
The Sims 3: Create the perfect world with full customization at your fingertips. Refine personalities and help fulfill destinies.
Estimated range $11.9M – $59.4M. Studios' own sales figures fell inside a range like this about 8 in 10 times.
The Sims™ 3 price historyThe Sims™ 3 player count
The Sims™ 3 has sold an estimated approximately 1.8M copies on Steam, for about approximately $23.8M in gross revenue.
About approximately 1.8M copies on Steam (mid estimate), modeled from its 34,438 reviews — a standard range estimate. Not a figure the developer has reported.
About approximately $23.8M gross, estimated range approximately $11.9M to approximately $59.4M — roughly approximately $14.9M net to the developer after refunds, VAT and Steam's cut. Standard range: see how often ranges like this hold on accuracy. How we estimate →
Typical error ~27% · 8 in 10 in range · Checked →Checked against the copies sold that studios have published, our estimate is typically off by about 27%, and the real figure lands inside the range we print about 8 in 10 times.How we checked →
Trends
Concurrent players on Steam, one reading a day at about 15:00 UTC since Aug 16, 2026. Before then readings were taken at different times of day, spanning 0 hours, and Steam concurrency runs about 1.8x higher at its daily high than at its low — so some of the movement across that stretch is the clock, not the game.
Showing the last 90 days (the review-based charts: the last 4 monthly points). Full history and CSV export come with a free account.
Momentum
Pace estimated from the game's recent review growth (our daily snapshots) at its own sales-per-review ratio — a momentum signal, not booked sales.
Add-ons
Each DLC is estimated with the same model as a game, then summed — a modeled figure, not reported DLC sales.
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| Game | Revenue (estimated lifetime) | Reviews | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 5.2K | 92% | — | |
| approximately $203.9M | 291K | 93% | $29.99 | |
| F2P | 201.6K | 86% | Free | |
| F2P | 83K | 88% | Free | |
| approximately $10.6M | 12.4K | 94% | −90%$1.99reg. $19.99 | |
| approximately $6.7M | 7.9K | 76% | −90%$1.99reg. $19.99 |
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| Game | Revenue (estimated lifetime) | Reviews | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| approximately $23.8M | 17.8K | 93% | $59.99 | |
| approximately $23.8M | 15.9K | 96% | $49.99 | |
| approximately $23.8M | 48.2K | 95% | $19.99 | |
| approximately $23.7M | 17.4K | 85% | $59.99 | |
| approximately $23.9M | 62.7K | 92% | $19.99 | |
| approximately $23.9M | 107.2K | 94% | $9.99 |