Project Rene definitely isn't The Sims 5, and new leaks of EA's upcoming multiplayer sim prove as much

As The Sims 4 community prepares for the spooktacular Life and Death expansion pack this fall, another one of EA's future projects has leaked - and the work-in-progress is not exactly what fans had in mind.

Project Rene isn't The Sims 5. EA recently clarified, in fact, that there would be no Sims 5 at all. Instead, The Sims 4 will live on as the series' go-to game with new expansion packs and even fan-created paid DLC. Project Rene, on the other hand, is set to be a spin-off boasting fresh features like the multiplayer capabilities the community has awaited for years. Recent leaks of the mysterious title have left Simmers worried, though - and it's not hard to see why.

As shared on Reddit, Project Rene could end up being different than fans initially envisioned - and as a longtime Sims stan myself, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a tad bit concerned by the leaks. It's important to note that every screenshot, if real, is taken from a very early version of the game as it's still climbing through its alpha stages. The images come as a shock, however, especially as EA previously showcased some of Project Rene's environment prototypes.

The leaked screenshots don't look like the ones shared publicly by the developers in the past, and the Sims themselves feel like watered-down mobile shells of those present within the main series' titles. As one fan comments, "They’ve somehow styled the characters worse and more bland than TS4." There's no telling just yet how Create-A-Sim works in Project Rene, though - the leaker explains that it's "coming in a future playtest."