Anyone playing sims 3 on Steam

hey @Evalen if you are thinking about switching to steam then check out their Collection Bundle. It contains EVERYTHING except Store items, and the Katie Perry sweet treat stuff pack. https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/1247/The_Sims_3_Collection/

I guess it went on sale once or twice, but the last time was over a year ago during steam's blowout August sale. I was told the bundle might not ever go on sale again, but who knows. Couldn't find my disks and really wanted to play again, so I didn't mind paying that much and getting "everything" since I still have access to all my Store stuff.

Also, not sure how familiar you are with steam. If you do a search for any game, for example for "sims3" then you'll get the publisher's page with all their expansions packs. BUT, collection bundles will never be found that way. Instead, you have to search for "sims3 Collection Bundle" or "your favorite game name Collection Bundle".

Well I did it, I downloaded the one on sale with all the exp packs, It is nice, the thing is it is like starting over. and that is not so bad. It will be fun redoing the lots. now I can do them all the way I like as I play. I checked off all the supernatural things and the sun. but I realize that I have to do that with each new game I play. but that is fine, only takes a few minutes. Looks Iike I have a lot of work ahead of me, but it will be fun. Hope it plays right

"stickykisses;c-18263938" wrote:
hey @Evalen if you are thinking about switching to steam then check out their Collection Bundle. It contains EVERYTHING except Store items, and the Katie Perry sweet treat stuff pack. https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/1247/The_Sims_3_Collection/

I guess it went on sale once or twice, but the last time was over a year ago during steam's blowout August sale. I was told the bundle might not ever go on sale again, but who knows. Couldn't find my disks and really wanted to play again, so I didn't mind paying that much and getting "everything" since I still have access to all my Store stuff.

Also, not sure how familiar you are with steam. If you do a search for any game, for example for "sims3" then you'll get the publisher's page with all their expansions packs. BUT, collection bundles will never be found that way. Instead, you have to search for "sims3 Collection Bundle" or "your favorite game name Collection Bundle".

Well I did it. I downloaded the collection bundle. It is like starting over. but it will be fun, I clicked off supernatural sims and reset the moon. I now have a lot of my stuff also . thanks for the input. I love the sims 3 and like playing it better.

So those Sims 4 toddlers sent you back to Sims 3? ? They're definitely a handful.

Glad you figured out a way to play what you most enjoy. ☺️

yaaay, glad you did; although, sorry you were having problems with your disks. I have been enjoying playing with limited content, as a way to focus on things I ignored the first go-round. And, re-doing the lots and towns, you will probably make things even better, since you had the opportunity to play with recently tweaked stuff and can now remember what you liked about the changes, vs. what you wished you'd done differently.

Another nice thing about steam, is that apparently you can still use CAW with origin. I bout died when someone said CAW is... either broken or seriously wonky with the EA app version. (I have no idea if any of that is correct, just, that's what someone said.) It would be fun to try creating a world, and at least we still have that option.

@KevinL5275 Maybe you can help me. I downloaded the sims 3 on steam, plays good, but not all my worlds are showing. How do I get them to show up. any ideas about this.

I'm not sure. You downloaded them from the store and then installed them in the launcher?

"JustSheeaa;c-18267289" wrote:
@Evalen I am playing Sims 3 on Steam now also. Like Kevin said above, did you download them from the store again through your launcher? I had to install all my store items again. It took me hours to do it but worth it. Game runs better on Steam, IMO.

Do you mean to download all my worlds also

"JustSheeaa;c-18267289" wrote:
@Evalen I am playing Sims 3 on Steam now also. Like Kevin said above, did you download them from the store again through your launcher? I had to install all my store items again. It took me hours to do it but worth it. Game runs better on Steam, IMO.

when I download them they say they are downloaded and are grayed out like everything that is downloaded, but when I go to my game they are not on my list. what am I doing wrong.

"Evalen;c-18265750" wrote:


Well I did it. I downloaded the collection bundle. It is like starting over. but it will be fun, I clicked off supernatural sims and reset the moon. I now have a lot of my stuff also . thanks for the input. I love the sims 3 and like playing it better.

I just purchased the whole Sims 3 on Steam. It is downloading now. Evalen, how is it going to start over with the Sims 3?