The Sims 3: University Life
Are your Sims ready for the time of their lives? Heading off to university opens up new opportunities, from social connections to career growth in The Sims 3: University Life. From class activities to…
The Sims 3: University Life is an adventure developed by Maxis Software, released 5 March 2013 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). This page lists 10 cheat codes for it.
What The Sims 3: University Life is
The Sims 3: University Life is an adventure game developed by Maxis Software and released in 2013. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on The Sims 3 Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
College is a time of learning and experimentation. Now your Sims can create their own campus memories and have experiences that will shape their destinies! Choosing a major begins an education that will pay off handsomely after college, with better entry-level jobs and quicker promotions. But of course, it’s not just about studying… your Sims want to have fun, too! Dorm parties and bonfires are great ways to blow off steam, and there’s no end to the shenanigans. Joining a notable social group can also open up entirely new avenues for advancement. Whether posting on social networks via smartphone, leading a campus protest or researching new scientific discoveries, ambitious Sims will find a…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are comedy, fantasy, romance and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the The Sims series
The Sims 3: University Life is the 103rd of 227 entries we hold in the The Sims series. The next entry was The Sims 3: Starter Pack in 2013. Its critic score of 73 is almost exactly the series average of 71. The highest-rated entry is The Sims 4: Parenthood at 90.
How it was received
The Sims 3: University Life holds a critic score of 73 out of 100. That places it above 44% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 3 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent for XP/2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent for Vista and Windows 7 and 2 GB RAM. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.
What it launched against
The Sims 3: University Life launched on 5 March 2013, within three weeks of BioShock Infinite, Tomb Raider, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: BioShock Infinite, Tomb Raider, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm.
Cheats and codes
We have tested and published 10 cheat entries for The Sims 3: University Life — 9 cheat codes and 1 tip. Each one lists the platform it applies to, the exact input, and whether it disables achievements.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 3 videos →
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The Sims 3: University Life cheat codes
These are The Sims 3 codes
The Sims 3: University Life is loaded by the base game, so its console and its codes are the base game’s. Nothing extra is installed.
Fill needs
With testing cheats on, the mailbox menu can refill the household's needs.
Enable testingcheatsenabled true, then hold shift and click the mailbox.
Move objects anywhere
Removes placement restrictions in build and buy mode.
Open the console with Ctrl+Shift+C and type the command.
Open the cheat console
Opens the text box every other cheat is typed into.
Press all three keys together during play. A box appears at the top of the screen.
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