
While there are other “Zombie Apocalypse Challenges”, they focus on the zombie uprising itself being the source of the apocalypse for a rule set that incorporates zombie hordes into Pinstar’s existing Apocalypse Challenge, you can read Cyjon’s Adjusted Rules. The theme of the Challenge is rebuilding a broken, desolate town through hard work and determination, and many players follow aesthetically too.Ī variation of this Challenge follows to its logical conclusion with the Zombie Apocalypse Challenge. In an Apocalypse Challenge, the player is still trying to achieve a 10 generation Legacy while operating under - and trying to lift - 15 extremely heavy restrictions tied to the game’s career paths. What started as a much harder and grittier variation of the Legacy Challenge has turned into its own kind of Challenge over time as different players offer their own rules and suggestions. The Apocalypse Challenge is widely known and very popular, but fewer players attempt it due to its difficulty and the dedication it requires.

Some players let their readers/other players decide which child Sim will be the “heir” and inherit the Legacy House by way of a poll, which turns The Sims into a group experience. Legacy Challenges are popular due to the story-like appeal that endears the Sims to both the player and those who read the updates.

The original Legacy also enforces other restrictions, such as limiting the Founder’s initial funds, banning most cheats, and forcing the player to randomize the traits of the Legacy’s offspring instead of choosing them to their own benefit, which are commonly incorporated into other challenges too.

This challenge coined many of the terms associated with other challenges and, frequently, general Sims discussion Legacy House, Founder, Legacy Spouse, Spares, Heir (and Heir Poll), Legacy Starter, etc. The challenge is officially won when the first child of the 10th generation is born, and the player can see how well they did by tallying up the points they earned in the process.

While many spin-off variations of the Legacy Challenge exist, the core concept remains the same starting with a single Sim, foster a legacy that spans 10 generations. The most popular and well-known challenge, the Legacy Challenge adds a clear and achievable long-term goal to the game that’s also easily combined with other challenges and themes. Remember to read our About page for clarification on what it means to follow a Challenge and its rules!
