The Sims™ 3

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App ID	47890
App Type	Game
Developer	The Sims Studio, Maxis
Publisher	Electronic Arts
Franchise	The Sims™
Supported Systems
Last Changenumber	28969816
Last Record Update	13 May 2025 – 23:07:44 UTC ()
Release Date	2 June 2009 – 07:00:00 UTC ()

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33k reviews

1,604

In-Game

The Sims 3: Create the perfect world with full customization at your fingertips. Refine personalities and help fulfill destinies.

Additional Information

Developer

The Sims Studio

gamedir

The Sims 3

metacritic_name

The Sims 3

icon

empty string

metacritic_score

NoServers

Yes

metacritic_fullurl

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-sims-3?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f

primarycache

47891

state

eStateAvailable

serverbrowsername

empty string

InstallScript

47890_install.vdf

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

LegacyKeyRegistrationMethod

registry

LegacyKeyRegistryLocation

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Valve\TestApp47890\SteamKey

ShowCDKeyOnLaunch

Yes [view your cd keys in client]

SupportsCDKeyCopyToClipboard

Yes [view your cd keys in client]

LaunchEULA

http://store.steampowered.com/eula/eula_47890

HasExternalRegistrationURL

Yes

Publisher

Electronic Arts

eulas

0 ↴
url	http://store.steampowered.com/eula/eula_47890
id	eula_47890
name	The Sims 3 EULA

languages (extended)

english,french,german,italian,dutch,swedish,danish,finnish,polish,portuguese,hungarian,czech,koreana,tchinese,russian,spanish,norwegian

Store Release Date

2 June 2009 – 07:00:00 UTC ()

community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Simulation (28)

Store Genres

Simulation (28)

Original Release Date

2 June 2009 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1243926000)

Store Asset Modification Time

22 July 2014 – 23:02:49 UTC () (1406070169)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	CenterCenter
width_pct	22
height_pct	100

review_score

review_percentage

mastersubs_granting_app

EA Play (1289670)

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Valve is still working on adding support for this game on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
Valve is still working on adding support for this game on SteamOS
category: Unsupported
steamos_compatibility: Unsupported
test_timestamp: 25 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 172264

configuration:

supported_input	other
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	1
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	1
small_text	1
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-7.0-1
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

First seen on SteamDB

1 February 2013 – 19:20:43 UTC (), in changelist #175874

Supported Languages

17 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
Czech	Yes
Danish	Yes
Dutch	Yes
English	Yes
Finnish	Yes
French	Yes
German	Yes
Hungarian	Yes
Italian	Yes
Korean	Yes
Norwegian	Yes
Polish	Yes
Portuguese - Portugal	Yes
Russian	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes
Swedish	Yes
Traditional Chinese	Yes

Assets

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clienticon

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clienttga

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icon

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logo

78af3ebeabd25304b18253e6b1ce29304a4619f0

logo_small

78af3ebeabd25304b18253e6b1ce29304a4619f0_thumb

small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
image/english	library_600x900.jpg
image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
library_logo ↴
logo_position/pinned_position	CenterCenter
logo_position/width_pct	22
logo_position/height_pct	100
image/english	logo.png
image2x/english	logo_2x.png

Assets

main_capsule	capsule_616x353.jpg
small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	header.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2x	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero	library_hero.jpg
community_icon	9564e3a057b06fcafe81d816da9bdc07a51e8a60.jpg
page_background_path	app/47890
timestamp	4 February 2025 – 21:18:09 UTC

Trailer 4645 ↴

trailer_name	The Sims™ 3 Trailer
trailer_category	0
microtrailer ↴
video/webm	47890/4645/a0f49bd2d4e629c954c1b1de662062a0713fc734/1750492175/microtrailer.webm
video/mp4	47890/4645/a0f49bd2d4e629c954c1b1de662062a0713fc734/1750492175/microtrailer.mp4
adaptive_trailers ↴
dash_av1	47890/4645/a0f49bd2d4e629c954c1b1de662062a0713fc734/1750492175/dash_av1.mpd
dash_h264	47890/4645/a0f49bd2d4e629c954c1b1de662062a0713fc734/1750492175/dash_h264.mpd
hls_h264	47890/4645/a0f49bd2d4e629c954c1b1de662062a0713fc734/1750492175/hls_264_master.m3u8
screenshot_medium	80572/movie.293x165.jpg
all_ages	true
timestamp	12 November 2015 – 18:45:00 UTC

Depots

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
260481	UnusedDLC 260481Sims 3 Dragon Valley (260481) Depot	No size
260482	UnusedDLC 260482Sims 3 Hidden Springs (260482) Depot	No size
260480	DLC 260480Sims 3 Barnacle Bay (260480) Depot	No size
249180	DLC 249180The Sims 3 - Into the Future (249180) Depot	1.98 GiB	0 B
249181	DLC 249181The Sims 3 - Movie Stuff	258.27 MiB	0 B
223598	DLC 223598The Sims 3 Island Paraside	1.71 GiB	0 B
223597	DLC 223597The Sims 3 University Life	1.99 GiB	0 B
223595	DLC 223595The Sims 3 70s, 80s, & 90s Stuff	112.99 MiB	0 B
223594	DLC 223594The Sims 3 Seasons	1004.50 MiB	0 B
223593	DLC 223593The Sims 3 Supernatural	2.19 GiB	0 B
223592	DLC 223592The Sims 3 Diesel Stuff	83.80 MiB	0 B
223591	DLC 223591The Sims 3 Katy Perry’s Sweet Treats	121.76 MiB	0 B
47937	Optionalsims_3_poster	45.83 MiB	0 B
47932	OptionalDLC 47932The Sims(TM) 3 Showtime	2.79 GiB	0 B
47933	DLC 47933Showtime Standard Key	498 B	0 B
47934	DLC 47934Showtime Collectors Key	498 B	0 B
47931	OptionalDLC 47931The Sims(TM) 3 Master Suite Stuff	95.84 MiB	0 B
47930	OptionalDLC 47930The Sims(TM) 3 Pets	3.12 GiB	0 B
47899	OptionalDLC 47899sims_3_sp4	114.26 MiB	0 B
47898	OptionalDLC 47898The Sims(TM) 3 Generations	962.98 MiB	0 B
47897	OptionalDLC 47897The Sims(TM) 3 Outdoor Living Stuff	111.41 MiB	0 B
47896	OptionalDLC 47896The Sims 3 Fast Lane Stuff	154.25 MiB	0 B
47895	OptionalDLC 47895The Sims 3 High-End Loft Stuff	188.39 MiB	0 B
47894	OptionalDLC 47894The Sims 3 Late Night	2.29 GiB	0 B
47893	OptionalDLC 47893The Sims 3 Ambitions	2.37 GiB	0 B
47892	OptionalDLC 47892The Sims 3 World Adventures	3.38 GiB	0 B
47891	sims_3_content	7.18 GiB	0 B

Total size on disk is 32.18 GiB and total download size is 0 B.

Total size on disk is 7.23 GiB and total download size is 0 B, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name	Description	Build ID	Time Updated
public		172264

Other

Name	Value
overridescddb	1
baselanguages	English, German, French, Italian, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Portuguese - Portugal, Polish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Hungarian, Czech
markdlcdepots	1
privatebranches	1

The Sims™ 3

Additional Information

Supported Languages

Tags

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Assets

Trailer 4645 ↴

Depots

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