The Sims™ 3

The Sims™ 3

The Sims Studio · January 27, 2011 · Life Sim, Simulation, Character Customization, Building, Sandbox

Buy the The Sims™ 3 key for EA App from Driffle INC at $1.36 — the cheapest of 11 stores we compare.

PC
Very Positive86% · 34,39386Metacritic1,094playing now
Best price 84 Great time to buy
$1.36-93%
lowest tracked $1.24
Driffle INC Buy at Driffle INC

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Where to buy The Sims™ 3 — official stores

Steam
Steam
Standard Edition · Steam
$19.99
Buy
EA Store
EA Store
Standard Edition · EA App
$19.99
Buy

Cheapest The Sims™ 3 keys — keyshops

Keyshops are third-party marketplaces — keys are resold and can be region-locked or a different edition. Check the listing's region & edition before buying.

Some stores inflate their “regular” price to show a bigger discount. We flag those (⚠ inflated) and show the real saving against the actual list price.

Driffle INC
Standard Edition · EA App
$1.36
Buy
GAMIVO
Standard Edition · Steam
$1.48
Buy
Eneba
Standard Edition · EA App
$1.39
Buy
YUPLAY
Standard Edition · Steam
-92%
$1.74
$22.44
Buy
Loaded
Standard Edition · EA App
-92% inflated
$1.59
$19.99
Buy
Gameseal
Standard Edition · EA App
$1.61
Buy
Kinguin
Standard Edition · EA App
$1.64
Buy
CJS CD Keys
CJS CD Keys
Standard Edition · EA App
$2.25
Buy
Keycense
Standard Edition · EA App
-86% inflated
$2.74
$19.99
Buy

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The Sims™ 3 price by region

The Sims™ 3 costs £0.95 in the United Kingdom, €1.10 in Europe (EUR), $1.36 in the United States, $1.36 in Georgia (USD), CA$2.43 in Canada, zł5.33 in Poland, R$7.47 in Brazil, A$29.95 in Australia and NZ$29.95 in New Zealand right now.

Cheapest The Sims™ 3 offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £0.95 −95% £17.99 £0.95 7
Europe (EUR) €1.10 −94% €19.99 €1.10 10
United Statesyour region $1.36 −93% $19.99 $1.36 11
Georgia (USD) $1.36 −93% $19.99 $1.36 11
Canada CA$2.43 −88% CA$19.99 CA$2.43 3
Poland zł5.33 −92% zł69.90 zł5.33 4
Brazil R$7.47 −89% R$69.90 R$7.47 3
Australia A$29.95 A$29.95 — 2
New Zealand NZ$29.95 NZ$29.95 — 2

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

Trailers & screenshots

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About The Sims™ 3

✦ AI summary

Create and control the life of your custom Sim, from designing their appearance and personality to building their dream home with complete creative freedom. Guide them through careers, relationships, and personal achievements while exploring a living neighborhood and sharing your stories with a vibrant community.

Play with Life.

Create the lives you've always wanted!
Ready to live a freer, more creative life? In The Sims™ 3, you can let your fantasies run wild as you design your ideal world. Start with your Sim, refining each shape, color and personality trait until you get the precise person that pleases you. Design your dream home, but don’t let a grid limit you; place, rotate and stack furniture and walls freely and to your heart’s content.
Once the “hard work” is over, it’s time to be a mentor. Guide your Sim’s path through life, developing a career, finding love, and pursuing dreams and desires. Spending time with friends and family is just as important as mastering painting or accumulating knowledge.
Take things to the next level and record movies of your Sim’s adventures and share them with the ever-growing and thriving community. With a huge catalog of expansion packs and fun objects to discover, there is no end to the possibilities awaiting you. It all begins here; your adventure awaits!

Key Features

  • Customize Your Sim: Mix and match a vast range of facial features and body types to get the look you want. Infuse your Sim with personality traits and help realize their dreams.
  • Stage Your Own Extreme Makeover: Decorate your Sim’s home however you want, neat or messy. Use odd angles, create tall stacks of items, and apply your favorite self-made pattern to the walls and floors.
  • Range From the Home: Get out of the house and explore the lively and entertaining neighborhood for the first time. Be a part of the larger online community!

The Sims™ 3 — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

The Sims™ 3 in the rankings

DLC & expansions

🎁 Complete the collection

Base game + 18 of 19 DLC at today's best prices (some DLC unpriced).

$361.18
to own everything

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

The Sims 3 remains a beloved entry in the franchise that holds up well, with players praising its relaxing gameplay, solid performance on various systems including handheld devices, and extensive modding community support. Common complaints center on the high price of expansion packs for an aging game, occasional technical issues that some players report, and the need for community guides to optimize performance on modern hardware, though many players experience no problems at all.

Recommended Oct 1, 2026
This games is so fun with so much to do and my first sims game before the sims 2 and 4 i would highly recommend to play it
Recommended Oct 1, 2026
Old but gold. The life sim aspect is much better in sims 3 than 4. Sure the graphics are'nt perfect, but you can download Reshade. There are ofc bugs and lagging here and there. My best tip would be to save often, after every big event and minimum once a week. If it's a big problem get mods to enhance your experience.
Recommended Oct 1, 2026
the taint of EA's poor choices is minimal in this iteration of sims. it's a classic.
Recommended Sep 30, 2026
the ost...
Recommended Sep 30, 2026
this game is my favorite of the sims games, playing this again brings me back to 2009 making my first sim and living in the swamp lookin house in Sunset Valley. i will always recommend playing this game over the sims 4
Recommended Sep 29, 2026
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