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{{For|ages of Sims|Life stages}}
{{For|ages of Sims|Life stages}}
'''Lifespan''' is a setting in the options menu of ''[[The Sims 3]]'' that determines how long a Sim's natural life will be. As always, the Sim may die a premature, unnatural [[death]], regardless of this setting.
'''Lifespan''' is a setting in the options menu of ''[[The Sims 3]]'' that determines how long a Sim's natural life will be. As always, the Sim may die a premature, unnatural [[death]], regardless of this setting.



The player can lengthen a Sim's lifespan in game without altering game settings by eating [[Life Fruit]] (restores one day) and [[Ambrosia]] (resets days to age up), earning the Marathon Runner [[Athletic skill]] challenge or being a [[List of Traits#V|Vegetarian]].

The player can lengthen a Sim's lifespan in game without altering game settings by eating [[Life Fruit]] (restores one day) and [[Ambrosia]] (resets days to age up), earning the Marathon Runner [[Athletic skill]] challenge, being a [[List of Traits#V|Vegetarian]] Or A [[Mummy]].


* Short: 25 Sim days
* Short: 25 Sim days

Revision as of 19:40, 12 January 2010


For ages of Sims, see Life stages.

Lifespan is a setting in the options menu of The Sims 3 that determines how long a Sim's natural life will be. As always, the Sim may die a premature, unnatural death, regardless of this setting.


The player can lengthen a Sim's lifespan in game without altering game settings by eating Life Fruit (restores one day) and Ambrosia (resets days to age up), earning the Marathon Runner Athletic skill challenge, being a Vegetarian Or A Mummy.

  • Short: 25 Sim days
  • Medium: 50 Sim days
  • Normal: 90 Sim days
  • Long: 190 Sim days
  • Epic: 960 Sim days

Aging can also be turned off in the options menu to temporarily or permanently stop every Sim in town from aging.