Carla is a writer from Peñuelas, Puerto Rico, now based in Atlanta. She’s an Emory alum with both a BA and MA in English, but more importantly, she’s a Pisces with lots of opinions about video games.

Imaginary Friends is one of the most charming and nostalgic additions in The Sims 4: Adventure Awaits, drawing inspiration from The Sims 3, while still offering a fresh twist. These whimsical ...

Anthony Mennella explores a whimsical world where imaginary friends suddenly become real and visible.

"Mom/Dad! I'm SOOO bored!" Hearing this can conjure a rolling of the eyes in most parents. Decades ago, playing outside until sunset cured the "I am bored" declaration. Children happily imagined being ...

When I was young, I had a little white dog named Shoon. Though his insides were puff and polyester, I saw a friend whenever I looked into his resin eyes. At night, I would pull him close to my chest — ...

Many young children invent imaginary companions (IC) in the early years, also known as imaginary friends. An IC may be entirely invisible, or embodied in a toy or other object. As many as two-thirds ...

Now that we've ticked ghosts, vampires, aliens, mermaids, spellcasters, werewolves, fairies, Bonehilda the Skeleton Maid, and PlantSims off the collective wishlist for The Sims 4, there aren't too ...