The Sims 3 (PC)

The freedom of The Sims 3 will inspire you with endless creative possibilities and amuse you with unexpected moments of surprise and mischief!

Create over a million unique Sims and control their lives. Customize everything from their appearances, to their personalities and even the home of their dreams. Then, send your Sims out to explore new locations around town and to meet other Sims in the neighborhood.

Go online to download exclusive content and show off your own creations to the world. With all-new quick challenges and rewarding game play, The Sims 3 gives you the freedom to choose whether (or not!) to fulfill your Sims destinies and make their wishes come true.

Create any Sim you can imagine and give them unique personalities!

  • Create millions of different personalities with traits such as evil, artistic, kleptomaniac, clumsy, insane, romantic, and more.
  • Influence the behaviors of your Sims with the traits you've chosen. Will you create a neurotic romantic with a heart of gold, or a geeky super-genius with an evil streak?
  • Create any Sim with easy-to-use design tools that allow for unlimited customization of facial features, hair color, eye color, and more.
  • Fine-tune your Sims body shape from thin to curvy to muscular.

Control your Sims Destinies!

  • Face short- and long-term challenges and reap the rewards.
  • Your Sims can pursue random opportunities to get fast cash, get ahead, get even, and more.
  • Choose whether or not to fulfill your Sims destinies by making their wishes come true. Will your Sims be thieves, rock stars, world leaders? You decide!

Customize Everything!

  • Design and build your dream house and decorate it to fit your Sims personalities.
  • Customize all your Sims possessions from clothing to furnishings or even their car.

Explore New Locations!

  • Explore the ever-changing neighborhood and take your Sims to meet friends in the park, go on a date at the bistro, visit neighbors' homes, converse with less-than-savory characters in the graveyard, and more! Who knows what might happen?
  • Admire the natural beauty of the beach, the mountains, and more.

Get Connected and Share Your Creations with The Sims 3 Online Community!

  • Get Free Bonus Content Download a free Town, Sims, outfits, furnishings, houses and more.
  • Create and Share Sims, houses, movies and more with anyone.
  • Join The Sims 3 community to share ideas with fans of The Sims from around the world.


PC System Requirements
  • OS: XP SP2 / Vista SP1 / Windows 7
  • CPU: For XP 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent; For Windows Vista and Windows 7 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
  • RAM: For XP 1 GB RAM / Windows Vista and Windows 7 1.5 GB RAM*
  • DISC DRIVE: DVD drive
  • Hard Drive: At least 7.1 GB** of hard drive space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content and saved games.
  • Video: 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
  • * For NVIDIA ION™ computers, the game requires at least 2.0 GB RAM.
  • Supported Video Cards: Nvidia GeForce 6 series or better, and all NVidia G, GT, GTS, and GTX video cards. ATI Radeon™ series card 9500 series or better, and all ATI X, X1, and HD video cards; Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA): GMA 3-Series, GMA 4-Series
  • Please note that the GeForce 6100 and 7100 cards are not supported.

MAC System Requirements
  • OS: Mac OS X 10.5.7 Leopard or higher
  • CPU: Intel Core Duo Processor
  • RAM: 2GB RAM
  • Hard Drive: At least 6.1GB of hard drive space with at least 1GB of additional space for custom content and saved games
  • Video: ATI X1600 or Nvidia 7300 GT with 128MB of Video RAM, or Intel Integrated GMA X3100
  • This game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems, or the GMA.
SKU: 252395-product
Release Date: 07-Dec-12