The Sims family data
File type: Game file
Files with fam file extension are used for The Sims PC game.
Found 2 different file type records with the same fam filename suffix.
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: September 27, 2017
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The fam file extension is associated with The Sims, a life simulation computer game for Microsoft Windows, macOS and various video gaming consoles, developed by Maxis.
The fam file stores family data.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving fam files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Miscellaneous file
Emulator file
Date updated: September 27, 2026
The .fam file extension identifies a Famicom or NES emulator ROM image. The file stores a digital copy of the game data from a compatible cartridge; it is not the emulator itself or a saved-game file.
OpenEmu is a macOS application that runs games through emulator cores. When its NES or Famicom support recognises the image, OpenEmu can use the .fam file as the game source.
This is a specialised ROM-image extension rather than a general-purpose document format. Its use depends on emulator support and on the particular ROM image, so the format may not be recognised by every NES or Famicom emulator.
On macOS, install OpenEmu and import the .fam file into its library, or use OpenEmu's open or import command.
If OpenEmu does not recognise the file, it may not support that particular ROM image or extension. Do not open it in a text editor, because the file contains binary game data.
A .fam file is already a ROM image, so it normally has no useful document conversion. Opening it in OpenEmu does not convert the file; it imports and runs the game image.
For use with another emulator, retain the original file and use that emulator's documented import support. Renaming the extension alone does not convert the image.
Software applications that can open fam files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
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