The Sims 4 Cheats Guide (Basic Cheats)

We don’t encourage you to use cheats in any game. But sometimes players love to use them just for fun. In this The Sims 4 Guide you will see the list of the basic cheats that will work for any players, no matter what DLCs have you got. As for the other ones, we will write separate posts and link all of them in this guide.

The Sims 4 Basic Cheats

These cheat codes are available if you obtain the base game. Naturally, they will work and in the situation when you have all the DLCs. In addition, these The Sims 4 Cheats work on all the platforms: PC, Mac, PS4, and XBOX One. The only difference is the way you call the input window, where to write these cheat codes.

How to enter cheats in The Sims 4

Our guide will be very easy to use if you are playing on a PC or Mac. As everything you need to do is call the input window and Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V the code into the game. Console players will need to do that manually. Anyway, to call the input window you should for:

• The Sims 4 PC cheats: Press together Ctrl + Shift + C
• The Sims 4 Mac cheats: Hold Command and Shift, then press c
• The Sims 4 PS4 cheats: Hold down all four shoulder buttons at once
• The Sims 4 Xbox One cheats: Hold down all four shoulder buttons at once

After that, you will see a small window in the left up corner. That’s the place where you enter all the codes.

The Sims 4 shift-click cheats

These kind of cheats are very handy and you can use them almost in every simple life situation. Before you start using the cheats below don’t forget to enter the following code in the input window: testingcheats true. This code turns on the options developers use to test the game. But they can be useful for players as well.

After that Shift+right click on your Sim and choose the option from the menu you need. There you’ll see different options from making your sim happy to disabling the sim’s needs decoy. You can experiment with all of them yourself.

The Sims 4 Money and Real Estate Cheats

Don’t forget to call Cheat Console by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+C.

Cheat Code	Effect
rosebud	get 1,000 Simoleons
kaching	get 1,000 Simoleons
motherlode	get 50,000 Simoleons
Money X	instead of X write the number of Simoleons that your household will have
FreeRealEstate On FreeRealEstate Off	If ON makes all lots (houses) free. If OFF makes all houses have prices again
household.autopay_bills true household.autopay_bills false	If TRUE you won’t get any bills If FALSE you will get your bills as usual

The Sims 4 Buy/Build Mode Cheats

These cheats can open the objects that you don’t see. Such objects are usually by developers for different city lots (not houses).

Cheat Code	Effect
bb.moveobjects	You can place objects anywhere you like. For example, put a lot of different objects on a table
bb.ignoregameplayunlocksentitlement	Unlock all career rewards including career room styles
Shift + ]	Makes objects bigger
Shift + [	Makes objects smaller
Click roof and use Shift + C	Makes your curved roof straight
bb.showhiddenobjects	Shows all the hidden objects in the game
bb.showliveeditobjects	Unlocks over 1000 extra world environment objects to your game (use after bb.showhiddenobjects)

The Sims 4 Skill Cheats

These cheats will help you make your sim advanced in any skill. Or vice verse you can force you sim forget some skills. First of all, turn the test mode in the input window with the cheat code testingcheats true. Then you can write any number from 1 to 10 in the code below. That will make your sim as good in skill as you like. Don’t forget that we are writing only about The Sims 4 Basic cheats. If you want to max skills from any other DLC write the proper name of the skill instead of the given below.

Cheat Code	Effect
stats.set_skill_level Major_Charisma 10	If 10 then Max out Charisma skill
stats.set_skill_level Major_Comedy 10	Max out Comedy skill
stats.set_skill_level Major_HomestyleCooking 10	Max out Cooking skill
stats.set_skill_level Major_Fishing 10	Max out Fishing skill
stats.set_skill_level Skill_Fitness 10	Max out Fitness skill
stats.set_skill_level Major_Gardening 10	Max out Gardening skill
stats.set_skill_level Major_GourmetCooking 10	Max out Gourmet Cooking skill
stats.set_skill_level Major_Guitar 10	Max out Guitar skill
stats.set_skill_level Major_Handiness 10	Max out Handiness skill
stats.set_skill_level Major_Logic 10	Max out Logic skill
stats.set_skill_level Major_Mischief 10	Max out Mischief skill
stats.set_skill_level Major_Bartending 10	Max out Mixology skill
stats.set_skill_level Major_Painting 10	Max out Painting skill
stats.set_skill_level Major_Piano 10	Max out Piano skill
stats.set_skill_level Major_Photography 10	Max out Photography skill
stats.set_skill_level Major_Programming 10	Max out Programming skill
stats.set_skill_level Major_RocketScience 10	Max out Rocket Science skill
stats.set_skill_level Major_VideoGaming 10	Max out Video Gaming skill
stats.set_skill_level Major_Violin 10	Max out Violin skill
stats.set_skill_level Major_Writing 10	Max out Writing skill

Child Skill Cheats	Effect
stats.set_skill_level Skill_Child_Creativity 10	Max out Creativity skill for kids
stats.set_skill_level Skill_Child_Mental 10	Max out Mental skill for kids
stats.set_skill_level Skill_Child_Motor 10	Max out Motor skill for kids
stats.set_skill_level Skill_Child_Social 10	Max out Social skill for kids

You can try typical codes on toddlers as well.

Toddler Skill Cheats	Effect
stats.set_skill_level Skill_Toddler_Potty 3	Max out Potty skill for toddlers
stats.set_skill_level Skill_Toddler_Imagination 5	Max out Imagination skill for toddlers
stats.set_skill_level Skill_Toddler_Communication 5	Max out Communication skill for toddlers
stats.set_skill_level Skill_Toddler_Movement 5	Max out Movement skill for toddlers
stats.set_skill_level Skill_Toddler_Thinking 5	Max out Thinking skill for toddlers

The Sims 4 Career Promotion Cheats

In some cases, you need to use a testing mode. Turn it by the following code in the input window: testingcheats true. After that, use the codes below for a particular career. Don’t forget that we are writing about the basic game. To see all The Sims 4 career cheats click here.

Cheat Code	Effect
careers.promote Astronaut	Get promoted in the Astronaut career – Space Ranger & Interstellar Smuggler
careers.promote Athletic	Get promoted in the Athlete career – Professional Athlete & Bodybuilder
careers.promote Business	Get promoted in the Business career – Management & Investor
careers.promote Criminal	Get promoted in the Criminal career – Boss & Oracle
careers.promote Culinary	Get promoted in the Culinary career – Chef & Mixologist
careers.promote Entertainer	Get promoted in the Entertainer career – Musician & Comedian
careers.promote Painter	Get promoted in the Painter career – Master of the Real & Patron of the Arts
careers.promote SecretAgent	Get promoted in the Secret Agent career – Diamond Agent & Villain
careers.promote TechGuru	Get promoted in the TechGuru career – Esport Gamer & Start-up Entrepreneur
careers.promote Writer	Get promoted in the Writer career – Author & Journalist
careers.add_career {careername}	Instead of {careername} write the title of the career for your Sim
careers.remove_career {careername}	Quit Career
Careers.retire {careername}	Quit your career and receive a pension every week
Sims.modify_career_outfit_in_cas {SimID}	Change career outfit in Create a Sim. Retrieve SimsID with this cheat: Sims.get_sim_id_by_name {Firstname} {Lastname}

Also, there are some part-time jobs. You can use typical cheat codes for part-time jobs as well.

Part Time Jobs Promotion Cheats	Effect
careers.promote PartTime_Babysitter	Get promoted as Babysitter
careers.promote PartTime_Barista	Get promoted as Barista
careers.promote PartTime_FastFood	Get promoted as Fast Food Employee
careers.promote PartTime_Manual	Get promoted as Manual Laborer
careers.promote PartTime_Retail	Get promoted as Retail Employee

Kids School/Job Cheats	Effect
careers.promote Gradeschool	Raise a Child’s Grade Performance in Grade school
careers.promote Highschool	Raise a Child’s Grade Performance in Highschool

The Sims 4 Emotions and Needs Cheats

Almost all of these cheats you can do with Shift+Click on sim cheats. But if it is not possible you can write a code in the cheat console.

Cheat Code	Effect
sims.fill_all_commodities	Max Motives (Fix everyone’s needs bars in your household)
fillmotive motive_Bladder	Fill the Bladder bar of a Sim
fillmotive motive_Energy	Fill the Energy bar of a Sim
fillmotive motive_Fun	Fill the Fun bar of a Sim
fillmotive motive_Hunger	Fill the Hunger bar of a Sim
fillmotive motive_Hygiene	Fill the Hygiene bar of a Sim
fillmotive motive_Social	Fill the Social bar of a Sim

The Sims 4 Death Cheats

If you have a strange desire or need to kill your sim you can use the cheats below. Again we are writing only about the basic causes of death in The Sims 4.

Cheat Code	Effect
Death.toggle	Disables Death
sims.add_buff Ghostly	Makes Sims a ghost for 4 hours.

The Sims 4 Friendship and Romance Cheats

All these you can achieve easily by playing or by getting special traits. But if you want to choose a faster way you can use the cheats below.

Cheat Code	Effect
modifyrelationship {PlayedSimFirstName} {PlayedSimLastName} {TargetSimFirstName} {TargetSimLastName} 100 LTR_Friendship_Main	Adds positive friendship to 2 Sims.
modifyrelationship {PlayedSimFirstName} {PlayedSimLastName} {TargetSimFirstName} {TargetSimLastName} 100 LTR_Romance_Main	Adds positive romance to 2 Sims.
modifyrelationship {PlayedSimFirstName} {PlayedSimLastName} {TargetSimFirstName} {TargetSimLastName} -100 Friendship_Main	Adds negative friendship to 2 Sims.
modifyrelationship {PlayedSimFirstName} {PlayedSimLastName} {TargetSimFirstName} {TargetSimLastName} -100 Romance_Main	Adds negative romance to 2 Sims.
relationship.introduce_sim_to_all_others	Makes Acquaintances with all Sims (takes a few seconds)
relationships.create_friends_for_sim	Spawns a new Sim friend on your lot (80% friendship bar)
Shift + click on Sim > Add to Family	Add the Sim to the current family

The Sims 4 Reward Point and Trait Cheats

Cheat Code	Effect
sims.give_satisfaction_points {number}	Gives an exact number of satisfaction points to your Sim
Aspirations.complete_current_milestone	Completes current aspiration challenge and awards points
traits.equip_trait {TraitNameNoSpaces}	Equips a particular trait for your Sim (Complete Trait list)
traits.remove_trait {TraitNameNoSpaces}	Removes a particular trait from your Sim
traits.clear_traits	Removes all traits from your Sim

The Sims 4 UI Cheats (Technical Cheats)

These ones can be useful in some particular situations when you sim stuck or anything else goes out of your control.

Use the Cheat Console by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+C. Input the cheat code testingcheats true before entering the cheats below.

Cheat Code	Effect
fullscreen	Toggle full screen
Help	Lists all available commands
resetSim {Firstname} {Lastname}	Resets a Sim
headlineeffects {on/off}	Hide all headline effects like Plumbobs, thought balloons, etc.
cas.fulleditmode	All CAS abilities will become available and you can change their names (click on your Sim and ‘plan outfit’ to modify in CAS after entering the cheat)
Shift + click on Sim > Modify in CAS	Allows editing of everything but name change and inherited traits
casclockspeed {0-10}	Lower the Create a Sim clock speed (0 is pause)
fps {on/off}	See the fps (frames per second) on the screen while playing
hovereffects off	Removes the glowing outline when hovering over a Sim or Object
Shift + click on the Ground > Teleport Me Here	Teleports selected Sim as close to the clicked spot as possible

Using these cheats will make your The Sims 4 gameplay easier so you can play with life more effective. Subscribe not to miss out next The Sims Cheat Guide.