Moonlight Bay

Moonlight Bay is the neighborhood that is shipped with the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of The Sims 3. The Wii version uses a beach town known as Vista Beach and the Nintendo DS version uses a separate neighborhood known as Beacon Bay. The neighborhood's name may be a pun on Sunset Valley. Although there are many families, there are only six you can play as (excluding the families in the family bin), and only nine lots you can live on out of all fifteen in the neighborhood. You can play as the other Sims by asking them to move in with you or by marrying them but they can only live in the house you live in.

Returning Families

 * Landgraab family 1 Cliffside Dr.
 * §75,000
 * Difficulty: 3
 * Malcolm Landgraab, Hannelore Landgraab, Adrien Landgraab
 * Malcolm Landgraab moved from Sunset Valley in order to extend the reach of the Landgraab family. With good looks and a sharp wit, Malcolm has carved out a nice section of the town as his own. Now he has eyes on the mayor's office as he grooms his son to overtake the business centers in town.

New Families

 * Aragon family 70 Easy Street
 * Difficulty : 1
 * Penny Aragon
 * Penny has lived in Moonlight Bay all her life. She is completely dedicated to its preservation and the safety of her neighbors. Too bad her neighbors think she's a little overzealous with their safety.


 * Burton family 80 Easy Street
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Trevor Burton
 * In high school, Trevor Burton broke a lot of hearts on his ever-present quest for the next conquest. Will living on his own in a new town soften his outlook?


 * Clique household 13 Oceanview Lane
 * §50,000
 * Difficulty: 4
 * Cevin Faron, Willow Lynd, Morgan Flynn, Rain Leary
 * Cevin and Willow grew up in Moonlight Bay and were looking for a way out from under their parents constant grief over, "...all that black clothing." When Morgan moved into town, he was thrilled to find at least a couple of people that understood him and they became quick friends. The only question is, when did their new friend Rain decide to move in and should they kick her out?


 * Idaho family
 * Irwin Idaho, Georgia Idaho, Marie Idaho


 * Kozen family 11 Lighthouse Lane
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Liara Kozen
 * An affable woman, Liara has already made quite a few friends despite being new to town. She seems friendly enough, but she's often seen skulking about the shadier parts of town.


 * Leary family
 * James Leary, Kara Leary, Cookie Leary, Sunshine Leary, Freddie Leary


 * Monroe family
 * Marcella Monroe, Randy Monroe, Herger Monroe


 * Nelson family
 * John Nelson, Roxy Nelson, Rita Nelson, Sofi Nelson, Crichton Nelson


 * Rannt family
 * Alice Rannt, Byron Rannt


 * Single Dads household
 * William Conner, River Conner, Leonard Ryan, Logan Ryan


 * Vasquez family 10 Haskins Way
 * §19,680
 * Difficulty: 3
 * Tyler Vasquez, Heather Vasquez, Elaine Austen
 * Heather has been dancing on clouds since marrying her new husband, Tyler. Tyler loves to dote on his wife despite the ribbing he gets from his coworkers about marrying an older woman. Elaine, on the other hand would have rather stayed with her bio-dad. Can Tyler and Elaine work out their differences or will things always be uncomfortable between them?


 * Zhang family
 * Michael Zhang, Alia Zhang, Atticus Zhang

Families in the Family Bin

 * Lin family
 * Christina Lin


 * Keegan family
 * §20,500
 * Difficulty: 5
 * Brennan Keegan, Julie Keegan, Sydney Keegan, Aiden Keegan, Peter Keegan
 * Brennan and Julie appreciate the value of good healthy living and hard work. Can they impress these values on their three children? 


 * Hanson family
 * §19,000
 * Difficulty: 3
 * Larry Hanson, Shauna Hanson, Alex Hanson
 * Larry will do anything to make his family happy. Can he keep up with Shauna's elitist needs?