Fans of The Sims have their hopes up that the original two games will finally be remastered for modern platforms after Electronic Arts cryptically teased them in a new 25th anniversary promo video. Kotaku understands that The Sims 1 and The Sims 2 will both be re-released on PC before the end of the month.

This February, one of EA's most beloved PC franchises, The Sims, turns 25. To celebrate, EA is traveling back to the early 2000s, when the original The Sims and The Sims 2 were introduced. The publisher posted a teaser for what appears to be a revival of both games on Monday,

According to Twitter user Anadius, The Sims 1 and The Sims 2 will be re-released on PC for Windows 10 and 11 on Friday 31st January at 10am CST. The Sims and The Sims 2 re-release for Windows 10/11 on January 31st at 16:00 UTC. 25th Birthday Bundle releases at the same time (contents not listed).

EA has teased a re-release of the first two games in The Sims series as part of its 25th anniversary celebrations, and a new report from Kotaku says both games will be released by the end of the month. The Sims, originally released in 2000, has never been available digitally on PC, while The Sims 2 (2004) hasn't been available since 2014.

EA's been teasing stuff as it celebrates 25 years of malevolent gods overseeing mysterious pool-related deaths.

In just eight days time, The Sims turns 25 - and EA is reportedly poised to re-release The Sims 1 & 2 this week as