Re: Sims 3 won't open: Alder Lake (Intel 12th-gen) CPU
@Elizoid That sounds like the Alder Lake issue, which does affect newer Intel processors too. Please try one of the workarounds in the accepted solution of this thread:
If that doesn't help, please run a dxdiag and attach it to your reply.
https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/pc/how-to-gather-dxdiag-information/