The Sims, a classic in the video game industry, is celebrating its 20th birthday this year. As a tribute to two decades of virtual builds, the home service finding site Angie’s List has used CGI technology to render real-life versions of the game series’ most well-known houses.
In case you’ve been on ice for the past twenty years, The Sims is a series of life simulation video games that enable players to create families, open and build businesses, and design their dream homes. All versions have been widely popular, making the series one of the best-selling in video game history. And while building houses is a big part of the game’s appeal, the pre-made stock homes they offer serve as even more examples of how it imitates real life. Yes, it seems like just about everybody knows someone who’s house looks like one of these: 5 Sim Lane

The Pleasant Family Home similarly serves as an example of a typical Stockbroker Tudor-style house that could be erected in any neighborhood, with stand-out features like distinct exterior walls and dual brick chimneys protruding from both ends of the roof. Last but not least, the home’s classically Federal-style stone extension brings a nice contrast in materials and visual appeal.
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If this “Caliente Household” appeals to you, why not recreate elements of the Mediterranean-style mansion in your actual home" After all, The Sims offers plenty of jobs whose skills could easil...