{"id":1116960,"date":"2026-01-30T23:59:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T23:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=520071"},"modified":"2026-01-30T23:59:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T23:59:02","slug":"this-springs-sims-expansion-pack-adds-new-job-tattoo-artist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/this-springs-sims-expansion-pack-adds-new-job-tattoo-artist\/","title":{"rendered":"This spring\u2019s Sims expansion pack adds new job: tattoo artist"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Electronic Arts\u2019 next The Sims 4<\/em> expansion, Businesses & Hobbies<\/em><\/a>, includes a new town called Nordhaven that\u2019s full of Sims looking to get creative. One of the expansion\u2019s big additions is the tattooing skill that lets Sims open tattoo shops. In “Tattoo Paint Mode,” Sims players can also create their own custom tattoos with stamps and stencils that can be shared with others in The Sims 4<\/em>\u2019<\/a>s gallery.<\/p>\n

Pottery is the other new skill addition, allowing Sims to make \u201cfunctional tea sets, planters, incense burners, and more<\/a>\u201d \u2014 again, another business opportunity if you\u2019re into monetizing your hobbies. Here\u2019s how Electronic Arts describes the expansion\u2019s businesses:<\/p>\n

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Follow your dreams wherever they take you and create a small business that will leave your Sim feeling fulfilled. Whether it\u2019s creating pottery or other handmade items, or providing a service like tattoos or classes, turn your Sim\u2019s skills into a profitable business. For Sims who are just starting up their business or feel most inspired at home, you can build a Small Business on a Residential Lot and designate a dedicated space in their home to set up shop. Looking to set up your dream business outside of the home? You can also build on the new Small Business Venue Lot. You can also run their business on the new Small Business Venue Lot.<\/p>\n

The new Ticket Kiosk offers Sims the freedom to run their business on their terms, with options to charge customers either one time or hourly. You get to make the challenging, but exciting, choice of either running a family business (imagine the drama!) and hiring your entire Sim\u2019s household, or meeting the perfect candidates and offering them a job. The options are endless with the new Small Business system.<\/p>\n

As you grow your Sim\u2019s business, you\u2019ll earn the ability to choose Business Perks, which include new interactions, effects, and more! Your Sim can run their business by the books or cut a few corners, as they build their Business Renown and decide on their Alignment along the Dreamer, Schemer, and Neutral paths. Using a Schemer perk will progress your Alignments towards the Schemer path, or if you consider yourself to be more of a  dreamer, choosing perks that will progress your Alignment towards the Dreamer path. Just here to live life and make those Simoleons? No problem, your business can remain Neutral. <\/p>\n

These choices don\u2019t only impact your Sim\u2019s business, they can impact your Sim\u2019s life outside of the workplace, so choose wisely as you chase those dreams!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Beyond tattoo shops and pottery studios, Electronic Arts said there are business opportunities tied to other expansion packs, too:<\/p>\n