
The Sims: Hot Date is the third expansion for The Sims, offering a completely new experience as your Sims dive into the world of dating. Featuring fresh characters, new interests, romantic items, and a brand-new downtown area packed with restaurants, stores, and parks, it's time to get your Sims out of their loungewear and into the dating scene. Take on the role of a matchmaker and see if your Sims find love or end up with heartbreak! It also brings community lots into the series for the first time, allowing players to interact with their Sims on locations outside their home.
This is an expansion for The Sims that introduces an entirely new layer to the game. For the first time, you can actually do what the title implies: step away from the usual grind of work and meals and head downtown to catch up with friends and meet new people—all for the cost of a $50 taxi fare. You now have 40 fresh ways to interact with other Sims, and you can spend the nights flirting... since time pauses while you have fun.
| PC | November 12, 2001 |
| Mac | June 9, 2002 |