Looking for a list ofsims 4 cheats? Whether you're after that all-important Sims 4 money cheat, want to add a few new items to your catalogue, or just want to zap a Sim from one place to another, there are plenty of handy shortcuts that can make the life of your virtual Making Family Much, Much Easier.
Cheats are by no means new to The Sims, but if you've never played previous entries in this beloved gamegame of lifeseries or are afraid that the cheats of previous Sims games will not work here, then allow us to intervene with a special list of Sims 4 cheats. We'll walk you through typing Sims 4 cheats, giving you a list of the best cheats, and explaining exactly what each gives you.
How to activate cheats in The Sims 4
First, open the Sims 4 cheat console using Ctrl + Shift + C. Then look at the list of Sims 4 cheats below and type the command in the dialog box. Press Enter and the cheat will activate.
Here are some basic Sims 4 cheats:
- Cheat Need > Need Decay deaktivieren:prevents your sims from needing... anything - can be undone by swapping "disable" or "enable".
- need cheat > make happy:meets all needs and makes Sim happy
make dirty: dirty an object without being sure why one should do it
make clean: Makes objects clean to free your Sim from household chores - case.fulleditmode:this allows you to edit any sim in create-a-sim mode
- Shift + Click anywhere on the ground:This gives you the ability to instantly teleport your Sim, meaning you no longer have to wait for your character to find their way to the carpool
Sims 4 money cheats
Put simply, if you want more money in The Sims 4 then these are the cheats for you:
- kaching:Get 1,000 Simoleons
- Rosenknospe:Get 1,000 Simoleons (this is more of an easter egg but it still works)
- mother leader:Get 50,000 Simoleons
- Money X (where X is the desired number of Simoleons):Give your household an exact number of Simoleons - you must first enter "testingCheats True" to enable this
- FreeRealEstate on:clears all plots in worldview, swap "on" for "off" to disable them
Sims 4 Skill-Cheats
Advance your Sims in seconds so you can quickly reach your career goals, or just prevent your Sims from setting the house on fire every time they try to cook dinner. The basic skill cheat for Sims 4 is:
- stats.set_skill_level [skill] [#1-10]
For example you could type "stats.set_skill_level Major_Fishing 10" but of course you can change the major skill to any skill you want to improve. Level 10 is the maximum level a skill can reach. So set it lower if you don't want to max out your Sim right away.
Sims 4 UI-Cheats
There are no cheats for changing the UI, but what might interest you instead is oneSims 4-ModcalledUI cheats extension. Essentially, it's a mod designed to make using cheats easier.
It doesn't add any new cheats, but it does replace the need to open the command console and manually type in the cheats you want. It's a pretty sweet quality-of-life mod if you find yourself using a lot of cheats.
Sims 4 relationship cheats
If you want to give your Sim a head start in the world of relationships, whether it's making new friends or finding "the right one", then these handy The Sims 4 relationship cheat codes will help you:
- add to family:Want to add a random citizen to your family? This is the Sims 4 cheat for you
- relationships.create_friends_for_sim:creates a new sim that is already friends with your sim
- Beziehung.introduce_sim_to_all_others:introduces your Sim to all nearby neighbors
- modifyrelationship [YourSimFirstName] [YourSimLastName] [TargetSimFirstName] [TargetSimLastName] X LTR_Friendship_Main:This changes the friendship value between your Sim and another named Sim, where "X" is the value you add. Can also use the minus sign to subtract
- modifyrelationship [YourSimFirstName] [YourSimLastName] [TargetSimFirstName] [TargetSimLastName] X LTR_Romance_Main:This will change the romance level between your Sim and another named Sim, where "X" is the value you add. Can also use the minus sign to subtract
If these only worked in real life, wouldn't that be something? If you get far enough in a relationship, your Sim will most likely want babies. Here are some cheats to help with pregnancy:
- sims.add_buff buff_pregnancy_inlabor:Make a Sim or Ghost pregnant and give birth
- sims.add_buff buff_pregnancy_trimester1:Get a Sim or Ghost pregnant and in their first trimester - you can switch between trimesters by choosing between 1, 2 or 3
- schwangerschaft.force_offspring_count [simID] [count]:Change the count to indicate how many children you want to have at once
Building cheat for Sims 4
Again, you'll need to enable cheat mode in the cheat console before entering this, but here are the top Sims 4 build cheats:
- bb.moveobjects auf:allows you to ignore placement rules like a renegade builder
- bb.ignoregameplayunlocksentitlement:grants access to all catalog items that you would normally have to unlock
- bb.enablefreebuild:allows you to build on restricted lots. So if you want to demolish an important building in your city, you can do it completely freely
Sims 4 Karriere-Cheats
If you want to optimize your career progress, you can make entries'careers.demote[name of career]'or'careers.promote[name of career]'to determine your place in the job market. You can also use these cheats if you have the Sims 4 Discover University expansion:
- career.promote right:Your Sim will receive an instant promotion in their Lawyer career. The highest ranks in the fields of judges and private attorneys are Chief of Justice and Preeminent Partner, respectively
- promote career.engineering:Your Sim will receive an instant promotion in their Engineering career. The highest ranks in Computer Engineering and Private Attorney are PC Prodigy and Master of Machines, respectively
- promote career.education:Your Sim will receive an instant promotion in their educational career. The highest ranks in the Administrator and Professor branches are Head Chancellor and Master Educator, respectively
Sims 4 Wettercheats
The Seasons expansion is undoubtedly one of theThe best expansion packs for Sims 4as it offers massive gameplay changes for the entire game. Use these Sims 4weather cheats to have complete control over the weather:
- seasons.set_season [#]:0 = summer, 1 = autumn, 2 = winter, 3 = spring
- weather.start_weather_event weather_cloudy_cool:Set the weather to cloudy and cool
- weather.start_weather_event weather_cloudy_warm:Set the weather to cloudy and warm
- weather.start_weather_event weather_heatwave:cause a heat wave (set weather to dangerously hot)
- weather.start_weather_event weather_rain_heavy_warm:Set the weather for heavy rain while it's warm
- weather.start_weather_event weather_rain_light_cool:Set the weather for light rain while cool
- weather.start_weather_event weather_rain_storm_cold:cause a thunderstorm
- weather.start_weather_event weather_snow_heavy_freezing:Set the weather for heavy snowfall and frost
- weather.start_weather_event weather_snow_light_freezing:Set the weather for light snow while freezing
- weather.start_weather_event weather_snow_thundersnow:cause a thunderstorm while it's snowing
- weather.start_weather_event weather_sunny_burning:Set the weather for sunny and dangerously hot
- weather.start_weather_event weather_sunny_cool:Set the weather for sunny and cool
- weather.start_weather_event weather_sunny_freezing:Set the weather for sunny and freezing cold
- weather.start_weather_event weather_sunny_warm:Set the weather for sunny and warm
- weather.start_weather_event weather_sunshower_hot –Set the weather for rain while it's hot
Sims 4 Todescheats
Death is just as inevitable for Sims as it is for us in the real world, but luckily for Sims, there are cheats that can help with that:
- death.toggle true:Save a sim from death forever, reverse by changing true to false
- sims.add_buff buff_death_electrocution_warning:cause death when using an electrical object
- sims.add_buff buff_death_elderexhaustion_warning:lead to death after training
- sims.add_buff buff_mortified:bring about death out of embarrassment
- sims.add_buff buff_motives_hunger_starving:You guessed it, death from malnutrition
- sims.add_buff Spooky:Temporarily turn your Sim into a ghost
Sims 4 stats and stats cheats
There are also a ton of cheats in The Sims 4 that you can use to tweak and change various stats on your Sim. Please note that many of these require specific extensions:
- stats.set_skill_level Major_Acting [#]:Set your acting skill (10 is the maximum) (Get Famous expansion)
- stats.set_skill_level Minor_Media [#]:Set your media production skill level (five is the maximum) (Get Famous expansion)
- Fame Points [#]:Give your Sim some fame points (get famous expansion)
- traits.equip_trait UnstoppableFame:The Unstoppable Fame trait prevents your Sim from ever losing Fame. Your Sim will also never react badly to paparazzi (Get Famous expansion)
- traits.equip_trait World Famous Actor:The world-renowned Actor Trait prevents your Sim from failing an acting action (Get Famous Expansion)
- career.promote Actors:Your Sim will receive an instant promotion in their acting career (get famous expansion)
- career.promote DramaClub:Your Sim will receive an instant promotion in their Drama Club Career (Get Famous Expansion)
- stats.set_skill_level major_researchdebate:maximizes your research and debating skills (ten is the maximum) (Discover University expansion)
- stats.set_skill_level major_robotics:maximizes your robotics skills (ten is the maximum) (Discover University expansion)
- stats.set_skill_level major_skiing 10:Set your skiing skill (ten is the max) (Snowy Escapes expansion)
- stats.set_skill_level major_rockclimbing 10:Set your climbing skills (ten is the max) (Snowy Escapes expansion)
- stats.set_skill_level major_snowboarding 10:Set your snowboard skill level (ten is the max) (Snowy Escapes expansion)
- stats.setgskillglevel SkillgCrossStitch 5:sets your cross-stitch skill to the maximum (five) (Cottage Living expansion)
- traits.equip_trait trait_LactoseIntolerant:gives your Sim the Lactose Intolerance trait (Cottage Living Expansion)
- traits.equip_trait trait_AnimalEnthusiast: Grants your Sim the Animal Enthusiast trait (Cottage Living Expansion)
- traits.equip_trait trait_Nature_Country:grants your Sim the Nature Conversationalist trait (Cottage Living Expansion)
Cheats for Sims 4 pets
The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs expansion adds veterinarian as a career path, allows players to build their own vet clinic, and introduces pets to the game. Be sure to taptest cheats trueinto the console before using any of these cheats, otherwise these commands will not work.
- stats.set_skill_level skill_dog [#]: maximizes your pet training ability (five is the maximum)
- stats.set_skill_level major_vet [#]:maxes out your vet skills (ten is the max)
- traits.equip_trait attraction: The Animal Affection perk causes relationships with pets to start at a higher level than usual
- modifyrelationship [YourSimFirstName] [YourSimLastName] [TargetPetFirstName] [TargetPetLastName] X LTR_SimtoPet_Friendship_MainReplace X with the value to change the friendship level between a Sim and a pet
Cheats for Sims 4 Island Living
While entering these can be tricky, there are tons of Sims 4 cheats for the recently released Island Living DLC that you can use to change your tan and even turn your Sim into a mermaid. Here are some of our favorites - you'll need to use Ctrl + Shift + C and type the code into the console to activate most of them.
- traits.equip_trait trait_OccultMermaid:transform your sim into a mermaid or a merman
- volcanic eruption small:small lava bombs falling from the sky on your property (assuming you have a lot of the volcanic activity trait on your land)
- volcanic eruption large:Large lava bombs fall from the sky on your property (assuming you have a lot of the Volcanic Activity trait on your land)
- [shift + click]and choose from a range of tanning options without actually lying in the sun
- traits.equip_trait trait_BeachBum_LaidBack:Gives your Sim the Tranquility, which makes it impossible for them to get tense
- traits.equip_trait trait_Hidden_IslandAncestor_Elemental:gives the Sulani mana property, improves the quality of plants and allows you to summon volcanic bombs
- traits.equip_trait trait_NaturalSpeaker:Grants the Natural Speaker trait, which makes your grant request success more successful and makes it easier to wow other Sims
- traits.equip_trait trait_FriendOfTheSea:Gives your Sim the Master of the Sea trait, allowing you to swim faster in the sea and befriend dolphins more easily
Cheats for Sims 4 Cottage Living
After enabling "testingCheats True" you can Shift-click cattle to bring up a menu where you can do the following:
- Unlock all animal shelters
- cheat relationship
- Get all animal clothes
- Buy animal clothes
- Create a wool inventory
- Create all feed recipes
- Cheat Results
You can also spawn animals by shift-clicking on the ground, an animal coop, or a chicken coop. Shift-clicking a chicken coop can spawn rare eggs.
Shift-clicking a wild bird house lets you control wild birds or discover their gifting preferences, and Shift-click a fridge unlocks all animal treat recipes - these can also spawn in your inventory. To spawn colored bunnies, Shift-click the wild rabbit house and click Create Rabbit House. The color of the rabbit is random. You can click on sims to kill them with vicious killer rabbit.
And there you have it, a list of useful Sims 4 cheats to help you manipulate your tiny virtual humans in ways you never thought possible. We have a list ofPlay like Simsif you need more to scratch thatsimulation gameitch in front of everyoneRelease date of The Sims 5Window. Hopefully our cheat sheet will help speed things up a bit on your last save.