5 Games like The Sims 3 on Xbox that you should try

The common ground with The Sims 3 is structural: sandbox freedom, cozy, relaxing feel and fantasy world. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on progression and visuals: this one brings puzzle design and a medieval setting.

With The Sims 3 it shares a casual, approachable feel, a sandbox world and single-player focus. To that it adds an isometric view. They part company on progression: this one brings resource management.

Genre puts it alongside The Sims 3, and so does strong narrative focus, a sandbox world and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and progression: open world exploration and a contemporary setting.

Genre puts it alongside The Sims 3, and so does a casual, approachable feel, a sandbox world and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view.

It shares the essentials of what The Sims 3 does: a casual, approachable feel, a sandbox world and fantasy world. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on progression and visuals: this one brings exploration and discovery, and a first-person view.