A Sims 4 player recreated Bill's town from The Last of Us. Both the game and the HBO series gave fans an immersive look at Bill's booby-trapped town, but its emotional backstory was what ultimately captured their attention.
The Sims is the most popular life simulation franchise, with many players would often recreating characters and homes based on various media. In The Sims 4 alone, players have recreated houses from Showtime's Shameless, Paddy's Pub from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and more.
YouTuber Isambardy decided to build Bill's hometown of Lincoln, Massachusetts from HBO's The Last of Us. The 26-minute video showed the process of recreating Bill and Frank's home and its interiors, and the other buildings that were found in the neighborhood. She said that she was using screenshots from the show as reference, so she could make the structures as accurate as possible. For a rural feel, Isambardy used a 64x64 lot in Henford-on Bagley from The Sims 4's Cottage Living DLC. Because of the limited space, many of the structures were built smaller, but she managed to fit in many of them, like the church and parking lot. However, this also meant that she had to leave out Bill's booby traps from the build.
In the comments, many The Last of Us fans praised Isambardy's build and how she accurately recreated the interiors of Bill and Frank's home in The Sims 4. Some also shared that the episode featuring Bill and Frank was their favorite, and that it made them cry.
The Last of Us episode 3, titled "Long, Long Time," garnered acclaim from critics and viewers for its heartwarming retelling of Bill and Frank's story. However, there were also some players who didn't seem happy about the deviations from the game. While there might be people who will argue that the HBO series should be faithful to the source material, many fans have welcomed the changes that The Last of Us creator Neil Druckmann and showrunner Craig Mazin made as they aimed to add more nuance to the characters and the overall story.
Meanwhile, The Sims 4 players can download Bill's town or just his house from Isambardy's gallery, so they can create their own Bill and Frank-type story. There are also The Sims 4 mods that players could use to recreate The Last of Us' post-apocalyptic world and characters.
The Sims 4 is available now for Mac, PC, PS4, and Xbox One.