What is the debug cheat in The Sims 4?
Sims 4 debug cheat: bb.showliveeditobjects
Shows the live edit objects in the build and buy catalog, which it normally hides. Type bb.showliveeditobjects in the cheat console. It runs in the game engine, and the game's scripts don't mark it as needing testingcheats. Type bb.showhiddenobjects too, then search the catalog for debug to see the debug items.
What players call the debug cheat of The Sims 4 is bb.showliveeditobjects. It adds the live edit objects to the build and buy catalog: the world pieces, like large rocks, plants and props, that the game's neighborhoods are dressed with.
Many of these objects have debug in their catalog name, so type debug in the catalog search once the cheat is on. bb.showhiddenobjects adds the other hidden items, like rewards.
bb.showliveeditobjectsType 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: "Shows/hides live edit objects in the catalog" 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.enablefreebuildengine cheatfrom the game files | Lets you enter build mode on lots that are normally locked, like some community lots. More about bb.enablefreebuild | Base game |
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 |
Cheat guides
Is there a bb.enabledebugobjects cheat?
Some lists print bb.enabledebugobjects. We found no such command in the game files: the build mode commands there show hidden objects, show live edit objects, unlock earned objects, move objects and turn on free build. For debug items, use bb.showliveeditobjects and bb.showhiddenobjects.
Turn the debug items off
The help text says the command shows or hides the live edit objects, so type it again to take them out of the catalog. Objects you already placed stay on the lot.
Questions
What is the debug cheat in The Sims 4?
Type bb.showliveeditobjects, and bb.showhiddenobjects too, in the cheat console. Then open build mode and search the catalog for debug.
Is bb.enabledebugobjects a real cheat?
We found no bb.enabledebugobjects in the game files of version 1.128.90.1030. Use bb.showliveeditobjects, with bb.showhiddenobjects.
How do you hide the debug items again?
Type bb.showliveeditobjects again: it shows or hides the live edit objects in the catalog.
How-to guides
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