This month PlayStation Plus users can grab a free copy of The Sims 4 in celebration of The Sims 20th anniversary. With the money saved from Sony's giveaway, players can put it towards enhancing their Sims 4 experience with expansions and game packs.

The Sims 4 makes it easier on player's wallets by dividing expansions into two types: the traditional expansion, which usually adds new worlds, mechanics, objects and more, and game packs, which are bite-sized versions of expansions at a lower cost. With a total of 16 expansions and game packs to choose from, it can be daunting to decide which you'll get the most out of. Here are some paired suggestions for the new Simmers out there.

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Parenthood Game Pack & Discover University Expansion

Most Sims have families at some point in their lives, and what better way to enhance that core gameplay than by adding more personality mechanics. The Sims 4: Parenthood adds new interactions between children and adults and unique activities for families. Rather than simply doing homework, playing tag and going to school, Sim kids (and teens) are given more depth. A child may go through a picky eater phase, or a teen can be angry at the world, and it's the Sim parent's job to help them through it with wisdom and/or discipline. By guiding your Sim children, they also learn Character Values, which can then turn into Traits as an adult, giving them a bit more depth than your average Sim.

Once they are all grown up, you can send them off to get one of thirteen degrees with the Discover University expansion. While earning their degree, Sims can gain new skills or enhance ones they already have, join after-school activities or decide they want a piercing and some new tattoos. Once they've achieved their academic goals, they can get one of the three new careers (or any others) and have an advantage over Sims without degrees. Because Discover University is a full expansion, it comes with a new world for the campus, three new careers and a ton of new objects and traits.

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City Living Expansion & Dine Out Game Pack

City Living adds an entirely new world in the form of... well, a city. It's very different from the traditional Sims 4 worlds in that it has apartments, penthouses and a variety of new venues and neighborhoods to check out. Apartments and penthouses are handled much better than previous Sims games with mechanics like landlords and infestations. Not to mention if you have Discover University, you can have roommates. The city also has "Festivals" for your Sims to check out in one of the four neighborhoods: a Spice Market, an Arts Quarter, a Fashion District and Uptown. Maybe they'll even do some karaoke in the evening to the enjoyment or dismay of other Sims, depending on their singing skill.

If you add Dine Out into the mix, Sims can visit restaurants, diners, coffee shops and anything else involving food and drink. This can be a fun social outing or Sims can eat alone, critiquing the food or getting food poisoning from a bad cook. Players can also create their own restaurants while their Sims can own and run them. Running a restaurant involves everything from choosing the menu and staff outfits to setting prices and training staff. Coupled with City Living, Sims can own a fine dining establishment in the heart of a city.

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Seasons Expansion & Strangerville Game Pack

While these two don't go hand in hand like the others, they have their own merits. Seasons adds a whole new layer of gameplay to the base game and any expansions you may already have. It does exactly what the title suggests but also includes weather, holidays, seasonal objects and more outdoor interactions and activities. Sims can have a barbecue in the summer, play in raked leaves in the fall, throw a holiday party during winter, plant flowers in the spring – but don't let them get struck by lightning, freeze to death or leave electronics out in the rain. This expansion is all about adding more to what you already have, and some expansions will also get their own unique weather. The world in Island Living has Tropical Monsoons, for example.

Strangerville is unique among all the expansions and game packs offered by EA. While it includes a new neighborhood like many others, this one has a story to it. Your Sim goes to the town of Strangerville, but it soon becomes clear there is something wrong with the residents and it's the player's job to uncover what. You'll do this by having your Sim complete puzzles and meet objectives while living your Sim life. Once your Sim has uncovered the mystery, the residents will return to normal, and you gain the option to reset the story and do it again if you wish. No other game pack or expansion offers this experience, and for that reason, it's worth taking a look at.

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