{"id":1133599,"date":"2026-02-03T23:44:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T23:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-sims-4-finally-adds-the-series-iconic-burglar-and-it-only-took-11-years"},"modified":"2026-02-03T23:44:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T23:44:55","slug":"the-sims-4-finally-adds-the-series-iconic-burglar-and-it-only-took-11-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-sims-4-finally-adds-the-series-iconic-burglar-and-it-only-took-11-years\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sims 4 finally adds the series&#8217; iconic burglar, and it only took 11 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-sims-4-finally-adds-the-series-iconic-burglar-and-it-only-took-11-years.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nIf your Sims 4 nights have been lacking a certain criminal frisson for the last 11 years, things are about to get a whole lot more exciting. Over a decade after its release, <a data-keyword=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/the-sims-4\">The Sims 4<\/a> has finally added the series&#8217; iconic burglar as part of its latest free update.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-sims-4-finally-adds-the-series-iconic-burglar-and-it-only-took-11-years\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-sims-4-finally-adds-the-series-iconic-burglar-and-it-only-took-11-years\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your Sims 4 nights have been lacking a certain criminal frisson for the last 11 years, things are about to get a whole lot more exciting. Over a decade after its release, The Sims 4 has finally added the series&#8217; iconic burglar as part of its latest free update. 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