May 2019
I don't have a Build icon in my upper right corner (or anywhere else for that matter). I can create Sims, but can't build them a house.
I'm running The Sims 4 free version through Origin, on a PC laptop with plenty of memory and disk space. Does the free version not include Build mode?
May 2019
Place your Sims in the World either on an empty lot or a premade house then you will have the build icon.
May 2019 - last edited May 2019
Even if you obtained the game for free it should still have 100% of it's features.
You can build on a lot in 2 ways: