This Impact Guide explores themes in The Sims. As you play, you will enter and explore the space as a virtual character, an avatar. In the course of playing this game, you will select a town, create a character, build a house, start a family, and get a job. Along the way you will try to advance the wishes of your character or characters and encounter problems to solve through stories. What is the goal of the game? The goal depends upon the player: general goals might be to manage your Sim character well, and learn about living by experiencing new situations.