The Sims Project X Character Designs Leak, And Everyone’s Already Wrongly Comparing It To Fortnite
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Update, 16:11pm GMT 04/01/2026: There are some worries going around that the original Project X image is actually AI-generated or upscaled. Nothing’s been confirmed right now, but it’s worth keeping in mind considering the anonymous source.
An alleged first look at The Sims Project X’s character designs has leaked, and it’s already drawing some frankly ridiculous comparisons to Fortnite’s art style.
As anyone who was hoping for The Sims 5 will know, the series is in a bit of a weird place right now as it looks to finally move away from The Sims 4. We’ve been hearing about the mysterious multiplayer-focused Project Rene for quite some time and still don’t really know what it’s all about, while rumours of another single-player experience, Project X, have recently started making the rounds as well.
Although an EA community manager shot down the rumours that The Sims 4 would soon be seeing its last expansion pack while a new game was put into development, it seems there was some truth to Project X. In fact, we might have just got our first leaked look at the unrevealed game, which is already drawing some head-banging comparisons.
A First Look At The Sims Project X Has Seemingly Leaked
No, It Doesn t Look Like Fortnite, Shut Up
Earlier today, Sims Community shared an interesting potential first look at The Sims Project X that was passed to them through an anonymous source. The site was sent an email with an image allegedly showing four Sims characters in the Project X art style, which looks similar to The Sims 4, but with a bit of extra detail and polish.
The image itself is marked as “TSX_MATERIAL_SIMS_EXPLORATORY”, suggesting that it’s a concept design from the game’s development and might have changed in that time.
If legitimate, it’s a minor look at Project X in the grand scheme of things that mostly serves to confirm that EA is cooking up something other than Project Rene. The most interesting thing about this whole story is the reaction that Sims Community got to the leaked image when they shared it on their Twitter.
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A ton of the replies to the alleged Project X leak instantly compare the art style to Fortnite due to its cartoonish take on humans, which is pretty much what happens to every game now when it’s not going for realism. That’s ignoring the fact that The Sims has always had this art style and came long before Fortnite, so it’s really the other way around if anything.
Yes, The Sims does look like Fortnite in a roundabout way, but it more importantly just looks like The Sims. If the Project X image is legitimate and not faked, then it’s a good sign that EA isn’t drastically changing the series’ identity.
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