Sims 2 Cheat Codes: Complete List for Base Game & Ultimate Collection

Game: The Sims 2 (PC)
Covers: Base game 2004 + every expansion, including The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection

Let’s be honest, most of us have typed “motherlode” at least once. Cheat codes have been part of The Sims since the very first game, and The Sims 2 has one of the deepest cheat consoles Maxis ever shipped. Whether you want unlimited money, a house that builds itself at impossible angles, or a Sim who never ages, the game has a cheat for it.

This guide collects every known cheat code for The Sims 2 on PC, from the base game up through Apartment Life and Mansion & Garden Stuff, and explains what each one actually does. If you play The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection, everything listed here is in your game, because UC includes every expansion, every stuff pack, and every official patch in one bundle.

Big thanks to The Sims Wiki, which has maintained these lists for years. This guide was compiled and verified against their per-expansion cheat pages in September 2026.

How to Use Cheats in The Sims 2

1. Press Ctrl + Shift + C to open the cheat console (a thin light blue bar appears at the top of the screen)
2. Type the cheat and press Enter
3. Press Esc or type exit to close the console

Handy console commands while you’re at it:

help – lists some available cheats
help [cheatname] – shows syntax help for one specific cheat, like help motherlode
expand (or the `/~ key) – grows or shrinks the console window
clear – wipes console text (does NOT turn off cheats you’ve enabled)

Good to know:

Cheats are not usually case-sensitive.
Tip for fast money: type motherlode, then press Ctrl+C, Enter, Ctrl+V, Enter, and keep repeating. Copy-paste is the speed trick, no need to retype
Some cheats can be made permanent by putting them in a Userstartup.cheat file in your Config folder (one cheat per line).

If You Play the Ultimate Collection

The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection (the Origin giveaway version) is the complete engine: base game plus all eight expansions (University, Nightlife, Open for Business, Pets, Seasons, Bon Voyage, FreeTime, Apartment Life) plus all stuff packs, launched through the Mansion & Garden executable (Sims2EP9.exe). That means:

Every cheat below works in UC without exception, including the ones marked with an expansion in parentheses
UC also includes all patches, so a couple of historical quirks are gone.

Cheats marked with a pack name (like “Nightlife+”) need that expansion in the base game, but are automatically included in UC.

Money and Household Cheats

kaching – adds §1,000 to the household funds
motherlode – adds §50,000 to the household funds
familyFunds [family lastname] [number] – sets the exact funds of a named household, usable from the neighborhood screen or in game. Add + or - before the number to add or subtract instead. Example: familyFunds Goth +50000. If two households share a last name, only the one most recently added to the neighborhood is affected. According to The Sims Wiki, the maximum a household can hold is §9,999,999
intProp maxNumOfVisitingSims [number] – raises the maximum number of Sims allowed on the lot, so bigger parties and busier community lots. The wiki warns that lots of visitors means more lag
addneighbortoFamilycheat on/off (Open for Business+) – turns on an “Add to Family” interaction on non-controllable Sims, so you can adopt a townie or visitor into your household

Aging, Life State and Aspiration Cheats

aging on/off – stops or restarts aging for everyone on the lot. Fun fact: EA included this cheat in the printed TS2 manual, page 27, under “The Aging Sim”
ageSimsCheat on/off (Nightlife+) – when on, clicking any Sim gives a “Set Age” menu that lets you rewrite their age stage freely
forceTwins (Open for Business+) – makes the selected pregnant Sim deliver twins. She must be selected before you type it
StretchSkeleton [number] – changes the selected Sim’s height live. 1.0 is default, higher is taller, lower is shorter. Changes are not saved and reset when the lot reloads
maxMotives (Nightlife+) – maxes the motive bars of every Sim on the lot, controlled or not. Does not fill a Servo’s Power or a PlantSim’s Sunlight need
motiveDecay on/off (Nightlife+) – stops or restarts motive decay for everyone on the lot
lockAspiration on/off (Nightlife+) – freezes aspiration gain and decay
aspirationPoints [number] (Nightlife+) – gives the selected Sim a big chunk of aspiration reward points
aspirationLevel [0-5] – sets the selected Sim’s aspiration level, 0 is failure and 5 is platinum
unlockCareerRewards (Nightlife+) – unlocks all career reward objects in the catalog for the selected Sim

Pet Cheats (Pets and Up)

boolProp controlPets on/off – lets you control pets just like Sims. Bonus: with both Pets and Apartment Life, this also lets you control roommates
boolProp petActionCancel on/off – makes pet actions cancellable from the queue
boolProp petsFreeWill on/off – toggles free will for pets
boolProp disablePuppyKittenAging on/off – freezes aging for puppies and kittens (adult animals use the regular aging cheat)

Build Mode Cheats

moveObjects on/off – removes all placement restrictions in Buy and Build mode and frees the hand tool. Lets you delete things that normally can’t be deleted, including Sims (they reappear by the mailbox when the lot reloads), and even the mailbox and trash can (those only come back with custom content). The wiki warns this is known to cause issues with routing, hidden object generation, and general game weirdness, so use with care
boolProp snapObjectsToGrid on/off – false lets you place objects off-grid. Some objects (doors, windows) refuse while it’s off
boolProp allow45DegreeAngleOfRotation on/off (University+) – enables 45-degree object rotation with the < and > keys. Objects may clip and Sims can walk through some diagonal items
boolProp constrainFloorElevation on/off – false lets you change terrain even under objects, walls, floors and foundations. The classic terrain-morphing trick
boolProp lockTiles on/off – false lets you edit sidewalk tiles and place floor tiles at the lot edge
boolProp lotTerrainPaints on/off – false hides terrain paints. Ctrl+click with the terrain paint tool removes them for real
boolProp lotWater on/off – false removes the pond water on a lot (in ground pools are unaffected)
roofSlopeAngle [15-75] (Nightlife+) – adjusts the angle of ALL roofs on the lot, 15 to 75 degrees
IndividualRoofSlopeAngle [15-75] (Pets+) – adjusts roof pitch per section. Type the number, then Ctrl+Alt+click each roof piece. The wiki notes this cheat was broken until the Pets patch (changes refused to save)
setHighestAllowedLevel [number] (University+) – raises the buildable floor limit. Do not go past 16 floors or the game crashes. The wiki says this one works sporadically in later expansions, the “dormer trick” is the reliable route for extra levels
boolProp dormSpecificToolsDisabled on/off (University+) – false enables build/buy tools on dorm lots. Also unlocks community lot editing, but community changes don’t save
boolProp apartmentBuildBuyRestrictions on/off (Apartment Life) – lifts apartment build/buy restrictions
boolProp aptSubLotSpecificToolsDisabled on/off (Apartment Life) – false lets you move, pick up and delete objects outside the currently rented apartment
boolProp aptBaseLotSpecificToolsDisabled on/off (Apartment Life) – false enables build mode on empty (unrented) apartment lots
setQuarterTilePlacement on/off (Mansion & Garden Stuff) – allows quarter-tile object placement, activate with Ctrl+F
CTRL + ALT while placing a wall object (Apartment Life) – not a typed cheat. Holding Ctrl+Alt while placing removes wall placement rules, letting you stack wall objects on occupied walls

Batch cleanups (Pets and up, build mode only):

deleteAllFences – deletes all fences on the lot
deleteAllWalls – deletes all walls on the lot
deleteAllHalfWalls – deletes all half walls on the lot
deleteAllAwnings – deletes all awnings on the lot
deleteAllObjects doors/windows/stairs – deletes every door (or window, or stair) on the lot

Neighborhood Cheats

changeLotZoning [type] – rezones the selected lot. Available values grow with each pack: residential and community (base), greek and dorm (University), plus secretsociety (Nightlife-era), apartmentbase (Apartment Life) and hotel / secretvacationlot / secrethobbylot (Bon Voyage/FreeTime era). The lot must be empty of residents. The wiki warns secret zonings must be applied the proper way or they can corrupt the game, and never rezone a beach lot to apartmentbase
familyFunds – also works from the neighborhood view (Nightlife+)
terrainType [desert/dirt/temperate/concrete] (Nightlife+) – repaints the entire neighborhood’s ground style
changeNeighborhoodType [primary/university/downtown/suburb/asia/mountains/tropics] – rewrites a subhood’s type. Requires the game to be started in debug mode (see testing cheats below). Value list grows: University added university, Nightlife added downtown, Open for Business added suburb, Bon Voyage-era added asia/mountains/tropics
modifyNeighborhoodTerrain on/off (FreeTime+) – neighborhood terraforming. Click or click-drag an area, press [ or ] to lower or raise, \ to level, P to smooth, then type the cheat again to finish
printLotClass (Apartment Life) – prints the selected lot’s class (low/middle/high), which affects which social-class townies move into apartments
changeLotClassification [low/middle/high] (Apartment Life) – overrides the selected lot’s classification
clearLotClassValue (Apartment Life) – clears the classification override
loadLot [lotname] [familyname (optional)] – loads any lot directly, optionally moving in a named family. The intended route to hidden secret lots. Requires debug mode
deleteAllCharacters – deletes EVERY Sim in the neighborhood’s character files, townies and NPCs included (universal NPCs survive). This is the neighborhood-reset nuke. Use only if you actually want that

The Big One: Testing Cheats

boolProp testingCheatsEnabled true – the master key. With it on, hold Shift and click on Sims, objects, the mailbox, or open ground for a huge debug menu. Shift+click a Sim offers things like Make Selectable (control NPCs), Spawn (debug objects, see below), Force Error (reset or delete), and more. Shift+click the mailbox to summon townies and NPCs

Once it’s on, you can also:

Hold Shift+click a Sim to change motives and skills by dragging, once you’ve entered a lot with the cheat enabled
Ctrl+click a want or fear icon to force that want (makes it instantly fulfilled)
In Create-a-Sim, press Shift+N to enter debug CAS (unlocks NPC outfits and hidden clothing). Shift+M returns to normal
Use the “Rent Furnished” interaction on apartment doors (Apartment Life)

A fair warning from the wiki: the testing cheat itself doesn’t corrupt anything, but misuse of what it unlocks can. Killing or playing certain NPCs (Grim Reaper, Mrs. Crumplebottom and friends) is the classic road to a broken neighborhood. Handle with the same care as any big power tool.

Spawnable Debug Objects (via Shift+click Spawn menu)

Once testing cheats are on, Shift+clicking offers a Spawn submenu with powerful debug objects:

Tombstone of Life and Death – age anyone up or down, kill with flies or old age, impregnate a Sim with anyone present (including the Grim Reaper or the Sim themselves, and alien pregnancies are possible), add any Sim to the household, make everyone friendly, and spawn a random Sim
Sim Modder (Nightlife+) – baby-shaped all-rounder: age, motives, skills, personality, relationships, aspiration, influence, want locks, career rewards, and more
Rodney’s Death Creator – tombstone that kills the selected Sim with a cause of your choice (fire, fright, electrocution, old age and others). Only deaths that need no special object. Grim Reaper pleading still applies
Tom’s Clothing Tester – clothing rack that shows career uniforms, NPC outfits and more. Careful: selecting a career outfit changes the Sim’s career level
NPC and Townie Maker (FreeTime+) – the safer option for outfit testing: generates townies and NPCs, replaces NPCs, and edits appearances without the career side effect
Badge Juicer – tweaks Open for Business badge talents
I Am Dead Token – lets dead Sims be moved or controlled, used for playable-ghost storytelling

Storytelling and Moviemaking Cheats

slowMotion [0-8] – global slow motion, 0 is normal speed and 8 is the slowest
boolProp enablePostProcessing on/off – unlocks the four movie cheats below. Needs a pixel-shader capable GPU, otherwise the screen can go dark
bloom [r g b x] – adds a cinematic blur/glow (the sitcom flashback look)
vignette [centerX centerY x] – blurs the edges of the screen, vignette 0.5 0.5 0.5 is the standard
filmGrain [0.0-1.0] – film grain overlay
letterBox [0.0-0.4] – cinematic black bars
showHeadlines on/off (Nightlife+) – hides thought and speech bubbles and relationship popups, for clean screenshots
plumbbobToggle on/off (Open for Business+) – hides the green plumbbob

Graphics and Performance Cheats

vsync on/off – off might improve frame rate but can glitch the display
boolProp useShaders on/off – master switch for graphical shaders
boolProp bumpMapping on/off – bump map detail on walls, floors and clothing
boolProp reflectionWithExtraViewer on/off – mirror reflections, off improves performance
boolProp allObjectLightsOn on/off – forces all objects lit continuously
boolProp simpleTerrain on/off – simpler neighborhood terrain textures, faster
boolProp lotTerrainLighting on/off – lots light up under the cursor in neighborhood view
boolProp objectShadows on/off – outdoor object shadows
boolProp guob on/off – indoor object shadows
boolProp simShadows on/off – Sim shadows
floatprop particleDensity [0-10] – density of see-through effects: stink clouds, steam, glow, rain. The game accepts higher, but nothing changes past 10
boolProp displayNeighborhoodRoadsWithModel on/off – neighborhood bridges
boolProp displayLotImposters on/off – the lot buildings shown in neighborhood view
boolProp displayNeighborhoodWater on/off – neighborhood water
boolProp displayNeighborhoodFlora on/off – neighborhood trees and plants
boolProp displayNeighborhoodRoads on/off – neighborhood roads
boolProp displayNeighborhoodProps on/off – neighborhood props and decorations
boolProp nhoodWaterReflection on/off – water reflections in neighborhood view
boolProp CameraDriftCamEnabled on/off – idle camera drift
boolProp carsCompact on/off – lower detail cars in the neighborhood
boolProp carsOnRight on/off – false makes neighborhood traffic drive on the left (lots are unaffected)
boolProp ShowLotPackageFilename on/off – shows lot filenames on hover, handy for hunting down a specific lot file
boolProp renderSelectedSimLevel on/off – true keeps walls cutaway from hiding the selected Sim’s level
boolProp renderInsideObjectOnlyOnSelectedSimLevel on/off – renders only objects on the selected Sim’s floor, a performance option
boolProp displayPaths on/off – shows or hides the visible routing paths when a Sim walks
boolProp displayLookAtBoxes on/off – shows where Sims are looking (debug)
floatProp tvVolume [0.0-1.0] (University+) – sets TV sound volume

Miscellaneous and Utility Cheats

boolProp ShowCatalogePFlags on/off – shows which expansion or stuff pack each catalog object is from
setHour [0-23] (Open for Business+) – jumps the lot clock to the hour you pick
setLotLightingFile [filename] (Nightlife+) – applies a custom lighting profile to a lot, one for the lighting mod creators
bugJarTimeDecay on/off (Seasons) – fireflies and butterflies caught in jars live forever, making pretty ambient lighting
faceBlendLimits on/off – off removes the genetic face-blending limits, letting unusual parent combinations make odd (or interesting) faces in CAS

One for the history books:

intProp censorgridsize [number] – resized or removed the nude blur mosaic (0 = gone). Works only before installing the University patch, so it does nothing in a fully patched game such as the Ultimate Collection. Post-patch blur removal needs a mod instead
autoPatch -on/off – re-enabled TheSims2.com update notifications back when the site existed. The wiki lists it as historical only: don’t use it, the Custom Content Browser it connected to points at a dead service

Cheat Safety Notes

A few of these can genuinely damage a neighborhood, so the honest summary:

moveObjects deleting a mailbox or trash can means they’re gone for good without custom content
deleteAllObjects deletes every door (or window, or stair) at once, there’s no undo
deleteAllCharacters is a full neighborhood wipe, townies included
Adding certain NPCs to a household (Grim Reaper, Mrs. Crumplebottom, Santa Klaus and co.) is the community’s well-known path to neighborhood corruption. The Tombstone and Add to Family interactions can do it, that doesn’t mean you should
maxNumOfVisitingSims at high values will make your lot crawl

Sources

The full list was compiled and cross-checked against The Sims Wiki’s per-expansion cheat pages:

All retrieved and verified September 2026.

The Sims 2 Cheat Codes: The Complete List for Base Game and Ultimate Collection