System Requirements for The Sims Medieval are generally the same as for The Sims 3. The Sims Medieval offers a new way for players to experience The Sims which we hope fans will enjoy, and it features gameplay that fans of strategy and role-playing games will find appealing such as controlling an entire kingdom and quest-based gameplay mechanics. The retail copies of the game are not compatible with Windows 8 as of Patch 2.0, due to switching from SecuROM to Sony Content Protection DRM, which does not work on Windows 8. However, it's still possible to get a DVD version through online retailers. Like other spin-offs, The Sims Medieval offers new features, such as armed combat and religion.ĮA has discontinued the DVD version of The Sims Medieval and only the digital release version remains on Origin making it Windows only, but the OS X version is now downloadable through Origin. However, there are notable differences The Sims Medieval is not simply The Sims 3 translated to a medieval setting.

The game runs on The Sims 3 engine and is a spin-off similar to the way in which The Sims Stories games were a spin-off of The Sims 2.

The Sims Medieval was released March 22, 2011.

The Sims Medieval is a stand-alone game in The Sims series and it is the fifth game (excluding EPs/SPs and collections) released on Windows and Mac OS X.

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