The Sims 4 is known for its open-ended gameplay and endless customization, and cheats are a huge part of what makes the game so flexible. Whether you want to give your Sim a boost in their career, max out skills instantly, or add some chaos to your neighborhood, there’s a cheat for that.

Here’s a categorized list of the most useful cheats in The Sims 4, so you can find exactly what you need.

1. How to Enable Cheats

Before using most cheats, you need to enable them:

• Open the cheat console:
  • PC: Press Ctrl + Shift + C
  • Mac: Press Command + Shift + C
  • Console: Press all four triggers (L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 on PlayStation or LB + LT + RB + RT on Xbox)

Then type:
testingcheats true
This activates advanced cheats and allows shift-click functionality.

2. Money Cheats

• motherlode – Adds 50,000 Simoleons
• kaching or rosebud – Adds 1,000 Simoleons
• money [amount] – Sets household funds to exact amount
• freerealestate on – Makes all lots in the neighborhood free

3. Skill Cheats

To max out a skill, type:
stats.set_skill_level [skillname] [level]
For example: stats.set_skill_level Major_Logic 10

Common skills include:

• Major_Logic
• Major_Painting
• Major_Charisma
• Major_Gardening
• Major_Programming
• Major_Cooking

For child skills, use:

• Skill_Child_Creativity
• Skill_Child_Mental
• Skill_Child_Motor
• Skill_Child_Social

4. Career Cheats

To promote a Sim:
careers.promote [careername]
Example: careers.promote scientist

To remove a career:
careers.remove [careername]

Popular career names include:

• astronaut
• criminal
• culinary
• entertainer
• business
• doctor
• detective
• scientist
• actor

5. Needs and Mood Cheats

Shift-click on your Sim (after enabling testingcheats true) and select:

• “Make Happy” – Fills all needs and sets mood to Happy
• “Disable Needs Decay” – Stops needs from decreasing
• “Enable Needs Decay” – Resumes normal needs

Alternatively, use:

• fillmotive motive_[motive]
  • Motives: hunger, energy, fun, hygiene, social, bladder

6. Relationship Cheats

Add or subtract friendship or romance with: modifyrelationship [YourSimFirst] [YourSimLast] [TargetSimFirst] [TargetSimLast] [amount] [relationshiptype]

Examples:

• Add 100 friendship:
  modifyrelationship John Smith Jane Doe 100 LTR_Friendship_Main
• Add 100 romance:
  modifyrelationship John Smith Jane Doe 100 LTR_Romance_Main

7. Trait Cheats

Add traits with:
traits.equip_trait [trait]

Remove traits with:
traits.remove_trait [trait]

Common traits:

• trait_freeServices – All services are free
• trait_Fertile – Increases chance of twins/triplets
• trait_MorningPerson or trait_NightOwl
• trait_High_Metabolism
• trait_Savant – Faster skill gain

8. Build/Buy Mode Cheats

• bb.moveobjects – Place objects anywhere, even if they clip
• bb.ignoregameplayunlocksentitlement – Unlock all career items
• bb.showhiddenobjects – Access debug items
• bb.enablefreebuild – Build anywhere, including locked lots (e.g., hospitals or dorms)

9. Shift-Click Interactions

Once testingcheats true is active, you can shift-click on:

• Sims – Modify in CAS, teleport, make happy
• Objects – Reset object, make dirty/clean
• Ground – Teleport Sim here
• Mailbox – Alter needs for all Sims in household

10. Occult Cheats (Vampires, Spellcasters, etc.)

• Add vampire: traits.equip_trait trait_OccultVampire
• Remove vampire: traits.remove_trait trait_OccultVampire
• Rank up vampire:
  stats.set_stat rankedStatistic_Occult_VampireXP [amount]
• Add Spellcaster: traits.equip_trait trait_OccultWitchOccult
• Rank up Spellcaster:
  stats.set_stat rankedStatistic_WitchOccult_WitchXP [amount]

11. Death and Ghost Cheats

• Kill Sim:
  sims.add_buff Buff_Death_[type]
  Examples:
  • Buff_Death_Electrocution_Warning
  • Buff_Death_Hunger
  • Buff_Death_Fire
• Turn Sim into ghost of a specific death:
  traits.equip_trait [ghost_trait]
  Example: traits.equip_trait Ghost_Fire

Final Tip

Use cheats responsibly—especially when using them to change traits, deaths, or relationships. Always save your game before experimenting with major changes.

With this cheat guide, you’re free to mold your Sims’ world exactly how you want it. Whether it’s for storytelling, testing, or just plain fun, The Sims 4 becomes even more limitless with the right cheats in your back pocket.