The Sims 2 cheats

The Sims 2 has a surprisingly deep set of cheats, from topping up funds to bending the rules of Build Mode. Here's the full list.

Opening the console: On PC, press Ctrl + Shift + C while you're playing a lot. The console bar appears at the top of the screen. For the extra shift-click options, enter boolProp testingCheatsEnabled true.

Need more help? See how to enable cheats.

Money cheats

The Sims 2 Money cheats
Cheat What it does Testing cheats?
Motherlode motherlode Adds §50,000 to your household funds. Testing cheats not needed
Kaching kaching Adds §1,000 to your household funds. Testing cheats not needed

Build & buy cheats

The Sims 2 Build & buy cheats
Cheat What it does Testing cheats?
Move objects freely moveobjects on Lets you move and delete objects you normally can't. Take care, as deleting the wrong thing can break a lot. Testing cheats not needed
Build without height limits boolProp constrainFloorElevation false Lets you raise and lower floor tiles without the usual limits. Testing cheats not needed
Rotate objects diagonally boolProp allow45DegreeAngleOfRotation true Lets you turn objects to 45-degree angles using the comma and full stop keys. Testing cheats not needed
Place objects off the grid boolProp snapObjectsToGrid false Stops objects snapping to the grid when you place them. Testing cheats not needed
Change roof slope roofSlopeAngle 45 Sets the slope of new roofs. Use a number between 15 and 75. Testing cheats not needed

Careers cheats

The Sims 2 Careers cheats
Cheat What it does Testing cheats?
Unlock career rewards unlockCareerRewards Unlocks the career reward objects for the selected Sim. Testing cheats not needed

Needs cheats

The Sims 2 Needs cheats
Cheat What it does Testing cheats?
Fill all needs maxMotives Fills every need for all Sims on the lot. Testing cheats not needed
Stop needs dropping motiveDecay off Stops needs going down over time. Use motiveDecay on to turn it back on. Testing cheats not needed

Sims & life cheats

The Sims 2 Sims & life cheats
Cheat What it does Testing cheats?
Turn ageing off aging off Stops your Sims from ageing. Use aging on to turn it back on. Testing cheats not needed

General cheats

The Sims 2 General cheats
Cheat What it does Testing cheats?
Turn on testing cheats boolProp testingCheatsEnabled true Unlocks the extra shift-click cheat menus. Testing cheats not needed
Slow motion slowMotion 5 Slows the game down. Use a number from 0 (normal) to 8 (slowest). Testing cheats not needed
Expand the console expand Makes the cheat box bigger so you can see previous lines. Testing cheats not needed
List all cheats help Shows the cheats the console knows about. Testing cheats not needed

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