What are the odds that my Sim dies in The Sims 4?
Sims 4 death odds calculator
Pick the traits, mood and situation of your Sim, and the calculator shows the chance of each of the 17 random deaths. Deaths that follow a timer have no odds, so it lists their timers instead.
This calculator shows the exact odds of random deaths in The Sims 4. Some deaths happen by chance, while others use hidden timers or guaranteed triggers. You can check the base percentages and see how traits, skills, and moods change the math.
Most random deaths require a warning moodlet first. For example, a vending machine only kills a Sim who already has the Close Call moodlet. You can stop these deaths if you wait for the warning moodlet to expire.
Your Sim's odds
What is true for your Sim?
| Death | When it can happen | Each time | Once |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrocution | Getting shocked again as a Clumsy (or Chased by Death) Sim, per shock while Seriously Fried | 100% | 100% |
| Electrocution | Getting shocked again while the hidden shock meter is still at 90 or more, per shock while Seriously Fried | 100% | 100% |
| Electrocution | Getting shocked again with Handiness at level 9 or higher, without the Handy or Tormentor trait, per shock while Seriously Fried | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| Killer rabbit | Getting attacked by a killer rabbit again after surviving an attack, per attack | 75.19% | 75.19% |
| Electrocution | Getting shocked again once the shock meter is below 90, per shock while Seriously Fried | 75% | 75% |
| Stink capsule | Planting a stink capsule again after stinking yourself, per prank | 54.55% | 54.55% |
| Electrocution | Getting shocked again as a Handy or Tormentor Sim, per shock while Seriously Fried | 50% | 50% |
| Murder of crows | Provoking a very angry pet crow while Feathers Will Fly, per provocation | 50% | 50% |
| Lightning | Getting struck by lightning again while Supercharged, per lightning strike | 40% | 40% |
| Cuckoo malfunction | Inspecting a cuckoo clock passageway that someone tampered with, per inspection | 35% | 35% |
| Spellcaster overload | A spellcaster's magic overloading, per overload | 33.33% | 33.33% |
| Murphy bed | Pulling down a Murphy bed when it malfunctions, per malfunction | 30% | 30% |
| Anger | An emotional outburst while the emotion is at its strongest, per outburst animation | 16.67% | 16.67% |
| Embarrassment | An emotional outburst while the emotion is at its strongest, per outburst animation | 16.67% | 16.67% |
| Vending machine | Shaking a vending machine while already hurt (Close Call), per shake | 15% | 15% |
| Laughter | An emotional outburst while the emotion is at its strongest, per outburst animation | 10% | 10% |
| Killer chicken | Getting attacked by a chicken again after surviving an attack, per attack | 9.09% | 9.09% |
| Falling from heights | Climbing a mountain route while already Battered and Bruised, per climb | 7.46% | 7.46% |
| Flies | Bonding with flies on an overflowing trash pile after swatting them, per bonding | 2.44% | 2.44% |
| Meteor | Watching the sky through a telescope, per telescope action | 1% | 1% |
| Pufferfish | Eating Pufferfish Nigiri, per serving eaten | 0.5% | 0.5% |
Deaths with no odds
These deaths are not a dice roll. They follow a timer once a warning starts, or they always happen when one thing goes wrong. The calculator can't give them a chance, so here are their timers instead.
| Death | What happens | Timer | Pack |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beetles | A Sim who drinks three Beetle Juices in a row turns into a ghost. | 133 Sim minutes | Eco Lifestyle |
| Broken heart | A Sim whose heart breaks again and again can die of a broken heart. | None | Lovestruck |
| Cow plant | A Sim who eats the cake from a hungry cow plant gets eaten. | None | Base game |
| Death flower | A Sim older than an adult who smells a flower arrangement made with a Death Flower dies. | None | Seasons |
| Drowning | A Sim whose Energy or Hunger runs out while swimming drowns. | None | Base game |
| Overexertion | A Sim who keeps working out, swimming or woohooing while Dangerously Tired can die of overexertion; elders are most at risk. | 18.2 Sim minutes | Base game |
| Emotional starvation | A fairy whose Emotional Appetite runs out starves to death. | 1,088 Sim minutes | Enchanted by Nature |
| Fire | A Sim who catches fire and isn't put out in time burns to death. | None | Base game |
| Freezing | A Sim who stays in freezing weather too long freezes to death. | 100 Sim minutes | Seasons |
| Hunger | A Sim whose Hunger runs out completely starves to death after a stretch of being Ravenous. | 960 Sim minutes | Base game |
| Mold | A Sim who breathes toxic mold until it is deadly dies of Moldinitis. | 20 Sim minutes | For Rent |
| Mother Plant | In StrangerVille, a Sim who offers themselves to the Mother Plant, or fights it alone again after losing, is consumed. | None | StrangerVille |
| Old age | Elders die of old age when their Elder life stage runs out. | 7, 14 or 56 days (short, normal or long lifespan) | Base game |
| Overheating | A Sim who stays in scorching weather too long overheats and dies. | 100 Sim minutes | Seasons |
| Poison | A Sim poisoned in Selvadorada dies if the poison isn't cured in time. | 4,320 Sim minutes | Jungle Adventure |
| Rabid Rodent Fever | A Sim bitten by a pet rodent from a dirty cage can catch Rabid Rodent Fever, which kills if left alone. | 4,091 Sim minutes | My First Pet Stuff |
| Steam room | A Sim who sits in a steam room far too long dies of overheating. | 200 Sim minutes | Spa Day |
| Sunlight | A vampire who stays in direct sunlight burns up. | 60 Sim minutes | Vampires |
| Urban myth | A Sim who is told the urban myth again while still wondering if it's real dies of fright. | None | High School Years |
How the game rolls a random death
The game uses two methods to decide if a risky action kills your Sim. Some deaths use a direct percentage roll with multipliers. Eating Pufferfish Nigiri has a 0.5 percent base chance to kill, which multiplies by 6 for Poor quality.
Other deaths use weighted outcomes. The game gives each possible result a weight and picks one when the action finishes. A Murphy bed malfunction gives survival a weight of 7 and death a weight of 3, for a 30 percent base chance.
Your Sim's skills, traits, and moodlets multiply those weights up or down. For mountain climbing, high Rock Climbing skill multiplies the safe outcomes, which lowers the chance of falling. For a broken Murphy bed, the death weight multiplies by 2.5, making a fatal crush much more likely.
Why some deaths have no odds
Not every death in The Sims 4 uses a random roll. Certain deaths happen every time you meet the conditions. Eating cake from a hungry cow plant or drinking three Beetle Juices in a row always turns your Sim into a ghost.
Timer deaths use a hidden meter that fills or drains at a set rate per sim-minute. Freezing and overheating add 1 to their meter each sim-minute in normal cold or heat, and 8 in extreme weather. The Sim dies when the meter hits 100.
You can stop most deaths with the cheat console in Live mode. Press Ctrl + Shift + C on PC or Cmd + Shift + C on Mac, then type death.toggle false. This stops every death that runs through a death interaction, though the third Beetle Juice still turns your Sim into a ghost.
Questions
What are the odds of dying from emotions in The Sims 4?
An Enraged or Mortified Sim has a 16.67 percent chance to die per emotional outburst animation. A Hysterical Sim has a 10 percent chance to die per outburst. After a non-fatal outburst, the game waits 30 to 50 sim-minutes before rolling again.
How does the Chased by Death trait affect death odds?
The This Is Your Final Warning... moodlet from the Chased by Death trait raises the odds for several random deaths. It multiplies the pufferfish death chance by 30, the Murphy bed death weight by 4, and the spellcaster overload death weight by 999,999. For killer chickens, a non-ghost Sim with the Chased by Death trait gets a 9,999,999 multiplier on the death weight.
Can a Sim die from the first lightning strike or electrocution?
No, the first shock or strike only gives a warning moodlet. A second shock while Seriously Fried kills a Clumsy Sim 100 percent of the time, and a Handy Sim 50 percent of the time. A second lightning strike while Supercharged has a 40 percent base chance to kill.
What are the odds of a meteor hitting a Sim?
Watching the sky through a telescope has a 1 percent base chance per telescope action to trigger a meteor. If triggered, you get a warning moodlet and 20 sim-minutes before the meteor lands.
How do you resurrect a Sim who died a random death?
Add the ghost to your household and open the cheat console in Live mode. Type traits.remove_trait followed by that death's ghost trait, such as trait_ghost_Anger or trait_Ghost_Meteorite. Removing the ghost trait brings the Sim back to life.