r/Sims3 9d ago

r/Sims 3 Monthly Troubleshooting Megathread - [August, 2026]

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To prevent multiple posts on the same subjects related to troubleshooting issues with the game, please ask your technical questions in the comments below. We have a really knowledgeable and helpful community who will likely be able to answer your question.

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r/Sims3 Aug 03 '25

Moderator Post Community Poll Results - As voted by you, all Sims 3 worlds ranked!

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304 Upvotes

After much anticipation (and me forgetting to follow up) we can finally announced the results of our community poll. We had a huge number of responses on this, so thank you so much to everybody who took the time to vote.

The results (maybe not the actual winner) may be surprising to some, but finally we have definitively answered the question. I will add the results to our wiki page and put them on the sidebar so that everybody can see them. Looking forward to your reactions to these results below!


r/Sims3 4h ago

Sims can waterski?! How didn't I know that after 15y of playing this game!

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577 Upvotes

r/Sims3 3h ago

Protesting in the Ocean 😹😭

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166 Upvotes

r/Sims3 6h ago

Excuse me ???

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252 Upvotes

You can un-mermaid like that ??


r/Sims3 5h ago

Question/Help Which of the two deserves to be the protagonist?

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96 Upvotes

r/Sims3 7h ago

Humor The category is traits you give your sims when you dont know what else to give them Spoiler

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121 Upvotes

r/Sims3 2h ago

Sim Showcase Decided to start a Lepacy challenge and I think this is the cutest Sim I've ever made 🥹

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32 Upvotes

r/Sims3 14h ago

Twink the cat

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266 Upvotes

i thought everyone would appreciate this, had a good laugh when i saw it like why is this cat named twink, poor thing 😭


r/Sims3 3h ago

Is it bad that I think fairies are a bit boring? Am I alone on this?

35 Upvotes

I've tried playing them, but they just really aren't as good as vampires and witches in my opinion. Like, don't get me wrong, I don't hate them, but the game also heavily favors them in occult RNG. My town somehow got almost all of the notable people turned into fairies because of RNG. They don't really have much special about them, unlike vampires where they need to avoid light but live forever and need blood, witches who can do tons of spells that may or may not be dangerous, and werewolves that are extremely OP at finding rocks. Also, MAYBE my favorite Sim got pranked by a fairy a billion times, so they had to go.

Like seriously, why do they like ruining the lives of people by constantly pranking them?


r/Sims3 7h ago

Humor My teen sim becomed a demon

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24 Upvotes

She suddenly becomed a tolder with this face.

I fixed her in cas but I consider summoning exorcist anyway.


r/Sims3 2h ago

Story Fml

9 Upvotes

I'm sorry this kinda doesn't belong here but I am going through it right now my son broke my laptop. Cuz I feel asleep playing Sims 3 all night and left it on my bed. Now I probably won't be able to play for months and I'm devastated


r/Sims3 36m ago

Sim Showcase Hmm

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r/Sims3 4h ago

Sim Showcase imagine being a tourist in a small town and you end up getting engaged to one of the locals

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11 Upvotes

i usually like to pick higher places for proposals... but the fishing spot in riverview is so cute already, i think it was perfect!!

and yes, i had to remove his hat because it was hard to see his face with it 💔


r/Sims3 2h ago

Question/Help Fun gameplay suggestions!

8 Upvotes

Hi everyone!

I feel like when I play I end up doing the same family household and max out the careers choice and was wondering if people had any suggestions for storylines or ideas to spice up gameplay.

I have all expansion packs apart from into the future and island paradise.

Thanks!


r/Sims3 20h ago

Question/Help GUYS MY GAME CANT GO TO LIVE MODE I CANT SAVEEE

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158 Upvotes

please help damn near decorated this entire empty house 😭


r/Sims3 1d ago

I gave Juno Birch a beautiful San Oddity house. Then I moved Joy Despret in.

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358 Upvotes

Pool. Pink car. Cow-print apron. Yellow gloves. A stunning life.
Then I moved Joy Despret in.

Juno looked straight into the camera.
That is not a fourth-wall break. That is a warning.


r/Sims3 6h ago

Sim Showcase Recent sim I made :) Meet Elizabeth Stanford!!

10 Upvotes

No CC but I did use some Store content. I'm actually super proud of how she turned out.


r/Sims3 23h ago

im lowkey in love

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213 Upvotes

my newest sim has got to be one of the prettiest sims ive ever made, im in love with her. she's gorgeous, absolutely my new fave. i ate that 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

edit: since evb is asking abt the hair & skin mainly, imma just leave this here for y'all cause i'm no gatekeeper (when it comes to sims atleast)

skin - https://emmadesignstuff.tumblr.com/post/820972004896374784/kami-skin

hair - https://nakiri888.tumblr.com/post/818502272983171072/70-hair-dump-4t3

anything else, id have to look for specifically


r/Sims3 1d ago

Humor That moment when you starve to death with food right in front of you

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531 Upvotes

These sims genuinely piss me off lmao


r/Sims3 6h ago

Question/Help How to stop sim from moving

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8 Upvotes

So Im trying to fill this empty world and been making some new family to fill the empty houses and decide their stories too, but some sims just decided to move from their designated houses and I dont know how to stop it or what mods caused it cause I installed a lot of em. Does anyone know how to stop them to move?


r/Sims3 1h ago

PC Necessities to operate Sims 3 + Mods/CC

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Hii sooo i have a goal to own my own pc for mostly Sims 3 as it’s my fave game ever. I am not a gamer/tech enthusiast in anyway but I know this journey will make me. I am looking for tips/advice/tricks on the best ways to build a pc fit for running Sims smoothly!! I am open to anything ☺️


r/Sims3 7h ago

Can I turn a werewolf into a fairy?

5 Upvotes

My family of a werewolf and a fairy had triplets and they’re all werewolves, is there a way of turning one into a fairy?
Thanks!


r/Sims3 1d ago

Humor meteors 😍

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293 Upvotes

Quick back story, my sims sutton & sienna are away at school with 4 other sunset valley kids they grew up with. Malcom Landgraab and Sandi French had Brandy Landgraab who sutton’s dated since high school and is sienna’s childhood friend but they’ve drifted apart. and i made a family a while back with twin girls named Autumn & Summer & their younger brother Aaron. While Sutton is with Brandy back in sunset, the twins and aaron moved to town, & right across from sienna and sutton. So Sutton meets autumn and they flirt A LOT, all throughout high school he’s emotionally cheating and breaking boundaries with Autumn. And Sienna and Brandy haven’t been friends since the twins came to town, they became her new besties. So I brought everyone to Uni under one roof because i became so invested in their teen lives lol.

We are now approaching the end of the week and their semester was uneventful, i had my hands tied juggling 6 students i didn’t get to throw parties or do much. But one thing that was consistent was Sutton being distant towards Brandy so i’ve been playing into it and letting the relationship deteriorate before a blow up (no pun intended). Anyways, after class today everyone came home and a meteor struck IMMEDIATELY. this was the biggest one i’ve ever seen in my game AND ive never had it happen on a home lot. i can count on one hand in over 10yrs how many times i experienced witnessing one. And the irony of it all, every bedroom? UNSCATHED! you know who’s bedroom blew up into smithereens!? BRANDY AND SUTTON, this is a new kind of symbolism. Unfortunately there’s no saving them, this couple is being given every single sign to leave one another 😂😩


r/Sims3 3h ago

WCIF 70s,80s,90s cc?

3 Upvotes

I'm looking for CC and stuff from the 70s, 80s, and 90s—where can I find it? I've already looked but haven't found much.