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Sims 4 cheats on PlayStation
Updated Sources checked 23 September 2026
Hold L1, L2, R1 and R2 to open the cheat bar, then type your code with the on-screen keyboard. Any cheat that needs testingcheats true turns trophies off for that save. A PS5 runs the PS4 version of the game, so nothing here differs between the two.
The five you'll use most
| Command | What it does | Notes | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
CommandHold L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 | What it doesOpens the cheat bar across the top of the screen. The same four buttons close it again. | NotesHold all four shoulder buttons at once. Type into the bar with the on-screen keyboard, then press X to run the line. | |
Commandtestingcheats true | What it doesSwitches on every cheat that's off by default, and that includes the Circle-and-X menus. | Notes | |
Commandmotherlode | What it doesAdds §50,000 to the active household. | NotesType it four times for §200,000. | |
Commandbb.moveobjects | What it doesTakes off the placement limits, so objects can overlap, clip into each other and sit off the grid. | NotesEA's spelling is bb.moveobjects on, and players type it both ways. | |
CommandHold Circle and press X | What it doesThe PlayStation version of shift-clicking, for all the shift-click cheat menus. | NotesTurn cheats on first, or the cheat entries won't appear on the menu. |
Open the cheat bar
Hold L1, L2, R1 and R2 to open or close the bar, and press X to run the line. Capitals make no difference, and how to enable cheats has the keys for every other platform.
Cheats and trophies
EA's wording in full
EA puts it this way: testingcheats true "disables Achievements and Trophies on your current game save". Your other saves are untouched, and the EA cheats FAQ says money cheats and the bb. build cheats don't need testingcheats at all. Nobody we read explains how to get trophy progress back on a save once it's gone.
Source: EA cheats FAQ.
Cheats that work on PlayStation
The controller inputs
You press these four instead of typing them. Everything else on this page goes in the bar.
| Command | What it does | Notes | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
CommandHold L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 | What it doesOpens the cheat bar across the top of the screen. The same four buttons close it again. | NotesHold all four shoulder buttons at once. Type into the bar with the on-screen keyboard, then press X to run the line. | |
CommandHold Circle and press X | What it doesThe PlayStation version of shift-clicking, for all the shift-click cheat menus. | NotesTurn cheats on first, or the cheat entries won't appear on the menu. | |
CommandHold L2 + R2 and press D-pad up or down | What it doesMakes the selected object bigger or smaller. | NotesRun bb.moveobjects on first. EA lists this pair as the way to resize on a controller. | |
CommandCtrl + Shift + C | What it doesOpens the cheat bar from a USB keyboard plugged into the console. | NotesOnly EA mentions this one. If the keyboard does nothing, use the four shoulder buttons. |
Turn cheats on
Anything marked Needs testingcheats takes one of these first, and that costs you trophies on this save.
| Command | What it does | Notes | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
Commandtestingcheats true | What it doesSwitches on every cheat that's off by default, and that includes the Circle-and-X menus. | Notes | |
Commandtestingcheats on | What it doesDoes the same thing. The game accepts either word. | None | |
Commandtestingcheats false | What it doesTurns those cheats off again. | None |
Money
None of these need testingcheats, so your trophies are safe.
| Command | What it does | Notes | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
Commandmotherlode | What it doesAdds §50,000 to the active household. | NotesType it four times for §200,000. | |
Commandkaching | What it doesAdds §1,000 to the active household. | Notes | |
Commandrosebud | What it doesAdds §1,000, just like kaching. | Notes | |
Commandmoney <amount> | What it doesMakes household funds exactly that number, instead of adding to what's there. | NotesEA's example is money 145897, which leaves the household with 145,897 exactly. A smaller number takes money away. One guide says it adds to your funds, but go with EA's wording. | |
CommandFreeRealEstate on | What it doesMakes every residential lot in the world cost §0, so you can move into any of them. | NotesType it from the world map, not from inside a lot. | |
CommandFreeRealEstate off | What it doesPuts the prices back. | None | |
Commandhousehold.autopay_bills true | What it doesBills are paid for you and stop arriving. | NotesIt's one of EA's general cheats. |
Build mode
The bb. cheats are trophy safe too.
| Command | What it does | Notes | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
Commandbb.moveobjects | What it doesTakes off the placement limits, so objects can overlap, clip into each other and sit off the grid. | NotesEA's spelling is bb.moveobjects on, and players type it both ways. | |
Commandbb.showhiddenobjects | What it doesShows the debug catalog: scenery, clutter and event objects you can't normally buy. | NotesPlayers call this the buydebug cheat. Type debug into the catalog search box to list everything it added. | |
Commandbb.showliveeditobjects | What it doesShows a further set of environment and world decoration objects, the pieces the worlds themselves are built from. | NotesIt adds hundreds of objects, and it's best run after bb.showhiddenobjects. | |
Commandbb.ignoregameplayunlocksentitlement | What it doesMakes career reward objects and other gameplay-locked items purchasable without earning them. | NotesEnter it while you're in Build mode. | |
Commandbb.enablefreebuild | What it doesLets you build and edit on locked lots, including career venues and the Magic Realm. | NotesTravel to the lot you want to edit before you try it. The guides we checked don't say whether that's required. |
Needs and mood
These are short, which helps when you're picking letters with a thumbstick.
| Command | What it does | Notes | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
Commandfillmotive motive_hunger | What it doesFills Hunger. | Notes | |
Commandfillmotive motive_energy | What it doesFills Energy. | Notes | |
Commandfillmotive motive_bladder | What it doesFills Bladder. | Notes | |
Commandfillmotive motive_hygiene | What it doesFills Hygiene. | Notes | |
Commandfillmotive motive_fun | What it doesFills Fun. | Notes | |
Commandfillmotive motive_social | What it doesFills Social. | Notes | |
Commandsims.fill_all_commodities | What it doesTops up all of the active Sim's needs in one line. | NotesEA says it fills the needs of the active Sim. One guide says it covers the whole household, so if you want everyone filled, use the command below. | |
Commandstats.fill_commodities_household | What it doesFills every need for every Sim in the current household. | NotesMost guides spell it this way, so try it first. | |
Commandsims.remove_all_buffs | What it doesWipes every moodlet and puts the Sim back at a neutral mood. | NotesIt'll shift a stubborn Sad or Embarrassed moodlet that a full needs bar can't, but the pleasant moodlets go with it. |
Longer lines: skills, careers and relationships
Skills
Every skill on the skills page works like this, with a different name in the middle.
| Command | What it does | Notes | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
Commandstats.set_skill_level Major_Charisma 10 | What it doesSets the Charisma skill. | Notes | |
Commandstats.set_skill_level Skill_Fitness 10 | What it doesSets the Fitness skill. | NotesThe prefix is Skill_, not Major_. Fitness is also the skill behind lightsaber duels in Journey to Batuu. | |
Commandstats.set_skill_level Major_HomestyleCooking 10 | What it doesSets the Cooking skill. | Notes | |
Commandstats.set_skill_level Major_Handiness 10 | What it doesSets the Handiness skill. | Notes | |
Commandstats.set_skill_level Major_Logic 10 | What it doesSets the Logic skill. | Notes |
Careers
Put the job's internal name where <career> is. The careers page has the full list.
| Command | What it does | Notes | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
Commandcareers.add_career <career> | What it doesGives the selected Sim that job, starting at level one. | NotesThe Sim keeps any job they already had only if the game allows two at once, such as a career plus a part-time job. | |
Commandcareers.promote <career> | What it doesPromotes the Sim one level in that career. | NotesOne level per entry. Press the up arrow and Enter again for the next level. | |
Commandcareers.demote <career> | What it doesDemotes the Sim one level in that career. | NotesDemoting below level one removes the job. | |
Commandcareers.retire <career> | What it doesRetires the Sim from that job and starts the weekly pension. | Notes |
Relationships
These are the longest lines on this page, but nothing on the shift-click menu does the same job.
| Command | What it does | Notes | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
Commandmodifyrelationship <Sim1First> <Sim1Last> <Sim2First> <Sim2Last> <value> LTR_Friendship_Main | What it doesAdds that value to the friendship score between the two named Sims. | NotesBoth Sims need a first and a last name, spelled exactly as the game spells them. | |
Commandmodifyrelationship <Sim1First> <Sim1Last> <Sim2First> <Sim2Last> <value> LTR_Romance_Main | What it doesAdds that value to the romance score between the two named Sims. | NotesRomance is a separate bar from friendship, so raising one doesn't raise the other. |
Shift-click with a controller
Hold Circle and press X on a Sim, an object or the ground. The shift-click cheats page lists every menu it opens.
Resize objects with the D-pad
Mods and UI Cheats
Script mods are Windows and Mac only, so the UI Cheats Extension can't turn any of this into a click. Cheats on console covers why.
Why, and what the Marketplace changes
Mods and script mods only work on PC and Mac, so you can't install the UI Cheats Extension on a PlayStation. The Sims 4 Marketplace opened on PC and Mac on 17 March 2026 and on PlayStation and Xbox on 16 April 2026. It carries cosmetic content, not script mods.
Source: EA Forums console mods FAQ; help.ea.com mods article; EA's Marketplace console launch article.
Frequently asked questions
How do you open the cheat bar on PS4 and PS5?
Hold L1, L2, R1 and R2 at the same time. A text bar opens across the top of the screen. Type with the on-screen keyboard, press X to run the line, and press the same four buttons again to close it.
Do cheats disable trophies in The Sims 4?
Some do. The cheats that need testingcheats true are the ones that cost you: in EA's words, enabling them "disables Achievements and Trophies on your current game save". EA adds that your other saves aren't affected. motherlode, kaching and rosebud don't need the switch, and EA's cheats FAQ calls the bb. build cheats fair game too. Its help article puts testingcheats true before bb.moveobjects on, so only add it if the build cheat does nothing.
Can you get trophies back after cheating?
We couldn't find a way to turn trophy progress back on for a save once it's gone, and EA doesn't say whether it's permanent. The safe habit is a second save: cheat there, and keep your trophy run clean in the first one.
Can you use mods or the UI Cheats Extension on PlayStation?
No. Mods and script mods run on Windows and Mac only, so you can't install the UI Cheats Extension on a console. The Sims 4 Marketplace reached PlayStation and Xbox on 16 April 2026, but it sells cosmetic content, not script mods.
Are PS5 cheats different from PS4 cheats?
They're identical. There's no native PlayStation 5 release: a PS5 runs the PlayStation 4 build through backwards compatibility, so every button combination and every command on this page behaves the same on both.
