Readers reveal the worst things they've done on The Sims

The latest update for The Sims 4 was released on 12 January, which allowers the user to add 10 original films, new furniture and the possibility to create the ultimate movie lounge.

It’s remarkable and yet unsurprising that The Sims is still such an institution, and many people who don’t play any more will still recall fond memories of the older versions.

We asked readers to share the worst or most bizarre things they had done in the games. Below are our favourite responses:

"Once I accidentally left the ageing setting on and one of my Sims turned into an old lady; I didn't want an old lady Sim so when she was in the garden I built four walls around her and left her to die. (Sounds kind of sick when I write it out...) - Claire

"I made a Sim of myself and one of the guy I liked. Obviously the game progresses and we're now married with great-grandchildren - on the game that is. Luckily we are still together in real life too." - anon

"I made loads of Sims with the names of famous people, drowned them and made a celebrity graveyard" – Carla Louise

"I used to construct large swimming pool and let all my Sims inside, later on I'll remove the ladder and watch which Sims would survive in those conditions." - anon

"I built several confined spaces and use it as prison's rooms. Let everyone inside the rooms, remove the door and see which sims would last the condition. Usually the winner will move to other house, fully furnished, made especially for him/her." - anon

"I would arrange furniture in a way that would block my Sim into a small space surrounding a burning wood fire.

If you were to leave something flammable - a chair, for example - in its direct vicinity, it would set alight; if you left a Sim next to a burning chair, the same rule would apply.

"So there I would sit, grinning menacingly, watching my own creation burn to a crisp as I waited for the arrival of the Grim Reaper to claim his soul. Good entertainment for an 11 year old." - Billy

"I had a competition with a friend to see who could drown the most people in the pool. I won with 12." – Jen Hay

"Set my husband on fire/killed him because he hadn’t read before trying to cook. Or not giving them a toilet. So mean." – Girlwithfood via Twitter

"Classics: deleting the swimming pool ladder to watch them drown and setting off a rocket in a room full of rugs – no door obvs" - Hannah

"My Sim’s wife had to leave a pool party to give birth to her second son, left her hospital and went back to the party…" – Lee Power

"Making your Sim run until they died on the treadmill" – Lucy Thompson

"Trapped them in a room with just a mirror and a sink and watched them disintegrate" – Regulation Hottie via Twitter

What was the worst thing you ever did on The Sims? Let us know in the comments and we’ll add your story