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The Sims™ 3 Steam Charts & Player Count
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The Sims™ 3
The Sims Studio
Maxis
· Electronic Arts
Released
Jan 27, 2011
Platforms
Last updated
19 Sep 2026, 06:16 GMT
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Life Sim
Simulation
Character Customization
Building
Sandbox
+15
Game
Overview
Charts
792
Prices
Achievements
DLCs
19
Community
Reviews
34.4K
Followers
116.5K
Updates
Community links
Media
Screenshots & trailers
14
Twitch
16
Kick
0
Technical data
Store & metadata
Builds & patches
1
Change history
11
Depots
27
Configuration
2
Section
Overview
Charts · 792
Prices
Achievements
DLCs · 19
Reviews · 34.4K
Followers · 116.5K
Updates
Community links
Screenshots & trailers · 14
Twitch · 16
Kick · 0
Store & metadata
Builds & patches · 1
Change history · 11
Depots · 27
Configuration · 2
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Store & metadata
App ID
47890
Type
Game
Developer
The Sims Studio, Maxis
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Release date
Jan 27, 2011
Controller support
Not supplied
Required age
0
Change number
37975715
Steam hardware compatibility
Steam Deck
unsupported
Steam Machine
unsupported
Other SteamOS devices
unsupported
Steam Frame standalone
unknown
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Features
2
Single-player
Family Sharing
Languages
17
Supported languages part 1
Language
Full audio
Czech
No
Danish
No
Dutch
No
English
No
Finnish
No
French
No
German
No
Hungarian
No
Italian
No
Supported languages part 2
Language
Full audio
Korean
No
Norwegian
No
Polish
No
Portuguese - Portugal
No
Russian
No
System requirements
Windows
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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
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
Spanish - Spain
No
Swedish
No
Traditional Chinese
No