The Sims™ 3
The freedom of The Sims 3 will inspire you with endless creative possibilities and amuse you with unexpected moments of surprise and mischief!
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About this game
The freedom of The Sims 3 will inspire you with endless creative possibilities and amuse you with unexpected moments of surprise and mischief!
System Requirements
Windows
Minimum
- OS:
- XP SP2 / Vista SP1 / Windows 7
- CPU:
- For XP 2.0GHz P4 processor or equivalent; For Windows Vista and Windows 7 2.4GHz P4 processor or equivalent
- RAM:
- For XP 1GB RAM / Windows Vista and Windows 7 1.5GB RAM*
- Hard Drive:
- At least 7.1GB of hard drive space with at least 1GB additional space for custom content and saved games
- Video:
- 128MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
- 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.
- *For NVIDIA ION™ computers, the game requires at least 2GB RAM.
Recommended
- OS:
- 64 Bit Windows 7, 8, 8.1, or 10
- PROCESSOR:
- Intel core i5 or faster, AMD Athlon X4
- VIDEO CARD:
- NVIDIA GTX 650 or better
- MEMORY:
- 4 GB RAM
- HARD DRIVE:
- 18 GB of Hard Drive space
Mac
Minimum
- OS:
- macOS Leopard (10.5.7) through macOS Mojave (10.14.x). This game will only run on macOS versions that support 32-bit applications.
- CPU:
- Intel Core Duo Processor
- RAM:
- 2 GB
- Video:
- ATI X1600 or Nvidia 7300 GT with 128 MB of Video RAM, or Intel Integrated GMA X3100.
- HDD:
- At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games
- This game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems, or the GMA 950 class of integrated video cards.
- *This version of the game is not supported by Mac OSX Catalina. The game will be available to play only if you have not updated your operating system.
Recommended
- OS:
- macOS® X 10.13 or later
- PROCESSOR:
- Intel Core i5 or better
- VIDEO CARD:
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680, AMD Radeon RX 560, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 or better
- MEMORY:
- 8GB RAM
- HARD DRIVE:
- 18 GB of Hard Drive space
Legal Disclosures
PC DIGITAL DOWNLOAD
INTERNET CONNECTION, EA ACCOUNT, ACCEPTANCE OF EA USER AGREEMENT, EA PRIVACY AND COOKIE POLICY, AND TERMS OF SERVICE; INSTALLATION OF EA app (www.origin.com/about); REGISTRATION WITH ENCLOSED SINGLE-USE SERIAL CODE; AND ALL GAME UPDATES REQUIRED TO PLAY AND ACCESS ONLINE FEATURES. SERIAL CODE REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO ONE EA ACCOUNT PER SERIAL CODE. SERIAL CODES ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE ONCE USED AND SHALL BE VALID, AT A MINIMUM, SO LONG AS ONLINE FEATURES ARE AVAILABLE. YOU MUST BE 13+ TO ACCESS ONLINE FEATURES. ADDITIONAL IN-GAME CONTENT MAY BE PURCHASED. EA PRIVACY AND COOKIE POLICY AND TERMS OF SERVICE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.EA.COM. EULAS AND ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES CAN BE FOUND AT www.ea.com/1/product-eulas. EA MAY RETIRE ONLINE FEATURES AFTER 30 DAYS NOTICE POSTED ON www.ea.com/1/service-updates. INCLUDES SOFTWARE THAT COLLECTS DATA ONLINE TO PROVIDE IN-GAME ADVERTISING.
EA MAY PROVIDE CERTAIN INCREMENTAL CONTENT AND/OR UPDATES FOR NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE, IF AND WHEN AVAILABLE.
MAC/WINDOWS VERSION
ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY. ACCESS TO ONLINE SERVICES INCLUDING SIMPOINTS AND DOWNLOADS REQUIRES AN INTERNET CONNECTION, EA ACCOUNT AND GAME REGISTRATION WITH THE ENCLOSED SERIAL CODE. REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO ONE EA ACCOUNT PER SERIAL CODE AND IS NON-TRANSFERABLE. EA ONLINE TERMS & CONDITIONS CAN BE FOUND AT www.ea.com. YOU MUST BE 13+ TO REGISTER FOR AN EA ACCOUNT. MAC USERS MUST UPDATE TO THE LATEST VERSION OF THE SIMS 3 LAUNCHER TO ACCESS ONLINE SERVICES, INCLUDING SIMPOINTS AND DOWNLOADS. EA MAY PROVIDE CERTAIN INCREMENTAL CONTENT AND/OR UPDATES FOR NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE, IF AND WHEN AVAILABLE.
EA MAY RETIRE ONLINE SERVICES AFTER 30 DAYS NOTICE POSTED ON www.ea.com.
INTERNET CONNECTION, EA ACCOUNT, ACCEPTANCE OF EA USER AGREEMENT, EA PRIVACY AND COOKIE POLICY, AND TERMS OF SERVICE; INSTALLATION OF EA app (www.origin.com/about); REGISTRATION WITH ENCLOSED SINGLE-USE SERIAL CODE; AND ALL GAME UPDATES REQUIRED TO PLAY AND ACCESS ONLINE FEATURES. SERIAL CODE REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO ONE EA ACCOUNT PER SERIAL CODE. SERIAL CODES ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE ONCE USED AND SHALL BE VALID, AT A MINIMUM, SO LONG AS ONLINE FEATURES ARE AVAILABLE. YOU MUST BE 13+ TO ACCESS ONLINE FEATURES. ADDITIONAL IN-GAME CONTENT MAY BE PURCHASED. EA PRIVACY AND COOKIE POLICY AND TERMS OF SERVICE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.EA.COM. EULAS AND ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES CAN BE FOUND AT www.ea.com/1/product-eulas. EA MAY RETIRE ONLINE FEATURES AFTER 30 DAYS NOTICE POSTED ON www.ea.com/1/service-updates. INCLUDES SOFTWARE THAT COLLECTS DATA ONLINE TO PROVIDE IN-GAME ADVERTISING.
EA MAY PROVIDE CERTAIN INCREMENTAL CONTENT AND/OR UPDATES FOR NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE, IF AND WHEN AVAILABLE.
MAC/WINDOWS VERSION
ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY. ACCESS TO ONLINE SERVICES INCLUDING SIMPOINTS AND DOWNLOADS REQUIRES AN INTERNET CONNECTION, EA ACCOUNT AND GAME REGISTRATION WITH THE ENCLOSED SERIAL CODE. REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO ONE EA ACCOUNT PER SERIAL CODE AND IS NON-TRANSFERABLE. EA ONLINE TERMS & CONDITIONS CAN BE FOUND AT www.ea.com. YOU MUST BE 13+ TO REGISTER FOR AN EA ACCOUNT. MAC USERS MUST UPDATE TO THE LATEST VERSION OF THE SIMS 3 LAUNCHER TO ACCESS ONLINE SERVICES, INCLUDING SIMPOINTS AND DOWNLOADS. EA MAY PROVIDE CERTAIN INCREMENTAL CONTENT AND/OR UPDATES FOR NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE, IF AND WHEN AVAILABLE.
EA MAY RETIRE ONLINE SERVICES AFTER 30 DAYS NOTICE POSTED ON www.ea.com.