There’s a new The Sims 4 Update across PC, Mac and Console platforms Xbox and Playstation. The latest patch is bringing a hotfix solution to the missing stair rails bug, as announced last week by The Sims Team.
Find out what’s been improved and changed in the official patch notes below:
The Hotfix and Day 0 Royals Update
IInstalling the Latest Sims 4 Update
You can get the latest The Sims 4 Update on the following official launchers and platforms:
PC: EA App, Origin, Steam, Epic Games
Mac: Origin, Steam
Playstation: PS4 and PS5
Xbox: Xbox One and Xbox Series X / S
You can download the latest Sims 4 Update by checking for a Patch through the EA App, Steam or Epic Games launcher for Desktop. If you have Automatic Updates enabled the update will automatically download through your client program. In case your EA App is not working properly ensure you’ve cleared your app cache!
If you play The Sims 4 on Xbox Series X / S and Playstation 4 and 5 you can request a new update by checking for updates under The Sims 4 game in the Main Menu. If you’ve enabled automatic updates the Patch should download right away.
There’s also a handy official guide to Mods and CC maintenance, as well as backing up your Saves! Click here to learn all about healthy upkeep of your The Sims 4 files.
Official Sims 4 Patch Notes
Update 2/12/2026
PC: 1.121.361.1020 / Mac: 1.121.361.1220
Console: Version 2.29
Sul Sul, Simmers!
This is a small patch to address a few player-reported issues since our last Base Game update. Thank you so much for your continued reports via the EA Forums!
-The Sims 4 Team
[EA Forums] Stair railings will no longer be missing on premade lots, Gallery Lots, and player-created lots.
Resolved an issue where Distant Relative and Distant Relative-In-Law relationship labels were showing up inconsistently.
Resolved an issue where newly adopted Sims failed to appear in the Family Tree after exceeding a certain number of children.
The same Sim will no longer show up as a part of different generations in the Family Tree.
Apparently the update is just 675MB on Windows. No idea why the size difference is drastic, but my original download report includes a filesize of 7.8GB on Mac.
What’s your experience with downloading the latest Sims 4 Update hotfix on your platform? Let us know in the comments below and stay tuned to Sims Community for more Royalty & Legacy release coverage!