The Sims 4 has trended toward themes of sustainable living, reconnecting with nature, and repurposing industrial spaces across multiple expansions. Enchanted by Nature (July 2025) continues themes introduced in Eco Lifestyle, Cottage Living, Horse Ranch, Tiny Living, and Werewolves. Eva Rotky, an interior designer and Sims YouTuber, built a platform during pandemic lockdowns and joined the EA Creator network in 2022. Longtime players note substantial build mode expansion across the franchise's 25-year history. Player interest in nature-focused content increased after COVID lockdowns, driving demand for rural, eco-friendly, and reclaimed-space aesthetics in both official DLC and community creations.
Since the beginning of the decade, The Sims 4 has shown a consistent preoccupation with sustainable living and reclaiming industrial spaces. Its most recent add-on, July 2025's Enchanted by Nature expansion, is just the latest DLC to tackle a theme that was already present in the aptly-named Eco Lifestyle expansion pack, as well as the Cottage Living and Horse Ranch packs, the Tiny Living stuff pack, and the Werewolves game pack (that last title sounds a little left-field, but trust me, it fits the theme).
She has been gaming as a hobby since childhood, but it wasn't until the pandemic lockdowns that friends encouraged her to begin making YouTube videos of her Sims builds, which eventually led to her joining the EA Creator network in 2022. "If my seven-year-old self could see or know these things," she says, "She'd be like, absolutely not! I don't believe it!"
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