What is the free build cheat in The Sims 4?
Sims 4 free build cheat: bb.enablefreebuild
Lets you enter build mode on lots that are normally locked, like some community lots. Type bb.enablefreebuild in the cheat console. It runs in the game engine, and the game's scripts don't mark it as needing testingcheats.
The free build cheat of The Sims 4 is bb.enablefreebuild. It lets you use build mode on a lot the game normally locks, so players also call it the edit lot cheat. It comes with the base game.
The game's help text says the command enables free build mode on this lot, and the game answers that free build mode is enabled. Go to the lot first, then type it.
bb.enablefreebuildType this in the cheat console: Ctrl + Shift + C on PC, Cmd + Shift + C on Mac, L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 on PlayStation, LB + LT + RB + RT on Xbox- Not markedAn engine cheat: the game's scripts don't mark it
- Base gamePack
This cheat runs in the game engine, not in the game's scripts. The game ships this help text for it: "Enables access to free build mode on this lot." The game files keep only a hash of the typed name, so the name itself is the one players have long used, not one read from the files.
We haven't typed this one in our check of November 7, 2026: the line and what it does are from the game files, version 1.128.90.1030.
More build mode cheats
| Cheat | What it does | Pack |
|---|---|---|
bb.ignoregameplayunlocksentitlementengine cheatfrom the game files | Unlocks objects you normally earn, such as career rewards, in the buy catalog. More about bb.ignoregameplayunlocksentitlement | Base game |
bb.moveobjects onengine cheatfrom the game files | Lets you place objects anywhere in build mode: overlapping other objects, through walls, or in midair. More about bb.moveobjects | Base game |
bb.showhiddenobjectsengine cheatfrom the game files | Shows objects the build and buy catalog normally hides, such as rewards and collectibles. More about bb.showhiddenobjects | Base game |
bb.showliveeditobjectsengine cheatfrom the game files | Shows the live edit objects in the build and buy catalog, which it normally hides. More about bb.showliveeditobjects | Base game |
Cheat guides
How to edit a locked lot
Travel to the locked lot. Open the cheat console with Ctrl + Shift + C on PC or Cmd + Shift + C on Mac, type bb.enablefreebuild and press Enter. Then open build mode and make your changes.
It works on the lot you are on. To edit another locked lot, go there and type it again.
Questions
What is the free build cheat in The Sims 4?
bb.enablefreebuild. Type it on a locked lot and you can use build mode there.
Does bb.enablefreebuild work on every lot at once?
No, on the lot you are on: the game's help text says it enables free build mode on this lot. Type it again on each locked lot.
Does the free build cheat need testingcheats?
It runs in the game engine, outside the testingcheats switch of the game's scripts, so the scripts don't mark it as needing testingcheats.
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