The Sims 4 cheats and codes for money, skills, love, and more

The Sims 4 cheats and codes can help you make quick progress and improve the virtual lives you're responsible for, without having to invest the time to achieve this success through legitimate methods, and will also let you go beyond the realms of regular gameplay to perform special actions. Most players will be familiar with the classic motherlode code, which keeps your bank account topped up with a constant supply of Simoleons, but that's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Sims 4 cheats as there are so many more options available to steer your Sims' abilities, loves, motives, and more.

Taking these actions in The Sims 4 is actively encouraged by the developers and can make your playthrough much more enjoyable, so you don't need to be concerned about using them to get a boost. We've got money cheats here for a fast buck, or you can follow our guide on how to make money in The Sims 4 if you prefer to be legit, and Sims 4 relationship cheats to help them match with their perfect partners.

This guide cherry-picks the best of the best Sims 4 cheats out there, from Sims 4 career cheats to Sims 4 skill cheats. You can even hack into some developer tools with Sims 4 debug cheats (don't worry - it's perfectly allowed), and use the Sims 4 free build cheat to give your neighborhood a complete overhaul. You really can build and live out your wildest dreams, so here's our collection of the best Sims 4 cheats and hidden tools to enhance your gameplay.

Sims 4 cheats, tips, and tricks for success

The Sims 4 shift-click cheats

One of the most important Sims 4 cheat codes to enter is testingcheats true, which enables additional cheats and allows you to shift-click on Sims, items etc to reveal further cheat options. To shift-click on consoles, press X+O (PS4) or A+B (XBO) at the same time.

• Shift-click on the Sim you’d like to change the needs for and select Cheat Need then Make Happy to improve their mood
• You can also lock in their current needs state by selecting Cheat Need then Disable Need Decay
  
  
• Shift-click on a Sim then choose Reset Object to reset their status
• Shift-click on an area of ground then select Teleport Sim to transport a Sim to that location
• Shift-click on a Sim then pick Modify in CAS to edit them in Create-a-Sim, other than their name and inherited traits
  
  
• Shift-click on an object then choose Reset Object to reset its status
• Shift-click on an object then select either Make Dirty or Make Clean to change the status of the item

The Sims 4 money cheats

• rosebud - receive 1,000 Simoleons
• kaching - receive 1,000 Simoleons
• motherlode - receive 50,000 Simoleons
• Money X - replace X with a number to set an exact amount of Simoleons for your household
  
  
• FreeRealEstate On - make all neighbourhood lots free
• FreeRealEstate Off - return original prices
  
  
• household.autopay_bills true - turn your household bills off
• household.autopay_bills false - turn household bills on again

The Sims 4 needs and skills cheats

• sims.fill_all_commodities - fills all motives
• fillmotive motive_bladder - fills specific motive
• fillmotive motive_energy - fills specific motive
• fillmotive motive_fun - fills specific motive
• fillmotive motive_hunger - fills specific motive
• fillmotive motive_hygiene - fills specific motive
• fillmotive motive_social - fills specific motive
  
  
• sims.give_satisfaction_points X - replace X with the number of satisfaction points to give your Sim
• aspirations.complete_current_milestone - complete your Sim's current aspiration goal
  
  
• stats.set_skill_level [Skill Name] X - replace X with 1-10 (10 = max) to set your Sim's skill level, and swap [Skill Name] for any of the following skills:
• Major_Bartending
• Major_Charisma
• Major_Comedy
• Major_Fishing
• Skill_Fitness
• Major_Gardening
• Major_GourmetCooking
• Major_Guitar
• Major_Handiness
• Major_HomestyleCooking
• Major_Logic
• Major_Mischief
• Major_Painting
• Major_Photography
• Major_Piano
• Major_Programming
• Major_RocketScience
• Major_VideoGaming
• Major_Violin
• Major_Writing
  
  
• death.toggle true - Sims become immortal
• death.toggle false - Sims are mortal again
• sims.add_buff Ghostly - make your Sim a ghost, lasts four in-game hours

The Sims 4 friendship and romance cheats

• relationships.create_friends_for_sim - create a new Sim that is already friends with you
• relationship.introduce_sim_to_all_others - introduces your Sim to all of their neighbours
  
  
• modifyrelationship [YourSimFirstName] [YourSimLastName] [TargetSimFirstName] [TargetSimLastName] X LTR_Friendship_Main - replace X with the value to change the friendship level between the two named Sims, for example: 100 increases friendship, while -100 decreases it
  
  
• modifyrelationship [YourSimFirstName] [YourSimLastName] [TargetSimFirstName] [TargetSimLastName] X LTR_Romance_Main - replace X with the value to change the romance level between the two named Sims, for example: 100 increases romance, while -100 decreases it

The Sims 4 world and UI cheats

• resetsim [SimFirstName] [SimLastName] - reset the named Sim if they've become stuck
  
  
• headlineeffects on - enable the headline effects above Sims such as plumbobs and speech bubbles
• headlineeffects off - disable the headline effects
• hovereffects on - enable the hover effects when you cursor over a Sim
• hovereffects off - disable the hover effects
  
  
• fullscreenToggle - switch the game between fullscreen and windowed mode
• fps on - turn on the FPS display in the corner of the screen
• fps off - turn off the FPS display
  
  

The Sims 4 item cheats

• bb.ignoregameplayunlocksentitlement - unlock special career items in building mode
• bb.showhiddenobjects - show hidden items in build/buy catalog that you usually wouldn't have access to
• bb.enablefreebuild - build items anywhere you like
• bb.moveobjects on - place objects anywhere you want, including locations the grid won't allow

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