Have you ever killed your Sims in a house fire? Made them go for a swim and then deleted the ladder? Had them eaten by a cow plant? Squished by a murphy bed?
Research out of the UK found that more than 40 per cent of British players admitted to murdering their Sims, with drowning in a ladderless pool the most popular cause of death.
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So does murdering your Sims make you an everyday Hannibal Lecter?
Dr Xanthé Mallett, a lecturer in criminology at the University of Newcastle, says while Sims-torture doesn t quite make you a psychopath, it could make you a sadist.