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Sims 4 Cheats: Full List for PC, Mac, Xbox, and PlayStation

Published Date: 1/28/2026

The ultimate 2026 guide to all Sims 4 cheats. Get unlimited money, instant promotions, and max skills for all expansions, including Life and Death.

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Sims 4 Cheats: Full List for PC, Mac, Xbox, and PlayStation

Live your best life by breaking the rules! It has been over two-and-a-half decades since The Sims first hit our screens, and in 2026, the series remains as chaotic and creative as ever.

Whether you want to grant your Sims instant promotions, unlimited Simoleons, or simply want to explore the new Life and Death expansion without the grind, our ultimate guide has you covered.


How to Enable Cheats

Before you can start bending reality, you must open the cheat console.

Note: Enabling cheats will disable achievements/trophies for that specific save file.

  • PC: Press Ctrl + Shift + C
  • Mac: Press Cmd + Shift + C
  • Xbox: Press and hold LT + RT + LB + RB for a few seconds.
  • PlayStation: Press and hold L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 for a few seconds.

Once the white box appears, type testingcheats true and press Enter. You are now ready to use every code listed below.


The Big Three: Money, Build, and Interaction Cheats

Money Cheats

  • rosebud or kaching: Receive 1,000 Simoleons.
  • motherlode: Receive 50,000 Simoleons.
  • Money [number]: Sets your household funds to that exact amount (e.g., Money 1000000).
  • FreeRealEstate on: Makes all neighborhood lots free (use this in the world map view).

Build Mode Hacks

  • bb.moveobjects: Place items anywhere, overlapping each other.
  • bb.showhiddenobjects: Unlocks the hidden "Buy Debug" menu.
  • bb.showliveeditobjects: Unlocks thousands of world environment objects like cars and trees.
  • bb.ignoregameplayunlocksentitlement: Unlocks all career reward items instantly.

Interaction Cheats (Shift-Click)

After turning on testingcheats true, you can Shift + Click (or B+A on Xbox / Circle+X on PS) on Sims or objects for these instant effects:

  • Cheat Need > Make Happy: Fills all motives and sets mood to Happy.
  • Modify in CAS: Takes you back to Create-a-Sim to change traits and appearance.
  • Teleport Sim: Instantly move your Sim to a specific spot.


Skill and Career Master Codes

Max Skill Cheats

Format: stats.set_skill_level [SkillName] 10 (Replace "10" with any number 1-10)

  • Major_Logic
  • Major_Charisma
  • Major_Comedy
  • Major_HomestyleCooking
  • Major_GourmetCooking
  • Major_Baking
  • Major_Gardening
  • Major_Fishing
  • Skill_Fitness
  • Major_Guitar
  • Major_Piano
  • Major_Violin
  • Major_Handiness
  • Major_Programming
  • Major_Writing
  • Child Sims: Skill_Child_Creativity / Skill_Child_Mental


Instant Promotions

Type careers.promote [CareerName] to move up one level.

  • Astronaut
  • Athletic
  • Business
  • Criminal
  • Culinary
  • Detective
  • Doctor
  • Scientist
  • SecretAgent
  • TechGuru
  • Writer
  • Actor


Expansion-Specific Codes (2025-2026 Updates)

Life and Death Expansion

  • careers.promote active_reaper: Get a promotion in the Reaper career.
  • careers.promote mortician: Get a promotion as a Mortician.
  • traits.equip_trait trait_macabre: Give your Sim the Macabre trait.
  • stats.set_skill_level minor_thanatology 5: Maxes out the Thanatology skill.


Lovestruck Expansion

  • careers.promote romanceconsultant: Promotion for Romance Consultants.
  • stats.set_skill_level Major_Romance 10: Maxes the Romance skill.
  • traits.equip_trait trait_RomanticallyReserved: Add the Romantically Reserved trait.


Vampires, Werewolves & Mermaids

  • traits.equip_trait trait_OccultVampire: Become a Vampire instantly.
  • traits.equip_trait trait_OccultWerewolf: Turn into a Werewolf.
  • traits.equip_trait trait_OccultMermaid: Turn into a Mermaid.


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