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 1,349 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 59% 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).
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.
The Sims™ 3 Price
The Sims™ 3 costs $19.99 in the Steam store as of 3/13/2025. At the moment, it can only be purchased as a standalone game but may be included in future bundles for a discount.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for The Sims™ 3.
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 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/