Want to instantly promote a sim? Need to add a quick 50,000 simoleons to your household? Well, look no further because we’ve got the complete list of Sims 4 cheats for you!
Whether you’re looking to add more money to your Sims’ bank account, unlock new items, or quickly advance a relationship, these cheats will help you achieve all that and more. So, buckle up and get ready to take your Sims 4 gameplay to the next level with this complete list of cheats for The Sims 4!
How to Enable Cheats in Sims 4
Before we dive into the complete list of Sims 4 cheats, it’s important to know how to enable cheats in your game.
Press the “Ctrl + Shift + C” keys on your keyboard to open the cheat console.
Once the console is open, type “testingcheats true” and press Enter.
If done correctly, you should see a larger white box with the phrase “Cheats are enabled.” This will enable cheats in your game, allowing you to use any of the cheats listed below.
It’s important to note that using cheats can sometimes cause glitches or bugs in your game, so use them at your own risk.
Now that you know how to enable cheats, let’s dive into the complete list of Sims 4 cheats.
Sims 4 Cheat Codes for Money
One of the most popular uses for Sims 4 cheats is to add more money to your Sims’ bank account. If you’re tired of your Sims living paycheck to paycheck, these cheats will help you give them the financial boost they need.
| Cheat Code | Description |
| motherlode | Adds §50,000 to the current household. |
| money x | Replace x with an amount to set the current household funds to that amount. Example: replacing x with 1000000 will change a household with §20,000 to §1,000,000. |
| rosebud | Adds §1,000 to the current household. |
| FreeRealEstate On | When you are moving a family, enter this cheat to make all lots on the current world mapcompletely free. You must have selected to move a family and currently be on the world map for this cheat to work. |
Sims 4 Cheat Code for Careers
Careers in The Sims 4 are a major part of the life simulation gameplay. With these Sims 4 career cheats, you are able to put your sim on the fast track to success by instantly promoting them to the next career level.
By simply replacing the word promote with demote, you can also take your sims back down the career ladder if that fits the story you’re trying to tell.
To demote a sim, use the same cheats as below, but replace the word promote with demote.
| Cheat Code | Career |
| careers.promote Actor | Acting |
| careers.promote Astronaut | Astronaut |
| careers.promote Athletic | Athlete |
| careers.promote Business | Business |
| careers.promote careers_Adult_CivilDesigner | Civil Designer |
| careers.promote Conservationist | Conservationist |
| careers.promote Criminal | Criminal |
| careers.promote careers_adult_Critic | Critic |
| careers.promote Culinary | Culinary |
| careers.promote Detective | Detective |
| careers.promote Doctor | Doctor |
| careers.promote careers_Adult_Education | Education |
| careers.promote careers_Adult_Engineer | Engineering |
| careers.promote Entertainer | Entertainment |
| careers.promote Adult_Gardener | Gardener |
| careers.promote careers_Adult_Law | Law |
| careers.promote Military | Military |
| careers.promote Painter | Painter |
| careers.promote Activist | Politician |
| careers.promote Scientist | Scientist |
| careers.promote SecretAgent | Secret Agent |
| careers.promote SocialMedia | Social Media |
| careers.promote Influencer | Style Influencer |
| careers.promote TechGuru | Tech Guru |
| careers.promote Writer | Writer |
Sims 4 Cheat Codes for Skills
There are dozens of skills available for your sim. And there’s also a cheat for every single one of them.
Before using skill cheats, it’s important to note how skills work in The Sims 4. There are major and minor skills. Major skills have a max level of 10 while minor skills have a max level of 5.
By using the skill cheats below, you can set a sim’s skill to any level between 1 and 5 for a minor skill and 1 and 10 for a major skill. Simply replace the number at the end of the cheat to the level you’d like your sim to have.
These Sims 4 skill cheats sets your sim’s skill level. For example, if your sim has a charisma skill level of 1, but you’d like to max it out then enter 10 at the end of the cheat as shown below. You can also downgrade your sim’s skill. If your sim has a max level acting skill but you’d like them to have a lower level, then simply enter whatever number at the end of the cheat.
For simplicity, we have set each skill below to the maximum level.
To use a cheat to increase or decrease a sim’s skill, you first need to select the sim who’s skill you’d like to change. Then, open the cheat console by doing the following:
- Ctrl + Shift + C
- Enter “testingcheats true”
- Now you’re ready to enter any of the cheats listed below.
| Skill | Cheat Code | Skill Type |
| Acting | stats.set_skill_level Major_Acting 10 | Major |
| Archeology | stats.set_skill_level Major_Archaeology 10 | Major |
| Baking | stats.set_skill_level Major_Baking 10 | Major |
| Bowling | stats.set_skill_level Skill_Bowling 5 | Minor |
| Charisma | stats.set_skill_level Major_Charisma 10 | Major |
| Comedy | stats.set_skill_level Major_Comedy 10 | Major |
| Cooking | stats.set_skill_level Major_HomestyleCooking 10 | Major |
| Dancing | stats.set_skill_level Minor_Dancing 5 | Minor |
| DJ Mixing | stats.set_skill_level Major_DJ 10 | Major |
| Fabrication | stats.set_skill_level adultmajor_fabrication 10 | Major |
| Fishing | stats.set_skill_level Major_Fishing 10 | Major |
| Fitness | stats.set_skill_level Skill_Fitness 10 | Major |
| Flower Arranging | stats.set_skill_level statistic_skill_AdultMajor_FlowerArranging 10 | Major |
| Gardening | stats.set_skill_level Major_Gardening 10 | Major |
| Gourmet Cooking | stats.set_skill_level Major_GourmetCooking 10 | Major |
| Guitar | stats.set_skill_level Major_Guitar 10 | Major |
| Handiness | stats.set_skill_level Major_Handiness 10 | Major |
| Herbalism | stats.set_skill_level Major_Herbalism 10 | Major |
| Juice Fizzing | stats.set_skill_level adultminor_juicefizzing 5 | Minor |
| Knitting | stats.set_skill_level adultmajor_knitting 10 | Major |
| Logic | stats.set_skill_level Major_Logic 10 | Major |
| Media Production | stats.set_skill_level Minor_Media 5 | Minor |
| Medium | stats.set_skill_level minor_medium 5 | Minor |
| Mischief | stats.set_skill_level Major_Mischief 10 | Major |
| Mixology | stats.set_skill_level Major_Bartending 10 | Major |
| Painting | stats.set_skill_level Major_Painting 10 | Major |
| Parenting | stats.set_skill_level Major_Parenting 10 | Major |
| Pet Training | stats.set_skill_level skill_Dog 5 | Minor |
| Photography | stats.set_skill_level Major_Photography 10 | Major |
| Piano | stats.set_skill_level Major_Piano 10 | Major |
| Pipe Organ | stats.set_skill_level Major_PipeOrgan 10 | Major |
| Programming | stats.set_skill_level Major_Programming 10 | Major |
| Research & Debate | stats.set_skill_level major_researchdebate 10 | Major |
| Robotics | stats._set_skill_level major_robotics 10 | Major |
| Rocket Science | stats.set_skill_level Major_RocketScience 10 | Major |
| Rock Climbing | stats.set_skill_level major_Rockclimbing 10 | Major |
| Selvadoradian Culture | stats.set_skill_level Minor_LocalCulture 5 | Minor |
| Singing | stats.set_skill_level Major_Singing 10 | Major |
| Skiing | stats.set_skill_level major_Skiing 10 | Major |
| Snowboarding | stats.set_skill_level major_Snowboarding 10 | Major |
| Vampire Lore | stats.set_skill_level VampireLore 15 | Major |
| Veterinarian | stats.set_skill_level Major_Vet 10 | Major |
| Video Gaming | stats.set_skill_level Major_VideoGaming 10 | Major |
| Violin | stats.set_skill_level Major_Violin 10 | Major |
| Wellness | stats.set_skill_level Major_Wellness 10 | Major |
| Writing | stats.set_skill_level Major_Writing 10 | Major |
Sims 4 Cheat Codes for Relationships
Interacting with other Sims is a big part of the Sims 4 gameplay experience. These cheats will help you improve your Sims’ relationships and manipulate their emotions.
Relationships work on a points system ranging from 1-100 with 50 being the halfway point.
You can copy and paste the cheats below to have the desired effect in the description
| Cheat Description | Cheat Code |
| Increase Romantic Relationship | ModifyRelationship (Sim1) (Sim2) 100 LTR_Romance_Main |
| Decrease Romantic Relationship | ModifyRelationship (Sim1) (Sim2) -100 LTR_Romance_Main |
| Increase Friendship with a sim | ModifyRelationship (Sim1) (Sim2) 100 LTR_Friendship_Main |
| Decrease Friendship with a sim | ModifyRelationship (Sim1) (Sim2) -100 LTR_Friendship_Main |
| Increase friendship with a pet | ModifyRelationship (SimName) (PetName) 100 LTR_SimtoPet_Friendship_Main |
| Decrease friendship with a pet | ModifyRelationship (SimName) (PetName) -100 LTR_SimtoPet_Friendship_Main |
Sims 4 Build Mode Cheats
Building and customizing lots in The Sims is a huge part of the gameplay experience. These cheats will help you customize your Sims’ homes to your liking.
| Cheat Code | Description |
| FreeRealEstate On | Makes all lots FREE! It wont cost your sims a single simoleon. |
| bb.enablefreebuild | Allows you to build on any lot including locked lots like college dorms, the hospital, etc. |
| bb.moveobjects | This cheat ignores the grid for placing objects and will instead allow you to place anything absolutely anywhere. |
| bb.showhiddenobjects | Unlocks the buy debug catalog of objects for you to use. |
| bb.ignoregameplayunlocksentitlement | Will unlock all objects that are awarded in careers, aspirations, etc. |
| [ or ] keys | [ makes objects bigger while ] makes objects smaller. |
| hold the alt key while placing an object | Similar to the bb.moveobjects cheat except it only pertains to the object you’re currently placing rather than the entire game. |
| Press the shift and c keys at the same time while clicking a roof | This will allow you to manipulate the roof shape. |
Sims 4 Cheat Codes for Traits
Easily add or remove a trait to or from your sims with these cheats! To remove a trait from a sim, replace the word “equip” with “remove“.
| Trait | Cheat Code |
| A True Master | traits.equip_trait TrueMaster |
| Alluring | traits.equip_trait Alluring |
| Always Welcome | traits.equip_trait AlwaysWelcome |
| Angler’s Tranquility | traits.equip_trait AnglersTranquility |
| Animal Affection | traits.equip_trait Attraction |
| Antiseptic | traits.equip_trait Antiseptic |
| Appraise | traits.equip_trait Appraiser |
| Argumentative | traits.equip_trait Argumentative |
| Bad Manners | traits.equip_trait BadManners |
| Beguiling | traits.equip_trait Beguiling |
| Business Savvy | traits.equip_trait Business_Savvy |
| Carefree | traits.equip_trait Carefree |
| Champion of the People | traits.Equip_Trait Trait_ChampionOfThePeople |
| Child of the Islands | traits.equip_trait_IslandAncestors |
| Chopstick Savvy | traits.equip_trait ChopstickSavvy |
| Cold Acclimation | traits.equip_trait ColdAcclimation |
| Collector | traits.equip_trait Collector |
| Companion | traits.equip_trait EternalBond |
| Compassionate | traits.equip_trait Compassionate |
| Connections | traits.equip_trait Connections |
| Creative Visionary | traits.equip_trait CreativeVisionary |
| Creatively Gifted | traits.equip_trait CreativelyGifted |
| Critically Connected | traits.equip_trait trait_hidden_career_critic_thrifty |
| Dance Machine | traits.equip_trait Dance Machine |
| Dastardly | traits.equip_trait Dastardly |
| Domestic | traits.equip_trait FamilySim |
| Emotional Control | traits.equip_trait EmotionalControl |
| Entrepreneurial | traits.equip_trait Entrepreneurial |
| Essence of Flavor | traits.equip_trait EssenceOfFlavor |
| Expressionistic | traits.equip_trait Expressionistic |
| Father Winter’s Baby | traits.equip_trait FatherWinterBaby |
| Fertile | traits.equip_trait Fertile |
| Free Services | traits.equip_trait FreeServices |
| Freegan | traits.Equip_Trait Trait_Freegan |
| Fresh Chef | traits.equip_trait FreshChef |
| Frugal | traits.equip_trait Frugal |
| Good Manners | traits.equip_trait GoodManners |
| Great Kisser | traits.equip_trait GreatKisser |
| Great Storyteller | traits.equip_trait GreatStoryteller |
| Green Fiend | traits.Equip_Trait Trait_GreenFiend |
| Gregarious | traits.equip_trait Gregarious |
| Gym Rat | traits.equip_trait GymRat |
| Handy | traits.equip_trait TheKnack |
| Happy Toddler | traits.equip_trait happy_toddler |
| Hardly Hungry | traits.equip_trait HardlyHungry |
| Heat Acclimation | traits.equip_trait HeatAcclimation |
| Heatproof | traits.equip_trait BurningMan |
| High Metabolism | traits.equip_trait High_Metabolism |
| Hilarious | traits.equip_trait Hilarious |
| Home Turf | traits.equip_trait HomeTurf |
| I am the Master | traits.equip_trait TheMaster |
| Iceproof | traits.equip_trait IceMan |
| Incredibly Friendly | traits.equip_trait IncrediblyFriendly |
| Independent | traits.equip_trait trait_Independent |
| Influential Individual | traits.Equip_Trait Trait_InfluentialIndividual |
| Insensitive | traits.equip_trait LifeSkills_Unfeeling |
| Insider | traits.equip_trait trait_Insider |
| In The Know | traits.equip_trait InTheKnow |
| Irresponsible | traits.equip_trait Irresponsible |
| Jealous | traits.equip_trait_Jealous |
| Kleptomaniac | traits.equip_trait_Kleptomaniac |
| Laid Back | traits.equip_trait trait_beachbum_laidback |
| Long Lived | traits.equip_trait Longevity |
| Maker | traits.Equip_Trait Trait_Maker |
| Marketable | traits.equip_trait Marketable |
| Master of the Sea | traits.equip_trait trait_FriendOfTheSea |
| Master Maker | traits.Equip_Trait Trait_MasterMaker |
| Mastermind | traits.equip_trait Mastermind |
| Mediator | traits.equip_trait Mediator |
| Memorable | traits.equip_trait Memorable |
| Mentally Gifted | traits.equip_trait MentallyGifted |
| Mentor | traits.equip_trait Mentor |
| Morning Sim | traits.equip_trait MorningPerson |
| Muser | traits.equip_trait Muser |
| Museum Patron | traits.equip_trait Trait_Archaeology |
| Natural Speaker | traits.equip_trait trait_NaturalSpeaker |
| Naturalist | traits.equip_trait OneWithNature |
| Never Weary | traits.equip_trait NeverWeary |
| Night Owl | traits.equip_trait trait_NightOwl |
| Observant | traits.equip_trait Observant |
| Perfect Host | traits.equip_trait PerfectHost |
| Physically Gifted | traits.equip_trait PhysicallyGifted |
| Piper | traits.equip_trait Piper |
| Player | traits.equip_trait trait_Player |
| Poetic | traits.equip_trait EpicPoet |
| Potion Master | traits.equip_trait PotionMaster |
| Professional Slacker | traits.equip_trait ProfessionalSlacker |
| Professional | traits.equip_trait Chronicler |
| Quick Learner | traits.equip_trait Quick_Learner |
| Recycle Disciple | traits.Equip_Trait Trait_RecycleDisciple |
| Regained Humanity | traits.equip_trait RegainedHumanity |
| Responsible | traits.equip_trait LifeSkills_Responsible |
| Sacred Knitting Knowledge | traits.equip_trait trait_SacredKnittingKnowledge |
| Savant | traits.equip_trait Savant |
| Scouting Aptitude | traits.equip_trait ScoutingAptitude |
| Seasoned Gamer | traits.equip_trait trait_SeasonedGamer |
| Shameless | traits.equip_trait Shameless |
| Shrewd | traits.equip_trait Invested |
| Sickness Resistance | traits.equip_trait Sickness |
| Sincere | traits.equip_trait Sincere |
| Socially Gifted | traits.equip_trait SociallyGifted |
| Speed Cleaner | traits.equip_trait SpeedCleaner |
| Speed Reader | traits.equip_trait SpeedReader |
| Spice Hound | traits.equip_trait SpiceHound |
| Storm Chaser | traits.equip_trait Stormchaser |
| Steel Bladder | traits.equip_trait SteelBladder |
| Stoves and Grill Master | traits.equip_trait StovesAndGrillsMaster |
| Sulani Mana | traits.equip_trait trait_Hidden_IslandAncestor_Elemental |
| Super Green Thumb | traits.equip_trait SuperGreenThumb |
| Survivalist | traits.equip_trait Survivalist |
| Thrifty | traits.equip_trait ValuedCustomer |
| Top-Notch Toddler | traits.equip_trait top_notch_toddler |
| Tormentor | traits.equip_trait Bane |
| Treasure Hunter | traits.equip_trait Trait_JungleExplorer |
| Uncontrolled | traits.equip_trait Uncontrolled |
| Unstoppable Fame | traits.equip_trait UnstoppableFame |
| Vicarious | traits.equip_trait LivingVicariously |
| Waterproof | traits.equip_trait Waterproof |
| Webmaster | traits.equip_trait Webmaster |
| World-Renowned Actor | traits.equip_trait WorldRenownedActor |
Sims 4 Cheats for Needs
Keeping up with your sim’s needs can sometimes become overwhelming, especially if you have lots of sims in your household. While there are no cheats to directly affect a sim’s needs, there are some workarounds to help make gameplay a little easier for you.
If you hold down the shift key and click on the mailbox of your sim’s lot, you will see a special menu as shown in the below screenshot:
From here, you’ll click “Alter Needs”.
Once you click “Alter Needs”, you will see the above options. As you can see, you can fill the needs of your household as well as the current world by selecting “Fill Needs (world)” and “Fill Needs (Household)”. Additionally, you can hold the needs of the current world or just your household where they are by selecting “Disable World Needs Decay” or “Disable Household Needs Decay” respectively.
Cheats for Sims 4 Satisfaction Points
You can use satisfaction points in The Sims 4 to purchase perks like never hungry, extra fertile, etc. Satisfaction points are earned by completing whims and aspirations which takes time. If you’d rather cheat, then you’re in luck! Use the below cheat to give your sim any amount of satisfaction points you wish. Simply replace the # with the number of satisfaction points you’d like your sim to have.
| Cheat Description | Cheat Code |
| Give Your Sim Satisfaction Points | sims.give_satisfaction_points # |
Sims 4 Aspiration Cheats
Aspirations are great as they give your sims goals and a purpose. However, they can be time consuming. If you’d like to skip ahead for your storytelling, there’s a cheat that will help you do just that.
| Cheat Description | Cheat Code |
| Complete a sim’s current aspiration level | aspirations.complete_current_milestone |
Conclusion
In conclusion, the complete list of Sims 4 cheats can help you take your gameplay to the next level. From adding more money to your Sims’ bank account to unlocking new items and manipulating emotions, these cheats offer a wide range of possibilities. Just remember to use them responsibly and have fun!
