EA has teased a re-release of the first two games in The Sims series as part of its 25th anniversary celebrations, and a new report from Kotaku says both games will be released by the end of the month. The Sims, originally released in 2000, has never been available digitally on PC, while The Sims 2 (2004) hasn't been available since 2014.

Maxis and Electronic Arts (EA) appear to have a special present in store for the 25th anniversary of The Sims: A digital re-release of The Sims and The Sims 2 for PC. The brand-new versions of the classic games seem to contain most of the expansions released for them over the years,

The first two Sims games are still exceedingly well-regarded these days, but sadly, actually gaining access to them in a legitimate way isn't particularly easy. The first was a disc-only jobby, and the second has long-since been removed from digital platforms.

The Sims 1 and 2 re-release is planned for PC, but a Switch 2 port feels like an ideal way to bring the king of simulation games to a larger audience.

The Sims 1 and 2 re-releases are expected to launch on Friday, January 31 at 10:00am CST. The games are only expected to release on PC. EA has yet to make the official announcement, but it has teased that the re-releases are real.