Genre SimulationReleased Jan 27, 2011
The Sims™ 3
Developed by The Sims Studio, Maxis · Published by Electronic Arts
$19.99
Estimated lifetime revenue
$6.04M
Gross, before Steam's cut
Net revenue
$4.23M
After Steam's 30% cut
Units sold
612.5K
≈ 18 sales per review
Reviews
34,369
Very Positive86% positive
Playing now
919
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How it compares
Simulation →Against the 100 most-reviewed Simulation games on Steam
Outearns 20% of them — in the bottom quarter of the group.
Median
$27.42M
137,396 reviews
Top 10% start at
$113.37M
This game
$6.04M
Fewest reviews of the group
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About
The Sims 3: Create the perfect world with full customization at your fingertips. Refine personalities and help fulfill destinies.
- Developer
- The Sims Studio, Maxis
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Genre
- Simulation
- Released
- Jan 27, 2011
- Steam app ID
- 47890
- Data updated
- Sep 17, 2026
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