What are the death and aging cheats in The Sims 4?
Sims 4 death and aging cheats
The Sims 4 has 2 death and aging cheats, including death.toggle, sims.set_aging_unplayed_sims. 1 of them need testingcheats true first.
You can control how Sims age and die in The Sims 4 using console commands. Two base game commands let you stop most deaths or pause aging for neighbors.
One command blocks nearly all death actions in your current session. The other command controls whether unplayed households grow older while you play.
Death and aging cheats
| Cheat | What it does | Pack |
|---|---|---|
death.toggle falseneeds testingcheats | With false, the game blocks every death that runs as a death action, which is all of them except Beetle Juice. With true, deaths come back; with nothing, it flips. The setting isn't saved with your game, so type it again after you restart. More about death.toggle | Base game |
sims.set_aging_unplayed_sims false | Turns aging on or off for the Sims in households you don't play. | Base game |
How to enter death and aging cheats
Load your household in Live mode and open the cheat box. Press Ctrl + Shift + C on PC, or Cmd + Shift + C on Mac. On PlayStation and Xbox, hold all four shoulder buttons at the same time.
To stop Sims from dying, first type testingcheats true and press Enter. Next, type death.toggle false to block death actions, or death.toggle true to allow them again. If you type death.toggle with no word after it, the setting switches to the opposite state.
To change aging for households you do not play, you do not need testing cheats enabled. Type sims.set_aging_unplayed_sims false to stop unplayed Sims from aging. Type sims.set_aging_unplayed_sims true when you want unplayed households to age again.
Common mistakes and limits of these commands
The death toggle command has a major exception and a save limit. It blocks every death that runs as a death action, which is all of them except Beetle Juice. Also, the game does not save this setting, so you must enter death.toggle false again after you restart.
Players often forget to turn on testing cheats before using the death command. On PC and Mac, death.toggle needs testingcheats true first, and on PlayStation and Xbox, cheats must be turned on. By contrast, sims.set_aging_unplayed_sims works right away without turning cheats on.
Watch how you type the aging command, because the true or false value is not optional. If you leave out true or false after sims.set_aging_unplayed_sims, the command does not work. Remember that this command only affects households you do not play.
Questions
Does death.toggle stop every death in The Sims 4?
No, it stops every death that works as a death action, which is all of them except Beetle Juice. Your Sims can still die from Beetle Juice while the cheat is active.
Why did my Sims start dying again after I restarted the game?
The game does not save the death.toggle setting when you close it. You must open the console and type death.toggle false again each time you restart The Sims 4.
Do I need testingcheats true for the unplayed Sims aging command?
No, sims.set_aging_unplayed_sims works without testingcheats on PC and Mac. On PlayStation and Xbox, it also works without turning cheats on.
Do these death and aging commands require any expansion packs?
No, both death.toggle and sims.set_aging_unplayed_sims are part of the base game. You can use them on PC, Mac, PlayStation, and Xbox.