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

Find out how to activate The Sims 4 cheats on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S below. Unlike the PC version, you will have to give up earning Achievements and Trophies if you activate cheats.

How to Use Sims 4 Cheats on PS4, PS5, and Xbox

To activate Sims 4 cheats on PS4 and Xbox One, load into the game and hold down all four triggers at the same time. A thin textbox will appear at the top of the screen. Enter "testingcheats true" in the textbox to enable cheats.

It's unclear what cheats don't work at this point (The official Sims 4 FAQ said not all cheats work with the console version), but most do.

To use the cheats that required a shift-click on PC, hit A and B on Xbox One or X and O on PS4 simultaneously to perform that function on console.

Get Money Fast

While motherlode and rosebud are beloved cheats, an easier way to get your sims the Simoleons they need is by typing "Money X" with X being the amount you want to give your household. You can also use this to subtract funds from your household.

• Money #- Set your household's Simoleons to a specific amount
• motherlode - 50,000 Simoleons
• kaching/rosebud - 1,000 Simoleons

How to Unlock Sugar Skulls and Other Seasonal Event Items

The Sims 4 official FAQ says that seasonal events with the NPC Jessica Holiday aren't currently planned for The Sims 4 on console, but items from past events (like Sugar Skulls, Holiday Cracker Plushies, Decorative Eggs, and Magic Beans) are still in the game. You can get them using cheats.

With cheats on, make sure you're in Live Mode and open the cheat box. Enter "bb.showhiddenobjects" and submit it. Then, enter Build Mode.

In the Objects by Function menu select the Decorations tab. Go to the Misc decorations, scroll through all the new items, and you'll find Sugar Skulls and the other event collectibles. Buy them, drop them in the world, and have your Sims put the items in their inventory to have them add it to their "Household Collections."

Console Cheats

Activating cheats does disable Achievements and Trophies. But if you're okay with that, here are a ton of cheats for 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 rightone 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

With testingcheats true enabled, you can enter the following speed up pregnancy cheat 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

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

Skill Editing

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 skill types 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

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 A + B or X + O 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

Other Codes

• Help cheats
• 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

RELATIONSHIPS

Enter the following relationship cheats in the cheats textbox to activate these.

• 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 Grim Reaper 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.