Sim with machete on a beach gathering wood and tools, and cooking on fire representing Castaway Life mod by Down-In-Simsland.
This is a Survival-style mod pack for Sims 4 letting Sims gather materials, craft, explore islands, and live off-grid in modular gameplay.

Castaway Life by Down-In-Simsland is a mod pack for The Sims 4 that lets players simulate survival and crafting on a deserted island. Starting with minimal tools (like a machete), Sims can gather resources, craft items, explore, and take on challenges associated with living off the grid.

Key Features
The pack is modular: you can enable or disable various parts depending on what you want in your game. Some modules include gathering wood and building campfires, treasure hunting on sandy lots, managing phone battery, dye-making and wool dyeing, rustic campfire food replacements, and a “shower at sink” quick clean option. Each module adds themed interactions and items fitting the desert/island survival vibe.

Mod Release Date
Originally uploaded in early 2025. Chinese translation version updated March 4, 2025. Spanish translation also present in January 2025.

Gameplay Role / Impact
Castaway Life turns a regular Sims game into a survival-crafting scenario. It adds goals tied to resource gathering and crafting, and layers of gameplay for players who enjoy challenging or thematic survival experiences rather than standard life simulation.

Community Feedback
Players appreciate the flexible modular design, so they can pick just the parts they like. Many enjoy the immersive island aesthetic and the crafting mechanics, though some say that missing expansion packs limit full experience.

About the Creator
Down-In-Simsland is a Sims modder who designs large themed mod packs with many integrated parts, especially focused on crafting, survival, and alternative lifestyle gameplays.

Editor’s Note
Who It’s For: Players who enjoy Sims gameplay with a challenge, survival themes, and crafting.
Why Use It: It adds survival mechanics and new interactions, offering a different style of play.


REQUIREMENTS:
The mod works with the base game and many modules depend on certain expansion packs or mods (for example, woodworking or animal interactions). If you don’t own the required packs, those modules just won’t show up or work, but the rest of the mod is usable.

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