While everyone has been enjoying The Sims 4 over recent years, with plenty of expansions to stay busy, many are wondering what might be next for the popular franchise. News about the game many fans believe will be The Sims 5 first leaked under the code name Project Rene, and EA continues to use this name when discussing it.
We still don’t have too many details about the newest game in the franchise, but EA has started to drop some hints here and there. Like any good fandom, the Sims community is all too happy to take what we know for sure and run with it.
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We don’t have an official release date for Project Rene, though speculation has increased now that EA is talking about the project a bit more often. The details may be limited, but we can still start getting excited about something new coming to The Sims by taking a look at what we do know and what we can guess.
A Reddit poll asking when fans think The Sims 5 is happening showed 2025 as the clear winner, with Never making a surprise grab for second place. Given that some fans think Project Rene might not actually be The Sims 5 at all, that answer makes sense.
First, let’s cover what we actually know straight from EA itself. Game developer Maxis has shared that Project Rene is in “very early development,” which includes play testing from members of the Sims community.
They’ve also shown a few
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