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Sims 4 age and death cheats
Updated PC, Mac, Xbox, PlayStation
To kill a Sim, start with sims.add_buff Buff_Hysterical or skip to the ghost with traits.equip_trait oldage. Stuck Sim? Type resetSim and their name.
Top age and death cheats
| Command | What it does | Notes | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
Commandcas.fulleditmode | What it doesOpens the age selector in Create a Sim. Shift-click the Sim, then Modify in CAS. | Notes | |
Commanddeath.toggle true | What it doesTurns death on or off. EA doesn't say which value does which. | Notes | |
Commandsims.remove_all_buffs | What it doesClears every moodlet, which stops a death an emotion is causing. | Notes | |
Commandtraits.equip_trait oldage | What it doesTurns the selected Sim into a ghost who died of old age. | Notes | |
Commandtraits.remove_trait oldage | What it doesTakes the ghost trait off again, which brings the Sim back to life. | Notes |
How to kill a Sim with cheats
| Command | What it does | Notes | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
Commandsims.add_buff Buff_Hysterical | What it doesPushes the selected Sim toward death by laughter. | Notes | |
Commandsims.add_buff Buff_Mortified | What it doesPushes the selected Sim toward death by embarrassment. | Notes | |
Commandsims.add_buff buff_Death_ElderExhaustion_Warning | What it doesGives the selected Sim the overexertion death buff, which kills them. | NotesTwo kill guides list it. One says it kills an Elder at once, the other that it works on most ages, so save first. | |
Commandstats.set_stat commodity_Vampire_SunExposure -100 | What it doesEmpties a vampire's sun exposure meter, which kills them on the spot. | Notes | |
Commandtraits.equip_trait oldage | What it doesGhost, death by old age. | NotesSkips the death and makes the ghost straight away. |
Open the console
Press Ctrl + Shift + C, or all four shoulder buttons.
Type testingcheats true
Select the doomed Sim, then paste a line from the table.
Every age and death cheat
Change a Sim to another age
No command sets a life stage, so use Create a Sim or the shift-click menu.
| Command | What it does | Notes | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
Commandcas.fulleditmode | What it doesUnlocks every field in Create a Sim, including the age selector, for any Sim you open afterward. | NotesThe console prints nothing when you enter it. Follow it with a shift-click on the Sim and choose Modify in CAS, then pick the life stage you want. | |
CommandShift-click a Sim, then Age Up | What it doesAges that Sim up by one life stage, in place, with no trip through Create a Sim. | NotesOne stage per click and it only goes forward. To go backwards, use cas.fulleditmode. On PlayStation hold Circle and press X; on Xbox hold B and press A. |
Switch death off
Use the toggle, or clear moodlets once an emotional death starts.
| Command | What it does | Notes | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
Commanddeath.toggle true | What it doesTurns death on or off. | NotesThe guides disagree about which value does which. EA prints the pair without saying; PC Gamer describes the command as the way to save your Sims from death, and SnootySims describes it as the way to turn death off. Enter one value, test it on a Sim you don't mind losing, and use the other if you guessed wrong. | |
Commanddeath.toggle false | What it doesThe other value of the same toggle. | NotesSee the note above. | |
Commandsims.remove_all_buffs | What it doesClears every moodlet on the selected Sim and returns them to a neutral mood, which cancels a death that an emotion is in the middle of causing. | NotesThis is the emergency brake for death by hysteria, embarrassment, anger and the other emotional deaths. It also wipes the moodlets you wanted to keep. |
Ghost traits, base game
Equip one to make that ghost, and remove it to bring them back.
| Command | What it does | Notes | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
Commandtraits.equip_trait anger | What it doesGhost, death by anger. | Notes | |
Commandtraits.equip_trait ghost_embarrassment | What it doesGhost, death by embarrassment. | Notes | |
Commandtraits.equip_trait hunger | What it doesGhost, death by starvation. | Notes | |
Commandtraits.equip_trait ghost_laugh | What it doesGhost, death by laughter. | Notes | |
Commandtraits.equip_trait exhaust | What it doesGhost, death by overexertion. | Notes | |
Commandtraits.equip_trait oldage | What it doesGhost, death by old age. | Notes | |
Commandtraits.equip_trait drown | What it doesGhost, death by drowning. | Notes | |
Commandtraits.equip_trait ghost_fire | What it doesGhost, death by fire. | Notes | |
Commandtraits.equip_trait ghost_electrocution | What it doesGhost, death by electrocution. | Notes | |
Commandtraits.equip_trait ghost_cowplant | What it doesGhost, eaten by a Cowplant. | Notes |
Ghost traits added by packs
Each needs the pack that added the death.
| Command | What it does | Notes | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
Commandtraits.equip_trait Ghost_Overheat | What it doesGhost, death by overheating. | Notes | |
Commandtraits.equip_trait Ghost_Frozen | What it doesGhost, death by freezing. | Notes | |
Commandtraits.equip_trait Ghost_Lightning | What it doesGhost, death by lightning strike. | Notes | |
Commandtraits.equip_trait Poison | What it doesGhost, death by poison. | Notes | |
Commandtraits.equip_trait Vampire_Sun | What it doesGhost, a vampire killed by the sun. | Notes | |
Commandtraits.equip_trait ghost_murphybed | What it doesGhost, crushed by a Murphy bed. | Notes | |
Commandtraits.equip_trait ghost_motherplant | What it doesGhost, eaten by the Mother Plant. | Notes | |
Commandtraits.equip_trait ghost_vendingmachine | What it doesGhost, crushed by a vending machine. | Notes | |
Commandtraits.equip_trait ghost_witchoverload | What it doesGhost, a spellcaster killed by magical overload. | Notes | |
Commandtraits.equip_trait trait_Ghost_EmotionalStarvation | What it doesGhost, death by emotional starvation. | NotesFairy specific. | |
Commandtraits.equip_trait trait_Ghost_SecretPassageway | What it doesGhost, death by a malfunctioning cuckoo clock. | NotesThe newest death in the game. In normal play it comes from the Secret Passageway object added in 2026. |
Buffs and stats that cause a death
These start a death that plays out.
| Command | What it does | Notes | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
Commandsims.add_buff Buff_Hysterical | What it doesPushes the selected Sim toward death by laughter. | Notes | |
Commandsims.add_buff Buff_Mortified | What it doesPushes the selected Sim toward death by embarrassment. | Notes | |
Commandsims.add_buff Ghostly | What it doesMakes a living Sim a ghost for a few hours, then wears off on its own. | NotesIt's only temporary, and nobody dies. | |
Commandsims.add_buff buff_Death_ElderExhaustion_Warning | What it doesGives the selected Sim the overexertion death buff, which kills them. | NotesTwo kill guides list it. One says it kills an Elder at once, the other that it works on most ages, so save first. | |
Commandstats.set_stat commodity_Vampire_SunExposure -100 | What it doesEmpties a vampire's sun exposure meter, which kills them on the spot. | Notes | |
Commandsims.add_buff BurningLove | What it doesReported to give a Sim a high chance of starting fires for a few hours. | NotesOnly one guide we checked lists it, and the same goes for stats.set_stat commodity_Buff_BurningLove_StartFire 7 and the fire.toggle on and fire.toggle off pair. Treat all three as unconfirmed. |
Bring a Sim back
There's no resurrect command: take the ghost trait off.
| Command | What it does | Notes | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
Commandtraits.remove_trait <ghost trait> | What it doesRemoves the ghost trait and returns the Sim to life. Use the same trait name you equipped, or the one matching how they died. | NotesSelect the ghost first. If you're not sure which death type they carry, open them in Create a Sim with cas.fulleditmode and look. | |
Commandsims.get_sim_id_by_name <FirstName> <LastName> | What it doesPrints the numeric identifier of a Sim, a pet or a horse, which the pet commands need. | Notes | |
Commandtraits.equip_trait Ghost_OldAge <PetID> | What it doesTurns the pet with that identifier into a ghost. | NotesGet the identifier from sims.get_sim_id_by_name first. | |
Commandtraits.remove_trait Ghost_OldAge <PetID> | What it doesBrings that pet back to life. | NotesPC Gamer only says you should also be able to do this, without confirming it, so test it on a save you've backed up. |
If these cheats do nothing
- Select the Sim first.
traits.equip_trait,sims.add_buffandsims.remove_all_buffsact on the Sim you've selected. - Check you own the pack. The game rejects a ghost trait from a pack you don't have.
- Watch for stray spaces. The game stops reading at a space, so type the trait exactly.
- If you're still stuck, Sims 4 cheats not working goes through the causes in order, and the UI Cheats troubleshooting guide covers the mod itself.
Xbox, PlayStation and achievements
On PlayStation or Xbox, killing off a Sim means typing testingcheats true, which turns off Achievements and Trophies for the save you're in. Other saves keep theirs, and the full rule is on achievements and trophies.
Age a Sim up or down
- One stage forward: shift-click the Sim, choose Age Up.
- Any stage, younger included:
cas.fulleditmode.
There's no aging command
aging.toggle, aging on and aging off are Sims 3 commands. We couldn't find a current source showing any of them working in The Sims 4.
Aging is a setting instead. Open Game Options, go to Gameplay, and find Auto Age, where you can switch aging off for played Sims, unplayed Sims or both. It applies to the whole save.
sims.Set_Age is another one to skip. It gets quoted all the time, but it isn't in anything we checked, EA's own cheats documentation included. Trait codes are on the Sims 4 trait cheats page.
Switch death off with death.toggle
- Type
death.toggle trueordeath.toggle false. sims.remove_all_buffsstops an emotional death under way.
death.toggle and clearing buffs
EA documents death.toggle as a true or false pair without saying which value does which. PC Gamer reads it as the way to save Sims from death, SnootySims as the way to turn death off. Death by laughter, embarrassment, anger and the other emotional deaths all run on moodlets, so clearing every moodlet ends the countdown.
It clears the moodlets you wanted to keep as well, and drops the Sim back to a neutral mood.
Ghost death types and resurrection
traits.equip_trait drownmakes a drowned ghost.traits.remove_trait oldagebrings an old-age ghost back.
Pack deaths, and the one with no cheat
Ghost_Lightning and Ghost_Frozen need Seasons, Vampire_Sun needs Vampires, and trait_Ghost_SecretPassageway, the cuckoo clock death added in 2026, needs Royalty & Legacy.
Enchanted by Nature adds Death by Emotional Overload for fairies, and PC Gamer says there's no cheat for it: a fairy has to soak up Overload moodlets until Enraged, Hysterical or Mortified fires.
sims.add_buff Ghostly is the harmless one. It makes a living Sim a ghost for a few hours, then wears off with nothing to undo.
Resurrection, and pet ghosts
Use the trait that matches how the Sim died. If you can't remember it, open the ghost with cas.fulleditmode and the death type is listed in Create a Sim.
We couldn't find a separate resurrect command anywhere we looked, so be wary of any cheat list that prints one.
You can't select a pet the way you select a Sim, so commands need the pet's ID as well. Run sims.get_sim_id_by_name with the pet's first and last name, and the console prints the ID.
Then traits.equip_trait Ghost_OldAge followed by that number turns the pet into a ghost, and traits.remove_trait Ghost_OldAge followed by it brings the pet back. PC Gamer only says you should also be able to do that second part, so back the save up first.
What UI Cheats does here
The mod can change age
- Right-click Simology's age bar with weerbesu's UI Cheats Extension.
- Add or subtract days, or set the total.
Death stays console-only
- Killing a Sim isn't in the feature list.
- The mod's ghost ranks need Life & Death.
Frequently asked questions
How do I kill a Sim with cheats?
Turn cheats on, select the Sim and add a death buff such as sims.add_buff Buff_Hysterical, or equip a ghost trait to skip straight to the ghost. The full list is in how to kill a Sim, and traits.remove_trait brings them back.
How do I make my Sim younger?
Enter testingcheats true, then cas.fulleditmode. Shift-click the Sim, choose Modify in CAS, and pick the life stage you want from the age selector. That's the only way to go backwards. The shift-click Age Up option moves forward only, one stage at a time.
How do I change days in a life stage?
The console has no command for that. The UI Cheats Extension does: right-click the age progress bar in the Simology panel and you can add or subtract days spent at the current life stage, or change the total number of days the Sim has lived. It's a PC and Mac mod, so on console you're limited to full life stage changes through Create a Sim.
How do I turn a Sim into a ghost?
Select the Sim, then enter traits.equip_trait followed by the ghost trait for the death you want, for example traits.equip_trait drown or traits.equip_trait oldage. A recent patch also added ghost death types directly to Create a Sim, so with cas.fulleditmode on you can pick one there instead.
How do I reset a Sim?
Type resetSim with the Sim's first and last name, for example resetSim Bob Pancakes. It puts a stuck Sim back in a safe position. You can also shift-click the Sim and pick Reset Object (Debug).
