This expansion pack for The Sims 4 has us heading back to school in the best way possible. The High School Years pack lets you take your teenage Sims on campus to experience all the highs and lows of these tumultuous times.
From their first day of school all the way to graduation, there’s a lot you can do and experience. Here’s everything you need to know before picking up The Sims 4: High School Years and sending your teens to class!
Live Your Best High School Years
Take your Sims through all the ups and downs of high school. From attending classes in person and getting to know your teachers to hanging out in the cafeteria and decorating your locker, there’s plenty to do. Be a good or bad student, join a club, start a trend, or even just loiter around with your friends after school. There are treasured moments to be discovered everywhere.
Iconic teenage moments will come around too, like finding a date to dance the night away with at prom. You’ll also be able to celebrate graduation with your Sim’s family and friends. Provided you keep up with your schoolwork, that is! You can also join after-school activities for a whole new way to experience The Sims 4. That’s only the tip of the iceberg High School Years has to offer.
Shake Things Up
Adolescence is a time of self-discovery, and High School Years provides plenty of new opportunities for you to do just that in The Sims 4. Find the courage to ask out your crush or follow Ferris Bueller’s example and take a day off. Teen Sims will have plenty of new chances to explore their likes and dislikes, as well as causing mischief. But cutting class and sneaking out after dark all have consequences, so make sure you don’t get caught!
Explore Your Style
There’s lots of new content to help your teenage Sims express themselves. Make their bedroom feel like their own, create outfits using clothes designed by Depop sellers, and even become a Simfluencer! You can earn extra money by selling outfits and hyping looks your Teen Sims design themselves on Trendi. They can do all of this from their bedroom, where you can now use a tablet, read a book in bed, or even have a pillow fight!
The Sims 4: High School Years Official System Requirements
Are you ready to make the most of your Sims’ teenage years? We’ve got the official system specifications so you can download the High School Years expansion pack for The Sims 4 and get your teens back to class!
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 / 8.1* / 8 / 7 64-bit | Windows 10 / 8.1* / 8 / 7 64-bit |
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8GHz AMD Athlon 64 Dual-Core 4000+ | Intel Core i5 AMD Athlon X4 |
| Processors with Integrated Graphics | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-62 2.0GHz | |
| Memory | 4GB RAM | 8GB RAM |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce 6600 ATI Radeon X1300 Intel GMA X4500 128MB VRAM Pixel Shader 3.0 | NVIDIA GeForce 650 |
| DirectX | Version 9.0 | Version 9.0 |
| Network | Broadband Internet connection | Broadband Internet connection |
| Storage | 17GB available space | 18GB available space |
Free Content to Make School Even Better!
If you missed out on the Vibing Streamer Gear that High School Years originally shipped with, you’ll be happy to know that Sims 4 has added free content into the base game to enhance your high school experience! Grab yourself a stylish backpack or lunchbox to help fuel your teens’ day.
While we may not have access to digital content to help your teen Sims become better streamers, we have plenty of hardware at Overclockers UK to help you become the best!
If you’re looking for some tips and tricks to really make a splash in streaming, be sure to check out our dedicated article hub full of handy guides!
Best Gaming PCs and Hardware for The Sims 4: High School Years
Looking for an upgrade or two to enjoy The Sims 4 at its best? We have an incredible selection of gaming PCs and chairs that are perfect for boosting your gaming performance and comfort! We’ve picked out a few faves here, but you can explore our full collections if they don’t fit your Sim’s aspirations.
Refract Gaming Jade Pre-Built PC
The Jade is a perfect gaming PC if you’re content playing The Sims 4 without sharing your experience with the rest of the world. Equipped with an AMD Ryzen 7 7700 CPU and 32GB of DDR5 RAM, it has all the power you need to get your teens through high school. With its NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Graphics Card, the Jade has the graphical prowess needed to make classes feel alive even if the teachers don’t. Plus, all Refract Gaming PCs come with a three-year parts and labour warranty as standard.
noblechairs HERO Gaming Chair Boba Fett Special Edition
No stream is complete without an iconic throne for you to sit in. This gaming chair comes to us from a galaxy far, far away. Decked out in the style of famed Star Wars bounty hunter Boba Fett, you’ll get to enjoy this iconic aesthetic along with the comforts and superior ergonomics that noblechairs offers. Match the nerdy soul of your geeky teenage Sim, or even represent the brand and play The Sims 4 Journey to Batuu game pack for a fully Star Wars-themed stream!
Refract Gaming Indigo Pre-Built pC
Our other PC recommendation is perfect for playing and streaming. The Refract Gaming Indigo is pre-built with premium gaming hardware, so it can shoulder everything The Sims 4 and your stream throw at it. It has an AMD Ryzen 7 7880X3D CPU as well as 32GB DDR5 RAM. You can stream in glorious 4K resolution thanks to the powerful graphics card, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super. Like the stories you can tell in High School Years, the possibilities with this gaming PC are endless.
Want to Play More Sims 4?
The Sims 4 is a free to play game now, freeing up your pocket money for packs full of extra fun! Check out our recommendations for the best bundles you can build for your Sims.
Sorted for School?
We have a collection of articles to help with your back to school shopping, to make sure your tech is tip-top for The Sims and your academic year.
Tell Us How You Live Your Best Teen Sim Life
Share with us in the comments your favourite way to live as a teen Sim. I once turned a teen Sim into an entrepreneur without parental supervision, and I’m not entirely sure how I did it.
PC specs are subject to change.
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Jacob is a passionate gamer, plus a noted Pokemon and LEGO nutjob, who emerges only when doing the words here at Overclockers UK. Since starting at the tail end of 2021, Jacob has gone on to write dozens of blogs on everything from the latest games to whimsical Dickens-inspired poetry. Outside of creating content and being the one person in the office daring to champion Nintendo, he is often found fawning over his Pokemon card collection and his trio of lovely doggos.
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