Following many rumors The Sims 5 is finally confirmed to be in development featuring the most innovative customization tools of any Sims game so far.

The Sims 5 is currently developed under the code name “Project Rene”. many rumors over the past years have pointed at a new Sims game featuring multiplayer, many new innovative features as well as as cross platform gameplay – that’s right The Sims 5 might be playable on mobile phones as well as console and PC.

EA and Maxis were proud to let us have a look at the very early build of The Sims 5. The developers made very clear that development is at a very early stage and the release of the game may still be year away.

However, the first look at customizing furniture is incredible although it is showing a lot of similarities to Animal Crossing inspired game Hokko Life where you can make your own furniture from the ground up.

Maxis showed how you can customize beds and couches to a detail not seen in previous Sims games. Change the pillow size, color, rotation and more. In addition to being able to let your creativity free roam, you can also invite friends to you join you build your home or even play with with them comparatively together. The Sims with multiplayer is something that had been rumored for a while and many players have been wishing for it for years. For the players who enjoy playing alone this is of course still an option as well.

take a look at Project Rene – The Sims 5 below.

Paralives the first real The Sims competitor

The Sims will finally also get some competition from indie game developer Paralives take a look at this stunning game featuring similar customizations as The Sims 5.