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The Sims 4 is one of the greatest modern-day simulation games, but those games are always better when you know all of the cheats for them and how to use them. Once you know how to enable cheats in The Sims 4, you can do almost anything. Want to make your Sims millionaires? Unlock free items? Maybe even teleport your Sims wherever you’d like? With these cheats, everything from pregnancy to build mode features will be under your control. Keep reading for a complete list of all the cheats in The Sims 4ย and how to use each of them.
How To Use Cheats in The Sims 4
To begin with, you can’t use any cheats until you open up the game’s Cheat Console. Don’t worry, though. It’s easy to do. If you are on PC, you can open up the Cheat Console by pressing the Ctrl + Shift+ C buttons simultaneously. This will bring up a box at the top of your screen that you can type your cheat codes into. Every time you type in a cheat code, make sure to press Enter in order to make the cheat take effect. Otherwise, you’ll just end up staring at your Sim’s empty bank account wondering where your Simoleons are.
If you’re on console, you can open up the Cheat Console by pressing all 4 of the shoulder buttons on your controller at once. This would be LT, LB, RT, and RB on
All Cheats in The Sims 4
With the Cheat Console open, it’s time to start putting in codes. With these, you’ll be able to do a lot more than change the weather. There are a number of cheat codes forย The Sims 4 that we will break down into specific categories for you below. We’ve also included a brief explanation of what each code does, so you’ll know exactly what you’re getting:
Simoleon Cheats
- rosebud
- Grants you 1,000 Simoleons
- kaching
- Grants you 1,000 Simoleons
- motherlode
- Grants you 50,000 Simoleons
- testingcheats true > Money X
- First, enable testing cheats using the first code, then type in “Money X” but replace the X with the amount of money you would like to give to your Sim
Real Estate
- FreeRealEstate On
- Allows you to move into any residential lot within your world for free
- Free Real Estate Off
- Disables the cheat
Unlock Career Items
- bb.ignoregameplayunlocksentitlement
- Allows you to unlock locked career items in build mode
Object State
- testingcheats true
- Allows you to hold down the Shift key while selecting an object to make clean or dirty
Vampire-Free Teleportation
- testingcheats true
- Allows you to hold down the Shift button while selecting a location on the ground, allowing you to “Teleport Me Here”
Needs
- testingcheats true
- Allows you to hold down the Shift button while clicking on your Sim. From here, you can “Make Happy”
- Allows you to hold down the Shift button while clicking on your Sim. From here you can “Disable Needs Decay” after choosing “Cheat Need” or “Enable Need Decay”
- sims.fill_all_commodities
- Allows you to fill every Need for your Sim
- sims.give_satisfaction_points X
- Type in the code, then replace X with a number. This allows you to give a specific amount of satisfaction points to your Sim
- sims.remove_all_buffs
- This removes all of your Sim’s Moodlets
- stats.fill_all_commodities_household
- Allows you to fill the Needs of all Sims in your household
Build Mode
- bb.moveobjects on
- Allows you to place items anywhere on your lot, even in locations that the grid won’t allow
- bb.showhiddenobjects
- Allows you to see all hidden objects in the build menu
- bb.enablefreebuild
- Allows you to build anything you want anywhere, no matter the location
General Cheats
- aspirations.complete_current_milestone
- Allows you to complete your Sim’s current aspiration milestone instantly
- cas.fulleditmode
- Allows you to open your Sim’s creation menu
- death.toggle true/ death.toggle false
- Toggles the possibility to die on and off
- household.autopay_bills true/household.autopay_bills false
- Toggles bills in your household
- testingcheats true/testingcheats false
- Toggles cheats
Careers
- careers.demote X
- Type in the cheat, then replace X with the name of the career. This gives your Sim a demotion in the inputted career path
- careers.promote X
- Type in the cheat, then replace X with the name of the career. This gives your Sim a promotion in the inputted career path
- careers.remove_career X
- Type in the cheat, then replace X with the name of the career. This causes your Sim to quit their job and abandon their career path
Related:
The Sims 4: How to Find and Remove Broken Mods
Now that you know how to enable cheats in The Sims 4, you can get back to work building the family dynasty / dysfunctional rock band / loathsome vampire clan of your dreams.
