Which Sims 4 Stuff Packs Are Worth Buying? (My Honest Opinion)
I Reviewed EVERY Stuff Pack For The Sims 4! These are the best and worst Sims 4 stuff packs in 2023! This Sims 4 pack tier list ranks every Sims 4 stuff pack!
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Timestamps:
00:00 Stuff Packs Overview
00:25 Important Disclaimer
01:11 Luxury Party
01:34 Perfect Patio
02:15 Cool Kitchen
03:10 Spooky
04:27 Movie Hangout
05:23 Romantic Garden
06:30 Kids Room
07:24 Backyard
08:17 Vintage Glamour
09:25 Bowling Night
10:09 Fitness
11:18 Toddler
11:48 Laundry
12:37 My First Pet
13:26 Moschino
14:27 Tiny Living
15:29 Nifty Knitting
16:20 Paranormal
Man, I remember when Paranormal Stuff came out. I sent feedback to EA to praise them for making an quality pack actually worth the money... and then they never did another stuff pack again.
now we are in September 2023 and we're finally getting a stuff pack! we'll see if it's worth the money tho
I would say it is@@keengaaaaaaaa
I literally only bought Romantic Garden Stuff for the wishing well because at the time, my sim had just died from laughter and that was the only way I had seen in videos how to bring them back to life 😂
Lol I got it because I thought the flowers would look nice in mansion style builds - the wishing well is now one of my favourite features, I can't explain why
…ambrosia?
@@bookcat123 I didn't know about that when I started playing the game
Note for bowling - don’t set the lot as generic, set it as a lounge. They added bowling into what Sims will spawn in to do if the items are there; sometimes they even show up in groups with matching shirts like a club/team 😁
Thanks for the tip
The only stuff packs I have which I consider worth the money are Tiny Living, Paranormal, Laundry Day, Romantic Garden and Knifty Knitting. The others really just feel like kits with an event
Why romantic garden?
@@LucyMusic1999 I really like the objects and the wishing well, its a build orientated stuff pack so i just think its pretty. Now if anyone told me they bought a whole EP just for build/buy while the gameplay is broken I'd give em a funny look. Thats a lot of money to pay for 20% of a useable product
Perks in Tiny Living can't be emphasized enough, I think you undersold the gameplay element. Depending how small you can get double relationship gain, double skill gain, reduced bills, happy moodlets, really really useful in rags to riches and other challenges. The lot type alone makes it worth it and I do like a fair bit of the build/buy.
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I agree. No shade to most of the game changers, but when it comes to pack reviews, I rely on Satch and other non-game changers because their reviews are unbiased.
the point of the murphy beds is that the space occupied double as a bed AND a sofa. which is actually pretty useful.
Although, 4 sims can seat on a double bed.
the “no eliza pancakes stans” in the guidelines. :’)
I actually love the photographer career cause its freelance so you can work when you want and it pays bank so I do it when I want my sim to be a stay at home mom and work when we need some extra cash
How do you deal with the massive fps drop when using photography? Does that happen to you?
@@Pytkateee haha yeah it does. I just bring up the menu to save it and that usually fixes it
It's a shame they stopped making these Stuff packs as they were really getting good. Tiny Living and Paranormal were are the best and part of the last 3 stuff packs ever to be released. I'd wish for a bathroom, a teenage room, an elder stuff pack!
I'm just going to put this out there... but Moschino pack is seriously underrated... I agree with your comments on the cas & build and buy... but the gameplay and career is so underrated !
The leather shorts in Moschino are straight fire 🔥
Seeing all these packs listed there's so many that should have been combined into one pack. it makes me wonder how many ideas started that way or how many times things were excluded because EA knew they could base a whole new pack one that idea.
Well, at least stuff packs went out with a bang. Paranormal Stuff is BY FAR the best stuff pack and well worth the money. It's a shame it's also the last stuff pack we're going to get. I also love Tiny living. The lot trait for it is amazing and adds so much to gameplay. Romantic Garden is underrated, I think. The wishing well is fun to play with and has some unique and interesting gameplay, with many different possible outcomes - both good and bad. Like you said, it's like having a genie in the game and since we don't have genies yet, this is the next best thing. This may not be a popular opinion, but I also think Moschino is worth it, simply for fashion photographer career. I love freelance careers in general because of the flexibility so this is perfect for me. You can make a LOT of money with this career, much more than you would with the Get to Work photo studio (which never works for me, for some reason, so I find it to be quite pointless). If you want to have a career as photographer, you're much better off with Moschino than Get to Work - although I think Get to Work is a great pack for many other reasons, just not photography.
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I love DLC ranking videos. I guess I'm one of the few Luxury Party stuff stans... There are some CAS assests from this pack that I like. I prefer this pack over Fitness Stuff because we have better fitness outfits from Spa Day and we also have the throwback fit kit ✌🏼 Tiny Living and Paranormal are my favorites.
I honestly like the CAS with Luxury Party too. I think it's really nice, and sparkles! I put so many Sims in the pieces, and might go as far as saying this was my "wedding pack" before the wedding disaster pack came out because the dresses have white swatches and look amazing.
@@corabeani same! I use some of the gowns from this pack as well as the buffet table and choco fountain. I did't purchase the wedding disaster pack because it's buggy as hell. I'm sticking to Luxury Party 😊
@@eizthetics2693 I do have Wedding Disasters, and it's very pretty overall. Without CarlsSimsGuide mod though don't get it. (The mod says outdated, but it makes the weddings actually function.)
@@corabeani nice! thanks fpr letting me know. I might consider getting the pack then because I love the CAS assets and Tartosa. I'm just turned off by the glitches that I've seen from let's plays.
@@eizthetics2693 I had very few problems using that mod for it. Like worse issue is toddler/infant related because you'd like to put the baby near mom/dad getting married but the Sims only want to hold it OR if it is raining so the sim you aren't controlling (bride/groom) only wants to hold the umbrellas.
The selling point for Perfect Patio Stuff was the hot tubs. There weren't any base game hot tubs. But ever since EA graced us with the ugly 20th anniversary hot tub, the pack doesn't have ANYTHING unique.
Christ on a bike! I wish I found you before purchasing some - not all - stuff packs and literally agree with you on them lool! Love your channel and your giggle, you’re great 👍🏽 🎉
thank you so much for this video!! it's very helpful ❤
I did again get all these packs over time so I don't count the money aspect because thats just if you are trying to buy them all at once. For me it was less then buying dinner out so I ate in one night that I normally would have gone out and bought the stuff pack if I was interested in it. Having said that, I bought Luxury Glamour with Get Famous because I felt they went together and I do use many of the items with it, not so much the CAS but for houses. The patio stuff, well thats where we got hottubs right? Had to have it (once it was on sale). Keep in mind it was about nine years between patio stuff and desert luxe kit, so yeah the newer one looks better. The Kitchen Stuff, I actually like most of it, got it on sale of course, but we like using the ice cream maker, especially for when our sims get a little overweight the diet ice cream and one work out will fix that right up. Not to mention we like the occults and its a legit way to get plan sims. Now we HAD to have the Spooky Stuff, HAD to, its right in our gameplay niche. And again this was out long before Seasons so at the time it was all we had (I know you are speaking on NOW but I got them THEN.) I do have to disagree about the furniture though, the Spooky Stuff 'covered' furniture has a version that is plain and is perfect to set up "abandoned" houses if you are into building themed lots. Now Movie Hangout, I actually like the CAS in it though many complain about it its my favorite part (this one was given to me). For me, Romantic Garden was all about the wishing well, I set up a lot in Windenburg that "hidden" lot, and that was the most I did with everything else in that pack. Kids Stuff is a niche as the game itself doesn't really lend to family gameplay (until recently) but it was good to have when we played with kids. Backyard Stuff was given to me, I think, I always thought I would play with the windchime and birdfeeder but I never really have, I do put the waterslide in sometimes but to be honest I do it more in Sims 3 because they come up with the want for it so I remember it but I really found that one forgettable. Vintage Glamour I got for the Vampires honestly, because of the older clothes, you know, for older Vampires, but I really tried to use it for Get Famous for the butler but it didn't work in that I tried to give Judith a butler and he never made it inside because he was talking to all the fans outside, so yeah, at least the clothes worked for the Vampires. Bowling Stuff actually does have a community lot, its placed in the library and you can just put it in any world that has the right size lot. Personally, I always remove the gym in Oasis Springs and put it there because its called the Oasis Springs Dust Bowl and I figured we didn't actually need two gyms. It also works with Get Together so there ya go. But I did like that it gave an actual skill and I did buy this one. Fitness Stuff, well, you mostly said it all however the rock climbing wall is actually good to get the rock climbing skill up BEFORE tackling the mountain in Snowy Escape. But the big thing about the pack is those earbuds because the sim can turn them on and listen to music while doing other things (not doing the listen interaction but just have it on) and it will raise the fun meter while say cleaning house or building other skills like handiness the earbuds are actually the star of the pack but most people don't know how to use them. Toddler Stuff was a cash grab, totally, but I do like having it for the toddlers. Laundry Stuff I'm like you and think whats the point? But the CAS and build buy is good and I just don't place hampers or washer/dryers so it doesn't affect my sims. Pet's Stuff another cash grab but again I liked the Cats and Dogs so I was one of those people, and I did use it at first but the rodents died to easily usually when their cages got dirty while my sim was at work and couldn't clean it. Sooooo, not so much anymore. Moschino... the best part about it was build/buy, which I do use alot when building. I seriously question their collaborations. Now Tiny Living actually is my favorite stuff pack, I LOVE the tiny living lot system and what it does for my sim just starting out and then as they get all their skills up and get friends and extend their house when they don't need those boosts anymore. I think this is the one I use the most just because of the lot system. Nifty Knitting, I don't think I've ever had a sim master the skill and mostly use the build/buy for little old ladies or kids. I do like the rocking chairs though. Oh, Paranormal, that was my JAM, I totally and completely loved this pack. Until they broke it. It started off that if you used the Haunted Lot type if you used lot traits that were not base game compatible it messed up big time. Then there was an update for the next pack that broke it and they SAID they fixed it but I've never been able to get it to work right again. That was when I lost hope for Sims 4. That was my last straw the thing that broke me and sent me back to Sims 2 and 3 (mostly 3). Because I loved it, I liked playing Sims 4 again with Paranormal and it HURT when they broke it and its gone. I had a "Velma" sim that I was playing that "investigated" hauntings and was collecting all the paranormal stuff for her own personal "haunted museum", you know all the dolls and stuff, and it didn't work anymore. And now I'm sad again. So I'm going to play sims 3 and try to wipe it away T.T
Oh, and Bonehilda sucks in Sims 4. Even in Sims 1 she was better.
Thank you so much for this. Incredibly informative.
Movie hangout CAS is dope I love it.
tysm im trying to do more bundles esp while these packs are already on sale and i only have two more expansion packs left and im gonna go with get together over snowy escape (literally only want snowy escape for the vending machines and some build stuff but get together has clubs which would be really good for my generations LP to get to know hopefully future spouses LMAO) but these stuff and game packs i- idk which one i want bc i still have so many to get. this helped me a lottt
I realize that most of the stuff packs I own were bought before kits existed... Good times. Paranormal is definitely my favourite, but I also really like Movie Hangout because I love to have movie nights with friends irl, so it's nice to have that in the game too. You can build movie theaters with it too. Wasn't the Spooky one free once? I have it but I don't remember buying it lol
It was never free but it came in a bundle with some other packs
@@dojabxd6879 It's true, I might have also picked it myself for a bundle years ago but don't remember it.
when you say you can build movie theaters, is it a lot type or does it just have movie theater objects?
I absolutely love knifty knitting knitted clothes!
I always love the way you break things down👏🏽👏🏽🫶🏽
"for a fashion brand the CAS is quite ugly"😂😂 drag 'em!!!
Get together has a wishing well. I never played with it but I know, it's there. I like the idea of tiny homes bec. there is only one city and I'm looking for way to reduce the taxes on these suburbans lots. I need room for my broke/working class families.
the get together wishing well doesn't work the same way the one in romantic garden does though.
@@booklover311 Thank you for informing me.
the more you talk about the stuff, the more I feel cheated out of my money. well played ea well played. And thank you for being this honest.
They’re so good at marketing it and making the game seem like it’d be so much better with it, but modders really make better CC than stuff packs, especially for the price of how much you’re getting
@@madisvlogs3992 Most certainly. Modders are so so good. Crazy thing is, I should know better. I've been playing since sims 1 and I know how complete those packs were. But still I seem to forget.
I feel cheated when I realize I own nearly everything, yet remember I barely use half the things I bought. (Like Parenthood)
i love the cas in paranormal stuff!!
I have Movie Hangout, Kids Stuff, Toddler Stuff, Laundry Day, Tiny Living and a Vintage Glamour. Most are a waste of money. Whilst I do use the Kids and Toddler stuff a lot, it’s only because there’s very little for them in the game, the stuff packs are pretty minimal. The only stuff pack I actively recommend and enjoy using every time I play is tiny living. Great perks and b&b. The only one I sometimes toy with buying is paranormal..
Laundry day is one of my favs, the gameplay is cool
I thought they killed the Sims in patio stuff kit with the hot tub 😭. thank you for this video! ❤️
Interesting video some of the packs you don’t recommend I love ie moschino for bb for all my modern builds and tiny living I use that bb all the time.
So originally I was gunna buy 3 stuff packs but now you've convinced me there's only one I actually need and would enjoy 👍
Can you do a video on your fave CC for male sims !!
I own all the packs due to having the game from the beginning and got the packs as they dropped. I'd say that the packs NOT worth your time are: Spooky Bowling My first pet Kids room Toddler Backyard Patio Romantic garden Cool kitchen Fitness Moschino Maybe (if you like the aesthetic): Laundry day - hate the laundry Movie hangout - it's very colorful/boho/artsy Vintage glamor - very pretty, but only use it for "rich" homes or with get famous Use it all the time (but...): Knitting - it's very colorful Tiny living - Satch is correct in saying the Murphy bed is actually quite big + it's difficult to match other furniture to it Paranormal - I love this pack, but it's very boho/vintage style and after playing through it you might not do it again for awhile like Jungle Adventures Luxury Party - if you don't own my wedding disaster you should reconsider this one it has a lot of nice things although it's not as much as the other packs
I really like Bowling Stuff, I just think it’s dumb as a solo pack. Bowling was always included in other packs. But it’s a good all year round group activity when I just wanna send the family somewhere or a group of friends and just let them go at it for a bit while building social without too much monitoring on my part. I also really like Kids room stuff, when I just had basegame (late into Sims 4, I stuck with 2 for quite a bit) this helped me with kids having well…STUFF pretty significantly. I put the puppet theater inside most of my libraries in the kids area so when people come with kids they can do a puppet show. I love easy bonding objects different age groups can bond around. Especially since I mostly play families.
Love your laugher
Suddenly I have a weird desire to see that lady in the Romantic Garden trailer who wished herself back to life instead turn into that annoying, overly social Realm of Magic sage with the pink hair, L. Faba, because the two sims share the same hairstyle. lol 😂
I cannot find the custome party option in the base game like you said at 4:03 Where is it?
Do more gameplay pls
i hope in the sims 5 game packs wont be divided into like 3 stuff packs or even worse- 5-7 kits 🤭
Lol the first 3 are the only 3 i havent got yet
The murphy bed is far too dangerous.
All i have to say is.. Anadius and DLC updater for the win lol :)
Damn the first stuff packs were so bad. Agree with most of these. To me the backyard stuff pack is a need because I used the lemonade thing a lot. Bowling is the one I hate the most I think. I hate bowling and I hate the aesthetic of it.
13:34 Why is joey graceffa there LOL
I disagree. I agree that stuff packs (except paranormal) don't have enough gameplay and are greedy cashgrabs. But I don't think it's smart to buy similar kits instead. Kits don't have any gameplay at all and cost 5€. Stuff packs cost 7€ (unless you buy between sales, then you must pay additional 3€ idiot tax) so while they are expensive, compared to kits they are less overpriced.
hopefully it wont be the same in ts5
I miss stuff packs. In hindsight they were actually pretty good value considering what EA is willing to charge… Slight tangent - I wish EA wouldn’t put all their eggs in one basket. I miss the days when there was the main sims franchise, but they also had spin off games for different consoles, such as sims pets, medieval, and castaway.
I would LOVE to be able to play the castaway spin off again
*Laughs in pirate*