Re: Sims 3 won't open: Alder Lake (Intel 12th-gen) CPU
@ZoeLauren96 Normally I'd want to see the entire dxdiag, not a screenshot of the first section. But in this case, that's enough to see your issue: you have a 12th-gen Intel processor, and Sims 3 doesn't start correctly on these CPUs. So I've merged your post with the master thread.
The workaround is to limit the game to one CPU core while it's loading. You can accomplish this with a patch Lazy Duchess made:
Or if you prefer, you can try the other steps discussed in that thread starting on page five.
