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AlthoughThe Sims 4offers plenty of items to help players “play with life,” and even so, Simmers are always hungry for just a little bit more. Whether you’re trying to make the best-dressed Sim in CAS or decorate your lots with more items, there are cheats to help expand what’s available.
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There are a few ways to unlock thousands of new items in Build/Buy, from collectibles to background set dressing items, and there are even cheats to do the same for the CAS items in each pack, too. If you’re looking for Sims 4 cheats, we’ve got you covered.
How To Use Cheats On PC Or Mac
When playing The Sims 4 on either a PC or Mac computer, you’ll beusing the keyboardto open acommand centerat the top of the screen, into which you cantype your cheats.
To bring up this menu,press the “Ctrl + Shift + C” buttons at the same time. You’ll know this was done correctly when you see awhite bar appear in the top-leftof your screen.
There are plenty ofcheats you can usewithout activating the basic ability to cheat, but in general, it’s best to always enter"testingcheats true"into the bar.
Not all cheats require this, butsome cheats will not function if you don’t turn testingcheats on first.
The cheats below require testingcheats to be on, so be sure to activate this first each time you launch the game!
How To Use Cheats On Console
With The Sims 4 available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X, there are plenty ofconsole playersinvested in the Sims series as well.
Forconsole players, you’llbring up the menu to enter cheatsif youpress all four trigger buttons on your controller at once.
You’ll know this was successful when awhite bar appears at the top of the screen, which is where you’ll be able tomanually enter cheat codes.
You’ll also need toenter “testingcheats true"before you’re able to unlock everything in Build/Buy and CAS through cheats for The Sims 4.
All Create-A-Sim And Build/Buy Cheats
In this section, you’ll find several different Sims 4 cheats related to Build/Buy mode, as well as the cheats required to unlock new Create-a-Sim styles.
And though bringing up the cheat menu is done differently between them, theactual cheats are the sameon PC/Mac as they are on console.
These cheats are generally forpacks where unlocking new fashion items is a key feature.
As of when this guide was published, this includes onlyHigh School Years, withitems from ThrifTea, andNifty Knitting’shandmade clothingitems.
We’ll update this guide should more unlockable CAS items arrive in future updates or packs!
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High School Years
The ThrifTea store introduced in the High School Years expansion offersa rotating selection of trendy clothing for your Sim to purchase directly from the shop. Ordinarily, these are all locked in CAS until you’ve purchased them manually in-world at ThrifTea, but you may unlock them by default and not need to worry about going shopping every few days to keep up with the latest trends.
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Nifty Knitting
With theNifty Knittingpack, you’re able to grow your Knitting skill to create all kinds of wearable knit clothing. They’re normally not unlocked until someone in the house has physically knit the item themselves, but this cheat adds all knit clothing into CAS all the same.
These cheats must be entereddirectly into Create-a-Sim. Bring up the cheat entry bar the same way you would if you were playing in game, and enter these cheats directly into CAS.
Placing this Sim into a household will then unlock all of these items for the entire household.
Debug Objects
bb.showhiddenobjects
Items in the Debug menu are typically unavailable in the Build/Buy menu. These includeitems you can interact with directly, likecollectible items(rocks, frogs, etc.), bushes and shrubs, and more.
Live Edit Objects
bb.showliveeditobjects
Items in the Live Edit menu are most typicallyset dressing itemslike rocks, trees, and plants. That said, they’retypically free to place, offering an abundance ofnew decoration itemsfor your lots at little to no cost.
Career-Specific Objects
bb.ignoregameplayunlocksentitlement
This menuunlocks items that are originally locked by career progression, meaning you can use career-specific items on your lots even without having a Sim actually rise through the career track and earn them.
If you’re tryingto use the Live Edit Objects cheat, you need toenter the Debug Objects cheat first- we’re not sure why, but Live Edit doesn’t seem to work on its own.
