The Sims 4 Guide Index: Cheats, Careers & Patch Notes (PC)

If you’re jumping into The Sims 4 and want a fast way to find the right help, this guide index is essentially a roadmap: it starts with cheat code checklists, then moves through careers, skills, life stages, worlds, expansion guides, and finally ends with patch notes and setup info. It’s organized like a player menu—use it to jump straight to what you’re trying to do, whether that’s mastering a skill, planning a household, or digging into the latest updates.

Checklists

Quick facts

Cheat Codes are broken out into PC Cheats, Mac Cheats, PS4 and PS5 Cheats and Secrets, Xbox One Cheats, plus TestingCheats, and expansion-specific cheat lists.
Getting Started checklists include Interface and Getting a Job.
Skills are listed in a long set of categories such as Acting, Archaeology, Baking, Bowling, Charisma, Comedy, Cooking, and many more.
Royalty and Legacy content includes Royalty and Legacy Cheats, a Noble Career Guide, and guides for Simcalibur and Anansi Trials.
Patch Notes are listed with dated entries spanning multiple years, including a June 30, 2026 patch notes page marked as not existing.

Task Search

The guide’s structure is built around a “task search” flow, where each section acts like a shortcut for different kinds of player goals. It begins with broad checklists, then drills into specific guides for expansions, gameplay systems, and recurring topics like careers, romance, and life simulation.

Cheat Codes

Cheat Codes are organized by platform and by expansion pack. The list explicitly includes PC Cheats, Mac Cheats, PS4 and PS5 Cheats and Secrets, and Xbox One Cheats, followed by TestingCheats and multiple expansion-focused cheat groupings.

After the platform split, the checklist names cheat pages for Cats and Dogs, Seasons, Parenthood, Island Living, Realm of Magic, Eco Lifestyle, Discover University, Snowy Escape, Cottage Living, and All Sims 4 High School Years. It continues with Growing Together, Horse Ranch, For Rent, Lovestruck, Life and Death, Businesses and Hobbies, Enchanted By Nature, Adventure Awaits, and Royalty and Legacy.

Getting Started

For new players, the Getting Started checklist focuses on practical setup. It calls out Interface and Getting a Job as the two entry points to begin earning progress in your save.

Skills

The Skills section is a comprehensive catalog of skill lines. It includes Acting, Archaeology, Baking, Bowling, Charisma, Comedy, Cooking, Cross-Stitch, DJ Mixing, and Dancing, then expands into Fabrication, Fishing, Fitness, Flower Arranging, Gardening, Gourmet Cooking, Guitar, Handiness, Herbalism, Juice Fizzing, and Logic.

Further down the list you’ll find Media Production, Mischief, Mixology, Painting, Parenting, Pet Training, Photography, Piano, Pipe Organ, Programming, Rock Climbing, Rocket Science, Selvadoradian Culture, Singing, Vampiric Lore, Veterinarian, Video Gaming, Violin, Wellness, and Writing.

Royalty & Legacy Guide

The Royalty and Legacy guide segment groups together cheats and career-focused objectives. It lists Royalty and Legacy Cheats, a Noble Career Guide, a guide on how to get Simcalibur, and a guide on how to complete Anansi Trials.

Adventure Awaits Guide

The Adventure Awaits guide section is flagged as “page does not exist” for a sub-entry titled Formative Moments, but the checklist still records it for navigation. It includes Adventure Awaits Cheats, Getaways, and Formative Moments.

Enchanted By Nature Guide

Enchanted By Nature is organized around both magic-adjacent mechanics and exploration of its themed systems. The checklist names Enchanted By Nature Cheats, a Fairies subsection (including How to Become a Fairy), plus a Naturopath Career and guidance on Ailments and Cures.

It also lists Innisgreen Neighborhoods and a guide on how to get and complete all fables, labeled as a Fables guide.

Businesses & Hobbies Guide

This section is built for players who want to run more than just a job—they want long-term side activity. It includes Businesses & Hobbies Cheats (also marked “page does not exist”), along with a Skill Mastery Perks subsection.

Life and Death Guide

The Life and Death guide is structured around major plot hooks and progression systems. It includes The Well of Longing and Regret, a guide on how to get a death flower, and a Reaper Career Guide.

It then lists How to Rebirth, Life and Death Cheats, and a full list-style entry for All Life and Death Tarot Card Locations with guidance on how to complete Sims 4 Tarot Deck. Finally, it includes The Sims 4 Life and Death Festival Schedule and Locations.

Lovestruck Guide

Lovestruck is framed around dating systems, quests, and romance progression. The checklist includes Seven Wild Dates Guide, Romantic Boundaries, and Romance Explorer and Paragon Partner Aspirations.

It also lists The Ring Bear Quest Guide, Lovestruck Cheats, Sim Turn Ons and Turn Offs, and a Romance Skill section. Additional entries include Cupid’s Corner Dating App, Romance Consultant Career (marked “page does not exist”), and Wealthy Weirdo Phone Call.

Horse Ranch Guide

The Horse Ranch guide focuses on horse-related gameplay loops. It includes Horses, Horse Raising Tips, and Horse Competitions and Training.

It also lists a Sims 4 Nectar Skill Guide as part of the broader progression set.

Growing Together Guide

Growing Together is treated like a family-management toolkit. It includes How to Age Up Infants, How to Deal with Workplace Rivals, Social Compatibility, and Milestones.

The checklist also contains Quirks, How to Raise Confidence with Children, and Midlife Crisis Types and Rewards. It ends with a Growing Together Item List.

Get to Work Guide

The Get to Work guide centers on profession gameplay and running businesses. It lists Profession Basics, then breaks out Detective, Doctor, and Scientist, followed by Running a Retail Store and a Magnolia Promenade entry.

Cats and Dogs Guide

Cats and Dogs is broken into pet adoption and care workflows. The checklist includes a Bug Warning Regarding Merging Pets, Adopting a Pet, Caring for a Pet, Breeding Pets, Create a Pet, and Pet Traits.

It also covers Running a Veterinary Clinic and Brindleton Bay.

Discover University Guide

Discover University appears as an academic and social progression guide. It lists Degrees, Organizations, How to Join the Secret Society, and How to Complete Coursework.

Vampires Guide

The Vampires section is organized around the core supernatural loop. It includes Vampires, Vampire Powers, Defending Against Vampires, and Curing Vampirism.

It also lists Forgotten Hollow.

Being Social

Being Social is a compact household interaction hub. It lists Romance, Marriage, and Managing Households.

Nature’s Calling Event Guide

The index includes Nature’s Calling Event Guide—How to Complete and Rewards. This is presented as an event-specific objective track rather than a broad expansion guide.

Aspirations

Aspirations are listed as a large set of aspiration traits. It includes All Aspiration Traits, plus individual categories: Animal Aspirations, Athletic Aspirations, Creativity Aspirations, Deviance Aspirations, Family Aspirations, Food Aspirations, Fortune Aspirations, Knowledge Aspirations, Location Aspirations, Love Aspirations, Nature Aspirations, and Popularity Aspirations.

The list concludes with Child Aspirations.

Traits

Traits are organized around satisfaction and lot-level mechanics, with extra focus on early life. The checklist includes Satisfaction Reward Traits, Lot Traits, and Toddler Traits.

Create a Sim

Create a Sim includes a navigation entry for Sharing and Finding Created Sims, implying community sharing as part of the workflow.

Life Stages

Life Stages covers the full household timeline. It lists Adoption, then breaks down Infants (including How to Raise Sims 4 Infants: Tips and Tricks), followed by Babies (including Science Babies), Toddlers, Children, Teenagers, and Elders.

There’s also a separate listing for How to Raise Sims 4 Infants: Tips and Tricks and for Science Babies, mirroring the earlier nested structure.

Build Mode

Build Mode is included as its own top-level entry, positioned after Life Stages in the guide index.

Child Skills

Child Skills is listed as a standalone topic in the index, distinct from the broader Skills catalog.

Emotions

Emotions are included as an individual section, highlighting that mood and emotional state management is treated as a separate gameplay layer.

Worlds

The Worlds section enumerates playable locations used across the Sims 4 experience. The list includes Willow Creek, Oasis Springs, Newcrest, Granite Falls, Magnolia Promenade, Windenburg, San Myshuno, Forgotten Hollow, Brindleton Bay, Selvadorada, Del Sol Valley, StrangerVille, Sulani, Glimmerbrook, Britechester, Evergreen Harbor, Mt. Komorebi, and Henford-on-Bagley.

Get Together Guide

Get Together is presented through club-centric play. It includes Joining a Club, Running a Club, Club Hangouts, Club Perks, and Windenburg.

City Living Guide

City Living’s checklist focuses on urban living setups and recurring events. It includes Apartments, City Living Careers, Festivals, and San Myshuno.

Seasons Guide

Seasons is structured around environmental changes and calendar events. The index lists Seasons, Weather and Temperature, Holidays, and Skating.

Get Famous Guide

Get Famous is organized around celebrity progression. It includes Fame, Interacting with Celebrities, Celebrity Perks, an Actor entry, and Del Sol Valley.

Outdoor Retreat Guide

Outdoor Retreat is framed as a travel and outdoors toolkit. It includes Taking a Vacation to Granite Falls, Camping, and Granite Falls.

Spa Day Guide

Spa Day is included as a single top-level guide entry.

Dine Out Guide

Dine Out is presented through restaurant management and content variety. It includes Dine Out Initial Setup, Running a Restaurant, and Experimental Recipes.

Parenthood Guide

Parenthood is split into interaction and development systems. It includes Parenthood Social Interactions and Character Values and Traits.

Jungle Adventure Guide

Jungle Adventure is treated as a destination-focused checklist. It includes Taking a Vacation to Selvadorada, Exploring the Jungle, Jungle Temples, Jungle Maps, Jungle Relics, Jungle Adventure Aspirations, and Selvadorada.

StrangerVille Guide

StrangerVille appears as a mystery walkthrough set. It includes StrangerVille Walkthrough, Bizarre Fruit, and StrangerVille (World).

Island Living Guide

Island Living emphasizes beach life and island activities. It includes Mermaids, Odd Jobs, Diving, Island Conservation, Island Culture, Sunbathing, Volcanic Activity, and Sulani.

Realm of Magic Guide

Realm of Magic covers spellcaster gameplay fundamentals. It lists Spellcasters, Spells, Curses, Alchemy and Potions, and Familiars.

Eco Lifestyle Guide

Eco Lifestyle is organized around environmental systems and neighborhood planning. The checklist includes Eco Footprint and Neighborhood Action Plans.

Snowy Escape Guide

Snowy Escape is broken into lifestyle and mountain activities. It includes Lifestyles, Hiking, Rock Climbing, and Mountain Climb Excursion.

Cottage Living Guide

Cottage Living is centered on farming, festivals, and daily errands. It includes Cross-Stitch, Canning, Finchwick Fair, Oversized Crops, Animals, Animal Clothes, and Errands.

Sims 4 For Rent Guide

Sims 4 For Rent is presented as a guide entry, marked as “page does not exist” for the guide itself. Its checklist includes How to Become a Landlord.

Releases and roadmap entries

The index also includes several release and feature announcements. These include The Sims 4 Lady Bridgerton Masquerade Release Date and Details, The Sims 4 QoL Roadmap 2026 Details, The Sims 4 Adventure Awaits Expansion Pack Release Date and Details, The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature Expansion Pack Release Date and Details, The Sims 4 Life and Death Expansion Pack Release Date and Details, and The Sims 4 Lovestruck Expansion Pack Release Date and Details.

It also lists Star Wars: Journey to Batuu Guide, Sims 4 2023 Roadmap and Details, and a Sims 4 Horse Ranch Guide entry marked as “page does not exist.” Additional standalone entries include The Sims 4 Vitiligo Skin Feature, The Sims 4 Crystal Creations Stuff Pack Details, The Sims 4 Blast from the Past Event, and The Sims 4 Happy at Home Login Event.

Kits

Kits are listed as a group of smaller add-ons. The checklist includes The Sims 4 Urban Homage & Party Essentials Kits, The Sims 4 Home Chef Hustle Stuff Pack, The Sims 4 Poolside Splash and Modern Luxe Kit, The Sims 4 Greenhouse Haven and Basement Treasures Kits, and Bust the Dust Kit.

Scenarios, Mods, and editions

The index contains Scenarios and Mods as separate buckets. Under Mods, it includes How to Install Mods.

It also lists Special Editions, Console Version Differences, and IGN Community Creations as navigation entries.

Sims Delivery Express

Sims Delivery Express appears as a dated set of updates. It lists Sims Delivery Express May 16, Sims Delivery Express Update Dec 2022, and Sims Delivery Express Update Nov 2022.

Patch Notes

Patch Notes are listed as a long-running update history. It includes a June 30, 2026 patch notes entry marked as “page does not exist,” plus dated entries for April 28, 2026; April 16, 2026; March 17, 2026; February 3, 2026; and December 2, 2025.

The timeline continues with July 1, 2025; May 27, 2025; February 25, 2025; January 28, 2025; and January 14, 2025; then moves into December 3, 2024; September 18, 2024; August 8, 2024; July 29, 2024; July 23, 2024; July 9, 2024; and June 6, 2024.

More entries follow for May 28, 2024; Jan 16, 2024 patch notes; December 5; October 31; September 26; September 5; Sims 4 August 3 patch notes; Sims 4 July 18 patch notes; Sims 4 May 30 update patch notes; Sims 4 Update April 26; and Sims 4 Update April 18 patch notes.

Additional items include Sims 4 Growing Together Patch Notes, Sims 4 Patch Notes: Infant Update, Sims 4 Growing Together Release Date and Details, Sims 4 Infant Update Release Date and Details, Sims 4 Update Jan 31 patch notes, and Sims 4 Update Jan 17 patch notes.

The list concludes with Sims 4 Bathroom Clutter Kit Release Date and Details and Sims 4 Simtimates Collection Kit Release Date and Details.

System Requirements and writer info

The guide index ends with System Requirements and a section titled About IGN’s The Sims 4 Guide Writers. Those entries function as the final practical and editorial footer items for the page’s navigation structure.

Up Next: Cheat Codes

The navigation also includes an “Up Next” prompt pointing back to Cheat Codes, reinforcing that cheats are treated as one of the primary starting points for players seeking quick solutions.

Top Guide Sections

Cheat Codes
Getting Started
Skills
Royalty & Legacy Guide

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In This Guide

The page concludes with an “In This Guide” label, indicating the overall scope of topics covered by the index.