Comparison between The Sims 3 and The Sims Medieval

The Sims 3 and The Sims Medieval use the same engine, so they may seem somewhat alike, but they are very different games.

The Sims 3
The Sims 3, like previous games in The Sims series, is set in a modern era. While players have always been able to use custom content to simulate a medieval setting, at least to some degree, the games themselves presume a modern society with refrigerators and stoves, computers and telephones, etc.

In The Sims 3, players can design and recolor almost everything in the game. Also, players can go into considerable detail when creating Sims and families.

The Sims Medieval
The Sims Medieval, as its name implies, is designed to simulate a medieval setting. Therefore, it won't have modern intrusions such as carpools, taxicabs, and telephones that would need to be disguised or worked around.

When creating a Sim in The Sims Medieval, one major difference from The Sims 3 is the clothing and hair that is available. Another difference is that traits are adapted to the medieval setting.

Marriage & Families
In The Sims Medieval, non-selectable Sims do not become selectable when they join a household, even if they marry a selectable Sim. Also, children will not be selectable. (In both cases, they can be made selectable with the use of cheats.) This is a major difference not only from The Sims 3, but The Sims and The Sims 2. There is a rumor that if the main character you play as dies one of children will grow up into a adult and take there place.

Jobs
In The Sims 3 the jobs are modern jobs because it's a modern game. Most of the jobs are like a chef, criminal, mascot, ect. Then you can get promoted by gaining skill points needed for the job. Plus if you skip work you get fired. Simple.

The Sims Medieval has jobs more jobs like a monarch, knight, spy, and so on. Plus if you skip work or don't do what your suppose to do bad things can occur. Your sim can get fined, get food thrown at them, or worst of all you can get executed in "The Pit of Judgement"