The Simsseries has always been one synonymous with cheats. From moving objects to making money, cheats are often used to make life easier for players. In the early games, where the difficulty level is higher, cheats can become an even more essential feeling.

However, not all cheats work on The Sims 1 and 2 Legacy Editions, some are different, and others work in unique ways. We’ve taken a look at all the classic cheat codes for both games and tested them on the new 2025 editions. Here’s what works.

A Sim walking into a restaurant in The Sims 2.

How To Activate Cheats

Activating cheats is simpler in theSims 1 and 2and theprocess is the same for both. All you need to do ispress the following keysat the same time:

Control Shift C

If you’ve played The Sims 4, you’ll recognise this standardshortcut to open the cheat code text box. However, youdo notneed to type anything to enable cheat codes in these games. Justtype in the codes then press enter.

Working Cheats For The Sims

Unfortunately, there arefew cheats available for The Sims 1currently. However, we canstill cheat to get money,so you can all breathe a sigh of relief. Here’s thefull list.

rosebud

A group of sims doing hobbies in The Sims.

Motherlode is not a cheat code in The Sims

Every additional ;! after rosebud adds $1,000

A family in a kitchen lounge in The Sims 2.

rosebud;!;!;!;!;!;!;!;!;!;!

Gain 10,000 Simoleons

You can continue to add ;! as many times as you like

set_hour 1-24

A large sims 1 house with pool.

Changes the time of day to a specific time

The 1-24 reflects the hour the time will change to

autonomy 1

Removes all autonomy

Sims will only move when directed

autonomy 100

Sims act based on greatest need

Needs are fulfilled in order of decay

sim_speed 1

Sims move very slowly

These codes replace the arrows in later games

sim_speed 800

Sims move at normal speed

This is the default setting

sim_speed 1000

Sims move at ultra speed

This is very fast and should be used with caution

interests

Displays the interests menu for a Sim

This is also accessible via the relationship menu

move_objects on

you’re able to pick up items such as ash, dirt, and items in use.

This doesn’t let you move items off the grid

It allows you to move items which are not usually movable.

All these codes should beused in live mode, exceptmove_objects on, which should be used inbuild or buy mode.

Money cheatscan be used anywhere,except the neighbourhood screenso you’ll need tomove Simsinto an empty lot,use the cheat,then either build a home orevict and movethe family with their new wealth.

Working Cheats For The Sims 2

The Sims 2 has more cheats you can use, although a few have limited value. Due to how many there are, we’vesplit them upinto categories based on thegame mode they are used in.

kaching

Gives a family 1000 simoleons

Replaces rosebud

motherlode

Gives a family 50,000 simoleons

boolprop guob true

Toggles shadows on indoor objects

Use in build mode to see the effects best

help

Lists all the Sims 2 cheats

Some of these don’t work

All tested ones are in these tables

expand

expands the cheat console view

Makes the cheat box larger

exit

Closes cheat console

closes the text box for cheats

These cheat codes are forlive mode. They affectsims and pets.

maxmotives

Fills the needs of your household

Affects all selected household members

motivedecay off

Stops needs from draining

Freezes needs

showheadlines off

Removes the thought bubbles and icons

You cannot remove the plumbob

unlockcareerrewards

Unlocks career rewards

Only applies to currently selected Sim

addneighbortofamilycheat on

Allows you to add an NPC (Townie) to your household

Left click an NPC to add them to your family

Doesn’t work on special NPCs eg Grim

agesimscheat on

Adds a menu to Sims allowing you to set their age

Left click a Sim and choose Set Age

Choose from toddler, child, teen, adult or elder

aspirationlevel 0-5

Change the level of your Sim’s current aspiration

Level five maximises the aspiration satisfaction level

aspirationpoints number

Give your Sim a specific number of aspiration points

Aspiration points can be spent through the rewards menu

lock_aspiration

Disables aspiration decay

The gift of time

bugjartimedecay off

Makes bugs in jars immortal

Can be toggled on and off

boolprop allobjectlights on true

Adds permanent lighting to some objects

Seen most easily in build or buy mode

boolprop petsfreewill true

Pets have free will

Use at your own risk, pets are unpredictable

boolprop controlpets on

Pets can be controlled

This can be a little glitchy at times

boolprop disablepuppykittenaging true

Disables aging for puppies and kittens

Keep them adorable forever

boolprop petactioncancel true

Cancels actions in a pet’s queue

boolprop simshadows true

Toggles the shadows for Sims on and off

Can affect game performance

faceblendlimits off

Allows you to adjust faces in CAS past the game limit

Nightmares incoming

familyfunds familyname number

Adds a specific amount of funds to a family

You get some cash, and you get some cash…

forcetwins

Force a pregnant Sim to have twins

Easier than eating weird things

Any cheat with on or true at the end can be toggled back off by changing the tag to off or false.

These affect the neighbourhood view andlot classification, zoning, and terrain.

boolprop carscompact true

Changes detail level on cars

Only works in neighbourhood view

changelotclassification

Change lot classification

Change to low medium or high

changelotzoning zonename

Change lot zone

Options residential / community / greek/dorm

secretsociety secretvacationlot / hotel

secrethobbylot / apartmentbase

apartmentsublot /secretwitchlot

clearlotclassvalue

Clears the lot classification

Overrides both value and classification flag

modifyneighborhoodterrain on

Allows terrain adjustments in the neighbourhood

Digging a hole

terraintype

Change the terrain type

Select desert / temperate / dirt / concrete

Build And Buy Mode Cheats

These should primarily be used inbuild mode, but most canalso be used in buy mode.

moveobjects on

Move objects that are usually unmovable

boolprop showcatalogueflags

Displays the pack items are from

Just visible in buy catalogue

boolprop snapobjectstogrid false

Allows you to move objects not on the grid

Toggle back on if placing items on walls

deleteallcharacters

Deletes all Sims from the neighbourhood

Warning: Cannot be reversed

deleteallawnings

Deletes all awnings on the lot

No more shade

deleteallfences

Deletes all fences on the lot

Children and animals will be freed

deleteallhalfwalls

Deletes all half walls on the lot

No more half measures

deleteallwalls

Deletes all walls on the lot

Who needs walls?

deleteallobjects stairs / windows / doors

Delete all stairs, windows, or doors

Note the space and specific type

individualroofslopeangle 15-75

Set the slope angle of an individual roof

Adjust the auto roof

roofslopeangle 15-27

Set the slope angle of all roofs on the lot

Adjust all the auto roofs

Testing Cheats Hidden Menu

You don’t need to use the testingcheats codes to use the cheat codes above. However, there is atestingcheats codefor The Sims 2 which will adda new menu to Sims,allowing you toaccess different options. The cheat is:

boolprop testingcheatsenabled true

Once the code has been inputted you canhold shift and click on a selected Simto access thenew menu.Options added include being able to adjustaspirations,add tosecret societies, changeoutfitsand evenkill.

Use this cheat at your own risk. It is buggy and can kill Sims with a misclick, so save your game before enabling.