Which Sims 4 death is the most likely?
Every way to die in The Sims 4, ranked by the odds
The Sims 4 has 36 ways to die. 17 of them are a roll of the dice, from 0.5% per serving eaten for pufferfish up to 100%: 4 rolls climb to 99.99% or more when the wrong conditions stack up. The rest follow a timer or are certain once they start. Every number here is read from the game files.
Cheats: all Sims 4 cheats, each checked in the game or the game files.
The chart
- Lowest tuned chance
- Highest with the worst conditions
- Electrocution50% to 100%
- Pufferfish0.5% to 100%
- Killer chicken9.09% to >99.99%
- Spellcaster overload33.33% to >99.99%
- Murphy bed30% to 81.08%
- Killer rabbit75.19%
- Stink capsule54.55%
- Murder of crows50%
- Cuckoo malfunction35% to 47.25%
- Lightning40%
- Vending machine15% to 18.88%
- Anger16.67%
- Embarrassment16.67%
- Laughter10%
- Falling from heights7.46%
- Flies2.44%
- Meteor1%
Source: The Sims 4 game files, version 1.128.90.1030, read on 2026-10-26. Chart: LifeSim. Each chance is per roll: per serving, per shock, per outburst, and so on.
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The Sims 4 has 36 death types in its game files: 17 are decided by a dice roll, 12 by a timer or a hidden meter, and 7 are certain once they start.
11 of the 36 ways to die in The Sims 4 come with the base game; the other 25 need a pack.
The lowest tuned death chance in The Sims 4 is 0.5% per serving eaten, for pufferfish; the wrong conditions raise it to 100%.
4 Sims 4 death rolls can reach 99.99% or more with the wrong mix of conditions: electrocution, pufferfish, killer chicken and spellcaster overload.
6 of the 17 chance deaths in The Sims 4 start at 10% or less per roll.
An emotional outburst at the strongest level kills a Sim 16.67% of the time for anger, 16.67% for embarrassment, and 10% for laughter.
The fastest timed death in The Sims 4 is sunlight: as little as 5 Sim minutes in its worst case.
An elder Sim dies of old age after 7, 14 or 56 Sim days on the short, normal and long lifespan settings.
All 36 deaths, with their odds or timers
| Death | Odds or timer | Warning moodlet | Pack |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrocution | 50% to 100% per shock while Seriously Fried | Seriously Fried | Base game |
| Pufferfish | 0.5% to 100% per serving eaten | none | City Living |
| Killer chicken | 9.09% to >99.99% per attack | none | Cottage Living |
| Spellcaster overload | 33.33% to >99.99% per overload | Magical Overload | Realm of Magic |
| Murphy bed | 30% to 81.08% per malfunction | none | Tiny Living Stuff |
| Killer rabbit | 75.19% per attack | none | Cottage Living |
| Stink capsule | 54.55% per prank | Self-Stinked | High School Years |
| Murder of crows | 50% per provocation | Feathers Will Fly | Life & Death |
| Cuckoo malfunction | 35% to 47.25% per inspection | none | Royalty & Legacy |
| Lightning | 40% per lightning strike | Supercharged | Seasons |
| Vending machine | 15% to 18.88% per shake | Close Call | Snowy Escape |
| Anger | 16.67% per outburst animation | none | Base game |
| Embarrassment | 16.67% per outburst animation | none | Base game |
| Laughter | 10% per outburst animation | none | Base game |
| Falling from heights | 7.46% per climb | Battered and Bruised | Snowy Escape |
| Flies | 2.44% per bonding | Swatted | Eco Lifestyle |
| Meteor | 1% per telescope action | IT'S COMING RIGHT FOR ME! | Base game |
| Sunlight | timer, from 5 minutes | The Third Degree | Vampires |
| Freezing | timer, from 12.5 minutes | Freezing | Seasons |
| Overheating | timer, from 12.5 minutes | Lethal Heat! | Seasons |
| Overexertion | timer, from 18.2 minutes | Dangerously Tired | Base game |
| Mold | timer, from 20 minutes | Deadly Moldinitis | For Rent |
| Steam room | timer, from 3.33 hours | Superfluous Steaming | Spa Day |
| Hunger | timer, from 16 hours | Ravenous | Base game |
| Emotional starvation | timer, from 18.13 hours | Emotionally Starving | Enchanted by Nature |
| Rabid Rodent Fever | timer, from 2 days 20.18 hours | Rabid Rodent Fever | My First Pet Stuff |
| Poison | timer, from 3 days | Overwhelmingly Poisoned | Jungle Adventure |
| Broken heart | hidden meter | Total Despair | Lovestruck |
| Old age | 7 / 14 / 56 days as an elder | none | Base game |
| Beetles | timer, from 2.22 hours | Feeling Strange and Unusual | Eco Lifestyle |
| Cow plant | certain once it starts | none | Base game |
| Death flower | certain once it starts | none | Seasons |
| Drowning | certain once it starts | none | Base game |
| Fire | certain once it starts | none | Base game |
| Mother Plant | certain once it starts | none | StrangerVille |
| Urban myth | certain once it starts | Is the Myth Real? | High School Years |
Method
We read the numbers from the tuning files of The Sims 4, game version 1.128.90.1030, with every pack installed, on 2026-10-26. Tuning files are the data EA ships to set how the game behaves. Nothing here is estimated from play, and no mod is involved. Each pack is the pack whose files hold the record. A patch can change any of these numbers.
A death is a chance death when the game rolls for it. For each roll we take the base chance in its tuning, then every multiplier its tests can switch on: traits, moodlets, skill levels, weather and so on. When the game draws one result from a weighted list, the chance is the weight of the deadly results over the weight of all of them.
"Lowest" is the lowest base chance among the rolls of that death. "Highest" tries every mix of conditions that can hold at the same time and keeps the top result, capped at 100% as the game caps it. A roll happens once per action: per serving, per shock, per outburst, per telescope look. So a 1% roll repeated many times adds up.
Timed deaths kill when a hidden meter runs out. We list the shortest timer the tuning allows, in Sim minutes. The 17 chance deaths are the ones in the chart; the full data, with the action of each roll, is in the CSV.
Immunities (Servos, pregnant Sims and others) and the cheats that stop death are on each death's own page.
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