Goodbyes are heavy. A tiny town on a phone can hold years of care. EA closed The Sims Mobile servers on January 20, 2026, and the game is no longer playable or available to download. This is for the players who built, shared, and checked in between bus stops and bed time, and who want a clear record of how the final months ended.
What ended and when
Here are the key dates in clear terms.
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October 20, 2025. Final update. Real money purchases turned off. Unlimited energy starts.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM UTC. The game is removed from the App Store and Google Play for new downloads.
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January 6, 2026. All Build Mode and Create A Sim items unlock for everyone.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:59 PM UTC. Servers close. The game stops working.
Dates are from the EA final update.
What delisting means now
The app left the App Store and Google Play on October 21, 2025. Previous players could redownload it from their app library only until the servers closed. That option no longer restores a playable game because The Sims Mobile required EA’s servers.
What players could do before shutdown
During the final months, players could use leftover currency, play the last events, enjoy unlimited energy, and access every Build Mode and Create A Sim item from January 6 until the shutdown.
What remains after shutdown
There was no save export because progress lived on EA’s servers. Towns and account data are no longer accessible. Screenshots, recorded house tours, portraits, and notes saved outside the app are now the only personal copies players can keep.
What was lost when the servers closed
Access ended with the shutdown.
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Towns, lots, and progress.
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Earned and bought items that do not exist outside the app.
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Event tracks and collections.
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Daily routines and social spaces inside the game.
Money already spent stays spent. This is how server games work.
How players said goodbye
Before the shutdown, some players hosted one last house party, built a final room, or saved a group photo by the front door. Those small records matter now that the town itself can no longer be opened.
A short note to the builders
You made stories in a pocket space. You made homes while waiting in lines, and between long days. The game will go, but the bits that mattered will not. Take your screenshots. Hold a moment. Then rest. Dag dag.