The Sims 3 cheats

Open worlds, bigger lives and plenty of cheats to go with them. Here's everything worth knowing for The Sims 3.

Opening the console: On PC, press Ctrl + Shift + C. On Mac, press Cmd + Shift + C. For the extra shift-click options, enter testingcheatsenabled true.

Need more help? See how to enable cheats.

Money cheats

The Sims 3 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
Set household funds familyfunds LastName 50000 Sets a household's money to the amount you type. Replace LastName with the family's last name. Testing cheats not needed
Free real estate freerealestate Makes every lot free to buy. Type it before moving a household in. Testing cheats not needed

Build & buy cheats

The Sims 3 Build & buy cheats
Cheat What it does Testing cheats?
Move objects freely moveobjects on Lets you place objects anywhere and move objects you normally can't. Testing cheats not needed
Build without height limits constrainfloorelevation false Lets you raise and lower floor tiles without the usual limits. Testing cheats not needed
Place objects off the grid disablesnapping on Stops objects snapping to the grid so you can place them freely. Hold Alt while rotating for any angle. Testing cheats not needed
Show debug objects buydebug on Adds a hidden debug section to Buy Mode with extra objects. Testing cheats not needed

Sims & life cheats

The Sims 3 Sims & life cheats
Cheat What it does Testing cheats?
Reset a stuck Sim resetsim FirstName LastName Resets a Sim who is stuck. Replace the names with your Sim's name. Testing cheats not needed
Unlock all outfits unlockoutfits on Unlocks career outfits and other hidden clothes in Create a Sim. Testing cheats not needed

General cheats

The Sims 3 General cheats
Cheat What it does Testing cheats?
Turn on testing cheats testingcheatsenabled true Unlocks the extra shift-click cheat menus. Testing cheats not needed
Hide effects above heads hideheadlineeffects on Hides the icons and speech bubbles above Sims' heads. Use off to bring them back. Testing cheats not needed
Fade objects fadeobjects off Stops objects fading out when the camera gets close. Use on to turn fading back on. Testing cheats not needed
Show frames per second fps on Shows the game's frame rate on screen. Use off to hide it. Testing cheats not needed
List all cheats help Shows the cheats the console knows about. Testing cheats not needed

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