{"id":15419,"date":"2026-04-16T23:33:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T23:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2127874"},"modified":"2026-04-16T23:33:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T23:33:37","slug":"the-sims-4-update-adds-over-100-new-skin-tones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-sims-4-update-adds-over-100-new-skin-tones\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sims 4 update adds over 100 new skin tones"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Earlier this year, Sims 4 players asked Maxis<\/a> to improve the skin tones available in the game. Many pointed out that the darker skin tones lacked vibrancy and looked ashy – while makeup often appeared patchy on some of these tones. In response, executive producer Lyndsay Pearson<\/a> acknowledged the team needed to do more to include a variety of skin tones and hairstyles in the game: and an update to help with that has now arrived. <\/p>\n

Today’s free update adds over 100 new skin tones to the character creator, along with a customisation slider to change the light to dark value of a skin tone. Skin tones are now filterable to warm, cool, and neutral tones – along with miscellaneous to cover occult skin tones like blue and green. <\/p>\n

Sliders are now also available when applying a sim’s makeup, which means players can alter hue, saturation, brightness and opacity. Maxis has currently locked the sliders “where it did not provide an optimal experience or make sense for the makeup,” but is working to improve these issues in future. You can also save custom swatches as you tweak your sliders, which can be saved for later should you want to reuse a look. <\/p>\n

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Earlier this year, Sims 4 players asked Maxis to improve the skin tones available in the game. Many pointed out that the darker skin tones lacked vibrancy and looked ashy – while makeup often appeared patchy on some of these tones. In response, executive producer Lyndsay Pearson acknowledged the team needed to do more to include a variety of skin tones and hairstyles in the game: and an update to help with that has now arrived. Today’s free update adds over 100 new skin tones to the character creator, along with a customisation slider to change the light to dark value of a skin tone. Skin tones are now filterable to warm, cool, and neutral tones – along with miscellaneous to cover occult skin tones…<\/p>\n

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