In the world of video games, big studios often avoid socially sensitive topics, but fans sometimes find ways to work them in.
,” was released in 2018 and has been downloaded more than 250,000 times since mid-2021, its creator tells Axios.
The cost and timing parameters are a “way for me to kind of let users be ‘responsible in-game’ instead of using it whenever they want,” says LittleMsSam, who asked to be identified by her modder name to protect her privacy. But some players want the option of abortion, because for many The Sims is a chance to take virtual people and orchestrate dramatic scenarios.
Disappointed with The Sims' nearly uniform glee upon discovering they were pregnant, she made a mod that allowed them more complex reactions. And in 2021 she released an abortion mod programmed to trigger similarly mixed emotions.. “We're trying to put a little bit of reality in it,” she says.It helps that EA’s developers at Sims studio Maxis—and the community overall—have established a permissive atmosphere to all types of mods, according to franchise followers.
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