And while we wouldn't exactly call a Sims game gritty, it's clear that City Living at least acknowledges the realities of downtown life. Your goal is to work your way up from a tiny starter apartment to a penthouse, and you have to deal with apartment nuisances like noisy neighbors and landlords (hopefully this doesn't mean waiting months to get something fixed). There are three new careers, including politics, and activities now include urbanite favorites like basketball or mural painting.

As with many Sims expansions, City Living won't come cheap: you can pre-order the Mac/Windows title for $40 ahead of its November 1st release date. However, this is a larger change than we've seen in some Sims booster packs. Simply put, it's acknowledging a very common human experience that was conspicuously absent until now.