The Sims™ 3
The Sims 3: Create the perfect world with full customization at your fingertips. Refine personalities and help fulfill destinies.
- Price:$19.99
- Release Date:1/27/2011
- Franchise:The Sims 3
- Developers:
- Publisher:Electronic Arts
- Last Updated:3/13/2025
- Steam App Id:47890
The Sims™ 3
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Sims™ 3 has 1,410 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 57% lower than its previous all-time peak of 3,282 players achieved on 3/24/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Sims™ 3. It has received a total of 32,730 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 85 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for The Sims™ 3. Right now, it costs $19.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The Sims™ 3 and its growth over time. It currently has 110,427 followers on its community page.
About The Sims™ 3
The Sims™ 3 is a Simulation game developed by The Sims Studio, and Maxis. On 1/27/2011, it was released on the Steam Store by Electronic Arts.
Players have rated The Sims™ 3 as "Very Positive" out of 32,730 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 28,393 positive reviews and 4,337 negative reviews — an overall 87% positive review rating. Additionally, The Sims™ 3 has earned a metascore of 86 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $19.99. The game also has a total of 19 DLC add-ons including: The Sims™ 3 Town Life Stuff, The Sims 3 - Into the Future, and The Sims™ 3 Master Suite Stuff available for purchase and download through Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run The Sims™ 3 on the Steam Deck.
It also supports 17 languanges in-game including Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, and Finnish. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, The Sims™ 3 supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Single-player
From the Steam community, The Sims™ 3 has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Character Customization
- Great Soundtrack
- Multiplayer
- Sandbox
- RPG
- Comedy
- Replay Value
- Simulation
- Nudity
- Romance
- Family Friendly
- Funny
- Life Sim
- Strategy
- Casual
- Adventure
- Action
- Moddable
- Singleplayer
- Building
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for The Sims™ 3 and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
The Sims™ 3 is referenced by 19 other related apps in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Sims™ 3 Town Life Stuff | DLC | 7/29/2011 | View |
 | The Sims 3 - Into the Future | DLC | 10/23/2013 | View |
 | The Sims™ 3 Master Suite Stuff | DLC | 1/27/2012 | View |
 | The Sims 3 70's, 80's and 90's | DLC | 1/22/2013 | View |
 | The Sims™ 3 Late Night | DLC | 1/27/2011 | View |
 | The Sims 3 - Movie Stuff | DLC | 9/10/2013 | View |
 | The Sims™ 3 High-End Loft Stuff | DLC | 1/27/2011 | View |
 | The Sims™ 3 Outdoor Living Stuff | DLC | 2/1/2011 | View |
 | The Sims 3: University Life | DLC | 3/5/2013 | View |
 | The Sims™ 3 World Adventures | DLC | 1/27/2011 | View |
Related Packages
The Sims™ 3 is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| The Sims 3 | $19.99 | View |
Supported Languages
The Sims™ 3 is available in 17 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech | Yes | No | No |
| Danish | Yes | No | No |
| Dutch | Yes | No | No |
| English | Yes | No | No |
| Finnish | Yes | No | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
| German | Yes | No | No |
| Hungarian | Yes | No | No |
| Italian | Yes | No | No |
| Korean | Yes | No | No |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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The Sims™ 3 data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 13). The Sims™ 3 on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/47890
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 13). The Sims™ 3. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/47890
- Metacritic. (2025, March 13). The Sims™ 3 for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-sims-3
- The Sims Studio. (2023, July 8). The Sims™ 3. The Sims™ 3. http://www.thesims3.com/