PC Cheats - The Sims 4 Guide - IGN (2024)

This Sims 4 Cheats guide details everything you need to know about activating every Sims 4 cheat code on PC. So whether you're looking for CAS cheats, skill cheats, aspiration cheats, satisfaction cheats, or even learning how to enable Debug Cheats, we have you covered in our complete guide below.

Do note, the following list of Sims 4 Cheats are designed specifically for PC and will NOT work on any other platform. If you've discovered cheats for The Sims 4 that you'd like to add to the page, or have a correction, please click EDIT and add it.

• Cats and Dogs Cheats
• Seasons Cheats
• Parenthood Cheats
• Island Living Cheats
• Eco Lifestyle Cheats
• Discover University Cheats
• High School Years Cheats
• Growing Together Cheats
• Horse Ranch Cheats
• For Rent Cheats

The Newest Sims 4 Expansion Cheats:

The Sims 4: For Rent expansion includes a new cheat specifically for adjusting the available units on a Residential Rental lot.

bb.increaserentalunitcap off

Removes the rental unit cap on a lot, allowing you to make more than the standard 6 units in 1 Residential Rental.

❗ Note that the global limit of 99 rental units in one save file does still apply!

bb.increaserentalunitcap on

Reverses the change and reinstates the rental unit cap.

The Sims 4 Cheats for PC

If you already know how to open The Sims 4 Cheat Console (see the paragraph below if you don't), use these links to quickly jump to each of The Sims 4 cheats sections:

• Debug Cheats
• Unlimited Money Cheat
• Build Mode Cheats
• Pregnancy Effects
• Imminent Death
• Skill Editing Cheats
• Interaction Cheats
• Miscellaneous Cheats
• Relationship Cheats
• Become the Grim Reaper
• Move Objects

How to Open The 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 and PS5, hold all four shoulder buttons at once.
• On Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, 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).

How to Enable Debug Cheats in Sims 4

After the large Sims 4 redesign patch in 2019 and with TestingCheats enabled, enter both of the following codes to unlock debug items:

bb.showhiddenobjects

bb.showliveeditobjects

Note that when the codes are entered, there will be no indication they worked in the cheat console. You can copy-and-paste to make sure they are entered exactly as needed.

With both codes entered, you can search Build Mode for "DEBUG" in the bottom-left corner. Don't be surprised of a list of "DEBUG" entries appear directly above it on subsequent searches as seen below.

The search will show you a list of almost every object in the game that is ordinarily blocked off from the player. This mainly includes decorative objects usually reserved for public lots, such as non-driveable cars or entire background houses. None of these decorative objects actually work; the cars cannot be interacted with and the house props cannot be entered.

There are some workable objects in the list, however. For example, you can find and place a sign that marks a fishing spot wherever you wish, including on your property as seen below.

Most of the debug objects are free to place. Some, such as public toilets or other useable objects generally found on public lots, may cost simoleons to place.

The Sims 4 Unlimited Money Cheat

Since you're using cheats to access the debug menu, you may as well enter this classic money cheat several times:

motherlode

Using this Sims 4 money cheat will add §50,000 each time you use it, and even a single instance will generally get you enough money to place down and debug objects you may wish to use. While their functions are limited, the decorative objects can allow you to build a lot exactly how you wish.

Much of this entry had information came from a video by a YouTuber named James Turner. You can view his channel called The Sim Supply with that link.

The 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 bracket 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

Submitted by: jboo_chillin

Pregnancy Effects Cheats

Attention: This Cheat may not work properly with game expansions enabled!

With testingcheats true enabled, you can enter the following codes from the console for the corresponding 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)

Submitted by: igber

Imminent Death Cheats

With testingcheats true enabled, you can enter the following codes from the console for the corresponding effects.

• 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

Submitted by: young_teen56

All Skill Cheat Codes

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 skillcheats 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

Submitted by: somedude1800

Interaction Cheats

While in the cheats console, pressing SHIFT+] also increases the size of objects. If you enable additional cheats using the testinghcheats true code and then type in cas.fulleditmode, you will enable all CAS abilities. Then you can press and hold SHIFT while clicking on the objects listed below to produce a menu that lets you select the corresponding effect.

• 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

Submitted by: ign_cheats

Miscellaneous Cheats

You can enter the commands below to activate the corresponding effects.

• Helpcheats
• 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

Submitted by: ign_cheats

Relationship 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

Become the Grim Reaper

To control the you can add him to your household if someone else dies. With testingcheatsenabled on, shift+click on the Grim Reaper before he leaves, and click Add to Family.

MoveObjects Cheats

The MoveObjects (or Move_Objects) cheat is a classic from the Sims franchise, and it returns in The Sims 4. To activate it, you must first open the cheat console. Into the box, type the following line including punctuation:

bb.moveobjects

The coding serves as a toggle, so if you need to turn it off, simply re-enter the code. You can close the cheat console by pressing the same combination of keys or buttons as you did to open it.

MoveObjects used to be used in the Sims franchise to shift household objects when Sims were stuck. The cheat is no longer necessary for this; even without cheats or mods, you can move objects at any time even if a Sim is interacting with them, and the Sim will terminate their actions and reset themselves to a nearby tile.

However, MoveObjects in Sims 4 has additional features. With the cheat enabled, objects can be moved vertically or onto surfaces they should not be able to be placed. You can place tables onto beds, or toilets onto pools! Note that when used this way, Sims often cannot use the object in question; they wouldn’t be able to physically reach it to trigger the object's animation scripts. The cheat can be used instead to design houses in unique ways.