. Thanks for cluing me into Dream Home Designer, that looks good, but since I love gardening and all my sims are gardeners - and I love weather - It's gonna be seasons for me today.

I would love to see a video with individual rankings of each pack for world, gameplay, CAS, and build/buy.

My list: Need it: Base (Self explanatory) Holiday Stuff (Free, just get it) Seasons (Adds so much to the gameplay, so many CAS and build items on top of just the weather and calendar system. Also, holidays? GAME CHANGING) City Living (Apartments. Festivals. KARAOKE MACHINES I SERIOUSLY LOVE THIS, and just the world is so beautiful and there are so many careers and interesting things) Parenthood (Everything Kayla said) Moschino Stuff (ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU WANT TO TAKE PHOTOS! Okay I also use the CAS from this pack a lot please don't hate me. It just fits my "bitchy rich girl" sims) University (Seriously, we NEED THIS) Snowy Escape (Just for the CAS AND THE JAPANESE AESTHETICS AND LIFESTYLE. As an Asian, this pack was super important to me) Kids Room Stuff (For real. If you play with kids a lot, YOU NEED THIS. I LOVE THIS PACK SO MUCH I ALWAYS USE IT!!) Like It: Cats and dogs (They are cute, but I don't NEED THEM. Fun nonetheless. Gameplay I don't really care. THE WORLD? ABSOLUTELY AMAZING AND TO DIE FOR!!!) Get Together (Clubs are so underrated and Winderburg is one of the most stunning world ever, the biggest, the best, and everything is AMAZING) Get to work (I seriously had so much fun back in 2016 just playing the active careers and aliens. I miss those times. I like this pack) Get Famous (Idk why everyone doesn't like this pack aside from the stupid lots and world. The gameplay is AMAZING. So detailed, so many things to do. Music producer? UKpostsr? Streamer? Actor? Fame system that allows you to be famous for ANYTHING? I love it. I use the CAS very often as well) Cottage Living (To be fair, I haven't bought this yet but I'm gonna buy today but I know this pack is straight up my alley) Eco Lifestyle (To be fair, I haven't bought this yet but I'm gonna buy today but I know this pack is straight up my alley) Spa Day (I know most people are not a fan of this but seriously, THE BUILD ITEMS ARE AMAZING AND THEY REFRESHED THE PACK AND IT PACKS A PUNCH NOW) Bowling (The aesthetics. And something for my Sims to do) Incheon Fashion Kit (Seriously, I can't stop using these clothes I AM OBSESSED) Strangerville (Stupid lot builds aside, I love this concept and the world is BEAUTIFUL) Vintage Glamour (Butlers are SO DAMN USEFUL IF YOU HAVE BIG ASS RICH FAMILIES) Other than these, everything is meh to me

I would love to see a revamp (pun intended) of the vampire pack. I would work on the interactions between vampires, including Vlad, and non-vampires. To me they're too casual with most interactions. Non-vamps should be at least a little afraid when a known vampire is around. Maybe even place a "Afraid +3" as a moodlet in the room that a vampire is in.

I play the Sims almost completely different than you do but, the way you describe each piece of dlc and what you like/dislike about them is extremely informative and extremely helpful. Thanks for the video!

i love watching these videos of what ppl think about each pack! i'm more about cute and fun family's so like island living, i use universirty A LOT and much more!

r.e clubs. i LOVE that you can make clubs out of traits only. Like whenever i have a bro sim i'll make a club of bros and they'll bro hug, watch sports and discuss their conquests together. so much fun.

I love seasons and city living, university is fun too. That’s the expansion packs I have this far and those three honestly makes for a more realistic gameplay too with the whole process of applying for university and gaining skills through the courses, having seasons and the different festive days really makes for a realistic situation. City living is just too much fun, I love the apartments and the singing skill alone is worth the money! I almost die laughing every time when a sim has low singing skill, I also love the festivals around the city and the various food stalls scattered around. I got to try city living this summer for some days and I just instantly felt that it was an expansion that would improve my game, so I bought it shortly after. I could have tried island living recently but I didn’t take that offer as I just felt that it probably wouldn’t be up my alley at all when it comes to gameplay and such. I’d probably enjoy snowy escapes more than island living tbh. But one thing I do miss from sims 3 and would love to see in sims 4: Generations! I just loved generations in sims 3, and sadly can’t install it on my current computer because some random number generator stole my code so I can’t register my copy of the game on the website which means I can’t download it from origin again unless paying for the expansion again and I’m so not willing to do that, I already bought it once dammit!

omg perfect timing lilsimsie, i was asking my parents for pack but i wasnt sure which. now i have a more clear idea of what i want thanks ! :D

So timely! Just bought 2 of the "bundles" now that they include Seasons and Cottage Living, which were the ones I was waiting for!!! (already have Cats and Dogs, and City Living)

I'm here to vouch for Vintage Glamour. It's got some AMAZING cas items, new bedroom stuff, the vanity? Wonderful. Love it. (it could also be because I don't have many packs but eh)

Since fitness seems to be such a common hobby in the sims I’m actually happy with the fitness pack and the throw back fit kit-it’s fun to have workout wear options

Merry Christmas lilsimsie. Thanks for all the laughs & info this year .

Thank you for this! I've been waiting to play Sims 4 again because I got bored but I want to go back to it. The problem is I stopped buying packs almost 2 years ago and I don't know what's good anymore. Your video helped so much. I will refer back to it when I go and buy packs!

I recently had to redownload my game and all my DLC, I was shocked to realize that (including the kits & packs I don’t have) there were 49 DLC packs for Sims 4! Which makes me wonder, what is going to be the 50th come the new year 🤔

I own everything except for Journey to Batuu, Spooky Stuff, and the kits. I would buy the kits if they ever offered them in a bundle with a nice discount, I'm especially interested in the Moroccan-themed kit and the one with the kitchen but paying five dollars for those when I purchased most of the SPs for that price is just inconceivable to me

I’m sure you’ve heard this before, but I’m so impressed with the houses in Snowy Escapes! My family lived in Japan for a couple years and their apartment and the houses I visited were just like the builds-right down to the bathroom layout! And I love the touch of the Sims taking off their shoes when they enter!

I'm glad you did a new one - with the refresh of some of the packs like Spa Day and ALL THE KITS it's good to have an update. I use your guide as my shopping list. As far as kits - I did get the Incheon, but then again I'm currently obsessed with all things Korean/Japanese. The rest of the kits are you put it - "equally sad". Merry Christmas to you and Dan!

I'd love to see a SimTuber ranking packs based on how well their tags are because there are so many packs that are Game Packs that should actually be Stuff Packs (like Spa Day or Dream Home Decorator, for example) because even though they are good, they doesn't offer enough content to be called "Game Packs" and the same goes for Expansions that should be Game Packs and etc.

Laundry day I’d love but the washers and driers are so glitchy and randomly stop working. Fine out I’d use more if one meal didn’t take 6 sim hours. Dream home decorator is awesome for the build stuff and furniture. Love seasons and pets, cottage living and tiny living. Never thought of using the club system to make a friendship group. That might be a game changer for me.

sooo useful! always love ur videos. it might be more fun to just go in order of packs though, instead of from good to bad? i think its a little more exciting not knowing where youre gonna put the pack :)

Incheon Arrivals kit added some gorgeous layers and textures to CAS (although I don't like the shoes it came with), so out of all the kits, it's my favorite. I use the layered full body outfits in every one of my saves, I swear. I also love the shoes that came with Cottage Living, and I love the build/buy objects in Tiny Living and Dream Home Decorator.

i play on console and it’s safe to say they fixed up my first pet stuff. they made it so you have to buy CAD in a bundle with MFP, but the price of the bundle is the same as any other expansion pack so they basically combined them together free of additional charge.

I love Spooky Stuff. Halloween has always been my favorite holiday, and cute spooky is pretty literally "my brand" lol. When I got TS4 my first purchase was Spooky Stuff. I also learned later that that Stuff Pack is what enables you to have Halloween things as event options in the calendar if you have Seasons. I assumed Halloween came as a basic holiday in Seasons, but a friend who got Seasons before Spooky Stuff told me nah, you don't get those options unless you already have Spooky Stuff. I did already have it, so I didn't notice!

I LOVE the cas stuff from vampires and realm of magic. Like dark cottagecore that’s like lowkey ✨spicy✨ is my desired aesthetic. The sheer top from vampires is amazing. Also I feel like the build stuff from those two packs go so well together; once again, gothic cottages. Same thing with get together and city living. Those two packs just go hand in hand with the build stuff and the cas stuff. I love the aesthetics of those packs, and I love playing with vampires.

Okay I'm so glad to see the camera aspect of mosquito stuff getting the respect it deserves!! I use that feature every single time I play.

im glad we can all agree we need seasons, parenthood, and cats and dogs

Thr best things you can get in my opinion are Realm of Magic, Jungle Adventure, Get Famous and Cottage Living. They have awesome Gameplay but they don't force you to use them if you want to skip out on their aspects for a game or two. As for stuff packs, I think Vintage glamour is nice because it adds the butler and romantic garden stuff is also really nice!

merry christmas simsie!! thank you for this nice gift!

i was so surprised when kayla put laundry day in the meh category and even behind my first pet stuff. i looove laundry day, and i think it adds so much more gameplay. It’s everyday things that just improves your gameplay soo much more. You can both use it by washing machines and stuff but also outside with clothes dryers. Also if you don’t add it, there won’t be laundry and i like that you can choose yourself if you wanna play with it or not!

i bought get to work for myself bc i have almost every other expansion pack (just need snowy escape, get famous, and eco lifestyle) bc i felt like i was missing that gameplay but i explored it after i bought it and i was so underwhelmed. i’m so glad i didn’t pay full price for it bc i regret buying it

I will say this much about Journey to Batuu. It has AMAZING build and buy stuff if you love occult Sims. I play with spellcasters a lot, and the Star Wars pack has a lot of items in it that really flesh out my magical builds and households. I'm also a Star Wars fan, so I don't mind giving my nerdy Sims a few nerdy trinkets on their shelves. But the gameplay of that pack is honestly horrible, so really, just if you like build and buy items and only buy it on sale. Also, she's right about the stones floors in that pack. They are amazing.

I've been thinking about jumping in; almost did it on Black Friday. This is very cool to see.

I love how you are so nuanced and respectful of other people and then go ''my opinions might be controversial''. It's very wholesome. I think I mostly agree with the list, it really depends on gameplay. I'm playing with university again after quite and while and it is so much fun!

#1 expansion pack: seasons 100% #1 game pack: Parenthood #1 stuff pack: tiny living I do appreciate Moschino stuff too. It has a lot for a stuff pack

I’m a very naive player, I’ve bought a majority of the packs and the one game pack I decided not to buy was journey to batuu. I think I made a good decision.

I kind of agree with you i like family and build stuff even tho I'm not that creative when it comes to building things differently I only build one type of house/rooms and I want to work on branching out and having a verity like you do!!!

Thank you so much man, Ive been really debating on getting the "Get to work pack" or Cottage living and now that I know that the Get to work isnt that great it helps alot. Im still debating on weather to get it still but I think I know what to get first at least.

Outdoor retreat needs an update! I enjoy to have my sims go camping but it’s a little bit repetitive because there is not a lot of activities to do. I feel like (since it’s the first sims 4 pack) it’s much lower on the list compared to parenthood, dream home decorator, etc. If there were more activities we would be able to use it a lot more often and it would be more popular in the sims 4 community.

Honestly Kayla doing these every time a major sale begins is amazing. And it felt amazing to see my "already bought" tier become two rows long last sale.

Hi Kayla, I would love to see videos of you turning community lots into houses! For example, turning the Willow Creek Archive in a beautiful mansion! Or a video with your favorite debug items!

I loved so much she did a remake of ranking packs! That's how I found her last year when I was about to buy a pack and didnt know what to buy, this is so useful!!! Now I've been watching her videos daily since then, and got to know Kayla very well when it comes to her playgame and preferences. I noticed that I've been influenced a lot by her likes and dislikes. So much that I've stopped playing with the vampire pack completly, when 2 years ago all of my sims were vampires.. lol

Although I do share the feeling respecting Strangerville, I think it's also important to notice that the concept is going for a literal ghost town, like a façade for a militar training camp, so it's only normal for structures to be empty on the inside. What is unforgivable is that sometimes the outsides are just- terrible.

Perfect patio stuff bothers me as well! I bought it for the hot tubs, and then literally a few days later they announced the hot tub for base game - could've spent that money on a different pack! I only have a few but my next one might be dream home decorator - or maybe one which has the standalone shower with no cubicle - I feel like I need that in my life

The first lilsimsie video I ever watched was a pack ranking, this is an emotional moment for me

Thank you for this! I’m wanting to buy the sims for the first time and this is really going to help with what to buy!

“gimme a death in the sims I love it” Snowy escape with two deaths: :[