Find The Sims 4 in your game library. Click on the game advance settings (3 dot icon) above the play button. Select "View Properties". In the "Advanced launch options" box, type "-dx11" Click "Save" to apply the changes. Steam: Open Steam and go to your library. Right-click on The Sims 4 and select "Properties".

Thanks for the reply! I attempted deleting EA launcher, Steam and The Sims 4 to start fresh with one copy of The Sims 4. I've redownloaded everything and now the game will not load at all. My expansion packs are still in the EA Launcher. It says it is going to access the Standard edition through Steam but the game never launches.

Feb 3, 2023 · Hi, awhile ago I bought the Sims 4 on Steam, and over a small period I amassed a collection of nearly every Expansion Pack, and a few Game Packs. However, I recently heard that it might be better to have the game on Origin/EA. So I was wondering, should I consider rebuying all of my Expansion Packs on Origin/EA for a better experience.

@addiedolgner There's no way to transfer DLC to Steam directly, but you can use your EA App-owned DLC in a Steam install. First, uninstall Sims 4 through the EA App if you haven't already. Install the game through Steam as well as any packs you own there. Launch the game once to make sure it works; if not, stop here and let me know.

The way this goes is, when you buy Sims 4 in Steam, you're required to link your Steam account to an Origin account. Steam will then recognize the packs you own in Origin and allow them to load when you launch from Steam. However, Origin will still run in the background every time you play Sims 4, even while you're launching from Steam.

Jul 15, 2023 · Hi, I know this is from a long time ago but I'm having some problems. I have downloaded Sims 4 from Steam and it launches with EA. I downloaded the DLC unlockers to the T using a youtube video as my guide and all is well. But every time I right-click on the sims 4 short cut on my laptop screen, I can't open the sims 4 game file location.

If you still can't play, restart your computer again, and this time, run both Steam and the EA App as an admin: right-click each one's desktop shortcut and select "Run as administrator." Only try to launch Sims 4 once both game launchers are open and have loaded fully. If that doesn't help either, please let me know what antivirus you use, if any.

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If the only reason you have linked accounts is for Sims 4, then there's no reason to relink them. If you do want the accounts linked for other games, you can do so after uninstalling the Steam version of Sims 4 and installing the EA App version. Your saves and other user content are stored in Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4.

@djjiahn Steam can't add your EA-owned packs, but it can and will load them in-game IF those packs are installed into the Steam base game's folder. So what you need to do here is uninstall the EA App version of Sims 4, then download only your packs (but not a second copy of the base game) through the App.