Along the banks of the Simomon River lies the sleepy town of Riverview. Many have moved to this serene little town to escape the clamor of city life. Will the current residents let the newcomers in on the town’s little secrets or will they do their best to keep their dirt from being unearthed?
Riverview is a free downloadable town offered from The Sims 3 store. The town was developed by Visceral Games, and is a gift for people who register their copy of The Sims 3. It was the first town made available for download, and is currently the only free downloadable town. It initially served as an incentive for players to purchase, rather than pirate, their copy of The Sims 3, as pirated versions are unable to download Riverview from TheSims3.com.
Overview
Like Sunset Valley, Riverview is very large compared to previous games, although it is a small town with an idyllic countryside setting. It’s dotted with farms, beautiful pastures, and nestled by a winding river, known, according the world's flavor text, as the Simomon. There are 95 lots altogether, three fewer than in Sunset Valley. The center of town is built up on an island in the middle of the Simomon. The street name where Constance Shelley and Meadow Carpenter-Rhodes live suggests that the island name is Long Island. On one of the shores of the river, there is an industrial ar