Before I get into, let me start off by saying I love Sims 4 and Island Living is really cool, but… It honestly feels like a game pack.

Not only when looking at it in terms of Sims 4 packs, but especially when comparing it to Island Paradise in Sims 3.

In Island Paradise we got:

Houseboats, which were awesome. And they’re not in Island Living.

Scuba diving, which was really cool, and it’s not in Island Living aside from being a rabbit hole.

Resorts, which you could either stay at or run as a business, and they’re not in Island Living in either aspect.

More boats than we get in Island Living.

An active Lifeguard career versus the rabbit hole part time job in Island Living.

Hidden islands that we had to discover on our own.

Swimming in open bodies of water in any world.

New big things in Island Living to make up for everything not included from Island Paradise:

The part work from home/part rabbithole conversationist career, which is pretty cool.

The ability to take on odd jobs around the island instead of getting a regular job, which is sweet.

The Kava festival and island spirits aspect that I haven’t explored yet.

It just feels more like a Jungle Adventures/Outdoor Retreat game pack versus an expansion pack like Seasons or City Living.There’s just nothing grand about it to make it stand out. Not even including the whole swimming in the water aspect, Island Paradise had 3 big game changers being the houseboats, scuba diving lots, and resorts. In comparison Island Living doesn’t even have 1 big game changer.