The 64-bit version of The Sims 3 is available now for Mac Users.
How do I get Sims 3 to work on my Mac?
How to make Sims 3 work in macOS Sierra
- Within your Applications folder, locate and open the folder The Sims 3.
- Find the application The Sims 3.
- In that menu, select Show Package Contents.
- Within that folder there is a file info.
- Right or Control click that file for the context menu and there select Open With.
Does Sims 3 work on macOS Catalina?
Yes, if your macOS supports 32-bit applications (support for 32-bit was dropped by macOS in the Catalina release in 2019, but earlier versions of macOS that still support 32-bit applications might still run on your Macintosh), you can install either release of The Sims 3 from My Game Library in Origin.
Can you play Sims 3 on a MacBook Air?
My entry level MacBook Air has finally arrived so I can start playing around with Sims 3 and Sims 4. This is my Mac: I have all packs up to and including Snowy Escape installed. Settings are maxed out in each game.
Is there a way to enable VSync on the Sims 3?
Even EA says that tuning it with your NVidia panel is the only way: I wish I had better news, but it looks like that if you can’t get the NVidia panel to enforce vsync the only way is through those third party limiters.
Can you play Sims 3 on an M1?
Rosetta is the software developed by Apple to translate Intel x86 apps into a language the M1 ARM chips can understand: Origin should now run and you can start downloading your games (at the time of writing there is a bug in the Origin beta/technical preview which prevents packs from being downloaded.
How to opt out of the Sims 3 beta?
Opt out of the beta in the Application Settings then restart Origin and you should be good to go). After installing all the packs the game was still showing as Finalising in Origin. I launched the game by double clicking the app in my Applications folder instead and the Launcher immediately came up (repairing will also fix this).
