On February 4 in the year 2000, legendary sim developer Maxis released its unique life sim The Sims, the first game in what would become an incredibly popular franchise. 22 years later and The Sims remains incredibly popular, with The Sims 4 support continuing as Electronic Arts rolls out DLC after DLC. There's always an opportunity to bring in new players of The Sims 4, though. That's why this weekend EA is making The Sims 4 available free to play on Steam.