Black simmers have complained that the darker tones have strange coloring and texture issues, including orange blotches and an ashy shade to many tones. The Sims 4 currently has 35 skin tones, with 10 darker tones and 10 alien and vampire-colored tones.

While the first two Sims games had a paltry selection of skin tones, The Sims 3 had a color wheel that allowed for a diverse range of skin colors - although there were often issues with loading textures. 'We are making it a priority to release more options this year, as well as to address the visual issues with current skin tones - specifically to improve the blotchy artifacts and ashy tones,' Pearson assures. And we understand that right now it doesn't feel like we're truly living up to that promise.' Pearson assures simmers that their criticisms and requests for a better variety of skin tones and hair styles.

'From the beginning we set out to let you build sims that look like you or people that you know. 'Inclusivity is at the core of the Sims franchise,' Pearson says.

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