What story should I play in The Sims 4?
Sims 4 story generator
Press the button and you get a lead, a world, a start, a twist, and a goal. Build the lead, move them in, and play it out. Roll again until a story grabs you.
The farmer
- Who
- A farmer whose land is the last one not sold to the developer.
- Where
- Henford-on-Bagley (Cottage Living)
- Start
- Then they get the job of their dreams, on the other side of the world.
- Twist
- Halfway through, the grumpy elder next door turns out to be family.
- Goal
- Rebuild the house to twice its old value.
How to play a story from this generator
Build the lead in Create a Sim, move them into the rolled world, and play the start as soon as they arrive. Keep the twist for the second week of play, or for the heir's teen years in a longer story. The goal is how you know the story is done. Roll the traits and the aspiration too, so the lead's personality pushes against the plot.
Writing a Sims story for a blog or a video? Keep the roll as your outline, and let the game fill in the rest. The parts below are ours, written for this page, so you can mix any lead with any start, twist, goal, and world.
Every part the generator can roll
Leads (16)
- The runaway heir. A young adult who left a rich family with nothing but a suitcase.
- The widow. An elder who just lost a spouse of forty years and has a house full of their things.
- The twins. Two adult twins who have not spoken in years and now share one small apartment.
- The ghost. A ghost who still lives in the family home and wants the new owners out.
- The single parent. A single parent with three kids, a night job, and no car.
- The retired star. A former celebrity who moved to a small town to be forgotten.
- The new teacher. A teen's first teacher in a town where everyone knows everyone.
- The farmer. A farmer whose land is the last one not sold to the developer.
- The scientist. A scientist who built a machine that nobody at work believes in.
- The chef. A chef who opened a restaurant in the one building with a bad reputation.
- The vampire. A vampire who wants a day job and a normal life.
- The exchange student. A student from across the world who speaks little of the language.
- The detective. A detective on leave who cannot stop looking at one closed case.
- The influencer. An influencer whose followers left in one week.
- The caretaker. The caretaker of a mansion whose owners never visit.
- The orphan. A teen who aged out of care and inherited a strange house.
Starts (15)
- The letter. a letter arrives from someone who was supposed to be dead.
- The neighbor. the new neighbor is the one person they hoped never to see again.
- The inheritance. they inherit a business that loses money every day.
- The storm. a storm traps six strangers in their house for three days.
- The baby. a baby is left on their doorstep with a note.
- The job. they get the job of their dreams, on the other side of the world.
- The secret. they find out their parent had a second family.
- The debt. a debt comes due that they did not know about.
- The proposal. someone proposes on the first date.
- The rival. an old rival opens a shop across the street.
- The lottery. they win a lottery and lose the ticket.
- The fire. the house burns down and the insurance will not pay.
- The reunion. a school reunion brings back the one who got away.
- The stranger. a stranger claims to be their child.
- The curse. an old curse on the lot starts to come true.
Twists (12)
- The ally. the person who helps most has been lying from the start.
- The money. the money was never the point, and the family knew.
- The illness. someone close gets sick, and the plan has to wait.
- The affair. the partner has been meeting someone at the gym.
- The twin. the stranger in town is a twin nobody mentioned.
- The promotion. the promotion comes with a move to the one city they swore off.
- The ghost. the house was haunted, and the ghost is on their side.
- The child. the child is the one who solves it.
- The swap. they wake up with the life of their rival.
- The pregnancy. a pregnancy changes every plan.
- The elder. the grumpy elder next door turns out to be family.
- The alien. the odd new friend is an alien, and wants to go home.
Goals (10)
- Happy ending. Get them to a wedding with all the family in one room.
- Rebuild. Rebuild the house to twice its old value.
- Top of the career. Reach the top of a career they did not pick.
- Forgiveness. Make up with the one person they wronged.
- Legacy. See a grandchild born in the same house.
- Freedom. Pay off every debt and leave town for good.
- Fame. Become famous for the thing they were ashamed of.
- Quiet life. Give up the big plan and grow old on the lot.
- Justice. Expose the person behind it all, in public.
- Family. Adopt the child and give them a real home.
Worlds (28)
Willow Creek (Base game), Oasis Springs (Base game), Newcrest (Base game), Magnolia Promenade (Get to Work), Windenburg (Get Together), San Myshuno (City Living), Forgotten Hollow (Vampires), Brindleton Bay (Cats & Dogs), Del Sol Valley (Get Famous), StrangerVille (StrangerVille), Sulani (Island Living), Glimmerbrook (Realm of Magic), Britechester (Discover University), Evergreen Harbor (Eco Lifestyle), Mt. Komorebi (Snowy Escape), Henford-on-Bagley (Cottage Living), Tartosa (My Wedding Stories), Moonwood Mill (Werewolves), Copperdale (High School Years), San Sequoia (Growing Together), Chestnut Ridge (Horse Ranch), Tomarang (For Rent), Ciudad Enamorada (Lovestruck), Ravenwood (Life & Death), Nordhaven (Businesses & Hobbies), Innisgreen (Enchanted by Nature), Gibbi Point (Adventure Awaits), Ondarion (Royalty & Legacy).
Questions
Can I use these stories for a Sims 4 challenge?
Yes. Treat the goal as the win condition, and the twist as a rule that kicks in halfway through.
Do I need a pack for the rolled world?
Only for the world. Choose base game worlds to stay in Willow Creek, Oasis Springs, and Newcrest. The leads, starts, twists, and goals work in any world.
Can I use the stories for a Sims video or a blog?
Yes. The parts are ours, written for this page. Use them as you like.
Does it work for Sims 3, inZOI, or Paralives?
The plot does. Swap the world for one of that game.
Is the Sims 4 story generator free?
Yes. There is no sign-up, and you can roll as many stories as you want.
