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The Sims 4 Cheats
How to Open Sims 4 Cheat Console
In order to use cheats in The Sims 4, you’ll first need to open the cheat console. To activate it:
- On PC, hold CTRL and Shift, then press C.
- On Mac, hold Command and Shift, then press C.
- On PlayStation 4, hold all four shoulder buttons at once.
- On Xbox One, hold all four shoulder buttons at once.
Once opened, the cheat console will appear as a thin box at the top of the screen. Into that, you can type any of the cheats below or on other pages. To close the cheat console, simply press the same keys or buttons.
Some cheats require you to first this:
testingcheats true
(Note that “true” above can be replaced with the word “on” as well.)
When TestingCheats is enabled, other cheats can also be toggled. To turn off
TestingCheats, type this into the cheat console:
testingcheats false
(Note that “false” can be replaced with “off.”)
Additionally, some cheats require shift-clicking Sims or objects on the PC or Mac. To execute a shift-click on consoles, hold Circle and press X (on PlayStation 4) or hold B and press A (on Xbox One).
Sims 4 Build Mode Cheats
With testingcheats true enabled, you can enter the following codes from the console for the corresponding effects in Build Mode.
- [ and ] – The left bracket enlarges an item and the right one shrinks it
- 9 and 0 – You can raise and lower objects using the 9 or 0 keys
- bb.moveobjects on/off – You can merge objects together and place them wherever you wish
- bb.showhiddenobjects – Items that normally must be found or dug up are now visible
- bb.ignoregameplayunlocksentitlement – All build items you would typically have to earn are unlocked
Pregnancy Effects
- sims.add_buff buff_pregnancy_trimester1 – Make Sim or Ghost pregnant in first trimester
- sims.add_buff buff_pregnancy_trimester2 – Make Sim or Ghost pregnant in second trimester
- sims.add_buff buff_pregnancy_trimester3 – Make Sim or Ghost pregnant in third trimester
- sims.add_buff buff_pregnancy_inlabor – Make Sim or Ghost pregnant at term (purchase a bassinet and they will have a fake birth)
Imminent Death
- sims.add_buff buff_death_electrocution_warning – Cause death while fixing electric item
- sims.add_buff buff_death_elderexhaustion_warning – Cause death after working out
- sims.add_buff buff_mortified – Cause death by embarrassment within five hours
- sims.add_buff buff_motives_hunger_starving – Cause death by hunger within one day
Sims 4 Skill Editing Cheats
With testingcheats true enabled, you can enter the following code from the console to set the desired level on a given skill:
stats.set_skill_level [skilltype] [1-10]
As an example, you might enter stats.set_skill_level Major_Fishing 7 to set your skill level on Major Fishing to 7. The list of available skill types is as follows:
- Major_Fishing
- Major_Mischief
- Major_Guitar
- Major_Reaping
- Major_Programming
- Major_Gardening
- Major_GourmetCooking
- Major_Comedy
- Major_Charisma
- Major_Writing
- Major_VideoGaming
- Major_Violin
- Major_RocketScience
- Major_Painting
- Major_Piano
- Major_Logic
- Major_Handiness
- Major_HomestyleCooking
- Major_Bartending
- Major_Dj
- Skill_Fitness
- Skill_Child_Social
- Skill_Child_Motor
- Skill_Child_Creativity
- Skill_Child_Mental
Sims 4 Interaction Cheats
- Sim – Allows Sim to be modified, except name and inherited traits (Modify in CAS)
- Sim – Reset a Sim (Reset Object)
- Sim – Add the Sim to the current family (Add to Family)
- Sim – All motives are full and mood is Happy (Cheat Motive > Make Happy)
- Sim – Motives change dynamically (Cheat Motive > Enable Motive Decay)
- Sim – Motives remain static (Cheat MOtive > Disable Motive Decay)
- Object – Resets object
- Dirty-able Object – Makes object dirty
- Dirty Object – Makes object clean
- Mailbox – Resets mailbox
- Ground – Teleports your Sim to that vicinity
Sims 4 Miscellaneous Cheats
- Help cheats
- motherlode – 50,000 Simoleons
- kaching/rosebud – 1000 Simoleons
- FreeRealEstate [on/off] – When entered at neighborhood/world level, makes all homes free
- Death.toggle – Disables Death
- resetSim [FirstName] [LastName] – Resets the specified Sim
- fullscreen – Toggles full screen on/off
- headlineeffects[on/off] – Hides all headline effects (plumbobs, thought balloons, etc.)
- testingcheats [true/false] – Enables additional cheats
- households.autopay_bills – Pays bills automatically
- ui.dialog.auto_respond – Backs out of dialog or makes a choice automatically
- aspirations.complete_current_milestone – Completes current aspiration milestone
- careers.demote[name of career] – Earn a demotion in chosen career
- careers.promote[name of career] – Earn a promotion in chosen career
- careers.remove_career[name of career] – Abandon career
- crafting.shorten_phases – Faster crafting
- sims.fill_all_commodities – Fill commodities for one Sim
- stats.fill_commodities_household – Fill commodities for all Sims in household
- sims.modify_funds [amount] – Add specified amount of funds
- sims.remove_all_buffs – Moodlets are removed
- sims.spawnsimple[number of Sims desired] – Spawn specified number of Sims (keep the number low to avoid crashes)
- bb.moveobjects – Disable object placement rules
- sims.give_satisfaction_points[number of points desired] – Give satisfaction points to Sims
- bb.ignoregameplayunlocksentitlement – Unlock all career rewards in Buy Mode
Sims 4 Relationships Cheats
- modifyrelationship [First name of the first sim] [Last name of the first sim] [First name of the second sim] [Last name of the second sim] [Number] Friendship_Main – Add more friendship between two sims
- modifyrelationship [First name of the first sim] [Last name of the first sim] [First name of the second sim] [Last name of the second sim] [Number] Romance_Main –Add more romance between two sims