EA has revealed The Sims 4’s previously teased new Infants life stage will arrive as a free update to the base game on 16th March, and it’ll launch alongside the newly revealed Growing Together Expansion Pack, which aims to expand gameplay options across all life stages.
The Sims 4’s new Infants life stage is intended to bridge the existing gap between newborns and toddlers, fleshing out Sims’ earliest years by introducing adorable little toerags with their own personalities, needs, emotions, and sentiments.
The free update will give players the tools to create and modify infants in Create-a-Sim, and includes a broad range of clothing, accessories, and hairstyles. It’ll also feature various Infant-themed interactions, including the ability to adopt Infants, change their nappies, given them a nap, put them down to sleep, and more.
Beyond that, players will need to turn to The Sims 4’s new Growing Together Expansion Pack, which adds further systems to the new life stage. There are Infant Milestones that grant new abilities, 18 discoverable Quirks that change an Infant’s behaviour – such as Self-soother, Early Rise, Messy Eater, Frequently Hiccups, Gassy, Good Appetite, Snuggly Sleeper, Happy Spitter, and Free-Air Tinkler – plus new tools including a Changing Station and Infant Playmat.