Разработчик: The Sims Studio
Описание
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About the Game
Play with Life.Create the lives you've always wanted!
Ready to live a freer, more creative life? In The Sims™ 3, you can let your fantasies run wild as you design your ideal world. Start with your Sim, refining each shape, color and personality trait until you get the precise person that pleases you. Design your dream home, but don’t let a grid limit you; place, rotate and stack furniture and walls freely and to your heart’s content.
Once the “hard work” is over, it’s time to be a mentor. Guide your Sim’s path through life, developing a career, finding love, and pursuing dreams and desires. Spending time with friends and family is just as important as mastering painting or accumulating knowledge.
Take things to the next level and record movies of your Sim’s adventures and share them with the ever-growing and thriving community. With a huge catalog of expansion packs and fun objects to discover, there is no end to the possibilities awaiting you. It all begins here; your adventure awaits!
Key Features
- Customize Your Sim: Mix and match a vast range of facial features and body types to get the look you want. Infuse your Sim with personality traits and help realize their dreams.
- Stage Your Own Extreme Makeover: Decorate your Sim’s home however you want, neat or messy. Use odd angles, create tall stacks of items, and apply your favorite self-made pattern to the walls and floors.
- Range From the Home: Get out of the house and explore the lively and entertaining neighborhood for the first time. Be a part of the larger online community!
Поддерживаемые языки: czech, danish, dutch, english, finnish, french, german, hungarian, italian, korean, norwegian, polish, portuguese - portugal, russian, spanish - spain, swedish, traditional chinese
Системные требования
Windows
- OS *: Windows XP (Service Pack 2) or Windows Vista (Service Pack 1)
- Processor: (XP) 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent; (Vista) 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
- Memory: (XP) 1 GB; (Vista) 1.5 GB
- Graphics: 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
- DirectX®:
- Hard Drive: At least 6.5 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content
- Sound:
- Built-in Graphics:
- Intel Integrated Chipset, GMA X3000 or above.
- 2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent
- 0.5 GB additional RAM
- Intel Integrated Chipset, GMA X3000 or above.
- Supported Video Cards:Nvidia GeForce series: FX5900 or greater, G100, GT 120, GT 130, GTS 150, GTS 250, GTX 260, GTX 275, GTX 280, GTX 285, GTX 295; ATI Radeon™ series: ATI Radeon 9500 series of greater, X300, X600, X700, X800, X850, X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950, 2400, 2600, 2900, 3450, 3650, 3850, 3870, 4850, 4870 series or greater; Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA): GMA 3-Series, GMA 4-Series
- *Please note that the GeForce 6100 and 7100 cards are not supported
Отзывы пользователей
i love this game i remember having sims 3 pets on my xbox 360. spent 20 on game and 20 on pets dlc and it wont load a game keeps coming up with server error restart applicant i have restarted app and pc 7 or 8 times and nothing plus my saved game from yesterday is gone. dont waste your money one this. on the plus side i didnt pay the 200 on all dlc package like i planned tonight.just spent 3 hours and cant open it i want my fudging money back
Still worth playing; enough differences between this and Sims 4, especially when heavily modded.
IMO, better than the Sims 4, mostly for one specific region: the open world. It's a shame but understandable EA ditched the open-world concept for the Sims 4 so that it was more optimized and ran well, unlike Sims 3 which, even on NASA PC's, lag. However, it's worth the low frames to play because of that aspect. I used to play the Sims 2 a lot and was always hoping one day we get a Sims game like this. Where, while you're living your life, other sims are simultaneously living theirs. A living world! And I love it.
Unfortunately, the game runs like ass. Even while they were still working on the game, EA never bothered fixing it up. But, again, worth playing it. Just get some optimization mods!
I love this game. Ive always wanted to play this game and after so many years of not owning a PC i finally got one and this game was my first instinct. It has only been a few days but i have been non stop playing yo, its so intresting having to literally take care of fake people but i just cannot look away. What im trying to say here is that you can literally do whatever you cannot do in real life and customize it however you please. If you need another addiction I totes recommend this.
I hate this game. You can't edit any other house on the street or play them and I really hate the lifespan feature, would be nice to be able to turn it off when ever i want and then turn it back on. I miss the way the sims used to be.
After 292 hours of play this game completely glitched and I couldn't get into it to try again. EA Sims have had a history of this issue and have never fixed it. I'll never purchase an EA game again.
I really miss playing this game. I miss controlling all my families not just my sims but my pets. The sims 4 didn't bring that into the sims 4 so I was extremely let down.
so like? i played it, and i love it. i can make my characters kiss. but it wouldn't save, so my entire world is gone. still fun nonetheless go play it its better than sims 4
I want to recommend this game, as I am playing and loving it all these years later BUT the persistent problems are too big to ignore. The game requires tricks/work-arounds to start on newer laptops. My Steam version just straight up doesn't boot up anymore, no task manager trick or Alder Lake patch will fix it. My free EA app version does work, which is annoying. I'm not sure how EA still is actively selling a game that has this big of an issue without any update or fix. Don't give them your money.
Despite its age the sims 3 still holds the test of time, and is an absolutely wonderful game beaming with life sorely missed from the sims 4. This alongside the sims 2 are the pinnacle of the franchise, and every time I go back to the sims 4 I often find myself getting reeled back in by the allure of this game, and sinking dozens of hours into this masterpiece.
Locked a family in the basement and then my sim died from grilling a grilled cheese and burning to death which let everyone go. 10/10
Good day, dear community. After 10 years since the last time I played the Sims, I decided to dive into this universe again, let's say, remember my youth and relax. I waited patiently: while it was downloading and installing, I spent money on my favorite add-ons to get... Absolutely nothing) The game simply refuses to start and gives error after error. There is no solution for this error.
I am asking for a refund and will never buy it again, as I was VERY disappointed and I am sad that EA and Steam have done nothing in 10 years so that this crap started working properly and integrating with devices
The game keeps crashing. I've played for 2 days, and haven't been able to load 2 separate saved games. It keeps giving me a message that says "Serious error, restart" and it doesn't help. I've had no help from ea. Don't waste your money.
soooo much more interactive than sims 4 and no loading screens! just got started but its already super fun!
If you think that sims 4 is good, the sims 3 is near perfect. actions have more depth and characters have a variety of character traits to keep their individuality. character customization can be lack luster when it comes to appearances. i'd also like to add that almost all the packs for this game are worth buying and enhance game play.
Runs like butter opposed to the EA App that forced me to download the choppy TS3 Legacy Edition. When running this game for the first time, all of my setting were at high and ran smoothly without crashing. Caught it on sale and I believe this was worth the investment, just sad that my gameplay hours from EA doesn't transfer over. :(
Forever the best Sims game, by farrrrr! The extra r's are necessary to portray the extent of how far. IT'S FAR. IT'S NOT CLOSE.
I used to play sprawled across the living room floor with my mom's laptop, for hours and hours, til that old thing burned against my lap. I would always buy the tiny trailer house, and set fire to it immediately trying to cook my Sim's first meal. I would trap my Sims in pools without ladders and watch in awe as they drowned. I would trap my pregnant Sims in rooms without doors just to see what would happen to them if they couldn't make it to the hospital to give birth. Uh...what? I mean...haha, ahah, that's sooo weird. Ahhh, the inquisitive minds of children. Needless to say, the way I play has changed a LOT in the 15-ish years since then, but this game is still just as fun as ever. I highly recommend buying it and all of its packs when they're on sale. Yes, all of them. Yes, even the Stuff packs. At sale price, they're beyond worth it. See you all in another 15-ish years, because this game and I are 4lifersssss
Don't waste your money, unless you're willing to jump through a million hoops just to play and to then be able to save your game. Even then you may lose hours of progress, all because EA can't make a playable game.
It was my favourite Sima game growing up, and still is to this day. Don't even talk about The Sims 4, this one is the best in my opinion
I know nobody is going to look at this review since this game is old but I do completely recommend this game even in 2024. However I play on a newer laptop so I have to do the trick where you have to go to task manager and turn the thing to zero to actually play the game. I then purchased the Late Night DLC and for some odd reason it does not work and I tried everything that I could think of like turn off the DLC and re update the game. Now nothing is working to play the game, does anybody know what do.
literally my childhood, and in my opinion, after modding it to have the sliders and stuff sims 4 added, it's better than the sims 4. theres so much heart put into this game that the 4th game lack's not to mention it's not 1000 dollars just to afford half the game
I was only able to play this game for a few hours before it no longer saved or loaded. My request for a refund was denied. Don't waste your money.
It's outdated and needs mods to play, but it's the best simulation game out there. The Sims 4 could never...
I prefer it over the Sims 4 and this game was released in 2009. The DLCs are definitely too expensive still, but at least they aren't 40$ each I guess. I recommend the Sims 3, but I don't recommend emptying your pockets for it. It's a fun game with fun interactions. Here's to hoping there'll be another game like it one day!
Thanks EA...
What a surprise I woke up to when I saw the acclaimed ''best sims game'' having a crap ton of microtransactions...
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Using mods to restore them is very difficult to get working right as some machines apparently won't register these MTX restoration mods due to conflicts in the mods folder.
It wasn't enough to pay for the damn dlcs (which was 80 bucks at sale for me with everything, almost $200 at full price) but you don't even get half the furnitures since a good chunk of it is microtransactions...
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With everything at full price it's actually closer to
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(Finding tutorials on YouTube on how to do this process is futile as most of the videos are really poorly made missing very important links and jumps around everywhere without getting to the point only for it to not work at all....)
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TL;DR
I'm just gonna say it out right but this game was made for female whales who just want to buy cute things for their houses. I see the appeal of this game and it can be very fun with mods and and some cool characters to make your own lore but even this old ass game from 2009 cannot be pure enough to [b]not be held at gunpoint with greedy practices.[/b]
Would I recommend this game? Only if you get it at 90% sale with everything included at a cheap price
(which is doubtful they would ever do)Or pirate it. I don't feel bad for EA losing some pennies based on the disgusting monetization model they have created.
Played for about 9 hours before my Save got corrupted. It also does not close when I close the game. I have to go to the Task Manager every time. I use dual 3090 nVidia cards and it is still lagging pretty bad after a few hours. My second playthrough crashed to desktop after about 6 hours. I am guessing there is some kind of memory leak that gets worse the longer you play. Really fun game but if you want an extended campaign you are going to be disapointed. Cannot recommend given how expensive all the DLC is for a broken game.
The game is broken. The save is being corrupted. Dont buy.
hate to break it to yall but sims 3 is the best sims version EVER to exist
I am alone a lot it helps I like building. Just wish it would go back Sim's on line to play with other players that was a lot of fun
I tried sims 4 and didn't like how much was lost compared to the sims 3. I still go back to the sims 3 pretty regularly. The game is relaxing, packed with content, and has infinite potential. Live a couple of sim lives to help you decompress from how much real life sucks these days. At least you can afford a place to live with your low paying office job there.... Its not like that anymore out here in the real world. Reminds me of better times, when there was a middle class.
over 200 dollars of dlcs for a 15 year old that doesn't even play on modern pcs lol
If you see me playing this game. It's my baby and my lifesaver. I'm addicted to her and I will never abandon her despise all the flaws she has. She's that queen.
one of my top favorite games great if you love decorating and building with the create a style feature so it helps make everything matches seamlessly. as well as the open world concept and lore within the game for sure worth the money way more then sims 4
has it problems but is less of a buggfest then sims 4
After 819 hours of playing The Sims 3, I regretfully have to give this game a thumbs down. The Sims 3 was one of my favorite games. I've spent too much time creating and managing my Sim families only to lose it all over some glitch in the game, that made my game unplayable. One of my Sims experienced a bug that caused her when she would go to the hospital and deliver her baby, only to be stuck in a loop, where she is continually going back inside the hospital to deliver another baby and another baby. I was laughing at first. But it was annoying that I had to go back to an early save point the first time. But then it happened again. The next time it caused my game to freeze up. So, I was force to exit the game. I go back to an early save point and decided to play with a different house hold and let my sim deliver her baby, while I am playing with different sim. Then I switched back to my sim and she finally ended up delivering a baby boy. I went to click on him to edit him. But after that point, I couldn't click on him. I logged out and come back in. Not only can I not click on him, I couldn't see my Sims profiles and the thing wouldn't pop up to show me my Sims needs. I logged back out and back in. Didn't work. I logged out, restarted my computer. Didn't work. At this point, I had lost my patients.
I had lost the desire to play. I just didn't want to play anymore. Bugs are expected and I often look to the community for help and support. But I did not like my last experience, when looking to the community for help and support. Most players are helpful and supportive. But one of my replies, decided to gaslight me, while insulting my intelligence and my ability to understand things. They didn't bother to read and understand my post. This was unprovoked. I was polite. It was not for a lack of understanding. This person clearly wanted to hurt with their words under the guise of helping. Toxic players, typically will not deter me from continuing to play a game that I really enjoy. I mostly ignore them or shrug them off. But the Sims community already has a negative reputation for being toxic. I've either experienced it myself or witnessed it towards other players. Which is very discouraging, when you run into problems. It makes me hesitate to participate, for fear of attracting negative comments, especially when you face a problem that is not an easy fix or work around.
The final issue I will address is the pricing issue. I think the DLCs are overpriced and should come down to no more then $5.
Overall, I don't feel motivated to want to spend time playing a game, that punishes more then it rewards. I never give out negative reviews. This is my first one. I'm pretty patient and understanding. But some games push you to the point of asking, is this even fun anymore? Is this worth my time and money? I don't think it is anymore.
Just to be clear, I've never used any mods on Sims 3, only DLCs.
It's good for passing the time....just like real life but with fewer bills and less drama.
I avoided this game for the longest time because I saw it as a shameless cash grab from EA. Which is exactly what it is... but it's also really good.
Even though The Sims 1 and The Sims 2 are considered abandonware and are therefore easy to get for free, I started to prefer this version instead. The addition of personality traits makes the sims feel way more alive. The character creator also allows for way more customization options than in the previous two games. And there are a lot of quality of life improvements - for example, the sims are now able to eat while on the job.
The cartoon grapics and the open world were divisive at the time of this game's release, but I enjoy them. This game was never meant to be a realistic life simulation, and the aforementioned additions make it more colorful and engaging for me.
Despite my praise, I'm glad I didn't buy this game or any of its expansions at full price. The Sims 3 games often get a 50% discount and they are well worth the reduced price, but especially if you plan to get a lot of expansions the prices are just too high for too little content.
I have been playing this game for 10+ years and it never gets old. Steam version superior simply because I don't have to use EA's stupid pay-to-play service and can still access all my old Store content lmao.
Grew up with this game. Really cool
Used to always make an emo girl without knowing what they are when i was 3. My sister kept deleting her and create a pastel cute girly girl for me to play with instead. I kept deleting her and made another emo over and over again lol
wont load now. worked the day before but now it keeps saying i need to restart the app. i did and tried everything i could but wont work.
Sometimes I feel like the only person in the world who plays Sims 3 without mods. It can be frustrating sometimes, especially because I'm not even smart enough to do most of the cheats properly, but the limitations are actually conducive to some interesting storytelling and even the glitches make for some really fun character moments. A writer sim on my main game file right now has released non-fiction books such as "Wall Clipping - it can happen to you!" and "Glitching - The horrific truth". It's fun in a weird way? Also my hours count might be wrong because I have to go into task manager to close the launcher manually and I don't always bother to do that until I'm ready to play again.
I absolutely ADORE this game! If you can get passed all the hoops EA makes you jump through to get the game to actually work on modern hardware, this is a gem of a sims game! It also works fairly well on the Steam Deck (Its sooo nice to have a real sims game that you can take on the go.)
It took a lot of tinkering to get this game to *actually* run on my computer but if you download the NRaas mods (at least Overwatch and Error Trap), follow some YouTube tutorials to get it to recognize modern hardware, and use SP3E, the game runs buttery smooth. The Sims 3 Reddit has a lot of great tips if you're struggling to get it to run (Seriously, it has the worst spaghetti code, it's the game not you, I promise lol) I have all the expansions (including Sweet Treats and all the store content) and like 7gb of mods and my game still runs great even on all the highest settings!
Def get it when the game and packs are on sale, it's a wonderful time sink game minus the all the annoying tinkering. :3
Great Game, love everything about it, however, I am facing a problem with corrupted save files every now and then. Still I keep enjoying the game!
good(?)
how i've been able to run the game;
1. open Sims 3 launcher
2. open task manager
3. in task manager, locate 'Sims3LauncherW'
4. open details
5. right click 'Sims3LauncherW' -> set affinity
6. deselect all CPU cores. select CPU 1 only
7. press play
8. in task manager Details, 'TS3W.exe' should now appear
9. right click 'TS3W.exe' -> set affinity
10. select all cores
game will now run. you have to do this each time, though it goes pretty fast once you get the hang of it. hope this helps.
The last great Sims game. There are so many little things in this that make you feel like your Sims are really alive--that the universe you're cultivating is full and thriving around what you've built. Now, it's not perfect of course, but it has soul.
I could never play the Sims 4, too smooth visuals and bodies looking too perfect. Sims 2 & 3 are 10 times better, but I end up prefering the 3rd because I've always wanted the open world
would like to play and played before, but I've never had this error w the game...
I start it, it opens the launcher and then I click play, then it starts to loading something and then the game just never starts.
it's a good game tho, I like it more than the sims 4 but I dont get it why the game is not starting!?
Any advices/help?
My system is perfectly fine for the game because I have a gamer laptop that runs games with high requirements so thats just couldn't be the problem .-.
Don't be fooled by the hours, the way this installer works it runs in the system tray all the time unless you exit it, but that allows for a faster save load, which is important in this game. Island Paradiso is a joke, it doesn't run without serious tinkering due to broken pathing and people getting stuck. Some of the expansions aren't worth it, some of the bought content isn't, but I do have a good 500+ hours in playing this game, and still have not played all the content, same as my old Sims 1 game and all of it's expansions. (Worth a buy and play on clearance in 2024! (I daresay it won't be long until Sims 5 is announced)
I love the Sims universe and used to mod my Sims 1 a lot, these days there are expansions and I'm still trying to play through those stories and content! My favorite expansion is the Vacation one, it's a must as it adds so much to the game in both career paths, adventures and exploration, storylines, new careers, and so much more to the game. I've never bought the just cosmetic expansions, you can customize your heart out already lol
I do recommend learning testing cheats to do things like reset sims when they are stuck and deal with persistent bugs with mailboxes and items, people who want more control can do more but also those who just want to play without being stuck for 5 minutes....well. The pets expansion was buggy and laggy a lot with more moving objects/creatures getting stuck, so I turned off pets entirely.
All of those add a lot of content, and even on fantastic pcs they lag horribly, good luck and turn a lot of settings down to help!
better than any sim game. the other sims games is horseshit
Best game ever if you like to play lifes of sims. =) Runs smooth and nice through steam. So are very grateful for my purcase.
Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | The Sims Studio |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 18.01.2025 |
| Metacritic | 86 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 87% положительных (19199) |