The Sims 3

2009 video game
VideoGame video_game Q185482
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The Sims 3 is a life simulation game . It is also categorized as a social simulation game . Additionally, the title is recognized as a video game with LGBT character .

Key Facts

  • Composer: Steve Jablonsky[3], Pieter Schlosser[4]
  • Publisher: Electronic Arts[5]
  • Genre: life simulation game[6], video game with LGBT character[7], social simulation game[8]
  • Developer: The Sims Studio[9], Edge of Reality[10], EA Mobile[11], Maxis[12]
  • Part of the series: The Sims[13]
  • Copyright license: proprietary license[14]
  • Designed by: Rod Humble[15]
  • Operating system: Android[16], iOS[17]
  • Software version identifier: 1.69 (Origin)[18], 1.67 (Steam/Mac)[19], 1.24[20]
  • Commons category: The Sims 3[21]
  • Platform: macOS[22], Microsoft Windows[23], Nintendo DS[24], Nintendo 3DS[25], PlayStation 3[26], Xbox 360[27], Wii[28], Android[29], iOS[30], Windows Phone[31], BlackBerry OS[32], N-Gage[33]
  • Game mode: single-player video game[34], multiplayer video game[35]
  • Language of work or name: English[36], Russian[37], Czech[38], Polish[39], Danish[40], Dutch[41], Finnish[42], Swedish[43], Norwegian[44], French[45], German[46], Greek[47], Hebrew[48], Hungarian[49]
  • Software engine: RenderWare[50]
  • Distribution format: DVD[51], digital distribution[52], digital download[53]
  • Review score: 89/100[54]
  • Input device: computer keyboard[55], gamepad[56], computer mouse[57], touchscreen[58]
  • Country of origin: United States[59]
  • Publication date: June 2, 2009[60], October 26, 2010[61]
  • Distributed by: Steam[62], Google Play[63], App Store (Apple)[64]
  • Narrative location: SimNation[65]

Why It Matters

The Sims 3 has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  16. [18] ↑ . thesims3.com. thesims3.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . thesims3.com. thesims3.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . strategywiki.org. Retrieved . strategywiki.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . strategywiki.org. Retrieved . strategywiki.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  32. [34] ↑ . strategywiki.org. Retrieved . strategywiki.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  63. [65] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [66] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [67] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/The_Sims_3
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Games/The_Sims_3, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  2. 15w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 89/100
    Lki id → Sims3
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Opencritic id: 20587, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295135859|The Sims 3 (#295135859)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5492|OpenCritic games]] #mix"
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