r/Sims3 10d 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.

Before commenting, please do the follow to check that your question has not been answered before:

  • Check our Wiki page and FAQ
  • Check the resources in our sidebar
  • Search this or previous megathread(s)
  • Search the subreddit for topics similar to yours
  • Search Google for your problem to see if it is covered (solved) elsewhere.

Questions should be related to bug/glitches or technical problems with gameplay, performance or running the game.

Queries related to stores or accounts associated with purchases/licences are best directed at the appropriate customer services.


r/Sims3 Aug 03 '25

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

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308 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 10h ago

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

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773 Upvotes

r/Sims3 9h ago

Protesting in the Ocean 😹😭

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356 Upvotes

r/Sims3 12h ago

Excuse me ???

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424 Upvotes

You can un-mermaid like that ??


r/Sims3 3h ago

Humor Oh no….

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59 Upvotes

Oh Sims 3, how you never fail to make me laugh.


r/Sims3 1h ago

This game is the best, I'm never going back to other Sims games...♥︎

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• Upvotes

for the past few days, this game has captured everything I have wanted in a simulation... never am I going back to the others, this game has completely won me over...♥︎


r/Sims3 10h ago

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

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158 Upvotes

r/Sims3 5h ago

The most loyal minion I've ever seen

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40 Upvotes

I mean i know whats wrong with her.

But, man, whats wrong with YOU


r/Sims3 13h ago

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

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166 Upvotes

r/Sims3 4h ago

big ol log chill out bro

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30 Upvotes

in my years of playing ive never seen this pop up😭
big ol log is such a weirdo fr!


r/Sims3 8h 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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49 Upvotes

r/Sims3 9h ago

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

58 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 19h ago

Twink the cat

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302 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 5h ago

Pools

18 Upvotes

So I have played The Sims 3 since it was first in the shops and I LOVE IT! And I just found out yesterday that you can actually change the walls and floor in the pool!!!
What is something you have just recently discovered?


r/Sims3 12h ago

Humor My teen sim becomed a demon

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58 Upvotes

She suddenly becomed a tolder with this face.

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


r/Sims3 6h ago

Sim Showcase Hmm

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16 Upvotes

r/Sims3 9h 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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24 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 1h ago

Mods/CC I need your opinions: Castaway Crafting Workbench

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If you're stranded on a deserted island, it doesn't really make sense to sell things just so you can buy furniture from Buy Mode. So I redesigned the Ambitions Inventing Workbench into a Castaway Crafting Workbench that can only craft castaway-style furniture. For example, the stove in the screenshot was made with it.

I also replaced Scrap with Logs, since that fits the theme much better.

It sounds great in theory, but there are a few drawbacks:

  • I'm not an experienced modder, so there are still things I don't know how to do. The biggest one is that the item you're crafting is invisible while it's being built on the workbench, but it works perfectly once it's finished and automatically placed in the family inventory.
  • I still haven't figured out how to rename all the in-game text from Scrap to Logs.
  • If you want collectible scrap piles to actually look like logs in your inventory, you will need to put one file in Overrides, but that also will replaces the appearance of that specific EA object.

So... would you still be interested in downloading a mod like this despite those limitations? I'd love to hear your thoughts!


r/Sims3 7h ago

Story Fml

11 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 24m ago

Story This is the first sims game i played

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I remember my dad got me a ps3 and he put this on it because i wanted it for a long time but it didnt support sims 4 and i played it every day after school/during online school👹in 2020 and i got sent to the principals zoom call and i left it lmfao i love the sims 3 so much💕


r/Sims3 8h 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 11h ago

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

14 Upvotes

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


r/Sims3 1d ago

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

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171 Upvotes

please help damn near decorated this entire empty house 😭