Разработчик: Maxis
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 can't believe this is still up for sale. 20 dollars for a game that doesn't even work anymore and fails to save the 2nd time you play. screw you ea.
I was finally able to get it working by disabling OneDrive for my Documents folder. Great game, but EA is still awful.
bought this game and didnt even really get the chance to play it. it refuses to load up properly and each time i would try i would have to fix the launcher by using the task manager. STEAM REFUSES TO GIVE ME A REFUND EVEN THO THE GAME IS BROKEN AND THOSE FEW HOURS I SPENT ON IT WERE TRYING TO GET IT TO LOAD!!!
Sims 3 is the epiphany of all sims games. As I've played since kindergarten, this is exactly how I dreamed the game would be one day, and that's mostly just the open world part and adventuring. Other aspects could improve ofc, like with most EA games.
Better than the Sims 4
Game is clearly built for outdated hardware, expect to download mods to make it run more smoothly on newer hardware. Many Steam Guides are available to help with that.
Still pricey after all these years, I suggest waiting for sales as the game + dlc often drop 50%. Most of the DLC is miles better than the Sims 4. 5x Sims 4 packs encompassing expansions, game packs, stuff packs, and kits could equal one Sims 3 expansion pack.
The Katy Perry DLC may look garbage, but it has Katy Perry singing her songs in Simlish. I am not joking.
Abandonware. Don't buy it unless you are prepared to do a lot of research and troubleshooting just to get it to run
I think this is the best Sims game in terms of freedom. I've got very nostalgic memories of playing Sims 2 but I go back to playing it after playing this and constantly find myself going "wait, you can't do x?! Well, that sucks". I'd recommend Sims 3 to anyone who hasn't played a Sims game before, it's great. I just wish there was a (reasonably priced) complete edition so that I could have all of the DLC, but that's never going to happen. It's just the model that The Sims runs on.
With the open world and decently robust base game, this is objectively the best in Sims franchise, but please, for the love of Bella Goth, do not buy it on Steam. It wont work on newer computer set ups, even with workarounds and Steam's answer to pleas for help are giving very "suddenly I can't read"
Tired of Sims 4 being a miserable excuse for a Sims game? Try this game out! The sensation can't be beat!
I want to recommend this game because I have been playing and loving it for years, BUT the ongoing issues are too much to ignore. It requires tricks and workarounds to get the game to run on newer PCs. My Steam version won't load anymore, no amount of task manager tricks or the Alder Lake patch will fix that. My free EA app works, and it's annoying. I'm not sure how EA is still actively selling a game that has such a big problem without any updates or fixes. Don't give them your money.
it doesn't run properly i couldn't save after 8 hours of gameplay and now I can't even start a new game
I've played a bit of this across EA's App and on Steam. It's a great game but I'm recommending against this because it doesn't work on Intel's 12th, 13th or 14th Gen CPUs without setting the process affinity to lock the game to one core.
EA have pushed a fix to the EA app version. Here's the kicker - they have no plans of releasing this same fix on the Steam version. Yet they're still clearly selling the game via Steam, as well as the DLC, with absolutely no disclaimers on the store page to inform users that it won't work out of the box.
I strongly disagree with this behaviour as they're misleading users.
I wanted to play all 4 sims games one after the other with a small family to compare the differences between the game play. However, the Sims3 is currently broken and will not launch after I hit play in the launcher menu. Each time I validate the files it says that there were 3 files missing and that they will be reacquired. This happens every single time I validate the files, there is something really wrong going on here.
I have restarted my pc, ran as administrator, and attempted to run in compatibility mode. If I need to run this game with a third party download for it to work, then EA should offer everyone refunds and stop selling this unless they manage to fix this like they did with the first two sim games.
THIS GAME DOES NOT WORK ON NEWER COMPUTERS even ones that a 4 - 5 years oid probably won't either. THEY NEED TO RELEASE THIS GAME FOR NOW.
This game simply does not work on modern hardware or windows 11. It is an incredible game but EA must be held accountable for continuing to sell an unplayable game
I played it for three hours one day and when I went to get on it the next it kept giving me errors that I can't load my games and when I try to make a new game It doesn't let me. The EA community doesn't give anything useful to fix this problem and i've tried multiple ways that people say help fix it but none of them work. This was a huge waste of money considering I spent $40 on a DLC for a game that doesn't even work. I understand that it's 2025 now and updates have stopped being made to the game but the fact that EA doesn't have anything that can help this problem is very disappointing.
steam version just doesn't launch anymore like.. at all. you have to download other things to get the game to work which is just plain stupid. but of course this game gets neglected
It's fun, but old. Has severe stuttering issues and crashes. Perfect unmodded with just a very small handful of DLCs.
Factoring in everything from the Sims store (only visible in game) and all steam-visible DLC, it is a total of 74,486.50 USD.
its fuckin awesome the best sims game there is no word of a lie
Disregarding all of the jankiness, The Sims 3 is, in my opinion, the best game in the franchise. It was way ahead of its time. I am doing the lepacy challenge, and even with just the base game, I had tonnes of fun, and I'm having even more fun with the expansion packs.
If you're tired of The Sims 4 or want something different from The Sims 2 while keeping the latter's charm, try this game out. It needs some TLC to play in 2025, but it's a great life simulator game at its core.
Buy it only if it's on sale, though.
This game lagged so much. It was stuck in the background, or wouldn't shut off completely. By the time I was finally able to get off the game, it was 4 hours later. I only played 20 minutes of the game. I told support about my issue but because of their rule about not exceeding 2 hours I couldn't get a refund. Highly upset!!
i was excited to play just to see it still does not work through steam even though the game just got updated
I still like almost everything about 3 better: the creation options, the jobs and opportunities, it feels more customizeable despite 4 trying more to support modding, the in-game customization is just more enjoyable for me and I just like it better all around
Ok, well I find it fun to play and for architect of build is ok mind you could use slight bit of improvement with basements and flat to foundations other buildings to renovate is old hospitals and schools.
Now for vehicles of service or work like Fresh Princes's loader Peterbilt semi truck some trucks to actually do business with them would be great maybe some could make hack for that.
I unfortunately missed out on Roaring Hieghts pack to be able to restore vehicles I haven't seen what Fresh Prince made lately for vehicles
Had a lot of trouble opening it and had to troubleshoot but after it was resolved it opened perfectly and is very fun.
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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(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.
Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Maxis |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 23.02.2025 |
| Metacritic | 86 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 87% положительных (19339) |