For those wanting more Anarteq gameplay

No official Sims 3 packs for Anarteq were ever completed by DzMD. The three packs for The Sims 4 are available now. However, Anarteq gameplay in The Sims 3 is arguably better - and with more for your Anarteq cast-themed Sims to do, given the open world.

Alas, most of the default neighborhoods that come with The Sims 3 don't really do justice to Anarteq gameplay. There are exceptions. Isla Paradiso is great for Tropic Mercenary setting gameplay, if you have the patience to re-create the cast there.

But what if you want to have your Sims on an Irish adventure, a-la Envoy to Lough Melvin? Rinn Fada by Conorsim and Ballinderry Ireland by FredBunny are near-perfect for this type of gameplay.

Yet, perhaps even more desired by players than this, would be proper Guardian of the Soo gameplay. Or, more specifically, gameplay centered around regions related to Guardian of the Soo, but not necessarily Sault Ste Marie itself.

Acadia by BabolatBuiltIt may work for Sault Ste Marie itself in a pinch, but works much better as a stand-in for North Bay and Yellek. It arguably looks more convincing than Copperdale! Failing that, the Sims 3 Store has Aurora Skies for download.

Jissika, heading toward the fair.
Entering the haunted house.

Gold Bridge can be simulated for either Envoy to Lough Melvin or Guardian of the Soo gameplay by Great Bear, a world created by Johnnywr.

Izzy goes for a swim.

Underwater gameplay can be simulated with Mermadia by Crowkeeper.

What else is at the bottom of the Great Lakes?
Mermaidia stands in excellently for the Great Lakes, leading to pretty epic shots.
Izzy and Jissika training to be like Toklo and Tulimak.

If you're really up for a challenge of an Arctic world, the nearest equivalent to Iqaluit, able to also double as Nordreichdun, is Saaqartoq by Nilxis Designs. Feel free to try any of these out, if you're still playing The Sims 3.

It's the closest to Greenland most of you will ever be.
The Dark Kingdom of the North: Nordreichdun. Notice: Krampus sucked most of the color out of the buildings.

Hopefully, a Sims 4 proper Arctic world will still happen. It's unlikely to be patched into either The Horrorday Gang Story Pack nor into the Anarteq: Guardian of the Soo Story Pack, but such a world would complement both story packs' gameplay nicely.