This statistic shows the results of a survey on the gaming behavior of The Sims players in Great Britain as of July 2018. The survey found that nearly 60 percent of players stated that they had created a Sim in their own image, while just over 40 percent admitted to having purposefully killed their Sims.
Please say whether you have, or have not, ever done each of the following whilst playing The Sims?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Played the game without using any cheats
75%
Made your Sims have a successful career
69%
Made yourself as a Sim
59%
Fullfilled your Sims aspirational goals
58%
Made generations of Sims
52%
Used cheats to get more money or to manipulate the game in other ways
50%
Made your family and friends as Sims
45%
Purposefully treated your Sims badly
42%
Purposefully killed your Sims
41%
Recreated your own home
37%
Made your Sims cheat on each other
37%
Made Sim versions of yourself and someone you fancy, and made them be in a relationship
35%
Purposefully killed other Sims in the neighborhood
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YouGov. (July 31, 2018). Please say whether you have, or have not, ever done each of the following whilst playing The Sims? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/899368/the-sims-gaming-behavior-in-great-britain/
YouGov. "Please say whether you have, or have not, ever done each of the following whilst playing The Sims?." Chart. July 31, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/899368/the-sims-gaming-behavior-in-great-britain/
YouGov. (2018). Please say whether you have, or have not, ever done each of the following whilst playing The Sims?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/899368/the-sims-gaming-behavior-in-great-britain/
YouGov. "Please Say Whether You Have, or Have Not, Ever Done Each of The following Whilst Playing The Sims?." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/899368/the-sims-gaming-behavior-in-great-britain/
YouGov, Please say whether you have, or have not, ever done each of the following whilst playing The Sims? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/899368/the-sims-gaming-behavior-in-great-britain/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Please say whether you have, or have not, ever done each of the following whilst playing The Sims? [Graph], YouGov, July 31, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/899368/the-sims-gaming-behavior-in-great-britain/