{"id":273644,"date":"2025-10-10T03:41:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T03:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2157026"},"modified":"2025-10-10T03:41:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T03:41:52","slug":"the-sims-4s-new-cottage-living-expansion-is-all-about-the-rural-life-and-arrives-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-sims-4s-new-cottage-living-expansion-is-all-about-the-rural-life-and-arrives-this-month\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sims 4&#8217;s new Cottage Living expansion is all about the rural life and arrives this month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/the-sims-4s-new-cottage-living-expansion-is-all-about-the-rural-life-and-arrives-this-month.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What better way to enjoy the summer months than an escape to the countryside for some idyllic cottage living? And what better way to do it without the inconvenience of ever actually having to leave your house than with the Sim&#8217;s 4&#8217;s latest expansion?<\/p>\n<p>The Sims 4: Cottage Living, which arrives on 22nd July, is the tenth full-scale Expansion Pack (and 42nd bit of paid DLC) to launch for life sim since its release in 2014, and &#8211; as its name very much implies &#8211; is all about cosy cottages and rustic charm.<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, top of the list of features coming in Cottage Living is the ability to settle down in a charmingly rustic new abode. Here, players can befriend the likes of wild rabbits, foxes, and birds, while also raising their own animals &#8211; including llamas, chickens, and cows for wool, eggs, and milk respectively &#8211; in order to start their journey to self-sufficiency.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-07-01-the-sims-4s-next-expansion-is-all-about-the-cottage-life-and-arrives-this-month\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-07-01-the-sims-4s-next-expansion-is-all-about-the-cottage-life-and-arrives-this-month\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What better way to enjoy the summer months than an escape to the countryside for some idyllic cottage living? And what better way to do it without the inconvenience of ever actually having to leave your house than with the Sim&#8217;s 4&#8217;s latest expansion? The Sims 4: Cottage Living, which arrives on 22nd July, is the tenth full-scale Expansion Pack (and 42nd bit of paid DLC) to launch for life sim since its release in 2014, and &#8211; as its name very much implies &#8211; is all about cosy cottages and rustic charm. Unsurprisingly, top of the list of features coming in Cottage Living is the ability to settle down in a charmingly rustic new abode. 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