The Sims 3

The lifetime goal, on the other hand, is similar to wishes but requires a lot of work to get to. While granting wishes can be as simple as ordering a pizza, one lifetime goal requires the player to make his Sim a CEO of a big corporation which can't be done over night. As a compensation, the fulfilling of a lifetime goal grants the player a very large amount of lifetime points as opposed to the normal wishes.

The gameplay involves moving around in a full city where the player's Sim is free to do what he wants, including working and socializing, but also buying groceries or books. The player can influence their Sim's work life by deciding how they want to approach their job, which affects their happiness and job performance.

The console versions introduce karma powers where players receive godlike powers to influence the life of their sims for better or worse. With the money a Sim starts with and earns during the game, he either buys a pre-created lot or builds/expands his own house from ground up including all of the interior decoration. This time around stuff can even be placed in an 45° angle.