Pre-made families are the heart of the lore of The Sims and tracking their progress through the various games is one of the best ways to keep up with the timeline of the series. The timeline was thrown out the window with The Sims 4, which takes place in an alternate dimension rather than in the usual timeline, and so many of the usual fan favorite families players are accustomed to showed up looking very different in The Sims 4, prompting a call for fundamental changes in The Sims 5.