Does Sims Work On Macbook Air

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Hello superior cyber beings, I need your help.
Our headteacher now has an iMac (they used to teach design)
And I was wondering if anyone knew an easy solution to get SIMS running on macOS.
This would only need to be for a temporary period of time.
I don’t really want to use Bootcamp or a full machine as I know the head will struggle with opening SIMS on a Mac.
I was thinking Parallels might be a solution however I can’t really justify the expense as we will eventually be moving to cloud SIMS.
I’m not sure Wine will be able to achieve what I need as I’m not really sure that would work with the SIMS install process.
Is there an open source equivalent to Parallels or a solution anyone can suggest that might work?
Thanks
Hi Natty987,

I'm not sure about Sims 1, I don't think they ever came out with a version compatible with Mac. But I currently play Sims 4 with 3 expansion packs and 1 game pack as well as some CC ( Macbook Air. I just have to play on the lowest settings possible and I can't play for too long out of fear of overheating, but it can run. I'm not sure about Sims 1, I don't think they ever came out with a version compatible with Mac. But I currently play Sims 4 with 3 expansion packs and 1 game pack as well as some CC (Macbook Air. I just have to play on the lowest settings possible and I can't play for too long out of fear of overheating, but it can run. Mac Download Video Games - Official EA Site. EA GAMES FOR MAC. From high fantasy to competitive sports – you can tap into the excitement of EA's hottest Mac games! Unleash your imagination in The Sims 4, rise to power and fight epic battles in Dragon Age II, build a living world where every choice matters in SimCity, and more. I play the sims 4 on a macbook air no problem. Fan gets a little loud but no slowness.

According to the sims 3 forums, the latest versions of the macbook air are not compatible with the sims 3. But then I can across a video of someone playing the sims 3 on macbook air (early 2015). Heres the link: So now I'm just REALLY confused.


I understand that you want to know if The Sims 3 will run well on your MacBook Air. I'm happy to provide some help for this.
Check out the requirements for this game here:

Does Sims Work On Macbook Air 2020

System Requirements - The Game - Community - The Sims 3

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The Sims™ 3 Minimum Hardware Requirements

FOR WINDOWS XP
  • 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
  • The latest version of DirectX 9.0c
  • Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
  • At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games
FOR WINDOWS VISTA
  • 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
  • 1.5 GB RAM
  • 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
  • Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1
  • At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games
For computers using built-in graphics chipsets under Windows, the game requires at least:
  • Intel Integrated Chipset, GMA 3-Series or above
  • 2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent
  • 0.5 GB additional RAM
FOR MAC OS X
  • Mac OS X 10.5.7 Leopard or higher
  • Intel Core Duo Processor
  • 2 GB RAM
  • ATI X1600 or Nvidia 7300 GT with 128 MB of Video RAM, or Intel Integrated GMA X3100.
  • At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games
  • This game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems, or the GMA 950 class of integrated video cards.

Does Sims Work On Macbook AirJudging by this information, it seems that as long as you have enough RAM and free hard drive space, the game should run.
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities. Cheers!

Jun 13, 2017 11:57 AM