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How to Max All Skills in Sims 4

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Maxing out every skill in The Sims 4 can be a very arduous task even for players that have been creating Sims for the past decade. A maxed-out Sim can make life much easier to accomplish tasks, so here is how to max all skills in Sims 4.

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How to Max All Player Skills in Sims 4

The Sims 4 Cheat Menu
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The easiest method to max all skills in The Sims 4 is to enter the cheat menu and input several cheats to max out each skill. Do note that this and other cheats will disable achievements and trophies from the console versions. Players can enter the cheat menu during gameplay by pressing the following:

  • PC – Ctrl + Shift + C
  • Mac – Command + Shift + C
  • Consoles – Pressing all four shoulder controller buttons at same time

All Sims 4 Skill Cheats

The Sims 4 Max Skills
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Players can enable cheats with the command testingcheats true from the dropdown menu at the top, then input any of the following codes after stats.set_skill_level to max out that specific skill. Some do require owning some extra DLC or packs.

  • Acting – Major_Acting 10 (Get Famous)
  • Archaeology – Major_Archaeology 10 (Jungle Adventure)
  • Baking – Major_Baking 10 (Get to Work)
  • Bowling – Major_Bowling 10
  • Charisma – Major_Charisma 10
  • Comedy – Major_Comedy 10
  • Cooking – Major_HomestyleCooking 10
  • Cross-Stitch – Skill_CrossStitch 5 (Cottage Living)
  • Dancing – Minor_Dancing 5 (Get Together)
  • DJ Mixing – Major_DJMixing 10 (Get Together)
  • Entrepreneur – AdultMinor_Entrepreneur 5 (High School Years)
  • Fabrication – AdultMajor_Fabrication 10 (Eco Lifestyle)
  • Fishing – Major_Fishing 10
  • Fitness – Skill_Fitness 10
  • Flower Arranging – Major_Flowerarranging 10 (Seasons)
  • Gardening – Major_Gardening 10
  • Gemology – Major_Gemology 10 (Crystal Creations)
  • Gourmet Cooking – Major_GourmetCooking 10
  • Guitar – Major_Guitar 10
  • Handiness – Major_Handiness 10
  • Herbalism – Major_Herbalism 10 (Outdoor Retreat)
  • Horse (Horse Ranch):
    • Horse Agility – Horse_Agility 10
    • Horse Endurance – Horse_Endurance 10
    • Horse Jumping – Horse_Jumping 10
    • Horse Temperament – Horse_Temperament 10
  • Horse Riding – AdultMajor_EquestrianSkill 10 (Horse Ranch)
  • Juice Fizzing – AdultMinor_JuiceFizzing 5 (Eco Lifestyle)
  • Knitting –
  • Lightsaber – Skill_Fitness 10 (Journey to Batuu)
  • Logic – Major_Logic 10
  • Media Production – Minor_Media 5 (Get Famous)
  • Medium – Minor_Medium 5 (Paranormal)
  • Mischief – Major_Mischief 10
  • Mixology – Major_Bartending 10
  • Nectar Making – AdultMinor_RanchNectar 5 (Horse Ranch)
  • Painting – Major_Painting 10
  • Parenting – Major_Parenting 10 (Parenthood)
  • Pet Training – Skill_Dog 5 (Cats & Dogs)
  • Photography – Major_Photography 10
  • Photography – Major_Photography 5 (Get to Work)
  • Piano – Major_Piano 10
  • Pipe Organ – Major_PipeOrgan 10 (Vampires)
  • Programming – Major_Programming 10
  • Research and Debate – Major_ResearchDebate 10 (Discover University)
  • Robotics – Major_Robotics 10 (Discover University)
  • Rock Climbing – Major_RockClimbing 10 (Snowy Escape)
  • Rocket Science – Major_RocketScience 10
  • Romance – Major_Romance 10 (Lovestruck)
  • Selvadoradian Culture – AdultMinor_LocalCulture 5 (Jungle Adventure)
  • Singing – Major_Singing 10 (City Living)
  • Skiing – Major_Skiing 10 (Snowy Escape)
  • Snowboarding – Major_Snowboarding 10 (Snowy Escape)
  • Toddler:
    • Communication – statistic_skill_toddler_communication 5
    • Imagination – statistic_skill_toddler_imagination 5
    • Movement – statistic_skill_toddler_movement 5
    • Potty – statistic_skill_toddler_potty 5
    • Thinking – statistic_skill_toddler_thinking 5
  • Vampire Lore – VampireLore 15 (Vampires)
  • Veterinarian – Major_Vet 10 (Cats & Dogs)
  • Video Gaming – Major_VideoGaming 10
  • Violin – Major_Violin 10
  • Wellness – Major_Wellness 10 (Spa Day)
  • Writing – Major_Writing 10

For more on The Sims 4, check out how to age up toddlers to skip those aggravating early years.


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