If you’re looking for cheats for The Sims 2 (which is out for PC as part of The Sims: Legacy Collection, allowing fans to play the game without having to jump through a bunch of hoops for the first time in a long while), then you’ve come to the right place.
Below, we list all of the working cheats in The Sims 2 that we know of, along with what they do, and how to use them, thanks to help from The Sims Wiki. There may be more cheats, but these are the ones we can confirm work in the game. And if you’re looking for more Legacy Collection cheats, see our guide to The Sims 1 cheat codes.
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How to input cheats in The Sims 2
By pressing Ctrl + Shift + C, you can open up a text command bar. Typing in specific cheats and hitting enter will open your game up to all sorts of new possibilities. You can add money, max out your Sims’ motives, and even do fiddly things when it comes to build mode that you wouldn’t be able to do normally.
To use these cheats, just type (or paste) them into the command bar mentioned above without the brackets. You’ll need to input a numeric value, “on,” “off,” “true,” or “false” for some of the cheats, which we explain more for each respective cheat.
There are a few commands you can also use to fiddle with the command console, too:
All gameplay cheat codes for The Sims 2
These are cheats that directly affect your gameplay, like money cheats that will beef up your family funds or cheats that will allow you to change skill levels and stuff like that.
All build mode cheat codes for The Sims 2
These are cheats that will change your build mode capabilities, allowing you to place objects in places you wouldn’t be able to, as well as toggle the appearances of some objects.
All visual cheat codes for The Sims 2
These cheats are more niche and only affect the visuals in the game. This is useful for toggling shadows, object rendering, and the like, which in turn can make the game run better, if you’re playing on a lower-spec PC. There’s also some interesting cheats in here that add effects on the screen, which can be helpful if you like making movies or taking specific types of screenshots of your Sims.
