The Sims 4 Get Famous

The Sims 4 Get Famous Expansion Pack

The Sims 4: Get Famous is the sixth expansion pack released for The Sims 4, arriving three years after the base game’s 2014 launch and following on from Seasons. Developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts, it launched for PC and Mac on November 16, 2018, with the console version following on February 12, 2019. Get Famous is widely regarded as the spiritual successor to The Sims: Superstar and The Sims 3: Late Night, with a touch of The Sims 3: Showtime mixed in. It was the first Sims 4 expansion built entirely around celebrity life, letting Sims chase stardom through acting, social media, and the arts while dealing with everything that fame brings — adoring fans, paparazzi, and a reputation that can make or break a career.

The Sims 4 Get Famous at a Glance

• New World: Del Sol Valley (Mirage Park, The Pinnacles, Starlight Boulevard, plus the hidden Plumbob Pictures studio lot)
• New System: Fame & Reputation
• New Career: Actor (active career)
• New Skill: Media Production
• New Trait: Self-Absorbed
• New Aspirations: World-Famous Celebrity, Master Actor/Actress
• New Lot Traits: Hottest Spot in Town, Up-and-Coming Hotspot, Celebrity Home
• New Objects: Money vault, sleeping pods, styling stations, video stations, drones, green screens, the Celestial Crystal Crown

New Features in The Sims 4 Get Famous Expansion Pack

Get Famous is built around one central fantasy: taking an ordinary Sim and turning them into a household name. Whether that happens through a blockbuster acting career, a viral vlogging channel, or simply painting masterpieces that collectors line up for, the expansion gives players several different roads to the same red carpet.

Del Sol Valley: A Hollywood-Inspired World

Del Sol Valley is Get Famous’s new world, and it’s a clear love letter to Los Angeles, drawing heavily on the look of Hollywood and the Hollywood Hills. It’s split into three visible neighborhoods — Mirage Park, a modest starter area for Sims just beginning their climb; The Pinnacles, a hillside district of extravagant celebrity mansions; and Starlight Boulevard, a glitzy commercial strip lined with shops and hangouts. Tucked away behind the scenes is Plumbob Pictures, a hidden movie studio lot tied directly to the Acting career, where auditions, filming, and studio life all play out. In total, the world spans 11 lots, making it noticeably smaller in lot count than some earlier Sims 4 worlds, though what it lacks in size it makes up for with a strongly cohesive, sun-soaked celebrity theme.

Del Sol Valley Lots Details

How the Fame and Reputation System Works

Fame is the headline mechanic of the pack, and it works alongside — rather than instead of — the existing career and skill systems. Sims earn fame points from a wide range of activities: landing acting gigs, selling paintings, writing bestselling novels, performing music, or even just being noticed enough by other Sims. As fame accumulates, a Sim climbs through star levels, unlocking Fame Perk points that can be spent on bonuses like faster fame gain, easier career advancement, or the ability to launch a personal brand. Reaching a new star level also assigns a Fame Quirk, a trait-like effect shaped by how the Sim behaves — and while most quirks are simply flavorful, they can lean positive or negative depending on the Sim’s habits.

Running in parallel is the Public Image system, which tracks how a Sim’s reputation swings between good and bad based on how they treat fans, co-workers, and the public eye. A strong, positive reputation earns cheers and adoration from nearby Sims, while a poor one brings boos and negative attention — and, much like real celebrity culture, that reputation can shift again with enough effort. Players who prefer their Sims to live a normal life can simply turn the Fame system off entirely, or have an established celebrity step back from the spotlight.

The Acting Career in The Sims 4 Get Famous

Actor is Get Famous’s single new active career, but it’s considerably more involved than a typical Sims 4 job. Sims must first sign with one of two talent agencies — the A.I. Staffing Agency or the Everyday Extras Talent Agency — each offering different benefits, before they can start auditioning for commercials, television roles, and film gigs. Auditions can succeed or fail, though Sims who unlock the Established Name perk at fame level 3 can skip auditions altogether and go straight to being cast.

On shoot days, players travel with their Sim to the studio lot for an interactive workday: getting fitted for costumes, having hair and makeup done, rehearsing lines, and chatting with the director before finally stepping onto the main stage to perform. The specific actions available on set depend on the Sim’s Acting skill level, giving the career a genuinely active, hands-on feel that’s closer to the interactive careers introduced in Get to Work than to a typical passive job.

Media Production: Becoming a Famous Vlogger

Not every Sim wants to work through an agency, and Get Famous accounts for that with the new Media Production skill. Using drones and traditional cameras, Sims can film and edit vlogs from the comfort of home, gradually improving footage quality as the skill levels up. Successful videos build a following, generate fame, and bring in residual income — effectively letting Sims become famous online influencers without ever setting foot on a film set, a surprisingly modern addition for a pack released back in 2018.

Build Mode and Other Additions

Beyond the headline systems, Get Famous leans hard into a luxurious, over-the-top aesthetic — think gold-plated furniture, marble finishes, and statement décor built for showing off newfound wealth. Some of the more memorable smaller additions include:

• Money vaults, a flashy way for wealthy Sims to store and display their fortune (and even WooHoo in, for players who want it)
• Sleeping pods and styling stations, used both around the house and behind the scenes on set
• The Celestial Crystal Crown, an accessory with its own set of quirky, occasionally supernatural effects
• Scars and gold teeth added to Create a Sim, letting players add a bit of grit or glamour to a Sim’s look
• Blind dates, a new way for Sims to meet romantic interests outside their usual social circle

The Sims 4 Get Famous – All New Build Mode Items

Get Famous shipped with 274 new Build Mode items, according to EA’s official pack listing. The catalog leans firmly into a high-end, celebrity-lifestyle look, with gold-accented furniture, marble surfaces, stage props, green screens, and studio equipment sitting alongside the kind of luxury décor you’d expect to find in a Hollywood Hills mansion.

The Sims 4 Get Famous – All New CAS Items

On the Create-a-Sim side, the pack adds 117 new items, per EA’s official listing, spanning red-carpet gowns, streetwear fit for Starlight Boulevard, and costume pieces tied to the Acting career’s various shoot genres, from sci-fi to period drama. As with several other Sims 4 packs, the bulk of the new clothing and styling options target teens through elders, with a comparatively lighter selection for toddlers and children.

The Sims 4 Get Famous Reviews & Player Feedback

Critical reception for Get Famous landed on the positive side of average. The pack holds a score of 77 out of 100 on Metacritic and a “Strong” rating of 76 on OpenCritic, with reviewers praising the depth of the Fame system and the Acting career’s genuinely interactive gameplay, while some critics felt the expansion recycled ideas from earlier packs like Get to Work without doing quite enough to stand apart from them. Del Sol Valley’s smaller lot count compared to worlds like Windenburg was another recurring point of criticism. Community sentiment has followed a similar pattern: many players enjoy the ambition of the celebrity fantasy and the option to simply disable Fame for those who’d rather skip it, while others wished the world felt a bit bigger and that Children and Toddlers had received more content.

Is The Sims 4 Get Famous Worth Buying?

For players drawn to goal-driven, aspirational gameplay — climbing from unknown extra to A-list celebrity, running a viral vlog empire from the living room, or simply decking out a mansion in gold — Get Famous delivers one of the more distinctive fantasies in the Sims 4 lineup. Its blend of an interactive acting career, a flexible Fame and Reputation system, and a strong visual identity in Del Sol Valley makes it a compelling pick for anyone who wants their Sims’ story to end in the spotlight, even if the world itself is on the smaller side.