Every way to die in The Sims 4

Chance deaths roll the dice each time your Sim repeats a dangerous action or has an emotional outburst. Most physical hazards give you a warning moodlet after the first failure, such as Seriously Fried or Supercharged. If you stop the activity and let that warning moodlet expire, your Sim stays safe.

Timed deaths use a hidden meter or countdown instead of a random roll. Starving, freezing, overheating, poison, and toxic mold all kill your Sim when their timer runs out. For example, regular freezing weather gives you 100 sim-minutes after the Freezing moodlet appears, while extreme cold gives you 12.5 sim-minutes.

Some deaths happen every time you meet the conditions, with no random roll or countdown. Eating the cake from a hungry cow plant kills a Sim, and so does burning until the fire runs its course, unless the Sim is out in the rain (Seasons). Drinking a third Beetle Juice while Feeling Strange and Unusual is active also turns your Sim into a ghost right away.

Emotional deaths happen when a young adult, adult, or elder reaches the strongest level of anger, embarrassment, or playfulness. While your Sim is Enraged, Mortified, or Hysterical, each outburst animation rolls a chance to kill them. Enraged and Mortified outbursts have a 16.67 percent base chance, while Hysterical outbursts have a 10 percent base chance.

Everyday household chores and hobbies also carry high risks if you ignore the first warning. Repairing electronics with Handiness at level 9 or lower can shock your Sim and give them the Seriously Fried moodlet for 180 sim-minutes. A second shock during that window has a 75 percent base chance to kill most Sims, and a 100 percent base chance for Clumsy Sims.

Weather and fitness routines cause frequent deaths if you do not watch your Sim's moodlets. Elders and Sims with Fitness at level 4 or lower quickly become Dangerously Tired when they work out, swim, or woohoo. Continuing to work out in that state fills the exhaustion meter in 67 sim-minutes on average.