Sims 4 Cheats List: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One & Series X/S

You’ve just spent an hour building the perfect living room, and your Sim is broke. The Sims 4 cheat console is the fastest way to refill your bank account—but only if you know which keys to press. On PC, pressing Ctrl + Shift + C unlocks more than 50 commands, from instant cash to max skills. This guide covers every cheat code you need, verified against official sources and verified by the community.

Active cheats per game update: 50+ ·
Platforms supporting cheats: PC, Mac, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S ·
Most searched cheat category: Money cheats ·
Keybinding for cheat console (PC): Ctrl + Shift + C

Six key facts at a glance — one pattern: the cheat console is universal, but the key combos differ by platform, and most advanced cheats require testingcheats true first.

How do you open the cheat console in The Sims 4?

PC and Mac keybind

1. On PC, press Ctrl + Shift + C to open the cheat console (EA Official Site). On Mac, use Command + Shift + C (Radio Times).
2. Type your cheat code and press Enter to activate it (EA Official Site).

PlayStation 4 and 5 buttons

• On PS4 and PS5, hold all four shoulder buttons simultaneously: L1 + R1 + L2 + R2 (Radio Times).
• After enabling testingcheats true, hold O + X while targeting a Sim or object to access the cheat menu (Sims Community).

Xbox One and Series X/S buttons

• On Xbox One and Series X/S, hold LT + LB + RT + RB to open the console (Sims Community).
• After testingcheats true, hold B and then press A for the interaction menu (Radio Times).

The implication: platform adaptation is the primary barrier to cheat access.

What is the money cheat for The Sims 4?

rosebud and motherlode

• motherlode adds 50,000 Simoleons to your household funds (Sims Community).
• rosebud gives 1,000 Simoleons (PC Gamer).
• kaching also gives 1,000 Simoleons (Carl’s Sims 4 Guide).

Money X and kaching

• The Money X cheat sets your household funds exactly to X Simoleons — Money 999999 gives you maximum cash instantly (Radio Times).
• Type Money followed by the amount you want (no space needed) (EA Official Site).

FreeRealEstate

• FreeRealEstate (no space) lets you move into any house for free (Carl’s Sims 4 Guide).

The catch: money cheats are irreversible unless you reload a save.

What are the skill cheats in Sims 4?

Enabling testing cheats first

• All skill cheats require testingcheats true to be active (EA Official Site).

stats.set_skill_level for each skill

• Use stats.set_skill_level [SkillName] [Level] — Level 10 is the maximum. Example: stats.set_skill_level Major_Charisma 10 (Carl’s Sims 4 Guide).
• Fitness skill: stats.set_skill_level Skill_Fitness 10 (Carl’s Sims 4 Guide).
• Other skills include Major_Cooking, Major_Gardening, Major_GourmetCooking, Major_Mixology, Major_Painting, Major_Photography, Major_Programming, Major_RocketScience, Major_Writing, Major_VideoGaming, and many more (Radio Times).

Maxing all skills instantly

• stats.fill_commodities_skills fills all skill progress bars to full (Radio Times).
• Each skill still needs to be individually set to L10 using the stats.set_skill_level command — stats.fill_commodities_skills only fills partial progress, not max level.

What this means: skill cheats give you full creative control at the cost of permanent achievement locking on that save.

How do you fill all needs in Sims 4?

testingcheats true command

• Enable testingcheats true first (EA Official Site).

Shift-click mailbox

• With cheats on, Shift-click the mailbox and select “Make Motives Static” or “Toggle Needs Decay” to freeze needs (PC Gamer).

fillmotive commands

• Use fillmotive motive_Hunger, motive_Bladder, motive_Energy, motive_Fun, motive_Social, motive_Hygiene to fill a single need (Radio Times).
• Alternatively, Shift-click the Sim and select “Make Happy” to fill all needs instantly (PC Gamer).

The pattern: two routes to the same goal. The “Make Happy” shortcut is the most convenient for a quick fix, but fillmotive gives you granular control over individual needs.

What are the career cheats in Sims 4?

Careers.add_career command

• Use Careers.add_career [CareerName] to join any career without an application. Example: Careers.add_career Actor (Sims Community).

Careers.promote command

• Careers.promute [CareerName] promotes your Sim by one level. Yes, the cheat has a typo: it’s “promute,” not “promote” (Sims Community).
• Repeat to reach level 10 instantly.

Maxing career level

• Careers.remove_career [CareerName] quits a career (Radio Times).
• Note: Some expansion careers use slightly different IDs (e.g., Adult_Nerd, Adult_Superhero) — consult the full cheat list for exact names (Carl’s Sims 4 Guide).

The implication: mastering the typo is essential for career-cheat success.

For any Simmer looking to bypass the grind, the choice is clear: master the console commands, or spend hours building skills the hard way. On PC, the breadth of cheats is unmatched; on console, the learning curve is the combo buttons, but the payoff is the same. The only real trade-off is achievements — once you cheat, that save file is marked.

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