The Sims 3 expansion packs


Aggregate review scores
Game GameRankings Metacritic
World Adventures 82.91%[1] 81/100[2]
Ambitions 75.93%[3] 74/100[4]
Late Night 81.50%[5] 74/100[6]
Generations 73.93% 72/100[7]
Pets 70.00%[9] 79/100[8]
Showtime 73.12%[10] 67/100[11]
Supernatural 79.43%[12] 74/100[13]
Seasons - 73/100[14]
University Life 78.11% 72/100[15]
Island Paradise 77.13% 73/100[16]
Into the Future 83.00%[17] 80/100[18]

Eleven expansion packs were released for the 2009 life simulation video game The Sims 3, the third major title in The Sims series. Of the eleven expansion packs, seven were developed by Maxis Redwood Shores, while the other four were developed by EA Salt Lake.[19] All expansion packs were published by Electronic Arts. Expansion packs tend to focus on major new features, with the addition of many new objects, worlds, and game features geared towards the pack's major theme. The first expansion pack, World Adventures, was released on November 18, 2009. The last expansion pack, Into the Future, was released on October 22, 2013.

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  3. ^ "The Sims 3: Ambitions". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  4. ^ "The Sims 3: Ambitions". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on August 18, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  5. ^ "The Sims 3: Late Night Expansion Pack". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  6. ^ "The Sims 3: Late Night". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 10, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  7. ^ "The Sims 3: Generations for PC reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 30, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  8. ^ "The Sims 3: Pets". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  9. ^ "The Sims 3: Pets". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 20, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  10. ^ "The Sims 3: Showtime". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  11. ^ "The Sims 3: Showtime". Metacritic. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  12. ^ "The Sims 3: Supernatural". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  13. ^ "The Sims 3: Supernatural". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on August 20, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  14. ^ "The Sims 3 Seasons". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  15. ^ "The Sims 3: University Life". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  16. ^ "The Sims 3: Island Paradise". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 8, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  17. ^ "The Sims 3: Into the Future". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  18. ^ "The Sims 3: Into the Future". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  19. ^ "TwitLonger tweet by SimGuruGraham". Archived from the original on August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.