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Jun 17, 2026
10
O melhor na minha opinião Mais mecânicas, mais divertido, mais completo! Se for pra jogar The sims o 3 é a escolha certa
Mar 31, 2026
9
The Sims 3 expands the series with an open-world environment, seamless exploration, and deep customization. Its freedom and variety are impressive, though occasional performance issues and bugs can interrupt gameplay. Still, it offers countless hours of creative and immersive simulation. A strong, ambitious follow-up to The Sims 2. 9.3/10
Sep 10, 2025
5
Maybe I just don't understand, or it's because I only have the base game, but this game is not that fun to play and is fun for at most an hour or so before becoming boring (but I am just some rando on the internet, so what do I know) also, I guess no loading screens are cool
Mar 28, 2025
9
This game consumed my teenage years. The first time I experienced it, I was around 11-12, sleeping over at a friend's house, and she had this game up on her computer. We stayed awake until the early hours of the morning just taking turns making Sims. I don't remember if we ever even progressed into the actual game part of it; I was just having the time of my life creating little people. I went home the next day set on getting this game for myself so I would be able to play it more in-depth than waiting my turn to make a Sim, but all I remembered was that "it was a game with diamonds on the cover, and all of the diamonds had people in them". My sister, godsend that she is, tracked it down and found it for me, and I did NOT look back. Sure, the loading times were so slow that I still remember the wait for them years later, but - cars! Interesting and engaging and varied career tracks (the criminal career!) Expansion packs that gave you actual value for money - cats and dogs and horses and foxes and rodents all coming with Pets, and vampires, werewolves, witches, and fairies all coming with Supernatural! More than 3 traits per Sim!It pains me that it's difficult to go back to graphically now, because compared to Sims 3, Sims 4 is just so soulless and hollow. Maybe I'll give this another try with some immense modding and CC-ing and see if I can bring the Sims' appearance a little up to modern standards. If I can manage that, I doubt I'll ever open Sims 4 again.
Feb 12, 2025
9
Great game, only downside is that it's heavily unoptimized, but all you need is 3 mods to get to run smoothly
Dec 11, 2024
8
Juegazo histórico. Infinidad de cosas para hacer como cualquier sims pero en este no había pantalla de carga cada vez que entrabas a algo o salías. Con todas las expanciones está muy guapo porque hay mucho contenido.
Nov 3, 2024
8
The original game on the PC is great, the Wii versión is... Mediocre at best.
Aug 5, 2024
9
Best game in the series by far. The Sims 3 is a game I grew up playing all the time. Only downsides to this game is how poorly the game can run at some times and how the game can have a seizure if playing with too many packs.
Jun 4, 2024
10
Ele é o jogo Mais Lendário de toda franquia. Possui elementos que jogos atuais não tem. Ele possui carros, praia no jogo base. É um jogo completo.
Feb 9, 2024
10
It is the best game in the sims franchise so far!!! It is 1000 times better
in every single way than it's successor, and IDK why it is rated less
than sims 1 and 2...
Nov 22, 2023
10
The best of Sims. I spent too many hours in this game. If that doesn't make it worth a playthrough, I don't know what does.
Oct 26, 2023
8
This in my opinion is one of the best Sims games EA has ever produced. It has a ton of features that make it stand out such as a curfew for your teen sims, cars, and an open world with around 90 lots to explore. Did I not mention that this is all in the base game? The Sims 3 is the only Sims game with an open world which does have some downsides *cough* Island Paradise *cough* it makes the word more open not just by locations but by the Sims themselves. The Sims 3 introduces story progression, where the Sims (even the ones you create) do things by themselves. You can actually see this in the world which makes it feel way more open than another Sims game that I won't mention because you already know. There is also Create a Style where you can choose which texture, and color specifically you want your furniture to be. You can use it with really anything you want which is really cool. Gameplay is amazing you'd just have to see yourself. While the game is amazing there is some issues, such as lag and the game being corrupt. On some systems it may not run as well as on others so make sure to check. But overall, it's an amazing Sims game to play and enjoy and is definitely one of my favorites.
Sep 1, 2023
7
I've always liked it more than the fourth game, and I've played it more. Despite EA's horrible DLC policy, it still makes more sense to play this than the fourth game.
Jul 20, 2023
10
sims 3 is still my favorite sims out of all. the gameplay, mechanics, and art is so much more realistic.
Jun 9, 2023
9
Sims 3 with the major expansions is good for hundreds of hours of sim life. There's so much variety and so many potential stories in this game that its hard not to love.
May 19, 2023
7
Pretty good game about building your own house and family. I spend some time on building my home and enjoyed that :)
May 1, 2023
9
A game iv played since 2013 and will likely keep playing for many years to come as EA likely wont ever make a better sims game, the sims 4 sure wasn't. Sure the game looks a bit outdated mainly the sims and shadows (wish we could get a remaster maybe theres a mod idk) and the game does run a bit slow at times tho this is mainly just on really large towns with a lot of objects and sims living in them, the sims 3 is also "known for running poorly" but for me its always ran just fine, there are a good few bugs that you'll come a cross from time to time such as pets turning into bat demons from hell but for the most part the bugs are harmless or easily fix able.
Apr 23, 2023
8
I remember spending my whole day as a kid playing this game, it was just so addictive and fun. The expansion packs actually brought a lot of content compared to the sims 4 today and the open world just makes the sims 3 much more superior to the sims 4. One negative thing that I remember would always happen was that the game would crash and I would lose all my progress.
Feb 27, 2023
8
probably the best sims game, although it can be very repetitive and monotonous
Nov 27, 2022
6
Nov 17, 2022
7
на уровне симсов 7/10 7/10 7/10 7/10 7/10 7/10 7/10 7/10 7/10 7/10 7/10 7/10 7/10 7/10 7/10
Oct 6, 2022
9
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Aug 30, 2022
8
I am not very familiar with the Sims series. I have only played Sims 4 and it did not give me the best impressions. But after noticing how everyone praises the 3rd part and calls it the best part in the series, I decided to play it. And in general I liked her. For me, it is definitely better than 4 parts. It feels like they put their heart into this game. Nice music here. Also a very nicely done clothing editor. The longer you explore the world here, the more you will be amazed at the amazingness of this game. Also, this game has very cool additions. My favorite with vampires. The game is great and I advise you to play it.
Jun 5, 2022
7
sims 3 never miss. much better than the others, best sims game so far. sim creating could be little more wider tho.
Mar 18, 2022
8
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Mar 13, 2022
10
The Sims series is one of the best known worldwide. After the great success of The Sims 1 and 2, The Sims 3 implemented significant graphics improvements, but it was no longer new. It is undoubtedly a game that guarantees hours of fun, but when I played it I had the feeling of being "more of the same". But I will give 10 stars!
Feb 14, 2022
9
It is a really fun game tbh, it is lagging now and has a lot of issues but overall it is a really fun game to play.
Jan 3, 2022
7
Very fun game. I liked either cheating and getting a very easy life, or trying to kill characters in a pool, or actually simulating real life.
Sep 28, 2021
10
The Best game in the world ! Fantastic absolutly fantastic game ! Thanks ea
Jul 22, 2021
8
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Jun 14, 2021
9
Удачное развитие серии, которое раздвинуло границы и открыло открытый мир без загрузок
Apr 19, 2021
7
The Sims 3. The simulator I spent the most of all. Right from the beginning, I was enchanted by the graphics, which again missed some of the piece compared to previous parts and the game looks much better. Not only does it look, but it is. You have even more options for creating a Sim, and this time you can really create it in the form of you, if you want. Luxury house construction. Lots of options, which are again part of DLC. What's great is the opportunity to go to town and overall the fact that you don't have to spend the whole game in your house is great. It's a shame that you don't explore that much, because as I mentioned, a lot of it should already be in the game, but it's not and you're forced to pay the DLC developers. For me, a good game that still improves the second, but repeats the same mistake and that is paid content. Once you have all the DLCs, hundreds of hours of content await you. But as soon as you play a classic game without any DLC, you will play up to a hundred and then you will find that you no longer have much to do in the game. For me, a good game that could have been great, but paid DLC knocks it all down. Nevertheless, I recommend The Sims 3.
Apr 18, 2021
10
Best Sims base game. You can buy buildings and become a tycoon. You can buy fancy cars. you can grow veggies in the garden and improve their quality in time. A challenging one would be to make ambrosia. Which requires 2 very rare ingredients: Death fish and Life plant, and a very expensive recipe. One your sim eats it, it resets their age and expend their life span. You can live forever
Feb 28, 2021
8
Сотни часов я провел в этой игре, сотни часов смеха и плохой оптимизации. Классика.
Feb 21, 2021
10
A landmark title of my childhood, The Sims 3 is one of the best games I've ever played, easily getting lost in the game and playing for hours, The Sims 3 is an extremely iconic game.
Feb 17, 2021
8
Sims 3 has such a strong base game and any expansion packs add so much to the game however there are many glitches but regardless more well rounded then the sims 4.
Dec 22, 2020
8
This game would be 10/10 if there wasn't so many bugs.. But i still appreciate open world, color wheel, gameplay and hoe you can express ypurseld just the way you want.
Dec 17, 2020
9
A big technological step forward compared to previous games. Spent many hours in it.
Nov 27, 2020
9
i remember playing this one all night long without my parents knowing about it. a really good game. still, the sims 2 wins over 3.
Nov 22, 2020
8
Im still playing it after many years, it has to be good. I recommend it to all girls :)
Oct 10, 2020
6
The Sims 3 is a step in the right direction, and two steps back! The open world is innovative and the only thing that makes people go back to the game. The design creator is also very nice and needed in new entries in the franchise. Meanwhile, everything is broken, the loading times were and still are a nightmare, the NPCs turn into pudding people after a while. And everything is just coated in EA's paywall system, where most basic stuff is either added in expansion packs or must be bought through a separate shop for SimPoints. It could've been an amazing life simulator if it wasn't for EA.
Jul 22, 2020
10
One of my favorites in the franchise. A must-play for everyone who wants a relaxing, time-consuming and fun life simulation videogame. This game is just awesome! How can someone hate a game like this?
May 4, 2020
10
El mejor de la saga le pese a quien le pese. El juego de sims definitivo, una auténtica gozada disfrutar del mundo abierto y las infinitas posibilidades.
Apr 17, 2020
9
The Sims 3 is easily the best installment of The Sims franchise. Even though it has lots of bugs and doesn't work that well on lower-end PCs, it's fun. DLCs are pretty good, adding lots of new options and objects. However, in 2020, most objects look outdated and not fashionable, which makes Custom Content needed to make perfect Sims.
Mar 10, 2020
7
[ ] Perfect [ ] Awesome [x] Good [ ] Good Bad [ ] Fail Não vejo necessidade em escrever um longo texto analisando uma arte, a nota é apenas um conselho para saber o quanto ela vale para sua vida. I see no need to write a long text analyzing an art, the note is just a piece of advice to know how much it is worth in your life.
Feb 29, 2020
6
Takes forever to load for no apparent reason, and unfortunately character customization really shows it's age here.
Feb 9, 2020
5
This game is buggy and worse than sims 2. It is garbage. There is no fun of playing real-life simulator when the game is so easy...