What are all of The Sims 4 cheats? Whether you're after that all-important Sims 4 money cheat for some extra Simoleons, we've listed heaps of handy shortcuts to make the lives of your virtual family more manageable. In this guide, we'll let you know all of the Sims 4 cheats, and more importantly, how to use them.

Cheats are by no means new to The Sims 4, and EA even actively encourages their use. Still, it can be hard to keep track of all The Sims cheats, so we've put them all in one handy place - including those all so important Sims 4 money cheats. Our list is perfect if you've never played past entries in one of the best PC games, or are wondering if all those old cheats still work, and we even add new cheats for new DLCs and expansion packs.

How to enable The Sims 4 cheats

To turn on cheats in The Sims 4 on PC or Mac, open the Sims 4 cheat console by pressing Ctrl + Shift + C. Enter the cheat text from the list below into the text box, then press 'Enter' or 'Done'.

You may then see a pop-up that asks you to confirm you are happy to use cheats. Enabling cheats prevents you from earning achievements in that particular save, even if you turn them back off again - but it's worth it for the extra fun.

Some cheats below are shift-click cheats. For these, instead of entering a code, you must type 'testingcheats true' into the cheat console. Then, either type an additional command or click the Sim or object for more options.

All The Sims 4 cheats

We've got basic Sims 4 cheats as well as those for DLC packs and kits:

  • Money cheats
  • Satisfaction and needs
  • Needs cheats
  • Death cheats
  • Skill cheats
  • Career cheats
  • Relationship cheats
  • Pregnancy cheats
  • Building cheats
  • Teleport cheat
  • Create A Sim cheat
  • UI cheats
  • Lovestruck DLC cheats
  • Weather cheats
  • Cats and Dogs DLC cheats
  • Get to Work DLC cheats
  • Vampires and Werewolves cheats
  • Horse Ranch DLC cheats
  • Get Famous DLC cheats
  • Island Living DLC cheats
  • Discover University DLC cheats
  • Snowy Escape DLC cheats
  • Cottage Living DLC cheats
  • For Rent DLC cheats
  • Dine Out DLC cheats
  • Jungle Adventure DLC cheats
  • Businesses and Hobbies

Sims 4 money cheats

Cheat text Effect kaching +1,000 Simoleons rosebud +1,000 Simoleons motherlode +50,000 Simoleons Money [amount] Exact amount of Simoleons

Sims 4 satisfaction and needs cheats

 Cheat Effect sims.give_satisfaction_points[amount] +[amount] satisfaction points fillmotive motive_Bladder fills bladder motive fillmotive motive_Energy fills energy motive fillmotive motive_Fun fills fun motive fillmotive motive_Hunger fills hunger motive fillmotive motive_Hygiene fills hygiene motive fillmotive motive_Social fills social motive sims.fill_all_commodities fills every motive for the household

To alter a Sim's needs, such as making them happy instantly, you can also type 'testingcheats true' into the console, and shift-click the Sim in question. Alternatively, to keep a Sim at its current state, whether good or bad, by using 'testingcheats true', shift-clicking the Sim, choosing 'cheat need' from the options, and then 'disable need decay'.

Sims 4 death cheats

Cheat Effect death.toggle true Makes a Sim immortal death.toggle false Makes an immortal Sim mortal sims.add_buff buff_death_electrocution_warning Causes death after using an electronic item sims.add_buff buff_death_elderexhaustion_warning Causes death after exercising sims.add_buff buff_mortified Causes death by embarrassment sims.add_buff buff_motives_hunger_starving Causes death by malnutrition sims.add_buff Ghostly Temporarily turns Sim into a ghost

Adult Sim skill cheats

To max out your Sim's skills, enter the cheat 'stats.set_skill_level Skill_[Skill] 10'. Here are some examples:

Cheat Effect stats.set_skill_level Skill_Charisma 10 Max out Sim's charisma skill stats.set_skill_level Skill_Cooking 10 Max out Sim's cooking skill stats.set_skill_level Skill_Fishing 10 Max out Sim's fishing skill stats.set_skill_level Skill_Guitar 10 Max out Sim's guitar skill stats.set_skill_level Skill_Piano 10 Max out Sim's piano skill stats.set_skill_level Skill_VideoGaming 5 Set Sim's video gaming skill to 5 stats.set_skill_level Skill_Writing 8 Set Sim's writing skill to 8

Level ten is an adult's maximum skill level, but you can set it lower than this if you don't want to max out your Sim instantly.

Sims 4 career cheats

You can add or remove a career using the cheat 'careers.add_career [career]' or 'careers.remove_career [career]'. If you want to tweak your career progression fast, you can input 'careers.demote[name of career]' or 'careers.promote[name of career]' to decide your place in the job market. Here are some examples:

Cheat Effect careers.promote [Career] Adds one level to [career] careers.promote Doctor Adds one level to doctor career careers.demote [Career] Removes one level of [career] careers.demote Athlete Removes one level of athlete career careers.add_career [Career] Adds new [career] careers.add_career Astronaut Adds astronaut career careers.remove_career [Career] Removes [career] careers.remove_career Entertainer Removes Entertainer career careers.retire [Career] Sim retires from [career]

Sims 4 relationship cheats

The two big ones are a bit long winded. To increase the friendship value between you and another Sim, use 'modifyrelationship [YourSimFirstName] [YourSimLastName] [TargetSimFirstName] [TargetSimLastName] X LTR_Friendship_Main'.

To increase the romantic relationship between two Sims, instead use, 'modifyrelationship [YourSimFirstName] [YourSimLastName] [TargetSimFirstName] [TargetSimLastName] X LTR_Romance_Main'. 'X' is the value you're adding, to a maximum of 100, and you can use the minus symbol to subtract. See examples below.

Cheat Effect add to family Adds a random citizen to household relationships.create_friends_for_sim Creates a new Sim
that is friends with your Sim relationship.introduce_sim_to_all_others Introduces your Sim to all neighbors in the vicinity modifyrelationship Max Payne Mona Sax 100 LTR_Friendship_main Increase Max and Mona's friendship fully modifyrelationship Max Payne Mona Sax -50 LTR_Friendship_main Decrease Max and Mona's friendship by half modifyrelationship Max Payne Mona Sax 100 LTR_Romance_main Increase Max and Mona's romance fully modifyrelationship Max Payne Mona Sax -50 LTR_Romance_main Decrease Max and Mona's romance by half

Sims 4 pregnancy cheats

Cheat Effect sims.add_buff buff_pregnancy_inlabor Make a Sim or ghost pregnant and in labor sims.add_buff buff_pregnancy_trimester1 Make a Sim or ghost pregnant and in their first trimester sims.add_buff buff_pregnancy_trimester2 Make a Sim or ghost pregnant and in their second trimester sims.add_buff buff_pregnancy_trimester3 Make a Sim or ghost pregnant and in their third trimester pregnancy.force_offspring_count [simID] [count] [Count] reflects how many kids you want to have at once

Sims 4 building cheats

Cheat Effect FreeRealEstate On All lots in world view are free FreeRealEstate Off All lots are paid-for bb.moveobjects on Ignore placement rules  bb.ignoregameplayunlocksentitlement Unlocks all catalog items bb.showhiddenobjects Unlocks hidden catalog items bb.moveobjects on Move any item

Sims 4 teleport cheat

To move a Sim anywhere, enter 'testingcheats true' into the console, and Shift + Click anywhere on the ground. Click on 'Teleport Me Here' to move your Sim.

Create-A-Sim cheat

Cheat Effect cas.fulleditmode Edit any Sim in Create-A-Sim mode

Sims 4 UI cheats

There are only a couple of cheats for changing the UI, which we've listed below, but some Sims 4 mods, such as Show Sim Info and Dark Mode UI, offer more UI options.

Cheat Effect headlineeffects off Disables speech bubbles and other headline effects headlineeffects on Re-enables speech bubbles and other headline effects hovereffects on Enable hover effect when you mouseover Sims hovereffects off Disable hover effect when you mouseover Sims fullscreenToggle Toggles game between fullscreen and windowed fps on Adds FPS display fps off Removes FPS display

You might also be interested in the UI cheats extension mod, which changes the cheat UI itself. It doesn't add any new cheats, but it replaces the need to open the command console and manually type in the cheats. If you find yourself needing to use many cheats, it's a pretty sweet quality-of-life mod.

Lovestruck cheats

Cheat Effect traits.equip_trait trait_RomanticallyReserved Give your Sim the Romantically Reserved trait traits.remove_trait trait_RomanticallyReserved Remove the Romantically Reserved trait stats.set_skill_level Major Romance [#] Set Sim's Romance skill stats.set_skill_level Major Romance 10 Max out Sim's charisma skill careers.promote RomanceConsultant Adds one level to Romance Consultant career careers.demote RomanceConsultant Removes one level of Romance Consultant career aspirations.complete_current_milestone Completes all aspirations

Seasons weather cheats

The Seasons expansion is undoubtedly one of the best Sims 4 expansion packs, as it offers massive gameplay changes to the entire game. Use these Sims 4 weather cheats to have complete control over the weather.

Cheat Effect seasons.set_season 0 Set to Summer seasons.set_season 1 Set to Fall seasons.set_season 2 Set to Winter seasons.set_season 3 Set to Spring weather.start_weather_event weather_cloudy_cool Set weather to cloudy
and cool weather.start_weather_event weather_cloudy_warm Set weather to cloudy
and warm weather.start_weather_event weather_heatwave Causes a heatwave weather.start_weather_event weather_rain_heavy_warm Causes heavy rain
while warm weather.start_weather_event weather_rain_light_cool Causes light rain while cool weather.start_weather_event weather_rain_storm_cold Causes a thunderstorm weather.start_weather_event weather_snow_heavy_freezing Sets weather to heavy snow and freezing weather.start_weather_event weather_snow_light_freezing Sets weather to light snow and freezing weather.start_weather_event weather_snow_thundersnow Causes a thunderstorm
with snow weather.start_weather_event weather_sunny_burning Set weather to sunny
and dangerously hot. weather.start_weather_event weather_sunny_cool Sets weather to sunny
and cool weather.start_weather_event weather_sunny_freezing Sets weather to sunny
and freezing weather.start_weather_event weather_sunny_warm Sets weather to sunny
and warm weather.start_weather_event weather_sunshower_hot Set weather to rain
while hot

Cats and Dogs pet cheats

Cheat Effect stats.set_skill_level skill_dog [#] Change pet training skill level (1-5) stats.set_skill_level skill_dog 5 Max out pet training skill level stats.set_skill_level major_vet [#] Change Sim's vet skill (1-10) stats.set_skill_level major_vet 10 Maxes out Sim's vet skill traits.equip_trait attraction Unlocks Animal Affection perk

You can also use the friendship cheat from above for your pet with this expansion pack. Enter 'modifyrelationship [YourSimFirstName] [YourSimLastName] [TargetPetFirstName] [TargetPetLastName] X LTR_SimtoPet_Friendship_Main', replacing 'X' with a value between 0 and 100 to change the friendship level between a Sim and a pet.

The Sims 4 Get to Work cheats

Cheat Effect careers.promote adult_active_scientist Add a level to Sim's scientist career careers.promote detective Add a level to Sim's detective career careers.promote doctor Add a level to Sim's doctor career careers.demote adult_active_scientist Remove a level from Sim's scientist career careers.demote detective Remove a level from Sim's detective career careers.demote doctor Remove a level from Sim's doctor career stats.set_skill_level major_baking [#] Set baking skill level stats.set_skill_level major_baking 10 Maxes out baking skill level traits.equip_trait Trait_Doctor_SicknessResistant Give a doctor sickness resistance traits.remove_trait Trait_Doctor_SicknessResistant Remove sickness resistance

Sims 4 Vampires cheats

Cheat Effect traits.equip_trait trait_OccultVampire Turns Sim into a Vampire traits.remove_trait trait_OccultVampire Turns Vampire back into a human

Sims 4 Werewolves cheats

Cheat Effect traits.equip_trait trait_OccultWerewolf Turns Sim into a Werewolf traits.remove_trait trait_OccultWerewolf Turns Werewolf into a human

Horse Ranch cheats

Cheat Effect traits.equip_trait trait_HorseLover Adds Horse Lover trait traits.equip_trait trait_isRanchHand Adds Ranch Hand trait traits.equip_trait trait_MasterTrainer Adds Master Trainer trait traits.remove_trait trait_HorseLover Removes Horse Lover trait traits.remove_trait trait_isRanchHand Removes Ranch Hand trait traits.remove_trait trait_MasterTrainer Removes Master Trainer trait

Get Famous cheats

Cheat Effect stats.set_skill_level Major_Acting [#] Set Major Acting skill level stats.set_skill_level Major_Acting 10 Maxes out Major Acting skill stats.set_skill_level Minor_Media [#] Set Minor Media skill level stats.set_skill_level Minor_Media 10 Maxes out Minor Media skill famepoints [#] Adds fame points famepoints 10 Adds maximum fame points traits.equip_trait UnstoppableFame Adds Unstoppable Fame trait traits.equip_trait UnstoppableFame Removes Unstoppable Fame trait traits.equip_trait WorldRenownedActor Adds World Renowned Actor trait traits.equip_trait WorldRenownedActor Removes World Renowned Actor trait careers.promote Actor Adds one level to actor career careers.promote DramaClub Adds one level to drama club career

Island Living cheats

Cheat Effect traits.equip_trait trait_OccultMermaid Turns Sim into a Mermaid traits.remove_trait trait_OccultMermaid Turns a Mermaid into a human volcanic_eruption small Drops small lava bombs from the sky volcanic_eruption large Drops large lava bombs from the sky traits.equip_trait
trait_BeachBum_LaidBack Adds Laid Back Beach Bum trait traits.remove_trait
trait_BeachBum_LaidBack Removes Laid Back Beach Bum trait traits.equip_trait trait_Hidden_IslandAncestor_Elemental Adds Elemental Ancestor trait traits.remove_trait trait_Hidden_IslandAncestor_Elemental Removes Elemental Ancestor trait traits.equip_trait
trait_NaturalSpeaker Adds Natural Speaker trait traits.remove_trait
trait_NaturalSpeaker Removes Natural Speaker trait traits.equip_trait
trait_FriendOfTheSea Adds Friend of the Sea trait traits.remove_trait
trait_FriendOfTheSea Removes Friend of the Sea trait

Discover University cheats

Cheat Effect stats.set_skill_level major_researchdebate [#] Set Research Debate skill stats.set_skill_level major_researchdebate 10 Max out Research Debate skill stats.set_skill_level major_robotics [#] Set Major Robotics skill stats.set_skill_level major_robotics 10 Max out Major Robotics skill Loot.Apply_To_Sim Loot_Organization_JoinOrQuit_Robotics Join a University Stats.Set_Stat RankedStatistic_
CollegeOrganization_Progress_Robotics [#] Increases
Robotics club level careers.promote careers_Adult_Education Adds one level to education career careers.promote careers_Adult_Law Adds one level to law career careers.promote careers_Adult_Engineer Adds one level to engineer career careers.promote careers_Volunteer_SoccerTeam Adds one level to soccer team career careers.promote career_Volunteer_E-Sports Adds one level to
e-sports career

Snowy Escape cheats

Cheat Effect stats.set_skill_level major_skiing [#] Set Skiing skill level stats.set_skill_level major_rockclimbing [#] Set Rock Climbing skill level stats.set_skill_level major_snowboarding [#] Set Snowboarding skill level stats.set_skill_level major_skiing 10 Max out Skiing skill stats.set_skill_level major_rockclimbing 2 Set Rock Climbing skill to 2 stats.set_skill_level major_snowboarding 5 Set Snowboarding skill to 5

Cottage Living cheats

Cheat Effect stats.setgskill_level Skill_CrossStitch [#] Set Cross-Stitch skill level stats.setgskill_level Skill_CrossStitch 5 Set Cross-Stitch skill to 5 traits.equip_trait trait_LactoseIntolerant Add Lactose Intolerant trait traits.equip_trait trait_AnimalEnthusiast Add Animal Enthusiast trait traits.equip_trait trait_Nature_Country Add Nature Country trait traits.remove_trait trait_LactoseIntolerant Remove Lactose Intolerant trait traits.remove_trait trait_AnimalEnthusiast Remove Animal Enthusiast trait traits.remove_trait trait_Nature_Country Remove Nature Country trait

After enabling 'testingCheats True', you can also shift-click livestock to bring up a menu allowing you to:

  • Unlock all animal homes
  • Cheat relationship
  • Get all animal clothes
  • Buy animal clothing
  • Create wool inventory
  • Create all feed recipes
  • Cheat outcomes

You can also spawn animals by shift-clicking on the ground, an animal shed, or a chicken coop. When shift-clicking on a chicken coop, you can spawn rare eggs.

Shift-clicking on a Wild Bird Home allows you to control wild birds or discover their gift preferences, and shift-clicking on a fridge allows you to unlock all animal treat recipes - these can also be spawned in your inventory. To spawn colored rabbits, shift-click on the Wild Rabbit Home and click 'create rabbit in home'. The color of the rabbit will be random. You can shift-click on Sims to kill them with a vicious killer rabbit.

For Rent cheats

Cheat Effect bb.increaserentalunitcap off Toggles the rental cap off bb.increaserentalunitcap on Turns the rental cap back on

Dine Out cheats

Cheat Effect bucks.unlock_perk
RecommendDishSocial true Unlock Curious Customers bucks.unlock_perk
AdditionalWaiter_1 true Unlock Additional Waiter#1 bucks.unlock_perk
AdditionalWaiter_2 true Unlock Additional Waiter#2 bucks.unlock_perk
IngredientQualityOptions true Unlock Ingredient Quality Options bucks.unlock_perk
MoreCustomers true Unlock Meal Rush bucks.unlock_perk
IngredientCostDiscount true Unlock Surplus Harvest bucks.unlock_perk
LengthenImpatienceTimeout true Unlock Patient Patrons bucks.unlock_perk
AdditionalChef true Unlock Additional Chef bucks.unlock_perk
RecommendDishFrequency true Unlock Curiouser Customers bucks.unlock_perk
InspirationalSpeechSocial true Unlock Inspirational Speech bucks.unlock_perk
EatFaster true Unlock Fast Eaters bucks.unlock_perk
LowerEmployeeTrainingCost true Unlock Lower Employee Training Costs bucks.unlock_perk
CheaperIngredients_1 true Unlock Ingredient Discount (small) bucks.unlock_perk
CheaperIngredients_2 true Unlock Ingredient Discount (large) bucks.unlock_perk
ExpensiveOrders true Unlock Well Funded Foodsies bucks.unlock_perk
RiskFreeMarkup true Unlock Tidy Tippers bucks.unlock_perk LowerChanceBadEvents_Small true Unlock Well Managed bucks.unlock_perk ChefsHat true Unlock The Chef's Hat

Jungle Adventure cheats

Cheat Effect traits.equip_trait poison Instantly kills Sim by poisoning sims.add_buff curses_MarkedForDeath_Common Sim dies from electrocution when repairing something sims.add_buff curses_MarkedForDeath_Rare Sim dies from poisoning within three days sims.add_buff curses_MarkedForDeath_Uncommon Sim dies from spontaneous combustion traits.equip_trait Trait_Hidden_Skeleton_ServiceSkeleton Turns your Sim into a skeleton traits.remove_trait Trait_Hidden_Skeleton_ServiceSkeleton Turns your skeleton Sim back into a human sims.add_buff Buff_Skeleton Turns your Sim into a skeleton for 12 hours sims.remove_buff Buff_Skeleton Turns skeleton Sim into a human before 12 hours

Businesses and Hobbies cheats

Cheat Effect stats.set_skill_level Major_Tattooing 10 Max out Sim's Tattooing skill stats.set_skill_level Major_Pottery 10 Max out Sim's Pottery skill traits.equip_trait trait_Idealist Adds Idealist trait traits.equip_trait trait_Shady Adds Shady trait traits.equip_trait trait_Beloved Adds Beloved trait traits.equip_trait trait_Speaker Adds Speaker trait traits.equip_trait AspirationalCreator Adds Aspirational Creator trait traits.equip_trait AuraActive Adds Active Aura trait traits.equip_trait AuraCreative Adds Creative Aura trait traits.equip_trait AuraMental Adds Mental Aura trait traits.equip_trait AspirationalThinker Adds Aspirational Thinker trait traits.equip_trait PowerfulPerformer Adds Powerful Performer trait traits.equip_trait SecondWind Adds Second Wind trait traits.equip_trait Spacebend Adds Spacebender trait traits.equip_trait Spice Adds Secret Spice trait

And there you have it, a list of all the most useful The Sims 4 cheats to help you manipulate your tiny little virtual people in ways you'd never thought possible. To change the game up for free, try some of the best The Sims 4 mods -  or even Sims 4 sex mods - or just shake it up with some of other games like The Sims if you need more to scratch that simulation game itch.